Week 10: Gender
Two-page project proposal
Due Nov. 29. Late proposals only accepted in case of illness or family emergency.
Two pages, double spaced, 12 point; approximately 500 words.
Contents:
- State the question you hope to answer and how it relates to rationality.
- Outline different possible answers to the question.
- Indicate readings that are relevant to the question.
- Briefly sketch the argument you want to develop in support of your answer
to the question.
Why are women underrepresented in philosophy?
Women at U.S.
doctoral programs.
Female-friendly
departments
Fodor on why nobody
reads philosophy.
Discussion Questions for Week 11
- Does thought have to have propositional content? What are propositions?
- What are the grounds for the principle of charity? Is it plausible?
- Is language necessary for thought?
- Is language necessary for rationality?
- Is the concept of belief useful for understanding thinking?
PHIL 680
Computational Epistemology
Laboratory.
Paul
Thagard
This page updated Nov. 21, 2005.