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4.00 Credits
In this course we will subject Descartes's seminal work, Meditations on First Philosophy, to close study. We will read the Meditations along with the original Objections and Replies, as well as recent secondary literature concerning its many important themes (skepticism, knowledge, the Cogito, mind-body dualism, God, human freedom, etc.). A. Pessin
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A critical study of traditional philosophic theories of language in its role in poetry and literature. Discussion will center on such issues as the origin of language, its expressive function, and its relation to philosophic thought in poetry and literature. Selected readings in the theory of language, the theory of poetics, and modern literary criticism. Open to junior and senior literature majors without prerequisite, and to juniors and seniors with credit for one semester in philosophy, or with permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 30 students. K. Pfefferkorn
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4.00 Credits
Open to juniors with permission of the department.
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This course provides the opportunity for senior majors in philosophy to conduct independent and advanced study in either one of the major figures in philosophy or one of the main areas of philosophical inquiry. Open to senior majors in philosophy with permission of the department. Staff
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4.00 Credits
An intensive study of a major topic or figure in philosophy with student reports and discussion as important requirements. Seminar topics will be related to significant contemporary issues in philosophy and related disciplines. Open to junior and senior majors and minors in philosophy, and to other students with permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 15 students.
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4.00 Credits
An inquiry into the relationships between liberty and justice. Readings from contemporary American and continental sources. M. Woody
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4.00 Credits
The course will start with an investigation into the changes and developments that the concept of "time" underwent in thecourse of its history from Greek natural philosophy to modern physics and modern psychology of consciousness. Building on this historical foundation the course will then take a phenomenological approach to understanding the relationship of time to human conscious experience and its expression in cultural undertakings. Thoughts on time of such diverse thinkers as Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustin, Newton, Kant, Nietzsche, Bergson, Heidegger, Einstein, Sartre, Proust, and Virginia Woolf will be considered. K. Pfefferkorn
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4.00 Credits
A study of Heidegger's Being and Time (1927) and of thinkers-likeBuber, Levinas and Jonas-who were influenced by this seminal work of existential philosophy but ultimately rejected its premises. L. Vogel
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4.00 Credits
In this class we will study selected topics in metaphysics; the nature of time, universals, causation, freedom, modality, and other topics. We will focus primarily on contemporary readings, with occasional inclusion of more classical texts. Open to junior or senior philosophy majors or minors. A. Pessin
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4.00 Credits
Open to seniors with permission of the department.
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