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An exploration and study of topics not covered in other departmental offerings. Students may elect more than once, provided different topics are studied. Credits: 3 hrs
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This course is designed to teach students the methods and principles of mathematical and philosophical logic, both deductive and inductive. Students will learn model theory, natural deduction, formal methods of proof and the methods and principles of inductive logic and probability. Credits: 3 hrs
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Can "art" be defined? Do artists owe a responsibility to society? Should works of art be primarily analyzed as "significant form" or as an expression of the artist's personality? Can we isolate a uniquely "aesthetic" attitude? Through considering such questions, the course introduces the student to philosophical reasoning and analCredits: 3 hrs
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A philosophical study of the nature, goals and proper function of religion. Some possible topics are traditional arguments for the existence of God, grounds for disbelief in God, immortality, religious experience, the nature of religious language, the relation of science to religion, the role of faith and revelation, the connection between religion and ethics. Credits: 3 hrs
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A consideration of ethical questions regarding business practices in a global environment. Students will be introduced to ethical theory and critical reasoning. They will use these tools to critically examine the market system itself, as well as practices of multinational business. Students will explore the ethical responsibilities of corporations with regard to employees, consumers and other stakeholders. Credits: 3 hrs
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An examination of the relationships between contemporary values in the medical profession and traditional ethical values. Students will investigate various ethical theories and critically examine controversial issues in medicine. Credits: 3 hrs
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Examines the philosophical bases of political ideology and theory through analysis of a variety of political theories, their component parts, and their basic assumptions. Examples may be taken from the works of such writers as Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Mussolini, Marx and Thoreau. Credits: 3 hrs
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A consideration of philosophical issues concerning the nature and status of women. Readings from both traditional and contemporary sources. Topics may include scientific and religious views, the ideal society and women's place in it, varieties of feminism, views on sexuality, family and reproduction, and work and the economy. Credits: 3 hrs Cross-Listed: This course is cross-listed with WGST226
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An exploration of major ethical traditions from around the world in their application to particular moral issues such as reproduction, the environment, war, punishment, human rights, development, biomedical issues and euthanasia. Credits: 3 hrs
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An examination of contemporary existentialist thought about the nature of reality and human existence as reflected in the works of such philosophers as Marcel, Heidegger, Sartre and Camus and the sources of existentialism as found in the works of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche. Credits: 3 hrs
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