Humanities Degrees in the USA

...Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 1987. ISBN: 9780816614400. This will be supplemented with material that will be made available...

...How is moral inquiry similar to and different from scientific inquiry? Are moral facts and properties on a par with non-moral (natural) facts and properties...

...of a letter grade per day (i.e. an A paper turned in one day late becomes an A-, an A- a B+, etc.). If you need more time to complete an assignment due to exceptional circumstances...

...informal reading response for every class that was missed. In preparation for a session, one must very carefully read the assigned material... Learn about: IT Law...

...Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session It is recommended that students take one philosophy subject before taking this course. This course explores... Learn about: Communication Training...

...Each student must deliver a 15-20 minute presentation on one of the required readings. The presentation can either summarize the reading for the rest of the class...

...3 hours / session This course is a seminar on the nature of love and sex, approached as topics both in philosophy and in literature. Readings from recent...

...(as indicated by the computer word-count on the first page). The paper will be double spaced (28 pts) and with a font of 14 pts. Singer, Irving...

...studied in relation to the history of philosophy as well as more recent work in philosophy, affective psychology, cognitive studies, and art theory... Learn about: History of Philosophy...

...(whether or not there are conflicting exams or study groups in other courses), arrive on time, and do the assigned reading for each weekly session...

...at least one presentation should be in PowerPoint or equivalent. A 3 page paper is due in about three weeks, a 6 page paper is due mid-way through the...

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...black-and-white Mary's predicament is that while imprisoned she fails to know a distinctive kind of phenomenal proposition. If the world is the totality of facts...

...some words and ideas taken from source A are stitched together with words and ideas from source B and source C and so on. Your essays should be your own...

...There will be no lectures. Each week I will spend half an hour or so introducing the assigned reading, and the rest of the time will be devoted to discussion...

...obtain permission from the instructors. Students taking this class for credit ought to: Don't show me this again This is one of over 2,200 courses on...

...A longer research paper (min. 2500 words) will be due during the last class. A 300 word project proposal must be submitted by Session 13, and a draft... Learn about: Social Theory...

...contents to a person's assertions and mental attitudes. We seek to make clear the rules of the game for the philosophy of language. We'll survey classic...

...Keefe, Rosanna, and Peter Smith, eds. Vagueness: A Reader. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1996. ISBN: 0262112256. Williamson, Timothy. Vagueness...

...Students were graded on the following: In-class student presentations Final paper due 6 days after Session 13 Don't show me this again This is one of...