Prerequisite
One philosophy subject is the only prerequisite.
Assignments and Grading
Assessment will be by means of two papers, each of which should be around ten pages long (i.e. 3,000 - 4,000 words long). Each paper counts for 50% of the course grade.
Calendar
Course schedule.
| LEC # |
TOPICS |
KEY DATES |
| 1 |
Introductory Session |
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| 2 |
The Classical Compatibilist Account |
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| 3 |
Refining the Consequence Argument and "Could have done otherwise" |
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| 4 |
Denying Closure of Unavoidability |
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| 5 |
Lewis on Law Breaking |
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| 6 |
Modal Metaphysics |
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| 7 |
More Modal Metaphysics |
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| 8 |
Libertarianism I |
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| 9 |
Libertarianism II |
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| 10 |
Time Travel |
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| 11 |
Frankfurt on Alternate Possibilities |
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| 12 |
Reactions to Frankfurt |
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| 13 |
Strawson |
Assignment 1 due |
| 14 |
Reactions to Strawson |
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| 15 |
Frankfurt's Higher Order Account |
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| 16 |
Reactions to Frankfurt |
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| 17 |
Reason Responsiveness; Wolf |
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| 18 |
Choosing; Intentions; Weakness of Will |
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| 19 |
Choice and Freedom |
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| 20 |
Choice and Knowledge |
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| 21 |
Empirical Work: Social Psychology I |
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| 22 |
Empirical Work: Social Psychology II |
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| 23 |
Addiction |
Assignment 2 due eight days after Lec #23 |