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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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The course has two goals. First, to give you a sense of what philosophers think about and why. Here we look at a number of perennial philosophical problems, including some or all of: how knowledge differs from "mere opinion," the objectivity (or not) of moral judgment, logical paradoxes, mind/body relations, the nature and possibility of fr
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- linguistics and philosophy
- philosophy
- existence
- god
- reason
- faith
- mind-body
- free will
- identity
- deontology
- morality
- moral responsibility
- materialism
- functionalism
- argument
- pascal's wager
- compatibilism
- determinism
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This course will focus on issues that arise in contemporary public debate concerning matters of social justice. Topics will likely include: euthanasia, gay marriage, racism and racial profiling, free speech, hunger and global inequality. Students will be exposed to multiple points of view on the topics and will be given guidance in analyzin
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- linguistics and philosophy
- pleasure
- desire
- satisfaction
- objectivity
- environmentalism
- animal rights
- immortality
- egoism
- skepticism
- relativism
- toleration
- utilitarianism
- deontology
- virtue
- moral theory
- global justice
- equality
- social justice
- race
- gender
- poverty
- sex
- welfare
- freedom
- death penalty
- gay marriage
- sexuality
- pornography
- free speech
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