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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Prerequisite: One philosophy course other than PHL 101, PHL 102, or PHL 300, or permission of the instructor. Advanced study of topics in philosophy of religion that may include arguments for the existence of God, the divine attributes, miracles, atheism, the problem of evil, faith, prayer, religiosity, and immortality.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Prerequisite: PHL 200, PHL 202, or PHL 204. A deeper study of ethics, exploring such topics as moral relativism, excuses and moral responsibility, the free will problem, and questions concerning moral character (e.g., the nature of courage, humility, pride, compassion, jealousy, etc.).
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Prerequisite: PHL 101 or permission of the instructor. Consideration of alternatives to classical logic, such as free logic and modal logic, and applications.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Prerequisite: At least two philosophy courses or permission of the instructor. Advanced study of prominent theories of prominent historical and contemporary theories of justice (for example, those of Plato, Aristotle, Rawls, or Nozick) and the implication of those theories for political problems such as the distribution of health care, affirmative action, or public goods.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Prerequisite: At least two philosophy courses or permission of the instructor. Study of a particular philosopher, philosophical movement, or problem in the history of philosophy.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Prerequisite: At least two philosophy courses. Analytic philosophy in the 20th century. Topics may include linguistic analysis, logical atomism, logical positivism, ordinary language philosophy, existentialism, and phenomenology.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Prerequisite: At least two philosophy courses or permission of the instructor. Advanced study of such traditional metaphysical problems as personal identity, the mind-body problem, action theory, free will, universals, the nature of space and time, creation, causation, and purpose.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Prerequisite: At least two philosophy courses or permission of the instructor. Study of the philosophical problems surrounding the nature of the mind and its relation to the world. Topics may include physicalism, reductionism and the unity of science, the content of mental states, cognitive psychology, and the role of mind in psychological explanation.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Prerequisites: PHL 101 or PHL 103 and one other philosophy course, or permission of the instructor. Study of philosophical issues about language, typically theories of reference and meaning. Other topics may include the nature of language, speech-act theory, theories of translation and interpretation, and theories of truth.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Prerequisite: At least two philosophy courses or permission of the instructor. Studies of selected philosophers, philosophical movements, or philosophical issues. Recent offerings have included cognitive science, philosophy and evolution, and ethics and parenthood.
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