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Feminist Political Thought, Fall 2000
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Abstract: This course focuses on a range of theories of gender in modern life. In recent years feminist scholars in a range of disciplines have challenged previously accepted notions of political theory such as the distinctions between public and private, the definitions of politics itself, the nature of citizenship, ... More »
Foundations of Cognition, Spring 2003
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Abstract: Advances in cognitive science have resolved, clarified, and sometimes complicated some of the great questions of Western philosophy: what is the structure of the world and how do we come to know it; does everyone represent the world the same way; what is the best way for us to act in the world. Specific ... More »
Introduction to Psychology
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Abstract: What do your dreams mean? Do men and women differ in the nature and intensity of their sexual desires? Can apes learn sign language? Why can’t we tickle ourselves? This course tries to answer these questions and many others, providing a comprehensive overview of the scientific study of thought and behavior. ... More »
Introduction to Psychology, Fall 2004
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Abstract: This course surveys questions about human behavior and mental life ranging from how you see to why you fall in love. The great controversies: nature and nurture, free will, consciousness, human differences, self and society. Students are exposed to the range of theoretical perspectives including biological, ... More »
Literature and Ethical Values, Fall 2002
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Abstract: Examines competing ethical concepts and the ethical implications of certain actions and commitments by close reading of literary works. Topics include: origins of morality, ideals of justice, the nature of the virtues, notions of responsibility, ethics and politics, and the ethics of extreme situations. ... More »
Medicine, Religion and Politics in Africa and the African Diaspora, Spring 2005
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Abstract: An exploration of colonial and postcolonial clashes between theories of healing and embodiment in the African world and those of western bio-medicine. Examines how Afro-Atlantic religious traditions have challenged western conceptions of illness, healing, and the body, and have offered alternative notions ... More »
Narrative Ethics: Literary Texts and Moral Issues in Medicine, January (IAP) 2007
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Abstract: The eight-session subject uses literary narratives and poetry to study ethical issues in medicine. Methodology emphasizes the importance of context, contingency, and circumstance in recognizing, evaluating, and resolving moral problems. Focus on developing the skills of critical and reflective reading ... More »
Plagiary and Moralism
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Abstract: Is plagiarism a historical category? Is its definition in question? How might it be related to copyright, intellectual property or legality? And what exactly is the difference between morally right and legally right?