Calendar
Recitation sections meet one hour each week. They are not included in the course calendar.
| Ses # | Topics | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| Reason To Believe: Does God Exist? | ||
| 2 | Existence of God: Ontological Argument | |
| 3 | Problem of Evil I | |
| 4 | Problem of Evil II | First argument analysis due one day after session 4 |
| 5 | Pascal's Wager | |
| Rationality and Belief | ||
| 6 | Ethics of Belief: Evidentialism v. Pragmatism | |
| 7 | Stereotypes and Belief | |
| 8 | Racism and Belief | First paper due one day after session 8 |
| 9 | Scientific Reason or Scientific Faith? | |
| 10 | More on Science and Faith | |
| Mind and Body | ||
| 11 | The Mind-Body Problem | |
| 12 | Consciousness and Felt Experience | |
| 13 | Materialist Options | Revisions of first paper due one day after session 13 |
| 14 | Robots and Functionalism | |
| Freewill, Determinism, and Responsibility | ||
| 15 | Hard Determinism | Second argument analysis due one day after session 15 |
| 16 | Compatibilism I | |
| 17 | Compatibilism II | |
| 18 | Libertarianism | |
| Morality and Right Conduct | ||
| 19 | Moral Variation Across Cultures | Second paper due one day after session 19 |
| 20 | Utilitarianism | |
| 21 | Ethical Egoism | |
| 22 | Famine | |
| 23 | Kantianism | Revisions of second paper due one day after session 23 (only for those who did not revise their first paper) |
| 24 | Famine, Virtue and Duty | |
| 25 | Moral Luck | Third paper due one day after session 25 |
| 26 | Just War Theory | |
| 27 | Final Lecture | |
| Final Exam | ||
