Introduction to ethical and political philosophy.

This course is an introductory ethics course. We will begin by thinking about the nature and effects of oppression, and then think about what ethical demands can be made of individuals living under unjust circumstances. In so doing, we will think about the emotional demands on oppressed individuals, the ways in which individuals can be wronged in their capacity as knowers, and the right attitudes for agents to possess while acting. We'll be asking questions like the following: What's the difference between suffering and oppression? How do power hierarchies make it harder for marginalized people to know themselves? If our sexual desires are culturally ingrained, are we responsible for changing them to be less problematic or do we just 'like what we like'? Are we really responsible for our actions or is everything fated?

The internet is not only a place for sharing and interconnection, it is also a site of conflict, competition, and geopolitics. This course takes the students deep into the importance of security and protection to the digital infrastructures that support all internet traffic, especially the subsea cables and data centers that form the network’s backbone.

The internet is not only a place for sharing and interconnection, it is also a site of conflict, competition, and geopolitics. This course takes the students deep into the importance of security and protection to the digital infrastructures that support all internet traffic, especially the subsea cables and data centers that form the network’s backbone.

The internet is not only a place for sharing and interconnection, it is also a site of conflict, competition, and geopolitics. This course takes the students deep into the importance of security and protection to the digital infrastructures that support all internet traffic, especially the subsea cables and data centers that form the network’s backbone.

The internet is not only a place for sharing and interconnection, it is also a site of conflict, competition, and geopolitics. This course takes the students deep into the importance of security and protection to the digital infrastructures that support all internet traffic, especially the subsea cables and data centers that form the network’s backbone.

You are tasked with constructing subsea cables that stretch across oceans and data centers that store and compute digital content. Without these foundational infrastructures, a global internet could not exist. Yet these mega-projects can cost hundreds of millions of dollars and take years to execute. What is required to build such massive systems and facilities? What kinds of political, environmental, and technological challenges will you face? In this class, as you consider developing the internet’s backbone in different parts of the world, you will learn to answer these questions.

You are tasked with constructing subsea cables that stretch across oceans and data centers that store and compute digital content. Without these foundational infrastructures, a global internet could not exist. Yet these mega-projects can cost hundreds of millions of dollars and take years to execute. What is required to build such massive systems and facilities? What kinds of political, environmental, and technological challenges will you face? In this class, as you consider developing the internet’s backbone in different parts of the world, you will learn to answer these questions.

You are tasked with constructing subsea cables that stretch across oceans and data centers that store and compute digital content. Without these foundational infrastructures, a global internet could not exist. Yet these mega-projects can cost hundreds of millions of dollars and take years to execute. What is required to build such massive systems and facilities? What kinds of political, environmental, and technological challenges will you face? In this class, as you consider developing the internet’s backbone in different parts of the world, you will learn to answer these questions.

You are tasked with constructing subsea cables that stretch across oceans and data centers that store and compute digital content. Without these foundational infrastructures, a global internet could not exist. Yet these mega-projects can cost hundreds of millions of dollars and take years to execute. What is required to build such massive systems and facilities? What kinds of political, environmental, and technological challenges will you face? In this class, as you consider developing the internet’s backbone in different parts of the world, you will learn to answer these questions.