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1.00 Credits
An exploration of why and when it is appropriate to hold people morally responsible for their actions or even their characters, and of the connection between moral responsibility and free will. Open to all sophomores, juniors and seniors with one semester course in philosophy, or by permission of the instructor. L. Vogel
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4.00 Credits
What is law How does it reflect social priorities and processes How does it function as a means of social control and change The course will pursue these questions through readings in social and legal philosophy and case materials from various fields of Anglo-American law. Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors with one semester course in philosophy, or permission of the instructor. S. Feldman
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4.00 Credits
Even in the face of the horrors of past century, moral philosophers have hesitated to speak of "good and evil," preferring instead the morepallid vocabulary of "right and wrong." We shall ask whether we ought to speak of"evil," and if so, when and why. We shall explore the concept of evil historically aswell as analytically, paying special attention to Hannah Arendt's work. Prerequisite: One semester course in philosophy. Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 30 students with priority given to philosophy majors. L. Vogel
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4.00 Credits
This is the same course as Government 211. Refer to the Government listing for a course description.
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4.00 Credits
This is the same course as Government 214. Refer to the Government listing for a course description.
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4.00 Credits
How can citizens become duty-bound to obey the state What constitutes legitimate use of state power Is political equality exhausted by equality under law This course will explore the problem of political obligation, the limits of liberty and the nature of justice and equality. Readings from Rawls, Nozick and Cohen to Scanlon, Dworkin and Nagel. Open to all sophomores, juniors and seniors with one semester course in philosophy, or by permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 30 students. S. Feldman
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4.00 Credits
A critical and historical study of philosophical theories about the nature, meaning, and social role of such visual arts as painting, architecture, sculpture, garden design, and photography. Readings include Plato, Kant, Hegel, Heidegger, Karsten Harries, Gaston Bachelard, Susan Sontag, and recent post-modern theories of art and art criticism. Slides of exemplary works will be shown. This is the same course as Art History 230. Open to junior and senior majors in studio art and art history without prerequisite, and to sophomores, juniors and seniors who have received credit for one course in philosophy, or with permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 20 students. K. Pfefferkorn
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1.00 Credits
Philosophical issues as they occur in exemplary American and foreign films. Selected readings from philosophy, film theory, and screenplays. Open to juniors and seniors with one semester course in philosophy, or one semester course in film studies, religious studies, and literature, or with permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 30 students. K. Pfefferkorn
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4.00 Credits
Language, myth, the arts and sciences may be regarded as forms of symbolism that human cultures employ to interpret and organize experience. The course attempts a systematic study of the nature and significance of symbols through a critical examination of their function in a variety of fields and disciplines from archaic myth and art to modern physics and photography. Prerequisite: One semester course in philosophy other than Logic/Philosophy 103. Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. M. Woody
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the philosophical interpretation of classical Greek tragedies and the influence of those tragedies upon important philosophers, from Aristotle through Hegel to MacIntyre and Nussbaum. Readings will include selected tragedies and philosophical works that discuss them, and will explore the ways in which tragic choices dramatize perennial moral and social conflicts. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy other than logic or permission of the instructor. M. Woody
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