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This course critically analyzes ethical arguments and various positions on contemporary ethical issues. (There are also course sections devoted entirely to medical and business issues.) The course will be composed of three focus areas: Ethical Theory, Social Issues, and Ethics of Everyday life. Approximately one-third of the course will be devoted to each area. Offered every semester.
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This course introduces students to the major figures and movements in the five hundred year history of philosophical production in Latin America. Along the way, we will examine many of the major themes in Latin American philosophy: human nature, race and personal identity, knowledge, freedom, liberation, colonialism, and perhaps most significantly, what it means to do philosophy.
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An examination of three central questions in philosophy: What is the nature of the mind Do we have free will How can we know anythng at all Texts by current and historical philosophers.
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4.00 Credits
A seminar devoted to the careful study and discussion of Plato's Dialogues. Topics to be investigated include the nature of human beings, the character of their knowledge, and the basis for the good life of individuals and the state. Offered intermittently.
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An introduction to the philosophy of democratic government. The importance of articulating such a philosophy will be cast in terms of current challenges to democratic society, such as multiculturalism, postmodernism, and the problem of determining the meaning of the Constitution posed by abortion and physician-assisted suicide and same-sex marriage. Offered every year.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to philosophy that emphasizes classic and contemporary ideas that ground the theoretical foundation of educational theory, focusing on broad philosophical questions rather than education policy issues.
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4.00 Credits
This course is an inquiry into the meaning of human existence with particular emphasis on the self. Our experiences with absurdity, alienation, anxiety, freedom, being and God are investigated, with direction provided by philosophers such as Nietzsche, Sartre, Kierkegaard, Camus, Beauvoir, Dostoevsky, and Heidegger. Through reading, discussion, and reflection students come to understand their beliefs about the meaning of human existence.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC - 228. Building upon the historical and conceptual framework of Asian American Culture and society (SOC 228), this course analyzes the most significant issues that engage the Asian Pacific American community today. These include but are not limited to: affirmative action, media images of Asian American men and women, the glass ceiling, interracial dating, immigration, hate crimes, coalition-building, mental health, aesthetic and literary sensibilities, and the model minority myth. Offered Spring.
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4.00 Credits
A writing intensive (WI) introduction to the classic texts of philosophy, focused on great philosophical issues such as the freedom of the will, the immortality of the soul, and the existence of God. Upon completion of three WI courses, students receive a certificate in writing and rhetoric. Offered intermittently
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4.00 Credits
Using a multimedia and historical approach, this class offers an introduction to the different theories of art that have shaped the Western Tradition. Class meetings will be organized around readings dealing with theories of the beautiful, slide presentations that will give students a sense of the works being produced, and, when appropriate, music. Offered regularly.
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