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1.25 Credits
Introduction to scientific cosmology. Examination of cultural roles of creation myths and cosmologies; examples include Zunian, Mayan, and ancient, medieval, and modern Judeo-Christian cosmologies. Possible cultural and religious repercussions of Big Bang, Gaia, and other modern origin stories. (Also offered as Crown College 80C. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) (General Education Code(s): T7-Natural Sciences or Social Sciences.) J. Primack
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1.25 Credits
Survey of 20th-century physics, emphasizing quantum theory and its impact upon science and culture. Includes relativity, atomic and nuclear structure, and applications in transistors, lasers, and nuclear weapons. Ends with discussions of elementary particle physics and quantum cosmology. Aimed at non-science majors as it stresses historical and philosophical perspectives rather than calculations (only non-calculus math will be used), but will also be of interest to science majors. (General Education Code(s): T6-Natural Sciences or Humanities and Arts, Q.) E. Riordan
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1.25 Credits
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1.25 Credits
Systematic introduction to the nature of politics and government, organized around the dynamic relationship between power, principle, and process in democratic politics. Provides historic and contemporary overview; explores the interactions among government, laws, and societies at the national and international levels. (General Education Code(s): IS.) D. