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3.00 Credits
A study of the history, beliefs and rituals of Hinduism, Buddhism,Taoism, Confucianism and Shinto.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to informal and formal logic.The use and abuse of language in general is first considered, then informal fallacies are examined. Next, deductive, inductive and analogical arguments are distinguished.The remainder of the course is devoted to examining the formal structures of descriptive language and the formal rules of logic.
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3.00 Credits
A critical examination of the questions, systems and contributions of the most influential philosophers of Western antiquity.The pre- Socratics and their legacy of questions and world views are first considered.The philosophies of Plato and Aristotle are examined next in light of the attempts of both philosophers to deal with the inherited questions of pre-Socratics and the moral and cultural problems of their time. Concludes with a look at the Epicurean, Stoic and neo- Platonist philosophies and the influence of neo-Platonism on Christian theology.
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3.00 Credits
Traces the development and influence of British empiricism and continental rationalism from the scientific revolution of the 17th century through the age of reason, the romantic rebellion and the industrial revolution, and the rise of nationalism. Philosophers to be studied are Descartes, Locke, Berkeley,Hume, Kant, Rousseau,Mill,Hegel,Marx and Nietzsche.
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3.00 Credits
A critical examination of the most influential American and European philosophers of the 20th century. Emphasis is placed on the rebellion against 19th-century idealism and metaphysics as manifested in the two divergent and predominant contemporary philosophies: existentialism and analytic philosophy. Russell,Moore,Wittgenstein, Whitehead, Bergson, James,Dewey, Sartre, Kafka and Camus are among the philosophers considered.
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3.00 Credits
A critical examination of the fundamental beliefs of the major religions of the world (not, however, a course in the history of religions or of religious belief).The course reviews the rational justifications for such important beliefs as the existence of God, the existence and immortality of the soul, the existence of evil as compatible with a merciful god and the value of miracles, prayer and mystery. Concludes with a look at religious alternatives to traditional theism.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the historical and theological developments in Protestantism, Catholicism and Judaism on the American continent, from the colonial period to the present, including a consideration of the ways in which American civilization modified European religious traditions and developed new sects, cults and religious traditions.
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3.00 Credits
A critical examination of the classical and contemporary theories of justice that are the foundations of Western law and morality. Among the philosophers studied are Plato, Hobbes, Locke, Kant, Rousseau, Bentham, Marx, Rawls and Hart. Emphasis is placed on each thinker's treatment of such fundamental concepts as natural law and positive law, human rights and the common good, the social contract, sovereign rights and power, the forfeiture of "absolute" rights,individual liberty and property, and utilitarianism and intuitionism as theories of justice.
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3.00 Credits
Explores historical and contemporary views of the nature of law and the rationales underlying various bodies of law. Cases are used to illustrate varying interpretations of law and to explore special legal problems.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Provides for individual work in research. prerequisites: presentation of a research proposal to the divisional chair, permission of the chair and instructor, and senior standing
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