MIT OCW Archived Courses: Recent submissions

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    • 24.892 Classification, Natural Kinds, and Conceptual Change: Race as a Case Study, Spring 2004 

      Maglo, Koffi; Haslanger, Sally (2004-06)
      This course will consider the claim that there is no such thing as race, with a particular emphasis on the question whether races should be thought of as natural kinds: is our concept of race a natural kind concept? Is the ...

    • 24.260 Topics in Philosophy: David Lewis, Spring 2008 

      Rayo, Agustin (2008-06)
      The class will be devoted to the work of David Lewis, one of the most exciting and influential philosophers of the late twentieth century. We will have seminar-style discussions about his work on counterfactuals, time, ...

    • 7.343 Photosynthesis: Life from Light, Fall 2006 

      Weigele, Peter; Wang, Yongting (2006-12)
      In this course, you will journey through the web of physical, chemical, and biological reactions that collectively constitute photosynthesis. We will begin with light harvesting and follow photons to the sites of primary ...