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1.25 Credits
By using the historiography of the Holocaust as a case study, examines the epistemology and ontology of historical knowledge, i.e., how the past is known, and what about it there is to know. Prerequisite(s): course 91 or 93 or 94. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. P. Roth
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1.25 Credits
How should you act when any course of action would contradict the rules of morality This situation is "the question of dirty hands." It is connected to the doctrine of double effect: the claim that although willing evil as a means to some good result is always wrong, it is permissible to cause evil as a side effect while aiming at a good result. Practical issues (such as democracy's combat against terrorism) and theoretical issues (such as the difference between action and omission, and the connection between goodwill and good-or bad-results) are discussed. Prerequisite(s): course 91 or 93 or 94; or consent of instructor . The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Questions of social and distributive justice are as ancient as Aristotle; yet, modern philosophy, with its developing notions of democracy and quality, has added much sophistication and subtlety to these questions, especially since the publication of John Rawls' A Theory of Justice ( 1971). Issues discussed include: personal relations, concept of community, the notion of the State, and global justice. Prerequisite(s): course 91 or 93 or 94; or consent of instructor. The Staff
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1.00 Credits
Problems about form, meaning, and interpretation in art, as found in major aesthetic theories from the philosophical tradition, and also in a variety of encounters between recent philosophy and the arts. One course in philosophy is strongly recommended prior to taking this course. Prerequisite(s): course 91 or 93 or 94. (General Education Code(s): A.) The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Topics include conceptual-analytical and political-social issues. Selected topics may include: the ontology of race; race as real or constructed; scientific understandings of race; race and identity; and color-blind versus color-sensitive theories of justice and political policy. Prerequisite(s): course 91 or 93 or 94; or consent of instructor. C. Koopman
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1.00 Credits
Story, drama, and poetry considered as sources of philosophical perspective or as particular challenges to philosophical interpretation. Also, discussion of literary and imaginative elements in philosophical writing. One course in philosophy is strongly recommended prior to taking this course. Prerequisite(s): course 91 or 93 or 94. The Staff
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1.25 Credits
A study of different philosophical responses to religious belief and practice, from the classical "proofs" of religion, to skeptical critiques of religious experience, to conceptual issues in the interpretation of religious texts. Prerequisite(s): course 91 or 93 or 94. The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Recent work in analytic philosophy of religion, concentrating on traditional theism. Topics include arguments for and against the existence of God, religious experience, miracles, the relation of faith and reason, and problems such as freedom and divine foreknowledge. Prerequisite(s): course 9, and course 91 or 93 or 94. R. Otte
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1.25 Credits
Topics will vary each quarter and will focus on a major ancient Greek philosophical figure or work. Prerequisite(s): two from courses 91, 93, and 94; or consent of instructor. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior philosophy majors. Enrollment limited to 12. May be repeated for credit. J. Bowin
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1.25 Credits
Intensive reading of not only Nietzsche's own texts, but important contemporary interpretive works on Nietzsche. Mainly covers nihilism and the aestheti-cization of existence, will-to-power, genealogy and interpretation, and Nietzsche's use or misuse for feminism. Prerequisite(s): two from courses 91, 93, and 94. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior philosophy majors. Enrollment limited to 20. J. Hoy
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