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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Reading and discussions of such ancient thinkers as the pre-Socratics, Socrates, Democritus, Plato, and Aristotle. Special attention to organizing ancient philosophical thought by examining historically recurrent themes; considering dominant perspectives such as Ionian nature-philosophy, atomism, skepticism, and Pythagoreanism. Prerequisite: 0100-level philosophy course or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
A continuation of Symbolic Logic I. Introduction to standard, higher-order predicate calculus. Topics to include: proving validity using preliminary and complete quantification rules; forcing invalidity of singular and multiplygeneral propositions; proving validity using modal operator rules; constructing relational predicates using the theory of relations; constructing definite descriptions using identity rules, and deducing attributes of attributes using predicate variables. Prerequisite: PHIL 0103 or its equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
Careful analytical treatment of major Asian philosophies such as Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Jainism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zen. Special attention is given to the fundamentals of philosophical analysis and the interpretation of original texts in translation.
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3.00 Credits
Careful analytical treatment of selected modern institutions so as to understand their philosophical presuppositions, ethics, languages, orders, and impact on and view of the person. Topical consideration of agencies, professions, and social groups such as those involved with medicine, the law, business, psychiatry and psychology, education, and government. Under this course number might appear biomedical, media, scientific, or legal ethics; philosophies of law or of jurisprudence, etc. Prerequisite: 0100- level philosophy course or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
Reading and discussion of selected thinkers of the 20th Century such as Sartre, de Beauvoir, Heidegger, Wittgenstein, Russell, Whitehead, and the "Vienna Circle." Special attention given to organizing contemporary philosophical thought by examining historically recurrent themes; considering perspectives such as existentialism, phenomenology, analytic philosophy, philosophies of language, and philosophies of liberation. Prerequisite: 0100-level philosophy course or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
Study of film esthetics and concepts in selected movies and related intellectual movements, thinkers, or film-makers. Special emphasis on those informed by philosophical movements such as existentialism, Marxism, modernism, or postmodernism. Topics drawn from cinema dealing with ethics, social and political philosophies, religious themes, or modern metaphysics, with attention to film criticism written by 20th century thinkers with philosophical training and interests. Prerequisite: 0100-level philosophy course or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
Intensive analysis of selected issues, problems, figures, or areas in philosophy. Prerequisite: 0200-level philosophy course or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Intensive analysis of the structures of inference and modes of inquiry in the formal, empirical, or human sciences. Topics selected from the mathematical, physical, biological, and social sciences. Special attention given to the logical, methodological, and epistemological status of models, laws, paradigms, and theories. Prerequisite: 0200-level philosophy course or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Intensive analysis of selected issues, problems, figures, or areas concerned with topics such as free choice, "right action," personal commitment, systems of values, and socio-cultural norms. Prerequisite: 0200-level philosophy course or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Intensive analysis of selected issues, problems, figures and areas within the history and in the philosophical consideration of religious belief. Prerequisite: 0200-level philosophy course or permission of instructor.
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