RATIONALITY   [Archived Catalog]
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog
   

PHIL 1555 - RATIONALITY


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will focus on an influential analysis of rationality: the game-theoretic notion, which has agents attempting to maximize their expected utility. We will consider the foundations of this approach, criticisms of it, and applications of it to several areas of philosophy (including political philosophy, philosophy of language, and philosophy of science).
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: Any Other Philosophy Course


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