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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
2nd Semester. Lect. 3, 3 credits. The course reflects upon ethical theory as it applies to one or more actual and existing moral problems. Examples of topics include race, bioethics, censorship, the environment, film, and community.
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Alternate 2nd Semesters. Lect. 3, 3 credits. An introduction to ethical issues in the sciences and health-related professions. The course addresses practical ethics in light of ethical concepts.
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3.00 Credits
1st Semester, Summer. Lect. 3, 3 credits. A treatment of themes in cultural interaction and in ideas about community. The course takes a trans-cultural perspective, working with literature and with thematic texts.
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3.00 Credits
2nd Semester, Summer. Lect. 3, 3 credits. A study of contemporary issues and problems is conducted through literary and cultural investigations. The global dimensions of such issues as the environment, freedom, and consciousness are discussed.
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3.00 Credits
The study of formal logic including both traditional (Aristotelian) and symbolic logic. The course considers the relation of logic to natural languages and to information sciences, and the general historical development of logic. The instruction emphasizes fundamentals of argument construction, proofs, and logical fallacies. An additional objective is to encourage students' improvement in reasoning skills.
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Alternate 2nd Semesters. Lect. 3, 3 credits. A reflection upon the nature and contexts of human discourses. It includes the study of informal logical fallacies and of the basics of rhetoric and induction. Post-structuralist theories of language and thinking are studied, as well as the philosophical aspects of the creation of signs and symbols. Trans-cultural concerns are prioritized.
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3.00 Credits
1st and 2nd Semesters, Summer. 3 credits. Independent study by one or a few students on a specific topic. Or, a pilot course or offering by a guest professor or a regular professor. Prerequisite: Written permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
1st Semester. Lect. 3, 3 credits. A study of the ways in which human situations and concerns have influenced scientific progress and thinking. Major theorists of science (e.g. Whitehead), and important works in literature on the topics are reviewed. Bioethical issues are explored.
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3.00 Credits
Alternate 2nd Semesters. Lect. 3, 3 credits. A study of selected works of philosophers from the Pre-Socratics through William of Ockham. Special attention is paid to the impact of these philosophers upon current thought. A primary objective of this course is to enable students to understand the classical significance of the early history of philosophy.
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3.00 Credits
Alternate 2nd Semesters. Lect. 3, 3 credits. A course that concentrates on the interconnected development of philosophical thought from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Questions raised by Descartes, Kant, Hobbes, etc., are addressed. The influences of these historical figures on political, ethical, economic, and scientific methods are studied. Although this course is a sequel to Philosophy 321, it may be taken independently as an elective.
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