Senior Seminar (3810/6810)
Teachers - Dr. Lau, Professor Hansen, Dr. Martin, Dr. Ci, Dr. Hawley
This is an advanced seminar for undergraduate students and first-year postgraduate students. We shall be reading a list of classic and recent philosophical papers. The aim of the course is to provide an in-depth introduction to philosophical methodology and analytical skills. Students should do the assigned reading before coming to class.
- Assessment: 75% - Writing exercises, 25% - Class participation
- See this page for advice about reading and writing papers.
Provisional schedule
- Dr Lau (2 weeks)
- Dr Martin (2 weeks)
- Dr Hawley (2 weeks)
- Dr Ci (2 weeks)
- "Justice, Incentives, and Selfishness", "Where the Action Is: On the Site of Distributive Justice" Both are chapters from G. A. Cohen (2000) If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You're So Rich? Harvard.
- Writing exercise #3
- Professor Hansen (2 weeks)
- Darwall, Gibbard and Railton "Toward a Fin de siècle Ethics: Some Trends"
- Scanlon "Contractualism and Utilitarianism"