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Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature

Tamar Gendler · Yale University

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About

Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature pairs central texts from Western philosophical tradition (including works by Plato, Aristotle, Epictetus, Hobbes, Kant, Mill, Rawls, and Nozick) with recent findings in cognitive science and related fields. The course is structured around three intertwined sets of topics: Happiness and Flourishing; Morality and Justice; and Political Legitimacy and Social Structures.

Lectures

  1. Introduction Lecture 1 · Audio
  2. The Ring of Gyges: Morality and Hypocrisy Lecture 2 · Audio
  3. Parts of the Soul I Lecture 3 · Audio
  4. Parts of the Soul II Lecture 4 · Audio
  5. The Well-Ordered Soul: Happiness and Harmony Lecture 5 · Audio
  6. The Disordered Soul: Thémis and PTSD Lecture 6 · Audio
  7. Flourishing and Attachment Lecture 7 · Audio
  8. Flourishing and Detachment Lecture 8 · Audio
  9. Virtue and Habit I Lecture 9 · Audio
  10. Virtue and Habit II Lecture 10 · Audio
  11. Weakness of the Will and Procrastination Lecture 11 · Audio
  12. Utilitarianism and its Critiques Lecture 12 · Audio
  13. Deontology Lecture 13 · Audio
  14. The Trolley Problem Lecture 14 · Audio
  15. Empirically-informed Responses Lecture 15 · Audio
  16. Philosophical Puzzles Lecture 16 · Audio
  17. Punishment I Lecture 17 · Audio
  18. Punishment II Lecture 18 · Audio
  19. Contract & Commonwealth: Thomas Hobbes Lecture 19 · Audio
  20. The Prisoner's Dilemma Lecture 20 · Audio
  21. Equality Lecture 21 · Audio
  22. Equality II Lecture 22 · Audio
  23. Social Structures Lecture 23 · Audio
  24. Censorship Lecture 24 · Audio
  25. Tying up Loose Ends Lecture 25 · Audio
  26. Concluding Lecture Lecture 26 · Audio

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Credits and licence

Institution
Yale University
Department
Philosophy
Teacher
Tamar Gendler
Term
Spring 2011
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Philosophy
Source
Open Yale Courses
Licence
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