http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33992 Linguistics and Philosophy (24) Tue, 21 May 2013 21:47:25 GMT 2013-05-21T21:47:25Z http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78252 SP.601J / 17.006J / 17.007J / 24.237J Feminist Theory, Spring 2008 Wood, Elizabeth A. 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, and the roles of women in civil society. In this course, we will examine different aspects of women's lives through the life cycle as seen from the vantage point of feminist theory. In addition, we will consider different ways of looking at power and political culture in modern societies, issues of race and class, poverty and welfare, and sexuality and morality. Acknowledgements The instructor would like to thank Lara Yeo for capturing notes and discussion questions in class. Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78252 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76256 14.33 Economics Research and Communication, Fall 2004 Ellison, Sara This course will guide students through the process of forming economic hypotheses, gathering the appropriate data, analyzing them, and effectively communicating their results. All students will be expected to have successfully completed Introduction to Statistical Methods in Economics and Econometrics (or their equivalents) as well as courses in basic microeconomics and macroeconomics. Students may find it useful to take at least one economics field course and perform a UROP before taking this course, but these are not requirements. Wed, 01 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76256 2004-12-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76255 17.01J / 24.04J Justice, Spring 2006 Cohen, Joshua This course explores three fundamental questions about the ideal of a just society and the place of values of liberty and equality in such a society. Answers to the questions provided by three contemporary theories of justice: Utilitarianism, Libertarianism, and Egalitarian Liberalism will be examined. To assess the strengths and weaknesses of these theories, a discussion of their implications for some topics of ongoing moral-political controversy will also be covered. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76255 2006-06-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75805 24.09 Minds and Machines, Spring 2007 Byrne, Alex This course is an introduction to many of the central issues in a branch of philosophy called philosophy of mind. Some of the questions we will discuss include the following. Can computers think? Is the mind an immaterial thing? Or is the mind the brain? Or does the mind stand to the brain as a computer program stands to the hardware? How can creatures like ourselves think thoughts that are "about" things? (For example, we can all think that Aristotle is a philosopher, and in that sense think "about" Aristotle, but what is the explanation of this quite remarkable ability?) Can I know whether your experiences and my experiences when we look at raspberries, fire trucks and stop lights are the same? Can consciousness be given a scientific explanation? Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75805 2007-06-01T00:00:00Z