Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2003
Philosophy (PHIL)
Rice Course Schedule as of 03/03/2003.
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PHIL 100 PROBLEMS OF PHILOSOPHY Credits 3.00 Spring 03 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I An introduction to philosophy through such fundamental problems as the basis of morality, the foundation of state authority, determinism and freedom, and the possibility of knowledge. 001 HUM 117 - MWF 02:00PM - 02:50PM Sher, George Enr: 25 Max: 35 PHIL 101 CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES Credits 3.00 Spring 03 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I Examination of moral issues surrounding such topics as abortion, euthanasia, war, capital punishment, justice, and equality. 001 KH 100 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Norcross, Alastair Enr: 54 Max: NA PHIL 103 PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS OF COGNITIVE SCIEN Credits 3.00 Spring 03 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I An examination of current research in cognitive science and its philosophical implications. Topics include whether the mind is a computational system, how the mind is organized, whether certain components of the mind are innate. 001 HUM 117 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Margolis, Eric A. Enr: 33 Max: 40 PHIL 105 HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Credits 3.00 Spring 03 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I Study and discussion of central ideas of Western philosophy as developed by its original thinkers. 001 HUM 227 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Zuckert, Rachel Enr: 16 Max: 0 PHIL 106 LOGIC Credits 3.00 Spring 03 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III Introduction to the formal theory of reasoning, which will be used to assess the validity of arguments in natural languages. 001 HUM 117 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM Dove, Ian Enr: 59 Max: NA PHIL 202 HIST OF PHILOSOPHY II Credits 3.00 Spring 03 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I A survey of the history of philosophy from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. 001 HUM 227 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Kulstad, Mark A. Enr: 24 Max: 0 PHIL 301 ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY Credits 3.00 Spring 03 Topics in the history of philosophy from the fourth century B.C. through the fourteenth. 001 HUM 227 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Morrison, Donald R. Enr: 5 Max: 0 PHIL 302 MODERN PHILOSOPHY Credits 3.00 Spring 03 Examination of themes or authors in 17th and 18th century philosophy, 001 HUM 120 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM Kulstad, Mark A. Enr: 5 Max: 0 PHIL 303 THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE Credits 3.00 Spring 03 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I Topics: analysis of knowledge, foundations of knowledge, skepticism, perception, etc. Prereq- one course in philosophy. 001 HUM 328 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Roush, Sherrilyn Enr: 12 Max: 0 PHIL 307 SOCIAL&POLITICAL PHIL Credits 3.00 Spring 03 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I What makes a society just? On what grounds may the liberty of individuals be legitimately limited? What social ends may a state legitimately pursue? 001 HUM 117 - MWF 03:00PM - 03:50PM Sher, George Enr: 22 Max: 30 PHIL 315 ETHICS, MEDICINE & PUB POLICY Credits 3.00 Spring 03 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I This course will explore the relationship between theories of justice and accounts of the proper allocation of health care. The first half will examine Rawl's A Theory of Justice and Nozick's Anarchy, State, and Utopia, and particular accounts of justice and health care. The second half will address specific problems in the allocation of health care resources. 001 HZ 212 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Engelhardt, H. Tristram Enr: 31 Max: 0 PHIL 316 PHILOSOPHY OF LAW Credits 3.00 Spring 03 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I Examination of social control of private property, compensation in the law of torts, the right to privacy and bodily integrity, and justice through compensatory discrimination, etc. 001 SH 309 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM Brody, Baruch Alter Enr: 62 Max: 0 PHIL 317 ETHICS AND EXISTENCE Credits 3.00 Spring 03 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I An examination of the concept of ethical obligation from an existential point of view. Readings from Kierkegaard, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Derrida, Levinas, and Apel. 001 RH 123 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM Crowell, Steven G. Enr: 29 Max: 0 PHIL 331 MORAL PSYCHOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 03 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I An examination of the role of intellect, emotion, and character as they contribute to the moral (and immoral) life, and as they pertain to rationality and moral responsibility. Prereq - One course in philosophy or permission of instructor. 001 HUM 328 - MWF 02:00PM - 02:50PM Arpaly, Nomy Enr: 11 Max: 0 PHIL 357 INCOMPLETENESS, UNDECIDABILITY AND COMPU Credits 3.00 Spring 03 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III Proof of Godel's Incompleteness Theorems for number theory in several forms and by various methods, as well as development of several definitions of computability for number-theoretic functions,which are then shown to be equivalent. Includes proof of the unsolvability of the Halting Problem and analysis of Church's thesis, as well as exploration of the extension of the concept of computability to real-valued functions. 001 HUM 227 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Grandy, Richard E. Enr: 17 Max: 0 PHIL 402 INDEP. READING II Credits 3.00 Spring 03 See Phil 401. 001 TBA - TBA Crowell, Steven G. Enr: 0 Max: 0 PHIL 503 SEMINAR IN EPISTEMOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 03 No description 001 HUM 227 - T 02:30PM - 05:30PM Margolis, Eric A. Enr: 6 Max: NA PHIL 513 SEMINAR IN PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Credits 3.00 Spring 03 No description 001 HUM 227 - W 02:00PM - 05:00PM Grandy, Richard E. Enr: 3 Max: 0 PHIL 523 SEMINAR IN KANT Credits 3.00 Spring 03 NO DESCRIPTION. 001 HUM 227 - M 02:00PM - 05:00PM Zuckert, Rachel Enr: 2 Max: 0 PHIL 533 SEMINAR IN VIRTUE ETHICS Credits 3.00 Spring 03 The leading question of virtue ethics has been characterized as "What kind of person is it best to be?" Topics to be discussed may include moral worth, virtues and vices, happiness, and feminist ethics. 001 HUM 227 - F 03:00PM - 06:00PM Arpaly, Nomy Enr: 4 Max: NA PHIL 590 TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY Credits 3.00 Spring 03 Utilitarianism. An examination of utilitarianism, focusing on popular and influential objections to the theory. Although the readings will include some classical sources, the emphasis will be on contemporary writings, mostly from the last thirty years. 001 HUM 227 - TH 02:00PM - 05:00PM Norcross, Alastair Enr: 6 Max: NA PHIL 599 ADVANCED INDEPENDENT READING Credits Spring 03 Directed reading and research. Prereq- Philosophy graduate students only. 001 TBA - TBA Crowell, Steven G. Enr: 2 Max: 0 PHIL 602 RESEARCH PAPER Credits 3.00 Spring 03 Research course normally for second year graduate students completing research paper requirement. Prereq: Philosophy graduate students only. 001 TBA - TBA Crowell, Steven G. Enr: 2 Max: 0 PHIL 652 MASTERS THESIS RESEARCH Credits Spring 03 Research course for graduate students preparing a Masters thesis. Prereq: philosophy graduate students only. 001 TBA - TBA Crowell, Steven G. Enr: 0 Max: 0 PHIL 702 READING AND RESEARCH FOR COMPREHENSIVE E Credits Spring 03 Reading courses in preparation for the comprehensive examination and thesis proposal defense. Preq-Philosophy Graduate Students only. 001 TBA - TBA Crowell, Steven G. Enr: 3 Max: 0 PHIL 757 TEACHING WORKSHOP Credits 2.00 Spring 03 A highly participatory workshop for graduate students to improve their teaching abilities. Prereq- Philosophy graduate students only. Limited enrollment. 001 KH 107 - TH 11:00AM - 01:00PM Grandy, Richard E. Enr: 3 Max: NA PHIL 800 RESEARCH AND THESIS Credits Spring 03 No description 001 TBA - TBA Crowell, Steven G. Enr: 11 Max: NA
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