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Calendar

Week # Topics key Dates
1 Introduction
I. Reason to Believe: Does God Exist
2 Existence of God: Ontological Argument
Problem of Evil
Freewill Defense
4 Pascal's Wager First Argument Analysis Due
II. Reason to Believe: Just the Facts, Ma'am?
4 Ethics of Belief: Evidentialism v. Pragmatism
5 Social Context of Belief: Ideology
Racism and Irrationality
First Paper Due (in section)
6 no class (Columbus Day)
Scientific Reason or Scientific Faith?
III. Personal Identity and Immortality
7 Personal Identity I
Personal Identity II
8 Personal Identity III
"Ethical Identity"
9 Who Am I?: Some Sources of Identity
IV. Freewill, Determinism, and Responsibility
9 Hard Determinism Second Paper Due (in section)
10 Compatibilism I
Libertarianism
11 Moral Luck Second Argument Analysis Due
V. Morality and Right Conduct
12 Moral Variation Across Cultures
Ethical Egoism
13 Utilitarianism
Morality's Demands
14 Kantianism
Virtue Ethics
Third Paper Due (in section)
15 Ethical Subjectivism Final Exam