PHIL 4983, Capstone: Convention and Agreement
Prof. Eric Funkhouser
MWF 10:45-11:35; Memorial Hall 252
Topic: Social Contract Theory
January 19
Intro
January 21
Hobbes, Leviathan, Part I, xiii-xvi Notes
January 24
Hobbes, Leviathan, Part II, xvii-xviii Notes
January 26
Locke, Two Treatises of Government, Book II, Chapters 2, 8, and 9 Notes
January 28
Cont'd
January 31
Rousseau, On the Social Contract, Book I Notes
February 2
Rousseau, On the Social Contract, Book II + Book III (Chapter 1) & Book IV (Chapter 1) Notes
February 4
Rousseau, A Discourse on Inequality, Preface and Part One (pp. 92-107) Notes
February 7
Cont'd
February 9
Rousseau, A Discourse on Inequality, Part Two Notes
February 11
Cont'd
Recommended: Contemporary Social Contract Theorizing
Topic: Game Theory (Basics)
February 14
Watson, Strategy, Chapters 1-3
February 16
Watson, Strategy, Chapters 4-6
February 18
February 21
Watson, Strategy, Chapters 7-9
February 23
February 25
Cont'd
Topic: Language as a Coordination Problem
February 28
Lewis, Convention, Introduction and Chapter 1 Notes
March 2
Cont'd
March 4
Lewis, Convention, Chapter 2 Notes
March 7
Lewis, Convention, Chapter 3 Notes
March 9
Cont'd
March 11
Lewis, Convention, Chapter 4 Notes
March 14
Lepore and Stone, "David Lewis on Convention"
March 16
Midterm, Part 1
March 18
Midterm, Part 2
March 21-25
No Class -- Spring Break
Topic: The Evolution of Cooperation and Signals
March 28
Skyrms, Evolution of the Social Contract, Preface and Chapter 1 Notes
March 30
Cont'd
April 1
Skyrms, Evolution of the Social Contract, Chapter 2 Notes
April 4
Skyrms, Evolution of the Social Contract, Chapter 3 Notes
April 6
April 8
Skyrms, Evolution of the Social Contract, Chapter 5 and Postscript Notes
April 11
Skyrms, "The Stag Hunt" Notes
April 13
Skyrms, "Evolution of Inference" Notes
April 15
Skyrms, "Cheap Talk" Notes
April 18
Skyrms, "Choosing Partners" Notes
April 20
Zahavi, "Mate Selection -- A Selection for a Handicap" Notes
April 22
Nakamoto, "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System"
Topic: Blockchains, Crypto, and DAOs
April 25
“Byzantine Generals’ Problem: An Introduction” and "Blockchain Technology Overview" (pp. 9-32 -- feel free to skim up to p. 23)
April 27
Reijers, O'Brolchain, and Haynes, "Governance in Blockchain Technologies & Social Contract Theories"
April 29
Cont'd
May 2
Zarrin, Phang, Saheer, and Zarrin, "Blockchain for Decentralization of Internet..."
May 4
“Decentralized Autonomous Organizations…”
May 11, 10:15-12:15
Final Exam