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3.00 Credits
Studies major issues and theories in ethics. Prereq., 6 hours of philosophy course work. Prereq. or coreq., PHIL 3480. Restricted to juniors/seniors. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
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3.00 Credits
Explores a variety of personal and public policy issues in the light of the basic feminist commitment to opposing women's subordination. Provides a sense of how a principled commitment to feminism may influence or be influenced by prevailing interpretation of contemporary ideals and values, and gives an opportunity for developing skills of critical analysis. Prereq., WMST 2000 or 2290. Restricted to juniors/seniors. Same as WMST 3100. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values or critical thinking.
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3.00 Credits
Examines major traditions in moral philosophy to see what light they shed on value issues in environmental policy and the value presuppositions of the economic, ecological, and juridical approaches to the environment. Prereq., sophomore standing or PHIL 1100, 1200, 2200, 3100, or 3200. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of ethical problems involved in such issues as abortion, euthanasia, organ transplants, eugenics, treatment of the patient as a person, and the institutional nature of the health care delivery system. Prereq., 6 hours of philosophy course work. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
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3.00 Credits
Looks at a selected topic such as nuclear disarmament, racial and sexual discrimination, animal rights, or abortion and euthanasia by examining issues through the lens of critical philosophical analysis. Reviews the reasoning behind espoused positions and the logical connections and argument forms they contain. Prereq., 6 hours of philosophy course work. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: critical thinking.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Focuses on moral issues raised by war as a human institution. What are the justifications, limits, and alternatives? Does the advent of nuclear weapons change the nature of war? Prereq., 6 hours of philosophy course work. Restricted to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
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3.00 Credits
Systematic discussion and analysis of such philosophic ideas as community, freedom, political power, and violence. Prereq., 6 hours of philosophy course work. Restricted to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
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3.00 Credits
Considers philosophical topics concerning the international economic, political, and legal systems. Topics that may be considered include the nature of international law, war and peace, humanitarian intervention, international justice, world hunger, and human rights. Prereq., 6 hours PHIL course work. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary introduction to cognitive science, drawing from psychology, philosophy, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and linguistics. Prereq., two of the following four courses: PSYC 2145, LING 2000, CSCI 1300, PHIL 2440. Same as PSYC/LING 3005 and CSCI 3702.
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3.00 Credits
Studies some of the main topics of theory of knowledge, such as evidence, justification, prediction, explanation, skepticism, and concept acquisition. Prereq., 12 credit hours of philosophy, including PHIL 2440 and 3010. Recommended prereq., PHIL 3480. Restricted to junior/senior majors.
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