| 1 |
M 8/17 |
Welcome! |
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| W 8/19 |
Arguments and Thought Experiments |
Introduction |
| 2 |
M 8/24 |
The Problem of Evil |
Can God Allow Suffering? |
| W 8/26 |
| 3 |
M 8/31 |
Pascal’s Wager |
Why You Should Bet on God |
| W 9/2 |
| 4 |
M 9/7 |
Labor Day — No Class |
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| W 9/9 |
Personal Identity |
What Makes You You |
| 5 |
M 9/14 |
| W 9/16 |
Midterm 1 |
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| 6 |
M 9/21 |
Death |
Don’t Fear the Reaper |
| W 9/23 |
| 7 |
M 9/28 |
Free Will |
No Freedom |
| W 9/30 |
| 8 |
M 10/5 |
Skepticism |
You Know Nothing |
| W 10/7 |
| 9 |
M 10/12 |
Political Authority |
Against Prisons and Taxes |
| W 10/14 |
| 10 |
M 10/19 |
TBD |
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| W 10/21 |
Midterm 2 |
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| 11 |
M 10/26 |
Abortion |
The Ethics of Abortion |
| W 10/28 |
| 12 |
M 11/2 |
Eating Animals |
Eating Animals is Immoral |
| W 11/4 |
| 13 |
M 11/9 |
Utilitarianism |
What Makes Things Right |
| W 11/11 |
| 14 |
M 11/16 |
TBD by class |
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| W 11/18 |
TBD by class |
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M 11/23 |
Thanksgiving Break — No Class |
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| W 11/25 |
| 15 |
M 11/30 |
TBD by class |
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| W 12/2 |
TBD by class |
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| Final |
M 12/7 – 12/12 |
Date and time of final exam TBD by registrar |
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