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3.00 Credits
A study of sixteenth- and seventeenthcentury Spain from the perspective of its most famous drama, poetry, and prose.
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3.00 Credits
Course taken at the Universidad Pedagógica. Prerequisite: Spanish 308, 309, and permission of the program director.
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2.00 Credits
Placement in a local agency, school or business to observe and/or participate in a work setting. Prerequisite: permission of the Director. Semester in Washington, D.C. Calvin offers the Henry Semester in Washington, D.C., each spring. Participants combine an internship with academic study in order to better understand the workings of the nation's capital. To be accepted into the program, students must have either completed Political Science 101 or have the consent of the instructor. Students are required to enroll in Political Science 241, a one-hour preparatory course offered in the fall semester. The program director for 2009 is S. Monsma, of the Political Science Department.
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3.00 Credits
F and S. An introduction to fundamental questions about God, the world, and human life and how we know about them. These questions are addressed through the study of historically significant texts, primarily from the Western philosophical tradition. An emphasis is placed on philosophical reflection and discussion, constructing and evaluating arguments, reading and interpreting philosophical texts, writing clear expository prose, and engaging in faith-oriented and faith based inquiry. The course aims to help students use philosophy to respond to central issues in human life and in contemporary society.
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3.00 Credits
F and S. A course in elementary deductive and inductive logic with emphasis upon the use of logic in evaluating arguments. Suitable for firstyear students, not recommended for students aiming toward graduate study of philosophy.
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3.00 Credits
S. A course in elementary symbolic logic, including some modal logic. This course is recommended especially for those intending to study philosophy on the graduate level. Open to qualified first-year students. Intermediate Systematic Courses All intermediate courses presuppose one course in Philosophy 153. Students may take Philosophy 201-205, 207, 208, 215, 225 or 226 for core credit in Integrative Studies. Students may take Philosophy 225 or 226 for core credit in Cross Cultural Engagement.
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3.00 Credits
S. A study of the philosophical questions raised by methods, assumptions, and results of the human sciences, such as cultural relativism, social determinism, scientific objectivity, and religious neutrality. Attention will also be given the relationship between theology, philosophy, and social science. Students taking this course to fulfill the integrative studies requirement of the core must have the following prerequisites in addition to Philosophy 153: Two courses in the Social Sciences
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3.00 Credits
S. An investigation of such topics as the nature and types of law, sources of law, the bases of a legal system, the nature of legal and political authority, and the status of civil and human rights. Some consideration will also be given to the complex role lawyers and judges play in our society and to some of the ethical issues they may face as a result of this complexity, as well as to the ways in which a Christian perspective might affect the decisions a lawyer, judge, or citizen makes about the law and legal practice. Students taking this course to fulfill the integrative studies requirement of the core must have the following prerequisites in addition to Philosophy 153: Two courses in the Social Sciences. Not offered 2008-2009
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3.00 Credits
F An investigation of the nature of science (its structure, methods, and status) , and its place in human life, by looking at the historical development of science, including its interactions with other human activities, especially religion. The course will encourage students to develop their own views on major issues regarding the nature of science and its appropriate relations to worldviews and faith. It will use history of science both to place these issues in context and to test rival pictures of what science is, how it works, and how is has been - and should be -relatedto Christian faith. Special emphasis will be given to the diverse ways these issues have been approached within the Reformed tradition. Students taking this course to fulfill the integrative studies requirement of the core must have the following prerequisites in addition to Philosophy 153: Two courses in the Natural Sciences.
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3.00 Credits
S. A sustained philosophical reflection on the nature and existence of God, addressing such questions as the rationality of belief in God, the role of evidence in religious belief, the problem of evil, the suffering of God, the point of prayer, the use of gendered language about God, the fate of sincere believers in non-Christian religions, and the existence of hell. Students taking this course to fulfill the integrative studies requirement of the core must have the following prerequisites in addition to Philosophy 153: Two courses in Religion.
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