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    • 24.502 Topics in Metaphysics and Ethics, Fall 2014 

      Khoo, Justin; Spencer, Jack (2014-12)
      This is a class about 'ought' and ought—you can think of it as a class in philosophy of language and metaphysics in which the focus is the ethical sphere. Some of the questions that we will broach include: How should ...

    • 24.500 Other Minds, Spring 2003 

      Byrne, Alex (2003-06)
      This is a seminar on issues connected with the traditional "problem of other minds". In addition to reading some of the classic papers on other minds, we will look at recent work on related topics. There will be no lectures. ...

    • 24.729 Topics in Philosophy of Language: Vagueness, Fall 2005 

      Rayo, Agustin (2005-12)
      The objective of the graduate-level course is to give people a sense of what "accounting for vagueness" is all about, why it's hard, and why it's important. This will involve surveying some prominent accounts of vagueness.