Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2017-2018
FWIS 170 - PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE FICTION
Long Title: PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE FICTION
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Read classic and contemporary philosophy texts alongside those science fiction novels and films that explore the same philosophical themes, such as the nature of consciousness, reality vs. virtual reality, the ethics of cyborg enhancement, and other questions involving what it means to be human in a technologically advanced future.
Course URL: http://pwc.rice.edu/