Philosophy 1 - Introduction to Philosophy

Institution:

University of California-Irvine

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A selection of philosophical problems, concepts, and methods, e.g., free will and cause and substance, personal identity, the nature of philosophy itself. ( IV) 4 Introduction to Ethics (4). Selected topics from the history of ethics, e.g., the nature of the good life and the moral justification of conduct. ( IV) 5 Contemporary Moral Problems (4). Selected moral issues of current interest, e.g., abortion, sexual morality, euthanasia, capital punishment, reverse discrimination, civil disobedience, or violence. ( IV) 6 Philosophy and Psychoanalysis (4). An analysis of Freudian psychoanalytic theory and therapy, and its significance for such classical philosophical problems such as the mind-body problem, self-identity and self-deception, psyche and consciousness, innatism, and the origins of moral behavior. 7 Introduction to Existentialism (4). An analysis of themes in phenomenology and existentialism and their philosophical origins, e.g., consciousness, self and other, freedom and individuality. 9 Feminist Moral and Political Philosophy (4). Selected topics in moral and political philosophy analyzed from feminist perspectives, e.g., genderbased differences in moral attitudes and virtues, hidden in traditional accounts of political obligation, and feminism and sexual orientation. Prerequisite: Philosophy 4 recommended. ( IV)

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uci.edu/

Phone Number:

(949) 824-5011

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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