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3.00 Credits
Examination of the different strands of contemporary thought in Latin American philosophy and their historical roots. Historical periods covered include Pre-Columbian thought, and 19th-Century positivist philosophy. Contemporary issues examined will include race/identity, feminism, and philosophy as literature.
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Analytic and Continental Philosophy Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy, or permission of instructor Examination of the historical development of major trends in contemporary Anglo-American or analytic philosophy and continental European philosophy. Topics include the formal approaches of Frege and Russell, logical positivism, ordinary language philosophy, hermeneutics, and phenomenology. Attention will be given to areas of dialogue between traditions, and to similarities of content often overlooked due to methodological and stylistic differences.
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3.00 Credits
The major positions since the late 19th century (pragmatism, idealism naturalism and process philosophy) will be studied through selected texts from Peirce, James, Royce, Dewey, Santayana and Whitehead.
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3.00 Credits
A study of implication as formalized through the application of mathematical techniques to logic.
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3.00 Credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor, department chairperson, and college dean Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Major or Minor in Philosophy or consent of instructor Intensive study of (1) major philosophers, such as Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Quine, and Wittgenstein, or (2) philosophers related by a common theme in development, such as Aquinas, Scotus, Ockham, or Locke, Berkeley, Hume, or Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, or (3) current philosophical work. May be repeated with change of content.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Major in Philosophy and 3.0 average in philosophy courses Departmental guidance for a thesis developing out of the primary and continuing interest of the student.
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3.00 Credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged Prerequisites: Philosophy major; Upper-division standing;permission of instructor, department chairperson, and college dean Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings.
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3.00 Credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor, department chairperson, and college dean Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered.
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1.00 Credits
Career decision making models employed by students interested in entering selected health care professions. This course is intended for students planning to apply to an accredited graduate professional program or those who may transfer to similar undergraduate programs not offered as a major at UMD.
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