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Course: “Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature”

Professor Tamar Gendler, Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Cognitive Science at Yale University, and Chair of the Department of Philosophy. Photo: Yale Open Courses

“Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature” pairs texts from Plato, Aristotle, Epictetus, Hobbes, Kant, Mill, Rawls, and Nozick with recent discoveries in cognitive science and related fields. There are 26 lectures, each about 45 minutes long.

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