S. Special Topics in Philosophy

This course will cover special topics in Personhood, Identity, and Freedom in Legal, Moral and Political philosophy. Topics will cover: 1) personal identity and time (including moral responsibility over time, statutes of limitations, authority over future selves (advanced directives), the puzzle of pre-punishment, the rights of the dead, and future persons; 2) self-knowledge, self-authorship, and privacy/prediction; and 3) theories of the self (including puzzles for legal persons, corporations, informational selves, and the legal status of groups, posthumous persons, and AI.

Interested law students should reach out to Professor Chatterjee with details regarding their background in philosophy for approval.

Instructors: Mala Chatterjee, Akeel Bilgrami, Carol Rovane