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1.25 Credits
Intensive study of James's philosophy, including his philosophical psychology and pragmatic method. Covers James's epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and philosophy of religion. Prerequisite(s): two from courses 91, 93, and 94; and satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior philosophy majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W. ) E. Suckiel
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An examination of recent work in philosophy of religion. The approach may vary between an analytic and continental approach in different years. Topics might include the rationality of belief in God, religious epistemology, hermeneutics, and religious experience. Prerequisite(s): course 9, and course 91 or 93 or 94. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior philosophy majors. Enrollment limited to 20. R. Otte
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An examination of recent work in epistemology. May focus on topics such as perception, naturalized episte-mology, probabilistic epistemology, theories of justification, a priori knowledge, and memory. (Formerly Epistemology.) Prerequisite(s): course 9; and two from courses 91, 93, and 94. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior philosophy majors. Enrollment limited to 20. R. Otte
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Focuses on philosophical writings and significance of a single figure in contemporary (20th- and 21st-century) philosophy. May include, but not be limited to, Russell, Whitehead, Wittgenstein, Husserl, Carnap, Murdoch, Quine, Irigaray, Derrida, and Davidson. Students cannot received credit for this course and course 290P. Prerequisite(s): two from courses 91, 93, or 94. Enrollment restricted to senior philosophy majors. Enrollment limited to 22. May be repeated for credit. P. Roth
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1.25 Credits
Introduction to problems of contemporary analytic philsophy of mathematics. Do mathematical objects exist Are mathematical statements true How can we know Examines the historical background to contemporary debates and the positions which have been taken within them. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 290Q. Prerequisite(s): course 9; and two from courses 91, 93, and 94; and Mathematics 19A or 20A, or AP score of 4 on the BC exam, or Mathematics Placement Exam score of 40. Enrollment limited to 15. A. Stone
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1.25 Credits
An examination of a topic in current philosophy of science. The material for the course is chosen from topics such as realism and instrumentalism, scientific explanation, space and time, the confirmation of theories, laws of nature, and scientific abstraction.. Prerequisite(s): course 9, and course 91 or 93 or 94; satisfaction of Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements; enrollment restricted to junior and senior philosophy majors. Enrollment limited to 20. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): W. ) The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Focuses on issues in epistemology and ontology: the construction of knowledge and objectivity, rationality and emotions, subjectivity and personal identity, and the body and sexuality. (Also offered as Feminist Studies 194J. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Prerequisite(s): course 147 or Feminist Studies 100; and two from courses 91, 93, and 94. Enrollment limited to 20. J. Hoy
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1.25 Credits
Historical study of philosophical theories of consciousness and self-consciousness. Problems include the relation of self and other, consciousness and body, and self-consciousness and ethical agency. Readings will be selected from some of the following: Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, and Heidegger, followed by phe-nomenologists, poststructuralists, and analytic philosophy. Prerequisite(s): two from courses 91, 93, or 94. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior philosophy majors. Enrollment limited to 10. D. Hoy
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1.25 Credits
Study of alternative conceptions of the elements of a good life, including topics such as courage, loyalty, devotion to ideals, personal flourishing, commitment to a community or tradition, spiritual enlightenment, integrity, compassion, and intellectual understanding. Also covered are fundamental questions such as the meaning of life, the relationship of "living right" to "living well," and the role of feelings in the justification of action. Prerequisite(s): two from courses 91, 93, and 94. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior philosophy majors. Enrollment limited to 20. E. Suckiel
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1.25 Credits
The schoolyard wisdom about "sticks and stones" does not take one very far: insults not only take the form of words, and even words have effects. What kind of injury is an insult Is it infliction determined by the insulter or the insulted What does it reveal of the character of each and of the character of society and its conventions What is its role in social and legal life (from play to jokes to ritual to war and from blasphemy to defamation to hate speech) Philosophical, anthropological, psychoanalytic, and legal approaches to the questions are emphasized. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 290Y. (Formerly Insults and Intentions.) Prerequisite(s): two from courses 91, 93, and 94; and satisfaction of Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 22. (General Education Code(s): W.) J. Neu
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