HSEM2725H

HSEM 2725H - Zombies and their Souls: Philosophy, Bioethics and the Undead (3 Cr.) Honors

University Honors Program (10150) TUED - Undergraduate Education Administration

HSEM 2725H - Zombies and their Souls: Philosophy, Bioethics and the Undead (3 Cr.) Honors

Course description

We want money, love and fame. They want brains. Who is to say that our values are superior? This seminar will use zombie movies as a way of exploring fundamental issues in bioethics, the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of psychology. Are zombies conscious? Do they have free will? Should they have rights? If zombies could be safely controlled, would it be unethical to make them slaves or pets? What about experimenting on them, or using their organs for transplantation? If I were to become a zombie, would I still be me, or would I be something else?

Minimum credits

3

Maximum credits

3

Is this course repeatable?

No

Grading basis

AFV - A-F or Audit

Discussion

Requirements

000571

Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?

No

Typically offered term(s)

Periodic Spring