| Title: | Science Fiction & Philosophy |
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| Course Section Number: | PHI-109-03 |
| Department: | Philosophy |
| Description: | 2nd Half Semester. Perspectives on Philosophy: Science Fiction & Philosophy. Science fiction is always a kind of thought experiment, inventing new worlds that are often inhabited by something alien, or extending our current science and technology into an imagined future full of tough moral dilemmas, or simply playing with some of our most challenging ideas about space and time, the possibility of artificial intelligence, or the problems of personal identity and free will. Philosophy also uses thought experiments to question what we might otherwise take for granted, to explore familiar problems in new ways, or to construct ideas and test their possibilities. In this course, we will use science fiction literature and films as well asphilosophical essays to explore a range of philosophical questions. This is a half-credit introductory course in philosophy; no prerequisite. |
| Credits: | 0.50 |
| Start Date: | October 14, 2019 |
| End Date: | December 15, 2019 |
| Meeting Information: |
10/14/2019-12/06/2019 Lecture Monday, Wednesday, Friday 02:10PM - 03:00PM, Center Hall, Room 305
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| Faculty: | Hughes, Cheryl |
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