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CAS PH 486: Topics in Knowledge, Language, and Logic
Topic for Fall 2017: Philosophy of Computing. What are the logical and philosophical origins and applications of the Turing Machine? What, philosophically, is computation? We discuss some of the logico-philosophical aspects of Turing's work and examine foundational issues surrounding its future extensions and applications. Also offered as CAS CS 591 C2. -
CAS PH 487: Topics in the Philosophy of Science
A discussion-based introduction to core issues in the philosophy of science, focusing on the topics of scientific realism, theory change, reductionism, explanation, models, and natural kinds. -
CAS PH 488: Topics in Aesthetics
Consideration of selected topics in aesthetics, with particular attention to the relationship between aesthetic experience and analytical accounts of the experience; topics include expression, perception, qualities, the good, the ideal, and the sublime. -
CAS PH 491: Directed Study
Individual or small group tutorial instruction and directed research on selected topics. -
CAS PH 492: Directed Study
Individual or small group tutorial instruction and directed research on selected topics.
