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3.00 Credits
An introduction to traditional and contemporary logic, the purpose of this course is to improve student's ability to construct valid arguments and to analyze arguments of others. Emphasizing practical applications, topics covered include basic concepts, induction and deduction, syllogism, and propositional logic. Prerequisite: ENG101. CR. 3
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3.00 Credits
A critical study of metaethics, ethical theories, and contemporary moral issues. Emphasizing the application of ethics to real-life situations, the course covers topics such as ethical relativism, subjectivism, morality and religion, utilitarianism, Kant, theories of punishment, abortion, capital punishment, euthanasia, censorship, sexual morality, affirmative action, and animal rights. Prerequisite: ENG101. CR. 3
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of ethical issues arising within modern medicine and the health care professions, such as paternalism and truth-telling, euthanasia, abortion, modern reproductive technologies, nurse-patient and nurse-physician relationships, civil commitment, and allocation of scarce medical resources. Prerequisite: ENG101. CR. 3
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3.00 Credits
(This couse is crosslisted with BUA252.) This course introduces students to ethical theory by way of specific ethical debates from the field of business. The ethics of "downsizing", globalization, drug testing, advertising, and whistleblowing, among other topics, will be dicsussed. These debates will illuminate some of the theoretical principles that we use to evaluate right and wrong. We will examine the shortcomings and advantages of each theory, as well as critically examine the basis of business. Students will acquire an understanding of these philosophical approaches to ethics and develop their dialectical and critical thinking skills. Prerequisite: ENG101. CR. 3
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3.00 Credits
(Topic would be indicated.) An intensive study of the thought of a great philosopher or of some philosophical trend, idea, or problem. Offered for students in associate degree programs. Prerequisite: ENG101. CR. 3
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to develop a close faculty-student interchange of ideas and to encourage a student to undertake as much independent study as possible. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: PHI103 and completion of 30 credit hours. CR. 1-6
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3.00 Credits
(This course is cross listed with WST336.) An exploration of feminist philosophies, ethics, epistemologies, approaches, and languages. Topics may include conceptualizing equality, essentialism, otherness, feminist aesthetics, postmodernism and psychoanalysis, and ecofeminism. Prerequisites: either PHI103, PHI250, or WST101W; ENG102W recommended. CR. 3
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the central philosophical issues in the discipline of education. It examines historical philosophers including Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau, and Dewey in order to critically analyze the nature and purpose of education. Students will also explore the relation of ethics, politics, and education. Prerequisite: any PHI course. CR. 3
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3.00 Credits
Students will gain an understanding of a variety of aesthetic theories, including historical, recent, feminist, and multicultural perspectives. Prerequisites: ENG 101 and either PHI103 or PHI250. ENG102W recommended. CR. 3
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3.00 Credits
East Asian Philosophy examines in detail the major philosophical traditions of China and Japan including Taoism, Confucianism, Mahayana Buddhism and Shintoism. Students will acquire an understanding of the basic principles of east Asian philosophy and develop their dialectical and critical thinking skills. Prerequisite: any PHI course. CR. 3
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