PHIL 399 - Seminar on A Living Philosopher

FDR: HU
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Winter.

Prerequisite: Restricted to philosophy majors or minors with at least junior standing. Philosophy has a long and distinguished history. It is also an amazingly lively and active area of current research. In this seminar, students engage in an in-depth examination of the work of a major contemporary philosopher, including relevant material from other authors. Toward the end of the term, that philosopher visits campus for a few days to meet with students in class and give a lecture open to the university at large. Students have the opportunity to exchange ideas with, and critique the ideas of, someone at the forefront of the field. This course may be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Majors who are pursuing Honors may also chose to take PHIL 399 in place of one of their 10 courses in philosophy.

For Winter 2015, Jesse Prinz is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center, CUNY. Author of five books and more than 100 articles, Prinz focuses on issues in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, cognitive science, moral psychology, aesthetics, and experimental psychology. His work–informed by psychology, neuroscience, and anthropology–aims to vindicate the core tenets of classical empiricism in the 21st century. Prinz will visit campus toward the end of the term to lead class and give a public lecture. Staff.