PHIL 217
Philosophy of Animal Life
Last Offered Spring 2013
Division II
Writing Skills
This course is not offered in the current catalog
Class Details
This course will investigate the nature of non-human animals and our relationship to them. 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#: 3397
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 3397
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
five 5- to 7-page essays
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
Attributes:
PHIL Contemp Metaphysics + Epistemology Courses
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PHIL 217 - SEM Philosophy of Animal Life
PHIL 217 SEM Philosophy of Animal LifeDivision II Writing SkillsNot offered
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