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Prerequisite(s): PH 101 or instructor's permission Introduces the central issues and concepts of the philosophy of gender and feminist philosophy. Philosophical conceptions such as subjectivity, rationality, equality and oppression will bediscussed in the context of current debates on issues such as sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, sexuality, homosexuality, reproduction, pornography and prostitution. D
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Prerequisite(s): PH 101 or instructor's permission Investigates the complex dimensions of the ethical relationship between humanity and the natural environment. Discusses a variety of theories and proposals concerning the nature of that relationship, including both anthropocentric and nonanthropocentric viewpoints. Relates these ideas to the present environmental crisis, and to the duties and responsibilities that businesses have to protect and preserve the environment.
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Prerequisite(s): PH 101 or instructor's permission and completion of any freshman mathematics sequence Note: This course is also listed as MA 305; it can be used as either a philosophy or mathematical sciences elective depending on which designator the student chooses at registration. This course focuses on the mathematical development of propositional logic and its extension to modal propositional logic. Semantic notions are presented using truth tables. We use analytic tableau as our proof method for both classical and modal propositional logic. We will pay special attention to the computational aspects of validity and satisfiability in a variety of modal logics, including alethic, deontic and temporal logics. There will be a number of special topics that build on this foundation. These will include both computational (e.g. using Prolog) and philosophical (e.g. paradoxes within logics) issues.
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Prerequisite(s): PH 101 or instructor's permission Examines selected topics in traditional and contemporary theories of society such as utopia, ideology, social class, racism, economic determinism, freedom, and the "post-industrial" age. Explores the topics both historically and systematically, focusing on contemporary discussions in the philosophy of the social sciences. Draws on the writings of social theorists such as Plato, Hobbes, Rousseau, Adam Smith, Hegel, Marx, Mills, Freud, Weber, Keynes, Mao Zedong, Marcuse and Habermas.
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The purpose of this course is to study major problems in political philosophy that relate to global issues: Nationalism, Cosmopolitanism, Multiculturalism, Democracy and theories on Globalization. These are crucial topics that are becoming more relevant and important in a post-Communist world infested with national, ethnic, racial, cultural, and religious conflicts at both national and international levels. We shall be examining contemporary works by renowned political theorists and philosophers of our time. In studying philosophy, you must be willing to subject all of your inherited ideas to critical scrutiny. If you are content with the world around you and do not wish to disturb the status quo, then this course is not for you. Subsidiary aims of this course include helping you improve your critical skills and write well-structured and logically reasoned papers.
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Prerequisite(s): PH 101 or instructor's permission Explores dimensions of man's life within an existential framework which is plagued by ambiguity, emptiness and absurdity. Seeks the meaningfulness and authenticity of man's spiritual being. Examines thinkers who argue that meaning can be found only within the framework of man's finitude, and thinkers who look for a transcendent grounding for man's existence, for example, in God. Draws on such existential writers as Kierkegaard, Dostoyevski, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Marcel, Jaspers, Sartre, Camus, Buber and Tillich.
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Prerequisite(s): PH 101 or instructor's permission Investigates philosophical issues raised by religion such as religious knowledge and faith, religious experience and language, the nature and existence of God, free will, the problem of evil, and immortality.
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Prerequisite(s): PH 101 or instructor's permission Examines fundamental problems in the philosophy of art such as the criteria of beauty, aesthetic experience and knowledge, cognitive standards of artistic criticism, and the role of the artist within society. Asks questions concerning the nature of art, how and why it is created, its value, whether it should be unrestricted or controlled by the state, and why it takes on new forms. Draws on thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Camus, Dewey and Langer.
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Prerequisite(s): PH 101 or instructor's permission What are the moral obligations of government, other institutions, and individuals in dealing with poverty Should just societies satisfy the basic needs of all their members How should we deal with conflicting claims about justice, rights, needs, freedom and equality Are current U.S., state, and local policies dealing with poor people morally justified What alternative policies might be better Explores answers to these questions through study of different philosophical theories and through investigation of one or two current problem areas as cases. Investigation will include substantial service-learning experiences in inner-city schools or other institutions that serve poor people. C D
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Prerequisite(s): PH 101 or instructor's permission This course examines the theoretical and ethical issues associated with historical and contemporary understandings of love and sex. The course will include examination of traditional and contemporary conceptions of erotic love, and social and ethical questions that arise in considering sex without love, promiscuity, adultery, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. In addition, contemporary theoretical perspectives addressing the relationship between gender and sexuality will be explored.
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