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NEW COURSES BEING OFFERED FALL 2012

PHI 3162 -- Logic and the Law (Gordon Rule/Liberal Studies Area IV)

Logic and the Law is an in depth examination of the application of logic in a legal context, with special emphasis on methods of inductive reasoning, such as analogical and causal reasoning. The course focuses on the construction and the presentation of written arguments, and the evaluation of arguments from both historical and contemporary legal decisions.

PHI 2635 -- Bioethics (Multicultural Y/Gordon Rule/Liberal Studies Area IV)

Bioethics is an examination of the philosophical foundations of bioethical theory and an exploration of the trenchant issues in contemporary bioethics with a concentration on discussions of race, gender, and vulnerable populations (e.g. the poor, immigrants). We will employ tools of ethical theory, philosophical analysis, and analytic writing to examine a number of moral issues arising in health care including justice in health care, experimentation and research on human subjects, reproductive technology, aging, organ donation, and euthanasia. Throughout the course we will examine assumptions about rights, persons, and ethical principles at work in medical decisions.

RANDOLPH CLARKE NAMED NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER FELLOW FOR 2012-13

Congratulations to Randolph Clarke for being awarded a fellowship at the National Humanities Center for his project “Omissions: Metaphysics, Agency, and Responsibility.”

JAMES JUSTUS AWARDED A STEPHEN RISLEY FAMILY FELLOWSHIP

Congratulations to James Justus for being awarded a Stephen Risley Family Fellowship in the College of Arts and Sciences to pursue research and writing.

The Risleys set up this endowment to provide teaching release to allow additional time to pursue research and/or writing projects.

RANDOLPH CLARKE AWARDED NEH FELLOWSHIP

Professor Randolph Clarke has been awarded a prestigious one-year fellowship by the National Endowment for the Humanities for his project entitled “Omissions: Metaphysics, Agency, and Responsibility.”

Events

Fri August 31st 3:30-5:30 Dodd Hall Auditorium

• Frédéric Bouchard, University of Montréal
  _{Department of Philosophy}
• Title: TBA

Big Questions in Free Will: Free Will and Science, Round 1

Free Will and Science Conference January 11-13, 2013