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Claremont Colleges Scholarship @ Claremont Curriculum Maps Claremont Colleges Curriculum Tools 1-1-2014 Philosophy Curriculum Map 2013-2014 Adam Rosenkranz Claremont University Consortium Char Booth Claremont University Consortium Dani Brecher Claremont University Consortium M. Sara Lowe Claremont University Consortium Sean M. Stone Claremont University Consortium See next page for additional authors is map displays degree requirements, courses, faculty information, clubs & organizations, and Library resources associated with American Studies across the seven Claremont Colleges (7Cs) for the 2013-14 academic year. It was compiled using public information drawn from Colleges websites, course schedules and catalogs, and the Claremont Colleges Library website. ese maps should be understood as a snapshot of the consortium in time, and not representative of current information beyond 2013-14. is project was completed as part of an IMLS Sparks! Ignition grant in 2013-14. is Curriculum Tool is brought to you for free and open access by the Claremont Colleges Curriculum Tools at Scholarship @ Claremont. It has been accepted for inclusion in Curriculum Maps by an authorized administrator of Scholarship @ Claremont. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Recommended Citation Rosenkranz, Adam; Booth, Char; Brecher, Dani; Lowe, M. Sara; Stone, Sean M.; and Tagge, Natalie, "Philosophy Curriculum Map 2013-2014" (2014). Curriculum Maps. Paper 24. hp://scholarship.claremont.edu/ccct_cmaps/24 brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by Keck Graduate Institute

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Page 1: Philosophy Curriculum Map 2013-2014PHIL 101C CM - Classical Ethical Theory: Aristotle r PHIL 101D CM - Classical Ethical Theory: Stoics, Skeptics, and Epicureans r PHIL 100E CM - Special

Claremont CollegesScholarship @ Claremont

Curriculum Maps Claremont Colleges Curriculum Tools

1-1-2014

Philosophy Curriculum Map 2013-2014Adam RosenkranzClaremont University Consortium

Char BoothClaremont University Consortium

Dani BrecherClaremont University Consortium

M. Sara LoweClaremont University Consortium

Sean M. StoneClaremont University Consortium

See next page for additional authors

This map displays degree requirements, courses, faculty information, clubs & organizations, andLibrary resources associated with American Studies across the seven Claremont Colleges (7Cs) forthe 2013-14 academic year. It was compiled using public information drawn from Colleges websites,course schedules and catalogs, and the Claremont Colleges Library website. These maps should beunderstood as a snapshot of the consortium in time, and not representative of currentinformation beyond 2013-14.This project was completed as part of an IMLS Sparks! Ignition grant in 2013-14.

This Curriculum Tool is brought to you for free and open access by the Claremont Colleges Curriculum Tools at Scholarship @ Claremont. It has beenaccepted for inclusion in Curriculum Maps by an authorized administrator of Scholarship @ Claremont. For more information, please [email protected].

Recommended CitationRosenkranz, Adam; Booth, Char; Brecher, Dani; Lowe, M. Sara; Stone, Sean M.; and Tagge, Natalie, "Philosophy Curriculum Map2013-2014" (2014). Curriculum Maps. Paper 24.http://scholarship.claremont.edu/ccct_cmaps/24

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Page 2: Philosophy Curriculum Map 2013-2014PHIL 101C CM - Classical Ethical Theory: Aristotle r PHIL 101D CM - Classical Ethical Theory: Stoics, Skeptics, and Epicureans r PHIL 100E CM - Special

AuthorsAdam Rosenkranz, Char Booth, Dani Brecher, M. Sara Lowe, Sean M. Stone, and Natalie Tagge

This curriculum tool is available at Scholarship @ Claremont: http://scholarship.claremont.edu/ccct_cmaps/24

