PHIL 511

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Seminar Ethical Theory

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Credit: 2 OR 4 hours.

Intensive study of problems in ethical theory.

Approved for letter and S/U grading. May be repeated. Letter grading applies when offered for 4 hours of credit. For Stage 3 Philosophy PhD students this course is approved for S/U grading when offered for 2 hours of credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor for non-philosophy graduate students.

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PHIL 511 class schedule data for spring 2025
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	58443	Lecture-Discussion	G2	3:00PM -5:20PM	W	402 Gregory Hall	Schwenkler, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 2 hours Section Info: In the first part of this seminar, we will explore the history of the concept of voluntariness in Western philosophy, focusing on Aristotle, Aquinas, and Anscombe, but maybe also spending some time on Plato, Augustine, Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Wittgenstein, and Ryle. In the second part of the seminar, we will look at a contemporary discussion of voluntariness in John Hyman’s book Action, Knowledge, and Will, and then at accounts of voluntariness in several parts of the law, including the definitions of consent, coercion, and negligence, as well as the definition of a voluntary act in criminal law.
	58444	Lecture-Discussion	G4	3:00PM -5:20PM	W	402 Gregory Hall	Schwenkler, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: In the first part of this seminar, we will explore the history of the concept of voluntariness in Western philosophy, focusing on Aristotle, Aquinas, and Anscombe, but maybe also spending some time on Plato, Augustine, Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Wittgenstein, and Ryle. In the second part of the seminar, we will look at a contemporary discussion of voluntariness in John Hyman’s book Action, Knowledge, and Will, and then at accounts of voluntariness in several parts of the law, including the definitions of consent, coercion, and negligence, as well as the definition of a voluntary act in criminal law.