PHIL 414

Spring 2010 All Classes

All Classes

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Intensive study of one or two important philosophers of the present century, e.g., Wittgenstein, Dewey, Heidegger, or Quine. Topics vary; see Class Schedule.

3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. May be repeated with approval. Students may register in more than one section per term. prerequisite: One course in philosophy.

PHIL 414 class schedule data for spring 2010
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
52264
Lecture-Discussion
G4
7:00PM -8:20PM
TR
329 Gregory Hall
Korman, D
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/19/10-05/05/10
Credit:
4 hours
Section Info:
Our main focus will be Saul Kripke�s Naming and Necessity. Topics covered will include possibility and possible worlds, knowledge of possibility, essential properties, natural kinds, fictional characters, identity statements, and the relationship between the mental and the physical. We will also read some other contemporary philosophers whose work bears upon the themes of Naming and Necessity, including Felicia Ackerman, Lynne Rudder Baker, George Bealer, Allan Gibbard, Robin Jeshion, David Lewis, Michael McKinsey, Sarah Sawyer, Scott Soames, Amie Thomasson, and Peter Unger.
52263
Lecture-Discussion
U3
7:00PM -8:20PM
TR
329 Gregory Hall
Korman, D
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/19/10-05/05/10
Credit:
3 hours
Section Info:
Our main focus will be Saul Kripke�s Naming and Necessity. Topics covered will include possibility and possible worlds, knowledge of possibility, essential properties, natural kinds, fictional characters, identity statements, and the relationship between the mental and the physical. We will also read some other contemporary philosophers whose work bears upon the themes of Naming and Necessity, including Felicia Ackerman, Lynne Rudder Baker, George Bealer, Allan Gibbard, Robin Jeshion, David Lewis, Michael McKinsey, Sarah Sawyer, Scott Soames, Amie Thomasson, and Peter Unger.
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