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ClaremontCollegesLibrary:7CsPhilosophyCurriculum-2013-14

r

Clubs&Organizations CGU TheDescartesWebProject

Courses

CMC

Completecourselisting T

Introductory

PHIL030CM-PhilosophicalQuestions r

PHIL033CM-PoliticalPhilosophy r

PHIL034CM-MoralandPoliticalIssues r

PHIL036CM-PhilosophyofReligion r

PHIL038CM-ReasonandReality r

PHIL095CM-FundamentalsofLogic r

HistoryofPhilosophy

PHIL108CM-Hegel r

PHIL100ACM-C lassicalPhilosophy r

PHIL100CCM-EarlyModernPhilosophy r

PHIL100DCM-19th-CenturyPhilosophy r

PHIL101BCM-C lassicalEthicalTheory:Plato r

PHIL101CCM-C lassicalEthicalTheory:Aristotle r

PHIL101DCM-C lassicalEthicalTheory:Stoics,Skeptics,andEpicureans

r

PHIL100ECM-SpecialTopicsinHistoryofPhilosophy r

PHIL103CM-Nietzsche r

PHIL106CM-Kant r

Metaphysics,Epistemology,andPhilosophyofMind

PHIL126CM-Metaphysics r

PHIL127CM-HistoryofMetaphysics r

PHIL128CM-TheMetaphysicsofPersons r

PHIL132CM-PhilosophyofCognitiveScience r

PHIL134CM-SpecialTopicsinMetaphysicsandEpistemology

r

PHIL135CM-PhilosophyofMind r

PHIL136CM-Belief,Justification,andReligion r

PHIL137CM-Skepticism r

PHIL139CM-LanguageandReality r

PHIL141CM-FreeWill,Responsibility,andDeterminism r

Ethics,PoliticalPhilosophy,andValueTheory

PHIL158CM-EthicalTheory r

PHIL160CM-SpecialTopicsinValueTheory r

PHIL164CM-PoliticalPhilosophy:CurrentDebates r

PHIL165CM-GlobalJustice,WorldPoverty,andHumanRights

r

PHIL166CM-PoliticalPhilosophy:TheSocialContractTradition

r

PHIL167CM-Theism,Naturalism,andMorality r

OtherCourses

PHIL171CM-Health,Measurement,andJustice r

PHIL176CM-PhilosophyofLaw r

PHIL183CM-AestheticsofLiterature r

PHIL185CM-Life,Death,andSurvivalofDeath r

PHIL186CM-Bioethics r

PHIL188CM-PhilosophyThroughScienceFiction r

PHIL198CM-AdvancedSeminarinPhilosophy r

PHIL199CM-IndependentStudyinPhilosophy r

Coursesbyterm

Fall2013

PHIL030CMPhilosophicalQuestions r

PHIL033HCMPoliticalPhilosophyHonors r

PHIL034CMMoralandPoliticalIssues r

PHIL038CMReasonandReality r

PHIL095CMFundamentalsofLogic r

PHIL100ACMClassicalPhilosophy r

PHIL100ECMSpecialTopics:HistofPhilos-ContinentalPhil:Hegel-Foucault

r

PHIL158CMEthicalTheory r

PHIL164CMPoliticalPhil:CurrentDebates r

PHIL176CMPhilosophyofLaw r

PHIL198CMAdvancedSeminarinPhilosophy-Imagination r

Spring2014

PHIL030CMPhilosophicalQuestions r

PHIL034CMMoralandPoliticalIssues r

PHIL036CMPhilosophyofReligion r

PHIL038CMReasonandReality r

PHIL095CMFundamentalsofLogic r

PHIL100CCMEarlyModernPhilosophy r

PHIL101DCMStoics,Skeptics,andEpicureans r

PHIL126CMMetaphysics r

PHIL160CMSpecialTopicsinValueTheory-GlobalEthics r

PHIL185CMLife,Death,&SurvivalofDeath r

PHIL198CMAdvancedSeminarinPhilosophy-Theism,Naturalism,&Morality

r

Pitzer

Completecourselisting T

PHIL007PZ-IntroductiontoPhilosophy r

PHIL031PZ-HistoryofEthics r

PHIL043PZ-ContinentalThought r

PHIL052PZ-PhilosophyofReligion r

PHIL062PZ-ChanceandScientificReasoning r

PHIL084PZ-IslamicPhilosophy r

