New courses in Linguistics and Philosophyhttp://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/index.htm2009-07-02MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduen-USContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe class will be devoted to the work of David Lewis, one of the most exciting and influential philosophers of the late twentieth century. We will have seminar-style discussions about his work on counterfactuals, time, causation, probability, and decision-theory. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-260Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmRayo, Agustin 2009-06-16T04:26:13-04:0024.260en-USLinguistics and PhilosophyPhilosophy, OtherPhilosophytime travelpossible worldsplurality of worldsdeterminismfree willNewcomb problemPrisoners’ Dilemmadecision theorysupervenienceHumechanceobjectivitysubjectivityprobabilitycausal explanationcausationtimecounterfactual dependencecomparative possibilitycounterfactualsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmSubject examines classic texts from the history of Western moral philosophy, and their answers to the question of what is the best way to live. These texts include works by Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Hume, Kant, and J. S. Mill. Among the questions that arise are: What is it to have a good life? How important is moral integrity, personal happiness, individual autonomy, and self expression, if one is to live in the best way that one can? Emphasis on close analysis and the evaluation of philosophical ideas and arguments.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-02Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmHaslanger, Sally2009-06-15T03:18:46-04:0024.02en-USLinguistics and PhilosophySpeech Teacher Educationequalityhate speechfree speechpornographysexualitygay marriagedeath penaltyfreedomwelfaresexpovertygenderracesocial justiceequalityglobal justicemoral theoryvirtuedeontologyutilitarianismtolerationrelativismskepticismegoismimmortalityanimal rightsenvironmentalismobjectivitysatisfactiondesirepleasureMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm