Philosophical Puzzles
PHI2105.01
Course Description
Summary
This class invites students to analyze and assess a number of philosophical puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments including experience machines, the trolley problem, zombies, and the original position. You will read and discuss the original source and some of the critical literature.
Learning Outcomes
- In this course you will:
- Learn to read texts closely
- Learn to analyze and criticize arguments
- Learn to write an analytical essay