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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. Topic and language to be announced when offered.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the literature, problems, and methods of philosophy. The subject is approached either by studying some of the main figures in philosophic thought or by considering some central, recurring problems of philosophy. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: HUMN 125 or PHIL 100.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of methods for thinking analytically about realworld problems and solving them. Emphasis is on using inductive and deductive reasoning, proper argumentation, accepted methods of analysis, and synthesis of ideas; recognizing informal logical fallacies; and understanding the role of presuppositions and nonlogical factors as they apply to scientific, social, ethical, political, and other contemporary problems.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of how philosophical analysis can be a foundation for thinking clearly about moral issues. Problems analyzed include such widely debated issues as abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty, homosexuality, pornography, reverse discrimination, business ethics, sexual equality, and economic equity. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: HUMN 300 or PHIL 140.
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3.00 Credits
Development of analytical reasoning skills through study of formal logics, reasoning systems, and fallacious inference patterns.
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3.00 Credits
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. An examination of selected philosophical issues of general interest.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of theoretical perspectives on the arts from Plato to the present, along with critical examination of specific works of art. Analysis of concepts central to thought about art, such as beauty, form, content, expression, representation, interpretation, creation, style, medium, realism, aesthetic experience, and aesthetic value.
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3.00 Credits
Reading and philosophical criticism of fiction, poetry, and drama, dealing with issues of moral, religious, and metaphysical significance.
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3.00 Credits
Also offered as JWST250. Not open to students who have completed JWST250. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHIL234 or JWST250. A conceptional introduction to Judaism, analyzing its fundamental concepts from both analytical and historical perspectives. Discussion of "normative" Judaism as well as other conceptions of Judaism. Topics include: God, the Jewish people, authority, ethics, the sacred and the profane, particularism and universalism.
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3.00 Credits
Also offered as JWST251. Not open to students who have completed JWST251 or HEBR298J. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHIL235 or JWST251. A broad survey of the concepts of authority, faith, and reason in Jewish tradition from the Bible to the modern period, and their interrelationships.
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