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3.00 Credits
3 credits The student is introduced to the main contemporary movements in the philosophy of science with special emphasis being given to the historically oriented school of Kuhn and his associates. Topics to be considered include the nature of the scientific method, the problem of scientific revolutions, scientific reductionism, and the relation between science and the larger society.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisite: PHI 110 or permission of instructor. A study of fundamental ideas of Greek philosophy, in the context of ancient history and culture.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits European philosophy had a dramatic rebirth in the 17th century, as thinkers attempted to make sense of the new experiences that came with the development of commercial society, the exploration of the non-European world, and the rapid development of scientific knowledge. What could be known How could science and religion coexist Such questions found formulations at the time that still echo in the way we think today.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits The eighteenth century saw the foundation in Europe (and North America) of characteristic features of modern society, and with them of modern conceptions of art, science, politics, and economics. Philosophy played a major role in the restructuring of thought; this course examines the contributions of such thinkers as David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Dennis Diderot, and Adam Smith.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course examines central issues in the philosophy of 19th century Europe and America.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course examines central themes and movements in 20th century philosophy.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits An historical study of major American philosophical themes, such as puritanism, deism, transcendentalism, idealism, pragmatism, and naturalism. International influences on American philosophy as well as American contributions to international thought are examined. Representative thinkers considered include Jonathan Edwards, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Emerson, Thoreau, Chauncey Wright, Josiah Royce, C. S. Peirce, William James, John Dewey, and Santayana.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits A study of the literature and philosophy of this important 20th century intellectual movement. Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre, Camus, Unamuno, Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, Buber, and Tillich are among major figures investigated. Contributions of existentialist thinkers to contemporary international problems are examined.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course focuses on varieties of philosophizing developed in this century in England, Austria, and the United States, dealing with the nature of language, logic, science, and philosophy itself, a style of philosophizing usually termed “analytic.”
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3.00 Credits
3 credits A study of purpose, pattern, and meaning in history as discussed by great philosophers and by working historians.
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