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.
General Education Requirement(s): Satisfies the university general education requirement in the western civilization knowledge exploration area.
Additional Requirement(s): At least one course in biology or philosophy or psychology