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4.00 Credits
A study of the changes and perversions of the themes of love, death, and desire in the history of Western thought. Readings range historically from Plato to Sartre, and take a philosophical, religious, psychological or political perspective. Open to junior and senior majors in psychology or religious studies without prerequisite; to sophomores, juniors, and seniors with one semester course in philosophy other than Course 103, or with permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 30 students. K. Pfefferkorn
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4.00 Credits
Philosophical issues raised by religious belief and practice. Topics include the existence of God, religious expe- rience, faith and reason, the problem of evil, miracles and revelation, religious pluralism, and postmodernism. Reading and discussion of classical and contemporary thinkers in Western tradition. This is the same course as Religious Studies 260. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy or religious studies. Enrollment limited to 25 students. G. Green
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4.00 Credits
A study of the nature of knowledge, justification and truth, with particular attention to debates in contemporary philosophy. Prerequisite: One semester course in Philosophy. Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. A. Pessin
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4.00 Credits
A critique of Western religious and philosophical views of the body and their influence on art, literature, film and popular culture. The role of the body in the process of individuation, self-understanding and everyday attitudes toward the sexes. Selected readings range from traditional philosophic texts to religious, psychological and feminist views of gender and body. Open to students majoring or minoring in gender and women's studies and to junior and senior majors in psychology without prerequisite; and to sophomores, juniors and seniors with one semester course in philosophy; or with permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 30 students. K. Pfefferkorn
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4.00 Credits
Topics in contemporary metaphysics such as free will, personal identity, necessity, universals, and truth. Readings will include classic and contemporary works by Russell, Lewis, Kripke, Strawson, van Inwagen, Quine and Putnam. A. Pessin
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4.00 Credits
This course explores the nature of the self from epistemological, metaphysical, and ethical perspectives. Is there "privileged access" tocertain facts about ourselves Is the self physical Mental What are "weak will" and"bad faith" What does the prescription "know thyself " amount to Readings frclassical and contemporary sources. Prerequisite: One semester course in philosophy. Enrollment limited to 25 students. S. Feldman
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1.00 Credits
What is "meaning" Whatconditions must an expression meet to have meaning Is meaning subjective, or objective How can we speak meaningfully on nonexisting things (including fictional entities) How do words refer to objects in the world What is metaphor We will read philosophers such as Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Kripke, and Strawson. Open to all sophomores, juniors and seniors with one semester course in philosophy, or by permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 25 students. A. Pessin
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to firstorder predicate logic and an exploration of alternative systems of logic (including modal logic and many-valued logic). Additional topics include metalogic, the rela- tionship between logic and natural language, semantic paradoxes, the relationship between logic and mathematics, and the significance of G?el's proof.Enrollment limited to 25 students. D. Turner
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4.00 Credits
Selected Topics in Philosophy
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4.00 Credits
Examination of the nature of conscious experience. Particular attention will be paid to the place of consciousness in the physical world, the forms of consciousness, and the leading contemporary scientific and philosophical theories of consciousness. A. Pessin
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