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A lecture or seminar class in a special topic of philosophy. Two or Four Credits Staff
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Philosophy of mind deals with very basic questions of who we are. What is the relation between our minds and our bodies in general and our brains in particular What are the characteristics of the mind that make us (or seem to make us) unique The course will explore such issues as dualism and materialism, the problems of sensation and of intentionality, computer models for the mind, the nature of human action, and freedom of the will. (Counts toward fulfillment of requirements for the neuroscience minor.) Four Credits Perovich Alternate Years
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A study of the nature and theory of religion, including the following topics: the nature and existence of God; the concept of faith; the nature of religious experience and religious language; and the theory of religious pluralism. Cross-listed with Religion. Four Credits Mulder Spring 2009
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This course will examine some of the major philosophers of the Western tradition, including Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Hume, Kant, and Mill. The course will evaluate what they and others have said concerning the nature and content of ethics. Four Credits Simon Alternate Years
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We will examine such thinkers as Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, Aquinas, Hobbes, Descartes and Machiavelli on such issues as: human nature, the good life, the role of government, the relation between the individual and the government, the meaning of freedom, the need for social order. We will also investigate how modern political thought differs from ancient and medieval views. Cross-listed with Political Science. Four Credits Allis Spring Semester 2009
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We will examine such thinkers as Machiavelli, Hobbes and Locke on the rise of modern democracy; the ideas surrounding the American and French Revolutions; and the challenges to liberal democracy put forward by Rousseau and Marx on such issues as: human nature, the good life, the role of government, the relation between the individual and the government, the meaning of freedom, the need for social order. We will also investigate how modern political thought differs from ancient and medieval views. Cross-listed with Political Science. Four Credits Allis Alternate Years
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The theory of the liberal democratic state in the 20th century. Attention to such central concepts as capitalism, socialism, communism, freedom, equality, justice. Readings from Lenin, Mussolini, Hayek, Rawls, Nozick, Habermas, against the background of Locke and Marx. Cross-listed with Political Science. Four Credits Polet Alternate Years
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An examination of three main types of ethical theories: duty-based theories, virtue-based theories, and consequence-based theories. Also includes a discussion of the nature and point of ethics, and an examination of what ethical theories have to say about particular ethical issues. Cross-listed with Religion. Four Credits Simon Alternate Years
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An examination of several philosophical issues raised by the physical and biological sciences, their history and the technological developments they generate. Topics include: what science is, whether its development is rational and progressive, how the meaning of scientific concepts is to be understood. Four Credits LaPorte Alternate Years
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An investigation of some of the philosophical issues raised by the arts: What is art What is beauty How is art to be understood, appreciated and evaluated In what way can works of art be said to possess meaning or truth What is the role for the arts in our lives Both historical and contemporary views will be studied and an attempt will be made to explore how philosophical ideas apply to productions drawn from many different artistic fields. Four Credits Simon Alternate Years
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