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This course examines the major questions of legal philosophy, the nature of legal rights and legal duties, the definition of law, and the grounds of legal authority.(Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) Three credits.
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The emergence of the field concept of being and its closely allied "non-substantialistic turn" is the one common thread running through the whole spectrum of 20th-century thought.This course explores the multi-dimensional character of this exciting intellectual phenomenon from a global physiological perspective through an in-depth articulation of the basic concepts of field-being thinking and its applications in contemporary science and philosophy.(Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) Three credits.
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This course examines the origin and development of the American philosophical tradition and its culmination in pragmatism, including the relation of philosophical ideas in America to literature, religion, and politics.The course emphasizes the writings of Jonathan Edwards, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, and John Dewey.(Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) Three credits.
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This course examines the representative philosophers of the 19th century, notably Kant, Fichte, Schelling, Hegel, Schleiermacher, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, and Marx.(Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) Three credits.
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This course explores the problem of evil from the perspectives of theology and philosophy.The course considers God and evil, classical theodicies (reasonable justifications of God before the prevalence of evil), modern philosophical accounts of evil, social evil, and the possibility of belief in the face of evil.Within the context of these subjects, the course addresses the following questions: What is evil What are the roots of evil What effect does an individual's understanding of evil have on his or her understanding of the human being, of God, and of religion What is our responsibility in the face of evil (Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) Three credits.
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Upon request and by agreement with an individual professor in the department, a student may conduct a one-semester independent study on a specific philosophical topic.(Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course, junior or senior status, and permission of professor) Three credits.
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This course explores a specific topic in the discipline of philosophy, in an effort to deepen students' vocations of incessant questioning not only by exploring a specific thinker, question, or historical period, but also by further developing their own thinking, reading, and critical writing skills.(Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) Three credits.
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In this seminar, students spend several hours each week in shelters, soup kitchens, or day programs, learning first-hand about homelessness.In class, journals, and short papers, students reflect on their community-based learning experiences and integrate them with readings and theory.Students discuss the causes and consequences of homelessness and critically analyze, from a variety of perspectives, its effects on individuals, families, and society. This course meets the U.S. diversity requirement. Three credits.
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This course provides opportunities for students to examine the connection between their major and the values of peace and justice.Students undertake a major research project representing a concept, issue, or case study in their major and investigate the justice and peace dimension of the topic.Students make oral and written presentations of the research project and discuss it in the seminar.The course is very much student-driven.While faculty members assist in the selection of topics and readings, and join in the discussion, the course gives students much of the responsibility for their learning.Three credits.
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Students examine the American political system and the American political culture; consider the major political institutions in relation to policy perspectives; examine the ability of the political system to deal with societal problems; and analyze proposals for reform of the political system.Three credits.
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