Spring 1998

Tutorial: INTENTIONS, COMMITMENTS and PROMISES

Emerson 310, Monday 4.00-5.30

Luca Ferrero

ferrero@fas.harvard.edu

Emerson 316

Office Hour: after the tutorial or by appointment

phone: 776-7811

Calendar

Feb 9 Austin “A Plea for Excuses”

Feb. 16 No meeting -- President’s day

(Recommended: Austin “Three Ways of Spilling Ink”, Philosophical Papers)

Feb. 23 C. Moya, The Philosophy of Action - An Introduction, Ch. 4-5

March 2 J. Searle, Intentionality Ch. 3

First paper topic distributed

March 9 N. Malcom, Consciousness and Causality, pp. 83-93

R.K. Sheer, “The Causal Theory of Intentions”, Philosophical Investigations 1994

March 16 Hampshire, Freedom of the Individual Ch. 3

First 5-page paper due in class

March 23 No meeting -- Spring Break

March 30 M. Bratman, “What is Intention?”

Second paper topic distributed

April 6 M. Robins, Promising, Intending and Moral Autonomy, pp. 20-44

April 13 A. Baier “Mind and Change of Mind”

Second 5 pages paper due in class

April 20 E. Anscombe “Rules, Rights and Promises”

Third paper topic distributed

April 27 Reading on promises TBA

May 1 Last day of classes

Third 5 pages paper due by 5.00 p.m. in my mailbox

Readings are available for xeroxing on the reserve shelf in Robbins Library

Grading and Extension Policy

Each paper counts for 20% of the final grade, participation 40%

A late paper will be marked down 1/3 of a grade for every day it is late.

A 2 days advance notice and a good reason are required for extensions.

No extension can be granted on the final paper.