PHIL130PZ-MonkeyBusiness:ControversiesinHumanEvolution

r

PHIL155PZ-Islamvs.Islam r

PHIL191PZ-SeniorThesis r

Coursesbyterm

Fall2013

PHIL007PZ-01-IntroductiontoPhilosophy r

PHIL052PZ-01PhilosophyofReligion r

PHIL084PZ-01IslamicPhilosophy r

PHIL191PZ-01SeniorThesisinPhilosophy r

Spring2014

PHIL043PZ-01-ContinentalThought r

PHIL130PZ-01-ControversiesinHumanEvolution r

Pomona

Completecourselisting T

PHIL001PO-ProblemsofPhilosophy r

PHIL002PO-IntroductiontoEthics r

PHIL004PO-PhilosophyinLiterature r

PHIL007PO-Discovery,InventionandProgress r

PHIL031PO-EthicalTheory:AncienttoEarlyModern r

PHIL032PO-EthicalTheory:Contemporary r

PHIL033PO-SocialandPoliticalPhilosophy r

PHIL034PO-PhilosophyofLaw r

PHIL035PO-NormativeEthics:Principles,Problems,Applications

r

PHIL037PO-ValuesandtheEnvironment r

PHIL038PO-Bioethics r

PHIL039PO-Women,CrimeandPunishment(CP) r

PHIL040PO-AncientPhilosophy r

PHIL042PO-HistoryofModernPhilosophy r

PHIL043PO-ContinentalThought r

PHIL046PO-FeminismandScience r

PHIL047PO-Socrates r

PHIL054PO-Existentialism r

PHIL060PO-Logic r

PHIL070PO-ArtandAesthetics r

PHIL071PO-HistoryofAesthetics r

PHIL080PO-PhilosophyofMind r

PHIL081PO-Epistemology:Truth,Justification,Knowledge r

PHIL102PO-ScienceandValues r

PHIL103PO-PhilosophyofScience:HistoricalSurvey r

PHIL104PO-PhilosophyofScience:TopicalSurvey r

PHIL106PO-PhilosophyofBiology r

PHIL120PO-Metaphysics r

PHIL121PO-PhilosophyofLanguage r

PPE160PO-Freedom,MarketsandWell-Being r

PHIL185APO-TopicsinMetaphysics r

PHIL185BPO-TopicsinPhilosophyofLaw,andLawandSociety

r

PHIL185LPO-TopicsinEpistemology,MetaphysicsandthePhilosophyoftheMind

r

PHIL185MPO-TopicsinMindandLanguage:Thought,TalkandMind

r

PHIL185PPO-TopicsinValueTheory r

PHIL185SPO-TopicsinSocialandPoliticalPhilosophy r

PHIL185TPO-PhilosophyofArtandAesthetics r

PHIL186EPO-HeideggerandtheTradition r

PHIL186HPO-TopicsinHistoryofModernPhilosophy r

PHIL186KPO-Kant r

PHIL187APO-TutorialinPhilosophy r

PHIL187BPO-TutorialinPhilosophy r

PHIL187CPO-TutorialinAncientPhilosophy r

PHIL190PO-SeniorSeminar r

PHIL191PO-SeniorThesis r

PHIL199DRPO-Philosophy:DirectedReadings r

PHIL199IRPO-Philosophy:IndependentResearch r

PHIL199RAPO-Philosophy:ResearchAssistantship r

Coursesbyterm

Fall2013

PHIL001PO-01ProblemsofPhilosophy r

PHIL004PO-01PhilosophyinLiterature r

PHIL007PO-01Discovery,Invention&Progress r

PHIL030JT-01IntrotoKnowledge,Mind&Exist r

PHIL031PO-01EthicalTheory:Ancient-EarlyMod r

PHIL038PO-01Bioethics r

PHIL040PO-01AncientPhilosophy r

PHIL043PO-01ContinentalThought r

PHIL060PO-01Logic r

PPE160PO-01Freedom,Markets,&Well-Being r

Spring2014

PHIL001PO-01ProblemsofPhilosophy r

PHIL032PO-01EthicalTheory r

PHIL033PO-01Social&PoliticalPhilosophy r

PHIL034PO-01PhilosophyofLaw r

PHIL039PO-01Women,CrimeandPunishment(CP) r

PHIL042PO-01HistoryofModernPhilosophy r

PHIL054PO-01Existentialism r

PHIL070PO-01ArtandAesthetics r

PHIL080PO-01PhilosophyofMind r

