Problems of Philosophy
The course has two goals. First, to give you a sense of what philosophers think about and why. Here we look at several persistent philosophical problems, including: the existence of God, skeptical challenges to our knowledge of the external world, the nature and possibility of free will, and how a person remains the same over time as their bodily and psychological traits change. The second goal is to get you thinking philosophically yourself. This will help you develop your critical and argumentative skills more generally. Readings will be from late, great classical authors and influential contemporary figures.
Over the course of Discover we will cover 4 main themes:
1. Existence of God
a. We will examine the arguments from design and philosophical problems with the credibility of testimony of miracles
2. Knowledge and Reality
a. Can we really know that we are not just a brain in a vat in an environment controlled by an evil scientist? Is it really more likely that we live in a computer simulation than a base physical universe?
3. Personal Identity
a. Will we be the same person when we are 60 as we are today? Why? Should we be willing to step into a teleportation machine that recreates a person that is physically identical to us on and has our complete set of memories?
4. Free will
a. If as physicists tell us, everything that happens is determined by the movement of the very small particles we are made of, can there really be such a thing as free will?
By the end of the course you will be able to examine philosophical arguments, identify them as valid and or sound, and critically examine some of the most fascinating questions of our existence.

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