Includes bibliographical references (course guide).
Contents
Skepticism: What do you really know? -- Knowledge: How should knowledge be analyzed? -- Truth: What is the nature of truth? -- Logic: What is valid reasoning? -- Knowledge and experience: Where does knowledge come from? -- The basis of ethics: What makes something right or wrong? -- Happiness and right action: How are morality and human welfare related? -- Morality and blame: Are we free? -- Mind and body: How are they related? -- Consciousness: Can the mystery be solved? -- Mind and world: Are objects really as they appear? -- The self: Who am I? -- God: Can the existence of God be proved? -- The meaning of life: What gives human life value? : A final review and summation.
Performer
Instructed by Colin McGinn.
Summary
In this course, Rutgers University philosophy professor Colin McGinn explores the main philosophical problems, with each lecture investigating different questions.