PHIL102PO-01ScienceandValues r

PHIL103PO-01PhilofScience:HistoricalSurv r

PHIL185LPO-01Topics:Epistem/Metaphysics/Mind r

PHIL185PPO-01Topics:ValueTheory r

PHIL186EPO-01HeideggerandtheTradition r

Scripps

Completecourselisting T

PHIL090SC-IntroductiontoPhilosophy r

PHIL109SC-TheNewScienceandNewSocialOrderinEarlyModernPhilosophy

r

PHIL113SC-EarlyModernPhilosophy:TheRationalists r

PHIL118SC-HistoryofModernPhilosophy:DescartestoKant

r

PHIL119SC-HistoryofExistentialism r

PHIL130SC-PhilosophyofMind r

PHIL132SC-TheSubstanceoftheSoul r

PHIL134SC-KnowledgeandMind r

PHIL137SC-Skepticism r

PHIL138SC-IntroductiontothePhilosophyofLanguageandMind

r

PHIL144SC-LogicandArgumentation r

PHIL146SC-TemptationandtheWill r

PHIL150SC-PhilosophyofFeminism r

PHIL151SC-FeministEthics r

PHIL154SC-PhilosophyofSocialSciences r

PHIL155SC-EthicsoftheBeginningandEndofLife r

PHIL160SC-EthicalTheory r

PHIL162SC-PoliticalPhilosophy r

PHIL164SC-EthicalTheorySeminar:TheMoralDeal r

PHIL168SC-TheRationalandtheIrrational r

PHIL169SC-Responsibility,Guilt,andthePerson r

PHIL170SC-FaithandReason r

PHIL179SC-GreekMoralPhilosophy r

PHIL190SC-SeniorSeminar r

PHIL191SC-SeniorThesis

PHIL199SC-IndependentStudyinPhilosophy:ReadingandResearch

Coursesbyterm

Fall2013

PHIL090SC-01IntroductiontoPhilosophy r

PHIL150SC-01PhilosophyofFeminism r

PHIL155SC-01EthicsofBegin&EndofLife r

PHIL160SC-01EthicalTheory r

PHIL185NJT-01TopicsinNeurophilosophy r

PHIL190SC-01SeniorSeminarinPhilosophy r

Spring2014

PHIL090SC-01IntroductiontoPhilosophy r

PHIL118SC-01HistoryofModernPhilosophy r

PHIL125SC-01C lassicalChinesePhilosophy r

PHIL144SC-01LogicandArgumentation r

PHIL149SC-01PolExpression&HateSpeech r

CGU

Completecourselisting

PHIL43PZ:ContinentalThought r

PHIL300:PhilosophicalGreek r

PHIL301AGreekReadings r

PHIL301BGreekReadings r

PHIL302TopicsinAncientPhilosophy:Socrates r

PHIL303PhilosophyofScience r

PHIL335ALogic r

PHIL335BLogicII r

PHIL340TopicsinContemporaryPhilosophy:ManifestReality

r

PHIL341Epistemology r

PHIL346TopicsinContemporary:SocialEpistemology r

PHIL352IntroductiontoEthics r

RELIGION407THKant'sPhilosophyofReligion r

Coursesbyterm

Fall2013

PHIL300:PhilosophicalGreek r

PHIL301AGreekReadings r

PHIL302TopicsinAncientPhilosophy:Socrates r

PHIL340TopicsinContemporaryPhilosophy:ManifestReality

r

PHIL341Epistemology r

RELIGION407THKant'sPhilosophyofReligion r

Spring2014

PHIL43PZ:ContinentalThought r

PHIL301BGreekReadings r

PHIL303PhilosophyofScience r

PHIL335ALogic r

PHIL335BLogicII r

PHIL346TopicsinContemporary:SocialEpistemology r

PHIL352IntroductiontoEthics r

LibraryResources

LibraryLiaison:AdamRosenkranz

PhilosophyDatabases

PhilosophyResearchGuides

GeneralPhilosophy

AncientPhilosophy

MedievaltoEarlyModernPhilosophy

DegreeRequirements

CMC T

PhilosophyandPublicAffairsMajor r T

Introductorycourseinethicsorpoliticalphilosophy,forexamplePHIL033CM-PoliticalPhilosophy,PHIL034CM-MoralandPoliticalIssuesorapprovedsubstitute

