Lecture
Philosophy and Science Fiction
Course and term details
- Sequence
- 01
- Part of term
- 1
- Term
- Fall 2026
- Delivery
- Traditional
- Delivery code
- TR
- Linked section
- No
- Open section
- Yes
Fall 2026
PHIL2342 CRN 14996Philosophy and Science Fiction
LectureMainRettler, Bradley JTue Thu 9:35 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
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Schedule
Tue, Thu
9:35 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Engineering Building 1044
08/31/2026 – 12/11/2026
Meeting type
Class · LEC
Faculty
Rettler, Bradley JPrimary
brettler@uwyo.edu
Seats
17
open of 30 seats
Enrollment and waitlist
- Enrollment
- 13
- Maximum enrollment
- 30
- Seats available
- 17
- Wait capacity
- 5
- Wait count
- 0
- Wait seats available
- 5
Credits
3
3
All credit fields
- Credit range
- 3
Course description
Science fiction is rich with stories that explore classic philosophical questions or puzzles like time travel, artificial intelligence, free will, gender, and personal identity. In this course, we will discuss stories that make significant connections with philosophical issues, and read contemporary philosophical literature that discusses the issues.
Attributes
1
TPA1 · Program Fees - A&S
Full attribute list
- TPA1
Program Fees - A&S
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