PHL 3880 - Animal Minds and Morals

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Explores the connection between the questions which creatures have minds? and which creatures are moral agents and patients? Possible topics include: the problem of other minds, the language of thought, belief attribution, behaviorism, moral status, speciesism, and animal rights. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the western civilization knowledge exploration area.
Prerequisite(s): at least one course in biology or philosophy or psychology