PHIL095CM-FundamentalsofLogic,ortheequivalent.Studentsareadvisedtotakethisearlyintheircourseofstudy,althoughthisisnotrequired

Overviewcourseinethicaltheoryorpoliticalphilosophynumbered100orabove,tobeapprovedinadvancebytheCoordinatorofthemajor

OnecoursefromtheEthics,PoliticalPhilosophy,andValueTheorygroup

OnecoursefromeithertheHistorygrouportheMetaphysics,Epistemology,andPhilosophyofMindgroup

Onecoursefromanyphilosophygroup,numbered100orabove

Fivecoursesingovernmentand/oreconomics;studentsareurgedtotakecoursesinwhichtheylearnaboutissuesthatcomplementtheirphilosophicaleducationandtowhichphilosophicalanalysiscanusefullybeapplied.

PHIL198CM-AdvancedSeminarinPhilosophy,typciallyofferedeverysemesterwithrotatingtopicsandprofessors.Majorsmusttakethisatleastonetime,duringanyyeartheychoose.

SeniorThesis r

PhilosophyMajor r T

IntroductoryCMCphilosophycourse,numbered59orbelow

PHIL095CM-FundamentalsofLogic,ortheequivalent.Studentsareadvisedtotakethisearlyintheircourseofstudy

PHIL100ACM-C lassicalPhilosophy,oranothercoursefromtheHistoryofPhilosophygroupthatfocusesonWesternphilosophybeforethe15thcentury

PHIL100CCM-EarlyModernPhilosophy,oranothercoursefromtheHistoryofPhilosophygroupthatfocusesonWesternphilosophyafterthe14thcenturyandbeforethe20thcentury

OnecoursefromtheMetaphysics,Epistemology,andPhilosophyofMindgroup

OnecoursefromtheEthics,PoliticalPhilosophy,andValueTheorygroup

Twocoursesfromanyarea,numbered100orabove.

PHIL198CM-AdvancedSeminarinPhilosophy,typicallyofferedeverysemesterwithrotatingtopicsandprofessors.Majorsmusttakethisatleastonetime,duringanyyeartheychoose.

SeniorThesisinPhilosophy r

Pitzer

PhilosophyMajor r T

CoreCourses

PHIL031PZ-HistoryofEthicsORPHIL032PO-EthicalTheory

PHIL040PO-AncientPhilosophy

PHIL042PO-ModernPhilosophy

PHIL060PO-Logic

PHIL030PZ-Knowledge,MindandExistence

Threeelectivenon-introductorycoursesinphilosophytobechosenfromtheofferingsofthe5collegesandCGUinconsultationwiththestudents’advisors;

AseniorcapstoneprojectdesignedandcompletedinconsultationwiththePitzerPhilosophyFieldGroup.Twowaysofmeetingthisrequirementare:a)completingaseniorthesis,normallyinvolvingtakingaone-credit“SeniorThesis”;orb)takingaseniorseminarclassinphilosophy,whichcouldbeanappropriateupper-divisionphilosophycourse.

PhilosophyMinor TMinorinPhilosophyrequiresatotalof6philosophycourses,nomorethantwoofwhichcanbenumberedbelow10.

Pomona

PhilosophyMajor r T

2coursesinMetaphysics&Epistemology&Science:PHIL080PO,PHIL081PO,PHIL103PO,PHIL104PO,PHIL106POorPHIL120PO

2coursesinValues:anycoursenumberedPHIL31-38orPHIL102PO

2coursesinHistory:PHIL040PO,PHIL042POorPHIL043PO

OnecourseinLogicPHIL060PO

TwoSeminars:anycoursenumberedPHIL185-186

Oneadditionalcourse(anyareaanynumber)

Seniorexercise

PhilosophyMinor r T

Scripps

PhilosophyMajor r T

Twocoursesinthehistoryofphilosophy,fromtwodifferenttimeperiods(PHIL104,PHIL109,PHIL112,PHIL113,PHIL118,PHIL179,PHIL197,amongothers).Notethat109,113,118,and197arefromthesametimeperiod;andnotethat112and179arefromthesametimeperiod.

