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Downing Professor of Philosophy The Ohio State University Office: Mailing address: downing.110 (@osu.edu) |
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Courses: Fall 2007 (Information for students will be available on Carmen) Philosophy H101A: Introduction to Philosophy We will read three great, influential works of philosophy (by Plato, Descartes, and Hume), which together treat many of the enduring problems of western philosophy. Issues addressed will include the following: Should we be moral? What kind of system is morality? What is the best way to live? What is a mind and how is it related to the human brain/body? What is the fundamental nature of reality and how can we gain knowledge of it? Does God exist? What is the basis of our beliefs about the natural world? Are we free and morally responsible agents? |
