Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature

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1. Introduction

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2. The Ring of Gyges: Morality and Hypocrisy

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3. Parts of the Soul I

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4. Parts of the Soul II

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5. The Well-Ordered Soul: Happiness and Harmony

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6. The Disordered Soul: Thémis and PTSD

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7. Flourishing and Attachment

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8. Flourishing and Detachment

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9. Virtue and Habit I

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10. Virtue and Habit II

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11. Weakness of the Will and Procrastination

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12. Utilitarianism and its Critiques

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13. Deontology

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14. The Trolley Problem

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15. Empirically-informed Responses

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16. Philosophical Puzzles

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17. Punishment I

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18. Punishment II

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19. Contract & Commonwealth: Thomas Hobbes

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20. The Prisoner's Dilemma

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21. Equality

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22. Equality II

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23. Social Structures

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24. Censorship

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25. Tying up Loose Ends

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26. Concluding Lecture