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4.00 Credits
Examines the theoretical basis of several traditions which define women as "other" or "special" or "different from"human standard (male), along with some of the social and personal consequences this has. Also looks at contemporary redefinitions of what it is to be female/male/human and the rights and obligations that logically follow from legal and social recognition of woman's full humanity. Three hours per week with enhancement. Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC (Prior to Fall 2008: IB).
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4.00 Credits
Focus on two central questions: How does our manner of encountering nonhuman entities affect how they become meaningful for us? How might we best formulate our obligations to the earth's diverse ecosystems and the creatures populating them? Three hours per week with enhancement. Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC (Prior to Fall 2008: IB).
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4.00 Credits
Examination of the philosophical issues that arise in thinking about the law, such as: What is the relationship between morality and the law? What kind of equality does the Constitution guarantee? What makes an act a crime? Classic and contemporary theories of law, as well as recent legal cases, are also discussed. Three hours per week with enhancement. Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC (Prior to Fall 2008: IB).
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4.00 Credits
Focuses on the philosophical issues addressed in African- American thought, including the meaning of human dignity, whether rage or love is the appropriate response to injustice, the role of race in developing one's sense of personal identity, the nature of political community, and the importance of music, poetry, etc. as expressions of one's self. Three hours per week with enhancement. Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC (Prior to Fall 2008: IB).
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4.00 Credits
Close look at the basic human problems of self, God and others as seen from the existentialist perspective. Major themes of alienation, authenticity, freedom, commitment and dread are traced from their roots in the 19th century philosophies of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche to contemporary expressions by Sartre, Camus, Heidegger and Buber, et al. May not receive credit for both PHIL 322 and 403. Prerequisite: One philosophy course or permission of instructor. Three hours per week with enhancement.
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4.00 Credits
Provides a general introduction to the Buddhist philosophy of the Indian subcontinent, Tibet, China and Japan. Discusses the teachings of the historical Buddha before concentrating on a number of Buddhist schools that developed from these teachings. Emphasis will be on Buddhist metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and philosophy of mind. Three hours per week with enhancement. Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC (Prior to Fall 2008: IB).
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4.00 Credits
Examines in depth a particular theme or problem in Asian philosophy. The content varies from semester to semester. May be repeated once under a different subtitle. Prerequisite: One philosophy course or permission of instructor. Three hours per week with enhancement.
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4.00 Credits
Promotes understanding of religious experience by focusing on a variety of its aspects, such as worship, prayer, vocation, mysticism, secularity and the encounter with evil. Prerequisite: One philosophy course or permission of instructor. Three hours per week with enhancement.
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4.00 Credits
Examines the sources, types, methods, structure and validity of knowledge. A study is made of classical, modern and contemporary sources of meaning, truth and perception giving students an acquaintance with, and appreciation of, the scope and limits of knowledge. Prerequisite: One philosophy course or permission of instructor. Three hours per week with enhancement.
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4.00 Credits
Critical examination of the philosophical problems common to the natural sciences, such as the nature of scientific laws and theories, and problems involved in scientific explanation. May not receive credit for both PHIL 335 and 406. Prerequisite: One philosophy course or permission of instructor. Three hours per week with enhancement.
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