Freedom & Responsibility

Fall 2021

Freedom and Responsibility

Listed in: Philosophy, as PHIL-341

Formerly listed as: PHIL-29  |  PHIL-30  |  PHIL-51  |  PHIL-62

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Faculty

Nishiten Shah (Section 01)

Description

Are we free? Do we possess the freedom necessary for moral responsibility? What form of freedom is necessary for moral responsibility? Is this freedom compatible with causal determinism? To be morally responsible for an action, must its agent have been able to act otherwise? Must she have chosen her own character? What is it to be morally responsible for an action? These are the main questions we shall address in this course. To address them, we shall read works by Hume, Reid, Chisholm, Ayer, Strawson, Frankfurt, Nagel, and others.

Requisite: One course in PHIL. Limited to 25 students. Fall semester. Professor Shah

Expectations

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: emphasis on written work, readings, independent research, oral presentations, group work. Students with documented disabilities who will require accommodations in this course should be in consultation with Accessibility Services and reach out to the faculty member as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations can be made in a timely manner.

If Overenrolled: Allow everyone to register. Preference to majors, then by class and to those who attend first class.

Keywords

Attention to Writing

Course times and locations

PHIL 341 - L/D

Section 01
M 01:30 PM - 02:20 PM CHAP 203
W 01:30 PM - 02:20 PM CHAP 203
F 01:30 PM - 02:20 PM CHAP 203

Offerings

2022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2021