Onecourseinlogic.(PHIL144,PHIL145)

Onecourseinethicaltheoryorthehistoryofethics.(PHIL160,PHIL179,amongothers)

Twocoursesintwodifferentcoreanalyticareasofphilosophy.Coreanalyticareasincludephilosophyoflanguage,philosophyofmind,philosophyofscience,metaphysics,andepistemology.(PHIL130,PHIL137,PHIL139,PHIL146,PHIL149,PHIL154,PHIL168,PHIL180,PHIL185N,amongothers).Note:Ifthereisverysignificantsubjectareaoverlapbetweentwoclasses,e.g.twoclassesbothfocusontopicsinphilosophyofmind,onlyoneclasscancounttowardsthisrequirement.

Twoadditionalcourses.

Seniorseminar.

Seniorthesis.

PhilosophyMinor r T

Onecourseinthehistoryofphilosophy.(PHIL104,PHIL109,PHIL112,PHIL113,PHIL118,PHIL179,PHIL197,amongothers)

Onecourseinthehistoryofethicsorethicaltheory.(PHIL160,PHIL179,amongothers)

Onecourseinacoreanalyticareaofphilosophy.(PHIL130,PHIL137,PHIL139,PHIL146,PHIL149,PHIL154,PHIL168,PHIL180,PHIL185N,amongothers)

Threeadditionalcourses

CGU

M.A.inPhilosophy r

Asequenceofhistoricalcourses(TopicsinAncientPhilosophy,TopicsinModernPhilosophy,andTopicsinContemporaryPhilosophy)

Anapprovedcourseinethicsorvaluetheory

Anapprovedcourseinmetaphysicsorepistemology

Philosophy244(LogicandArgumentation)

Fourelectives

Readingcompetenceinoneforeignlanguage

Finalcapstonepaper

DualM.A.inPhilosophy/Ph.D.inReligion r

TopicsinPhilosophy

LogicI

Anapprovedcourseinmetaphysicsorepistemology

Anapprovedcourseinethicsorvaluetheory

Anapprovedcourseinmodernphilosophy

Anapprovedcourseinancientphilosophy

Oneadvancedseminarnotinthephilosophyofreligion

12unitsinthephilosophyofreligion

AreadingknowledgeofFrenchandGermanisrequired.

QualifyingExaminations

Dissertation

Ph.D.inPhilosophy r

Faculty

CMC T

StephenT.Davis

TResearchinterests:HistoryofPhilosophy(ancient)

PaulHurley

TTeachinginterests:Ethics,Metaethics,PoliticalPhilosophy,PhilosophyofLaw,BusinessEthics

AmyKind

TResearchInterests:PhilosophyofMind,especiallyissuesrelatingtoconsciousness,qualia,andtheimagination

JamesKreines

TResearchInterests:Kant,Hegel

DustinTroyLocke

TResearchInterests:EpistemologyandMetaphysics

SuzanneObdrzalek

TResearchInterests:Plato'sMoralPsychology,AncientSkepticism

AlexRajczi

TResearchInterests:EthicalTheory,PoliticalPhilosophy,andAppliedEthics

AndrewSchroeder

TResearchInterests:EthicsandMoralIssues,PoliticalPhilosophy,PhilosophyofScience,BioethicsandMedicalEthics,EconomicJustice

HarveyMudd

DarrylWright

TInterests:Historyofethics,moralandpoliticalphilosophy

Pitzer

AhmedAlwishah

TResearchInterests:IslamicandMiddleEasternphilosophy,Islamictheology,Islamicculture,Medievalphilosophy,politicalconflictsinIraq,andtheintellectualcultureoftheMiddleEast2003War

BrianL.Keeley

TResearchinterests:Philosophyofneuroscience;philosophyofmind;philosophyofscience

Pomona T

PeterKung

T

ResearchInterests:Philosophicalinquirymakesheavyuseofthoughtexperiments,andinmyworkIexamineevidentialvalueofthoughtexperiments.Iampuzzledwhetherthoughtexperimentstellusanythinguseful.Ifso,areallthoughtexperimentsequallygood?Iarguethatimaginationdrivesthoughtgoodexperiments,butthatimaginationalsoallowsustoconstructbiasedthoughtexperiments.Ifindbiasinsomeveryfamousthoughtexperiments,includingonesthatpurporttoestablishmind-bodydualism.

