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This course concentrates on the major writings and central insights of the two thinkers.It determines and evaluates their contributions to the development of contemporary existentialism and to current radical thinking about God and morality.(Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) Three credits.
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This course presents a coherently developed account of the salient features of the two philosophical traditions of China and India as contrasted with each other and with the Western tradition. This course meets the world diversity requirement. ( Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) Three credits.
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The philosophy of G.W.F.Hegel, the most famous of the German idealists, directly spawned the philosophy of Karl Marx.Hegel is considered the father of existentialism and influenced contemporary schools of critical theory, continental philosophy, and post-structuralism.This course focuses on Hegel's most famous work, Phenomenology of Spirit.Students learn the mechanics of dialectical reasoning by examining Hegel's reflections upon time and space, perception, scientific reasoning, the concepts of life and death, the master-slave dialectic, and self-consciousness.The course works through this text in detail, and pays particularly close attention to how Hegel interprets the philosophy of Immanuel Kant.(Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) Three credits.
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Almost everyone recognizes that through experience the human mind is shaped by the world.Immanuel Kant, however, argued for the revolutionary claim that the world is shaped by the human mind.In developing this position Kant was led to formulate a radical view concerning the nature of space and time.It also led him to draw striking conclusions about our knowledge of ourselves, objects, causation, God, freedom, and immortality - conclusions that changed philosophy forever.In this class we will study Kant's revolution in philosophy.Three credits.
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This course covers central ontological and epistemological themes in selected early, middle, and late Platonic dialogues, paying particular attention to Plato's inclination to identify virtue with knowledge.(Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) Three credits.
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This course introduces Aristotle through a selection of his works, exploring their relation to other works, their place in the scheme of the sciences, and thoroughly investigating their subject matter.(Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) Three credits.
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Three years after he finished college, Descartes got stuck in a snowstorm on his way to fight in a war.Alone in his room, he reflected on his education, coming to believe that many of the things he had been taught in college were pretty dubious.He also realized that he had believed many things all his life without giving thought to his reasons for believing them.He decided the best thing he could do was rid himself of all his old beliefs and then, relying only on his own mind, replace them with only those beliefs for which he could find good reasons.This course discusses the development and results of Descartes' search for truth.(Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) Three credits.
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Can everything in the world be rationally explained Even the existence of the world itself G.W.Leibniz (1646-1716) thought so.Together with his understanding of the nature of truth, this led him to some startling conclusions, such as nothing causally interacts with anything else, everything internally reflects everything else, and even though evil exists this is the best of all possible worlds.In this course we examine these conclusions as well as Leibniz's theories about such puzzling topics as the nature of the mind, body, God, freedom, and space.(Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) Three credits.
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Confucianism is a reflective tradition that for over 2500 years has shaped social norms and moral values in East Asia.It underlies traditional political theory and religious practice and remains the template for social interactions.In this course we examine the Confucian tradition through its major figures and primary texts, from the Analects of Confucius (551-479 BCE) to the writings of contemporary Confucians.Emphasis is given to drawing out the philosophical content of Confucian thought by engaging both traditional commentaries and recent philosophical interpretations.We also assess the appropriateness of regarding certain practices and institutions as Confucian.(Prerequisites: PH10 and one 100-level philosophy course) This course meets the world diversity requirement. Three credits.
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This course explores writings and philosophical influences of Daoism and Zen Buddhism in East Asia and in the West.The key philosophical themes covered are the related ideas of non-action (wuwei) and empty-mind (mushin).Emphasis is given to philosophical exegesis of these themes and their potential application to ideals of personal, moral, and professional integrity.The course includes reading and discussion of historical and contemporary texts.It may also involve exploratory, reflective engagement in Dao and Zen associated activities such as breathing meditation, T'ai Chi exercises, brush-calligraphy, haiku composition, or archery.(Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) This course meets the world diversity requirement. Three credits.
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