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3.00 Credits
This course considers philosophical issues in the social science, such as the interaction of factual, methodological, valuational issues, problems special to the historical sciences, issues of scale and hierarchy, the use of quantitative and qualitative methods, models of rationality and the relation between normative and descriptive theories of behavior, the nature of teleology, functional organization and explanation, social adaptations, levels of selection, and methodological individualism, cultural and conceptual relativity, and heuristics and problems with and strategies for analyzing complex systems. W. Wimsatt. Winter.
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3.00 Credits
This course considers gay, lesbian, and bisexual lives from childhood through later life. Beginning with study of the concept of sexual identity, this course explores what is known about biological factors presumed relevant to emergence of same gender sexual orientation. We also discuss social circumstances and aspects of personal development salient among those persons whose self-identify is or becomes gay, lesbian, or bisexual across the years of childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood, as well as in middle and later life. We focus on such issues as gender atypical interests, the contribution of familial circumstances, and the role of the "coming-out" story. We also explore such issues as intimacy, partnership, parenthood, and aging among bisexual men and women, lesbians, and gay men. We conclude with considerations and limitations of "queer theory" to our understanding of sexual identity and life sto ry. B. Cohler. Winter. Not offered 2 009-10; will be offered 2010
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3.00 Credits
D. Schloen. Autumn.
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3.00 Credits
Taking these courses in sequence is not required. This sequence meets the general education requirement in civilization studies. This sequence surveys Jewish history and society from the era of the ancient Israelites until the present day. Students explore the ancient, medieval, and modern phases of Jewish culture(s) by means of documents and artifacts that illuminate the rhythms of daily life in changing economic, social, and political contexts. This sequence is offered in alternate years. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
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L. Auslander. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
J. Stackert. Autumn.
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3.00 Credits
Taking these courses in sequence is not required. This sequence meets the general education requirement in civilization studies. Students in this sequence explore Jewish thought and literature from ancient times until the modern era through a close reading of original sources. A wide variety of works is discussed, including the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and texts representative of rabbinic Judaism, medieval Jewish philosophy, and modern Jewish culture in its diverse manifestations. Texts in English. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
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3.00 Credits
J. Robinson. Winter.
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3.00 Credits
N. Rokem. Spring.
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