PHIL 216
Philosophy of Animals
Spring 2016
Division II
Writing Skills
Cross-listed
ENVI 216
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Class Details
This course will investigate the mental lives of non-human animals. Throughout we will aim to fuse a rigorous scientific perspective with more humanistic themes and moral inquiry. Topics will include animal minds and cognition, empathy and evolution, the history of domestication, animal rights, cross-cultural views on animals, arguments against and for vegetarianism and veganism, and pets and happiness.
The Class:
Format: seminar
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 3579
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 3579
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
four 4- to 6-page papers and one 10- to 12-page final paper
Prerequisites:
none
Enrollment Preferences:
students with at least one previous philosophy course
Unit Notes:
meets Contemporary Metaphysics & Epistemology requirement only if registration is under PHIL
Distributions:
Division II
Writing Skills
Notes:
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
PHIL 216 Division II ENVI 216 Division II
PHIL 216 Division II ENVI 216 Division II
Attributes:
ENVI Humanities, Arts + Social Science Electives
ENVP SC-B Group Electives
PHIL Contemp Metaphysics + Epistemology Courses
ENVP SC-B Group Electives
PHIL Contemp Metaphysics + Epistemology Courses
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PHIL 216 - 01 (S) SEM Philosophy of Animals
PHIL 216 - 01 (S) SEM Philosophy of AnimalsDivision II Writing SkillsM 7:00 pm - 9:40 pm
Hopkins Hall 400 (Rogers Room)3579
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