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4.00 Credits
This course examines the relationship between modern conceptions of race and gender from philosophical perspectives that may include historical materialism, phenomenology, critical theory, postcolonial theory, and whiteness studies. We will study the social construction of race and gender, as well as the way these concepts inform theories of the subject. Finally, we will consider how race and gender identities have become sites for pleasure, creativity, and productivity. Prerequisite: Philosophy 111 or permission of instructor. STAFF.
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A selective introduction to the major concepts and themes of Western political philosophy from classical Greece to the Renaissance. Topics may include: human nature, the basis of society, the purpose and justification of government, types of government and their relative merits, the function of law, political virtues, and the civic role of religion. Prerequisite: one course from the following: Philosophy 111, Political Science 101, History 255 or 256, Humanities 101 or 102 or 140; or permission of instructor. J. CUMMINS.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the central themes and concepts articulated by political theorists since Machiavelli. Focus will be on theories of human nature, social relationships, conceptions of justice, and the operations of power. May be repeated once for credit when content changes. Prerequisite: Philosophy 111, or Political Science 101, or permission of instructor. MEEHAN, NYDEN-BULLOCK.
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4.00 Credits
This class will consider the psychic/social processes of the constitution of the self. We will read highly theoretical texts from the psychoanalytic tradition, including works by Freud, Jessica Benjamin, Judith Butler, Hortense Spillers, Steven Mitchell, and Cornelius Castoriadis. We will study the way gender, race, and class become aspects of our individual and collective psychic identities, consider the role of power in the constitution of identity, and search for possibilities of individual and social psychic resistance. Prerequisite: Philosophy 111 or permission of instructor. MEEHAN.
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4.00 Credits
Students begin by examining several key texts of the 19th century by Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud that lay the groundwork for the "Critique of Ideology"that has evolved in the 20th century into the interdisciplinary field of "Cultural Critique." Focusing on thinkers who have fused the critical perspectives of Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud, students explore the works of the Frankfurt School (Adorno, Marcuse, Benjamin, Arendt), structuralism (Althusser, Bataille), and poststructuralism (Foucault, Deleuze, Cixous, Mouffe, Butler). Prerequisite: Philosophy 111; and one 200-level course in Philosophy, Political Science, or History; or permission of instructor. SCHRIFT.
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4.00 Credits
A detailed study of French philosophy since 1960. Possible topics include structuralism, deconstruction, poststructuralism, and postmodernism. Focus on issues of interdisciplinary concern, addressing questions of textuality, psychoanalysis, and politics. Readings may include works by Foucault, Derrida, Deleuze, Lyotard, Cixous, and Irigaray, among others. With permission of instructor, may be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Philosophy 234, or 235, or 268, or permission of instructor. SCHRIFT.
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4.00 Credits
See Religious Studies 352.
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4.00 Credits
An advanced investigation of a single author, text, issue, or problem in continental philosophy. Content of the course announced each year. With permission of instructor, may be repeated for credit when content changes. Prerequisites will vary depending on topic; at least one 200-level course. MEEHAN, SCHRIFT.
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4.00 Credits
An advanced investigation of a topic, text, or author in the analytic or Anglo- American tradition. Content of the course announced each year. With permission of instructor, may be repeated for credit when content changes. Prerequisites will vary depending on topic; at least one 200-level course. FENNELL.
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4.00 Credits
An advanced investigation of a single author, text, issue, or problem in the history of philosophy. Content of the course announced each year. With permission of instructor, may be repeated for credit when content changes. Prerequisites will vary depending on topic; at least one 200-level philosophy course. CUMMINS, NYDEN-BULLOCK.
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