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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Seeks to identify and appraise different ways of being religious: primitive, mystical, dogmatic, and ritualistic. Emphasizes appreciating the unique standpoint that each requires, how each sees the world in a radically different way, and how that leads to distinctive ways of life.
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4.00 Credits
Introduces the skills and techniques of reasoning, stressing applications to issues in diverse professional, personal, and social contexts.
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4.00 Credits
Introduces the logic of propositions and the syllogism. Examines principles of critical reasoning and fallacies. Offers practice in applying logical techniques to the creation and criticism of arguments.
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4.00 Credits
Explores claims in both Eastern and Western philosophy that a way of life exists that leads to happiness, power, and wisdom. Focuses on such questions as: Is there a best way to live Is there a way a human being should live Studies the thought of such philosophers as Socrates, Buddha, Plato, Aristotle, Lao Tzu, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Aquinas, and Spinoza, as well as studies some of the classical Hindu and Buddhist texts.
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4.00 Credits
Retired August 31, 2007; replaced with PHL U301. Focuses on general questions about the law: What is the nature and proper scope of the law How should the law be enforced and are there alternatives to punishment How can laws be properly interpreted Examples of legal controversies are related to the theories studied.
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4.00 Credits
Retired August 31, 2007; replaced with PHL U302. Concentrates on ethical and philosophical issues about war and peace. Focuses on the nature and justification of war, moral questions about tactics in war, ideas for avoiding war, concepts of and strategies for attaining peace, and the morality of relations between nations.
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4.00 Credits
Retired August 31, 2007; replaced with PHL U303. Focuses on basic questions about the nature of the state and the relationship of individuals to the state. What basis is there for individuals to obey the laws of the state What conditions must a government meet to be legitimate What justification can be given for democratic forms of government Also examines what sorts of controls the state should exert over citizens, and what benefits citizens have a right to expect from the state. Includes readings from both classical and contemporary sources.
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4.00 Credits
Examines the changing values of the modern, technologically advanced world. Attempts to increase our understanding of the supposed breach between the literary and scientific cultures, the diverse approaches towards their reconciliation, and the human dimensions of science and technology. Topics include the neutrality of technology with respect to good or evil uses, technology as an instrument for human liberation, and the issue of proper and effective modes of controlling technology in today's world.
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4.00 Credits
Introduces students to the Old and New Testaments, so that they may enter into a dialogue with the Bible, understanding not only what it says, but why it is said that way. To do this, discussion focuses on the Bible's social, political and cultural backgrounds.
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4.00 Credits
Retired August 31, 2007; replaced with PHL U304. Attempts to answer the questions: What is economic justice What are the criteria by which we tell whether a society is (or is not) an economically just society Looks at views on these issues developed by advocates of capitalism, socialism, and the welfare state.
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