InthecourseofmyresearchIexamineimagination(ofcourse),aswellasexperientialmemory,perception,andgeneralissuesinthetheoryofknowledge.

JayAtlas

TResearchInterests:GriceanImplicature,Presupposition,Negation,Ambiguity,FormalSemanticsofNaturalLanguage,NegativePolarity,GeneralizedQuantifiers,PropositionalAttitudes

N.AnnDavis

T

ResearchInterests:Bioethics,particularlyreproductiveethics,theimplicationsofgenetictesting,medicalization,andmentalhealth/psychiatricissues;20thCenturyEugenics,andcurrentviewsaboutgenetictestingandgenetics;disabilitystudies,especially'invisibledisability;'environmentalethics,particularlyenvironmentalhealth,food&agricultureissues(includingGMOs),consumerism,advertising/persuasion,and'theparadoxofchoice'(sometimesmorechoiceisNOTbetter)

StephenErickson

TResearchInterests:Theintersectionofthehumanspiritandcultureinourtime;Medicine'sroleinenhancingand/oralteringhumanidentity;Existentialphilosophy.

MichaelGreen

T

ResearchInterests:Myresearchconcernsethics,politicalphilosophy,andearlymodernphilosophy.Ihavepublishedpapersonjustice,nationalism,ThomasHobbes,andDavidHume.AtpresentIamworkingonHobbes’smoraltheoryandquestionsabouthumanrightsandglobaljustice.

PeterThielke

TResearchInterests:Iworkprimarilyinthehistoryofphilosophy,withanemphasisonKantandGermanIdealism,aswellastherationalistandempiricisttraditionsleadinguptoKant.I'malsointerestedinepistemologyandaesthetics.

RichardMcKirahan

TResearchInterests:AncientGreece;GreekGods;GreekLiterature;GreekLanguage;AncientPhilosophy

LauraPerini

T

ResearchInterests:Myresearchisfocusedonthevarietyofrepresentationsthatscientistsusetocommunicate:diagrams,graphs,photographs,drawings,andimagesmadefromtechniqueslikeMRI(magneticresonanceimaging.)Iaminterestedinunderstandinghowthesedifferentkindsofpicturesareinvolvedinscientificreasoning,ineducation,andinpubliccommunication.

JulieTanenbaum

TResearchInterests:Iaminterestedinwiderangeoftopicsinmoralphilosophy:ethicaltheory,moralpsychology,metaethics,bioethics,andthehistoryofethics.

Scripps T

YuvalAvnur

TResearchInterests:MostofmyworkhasfocusedontheproblemofSkepticismandrelatedtopicsinthehistoryofphilosophy(especiallyHume)andthephilosophyofreligion.

SusanCastagnetto TResearchInterests:Feministadoptionissuesandactivism

DionScott-Kakures

TResearchInterests:PhilosophyofMind,MoralPsychology,PhilosophyofAction,PhilosophyandNeuroscience,FoundationsofPsychologyNeuroscienceTheoryofActionMoralPsychology

RivkaWeinberg

TResearchInterests:Ethics,particularlyprocreativeethics,bioethics,theoriesofmoralobligation;Metaphysicsofbirthanddeath.

CGU T

MasahiroYamada

T

ResearchInterests:Myareaofspecializationisepistemologyincludingrelatedareasinthephilosophyofmind,languageandmetaphysics.Myotherinterestsincludephenomenologyandhistoryofphilosophy,especiallyAristotle'sviewsonchangeandbiology.

PatriciaEaston

TResearchInterests:HercurrentresearchcentersonthewritingsofRobertDesgabets(1610-1678),whoseCartesianismrepresentsanimportantchallengetotraditionalconceptionsoftheCartesianphilosophy.

CharlesYoung

T

ResearchInterests:IworkmostlyinancientGreekphilosophy,especiallyinPlato’sandAristotle’sethics.I’mcurrentlycompletingthemoduleonBookVofAristotle’sNicomacheanEthicsforProjectArchelogos.WhenIfinishthat,Iplantoworkmoreongrace