PHIL 181: Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature (Spring 2011, Open Yale Courses) | Philosophy

PHIL 181 - Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature

PHIL 181: Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature (Spring 2011, Open Yale Courses). Instructor: Professor Tamar Gendler. Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature pairs central texts from Western philosophical tradition (including works by Plato, Aristotle, Epictetus, Hobbes, Kant, Mill, Rawls, and Nozick) with recent findings in cognitive science and related fields. The course is structured around three intertwined sets of topics: Happiness and Flourishing; Morality and Justice; and Political Legitimacy and Social Structures. (from oyc.yale.edu)

Introduction

Lecture 01 - Introduction

Lecture 02 - The Ring of Gyges: Morality and Hypocrisy

Lecture 03 - Parts of the Soul I

Lecture 04 - Parts of the Soul II

Lecture 05 - The Well-Ordered Soul: Happiness and Harmony

Lecture 06 - The Disordered Soul: Themis and PTSD

Lecture 07 - Flourishing and Attachment

Lecture 08 - Flourishing and Detachment

Lecture 09 - Virtue and Habit I

Lecture 10 - Virtue and Habit II

Lecture 11 - Weakness of the Will and Procrastination

Lecture 12 - Utilitarianism and its Critiques

Lecture 13 - Deontology

Lecture 14 - The Trolley Problem

Lecture 15 - Empirically-informed Responses

Lecture 16 - Philosophical Puzzles

Lecture 17 - Punishment I

Lecture 18 - Punishment II

Lecture 19 - Contract & Commonwealth: Thomas Hobbes

Lecture 20 - The Prisoner's Dilemma

Lecture 21 - Equality

Lecture 22 - Equality II

Lecture 23 - Social Structures

Lecture 24 - Censorship

Lecture 25 - Tying up Loose Ends

Lecture 26 - Concluding Lecture

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PHIL 181: Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature
Professor Tamar Gendler. Class Sessions. Downloads. Syllabus. Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature pairs central texts from Western philosophical tradition with recent findings in cognitive science and related fields.