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PHIL 121
Truth, Goodness, and Beauty Fall 2020 (also offered Spring 2021)
Division II Writing Skills

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In our everyday lives, we routinely assume that our clocks can tell us the truth about what time it is, that committing murder is wrong, and that there are people, landscapes, and works of art that are beautiful. But we are also aware that people can and often do disagree about what is true, what is good or right, and what is beautiful. Should the fact of such disagreement lead us to conclude that truth, goodness, and beauty are in some basic sense relative to human beings, perhaps as individuals, perhaps as members of societies or cultures? Some philosophers defend such conclusions, but others argue that truth, goodness, and beauty are “objective,” in some important sense, despite the fact that people disagree about them. This introductory course addresses these and related issues.
The Class: Format: seminar; Remote
Limit: 12
Expected: 12
Class#: 2529
Grading: no pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: Attendance, participation in class discussions, comments added to essays during class discussion.
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: first-year students and potential Philosophy majors
Unit Notes: meets 100-level PHIL major requirement
Distributions: Division II Writing Skills
WS Notes: Students write 1-page papers on assigned topics for most classes. I will grade and comment on 18 and a teaching assistant will comment on but not grade another 13. Comments will aim to enable students to improve their writing skills.

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