COGST 2305

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COGST 2305
Puzzles and Paradoxes

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course will survey a number of famous paradoxes about the nature of time, identity, logic, science, belief, decision, and value. Some of these paradoxes have widely accepted answers, but many do not. Paradoxes include (but are not limited to) Zeno's paradoxes, the sorites paradox, the liar paradox, paradoxes of probability, the doomsday and simulation arguments, Newcomb's puzzle, and the trolley problem. These paradoxes will be used as a stepping stone to deeper philosophical questions. Some of the questions we'll tackle include: Is time real? What is a person? Is infinity coherent? How is science possible? What is knowledge? What is it to be rational? What should we do? Does God exist? And finally, why is death bad?


Distribution Requirements (SMR-AS)

Last 3 terms offered 2023FA, 2022FA, 2022SU

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 2300

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20794 COGST 2305   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person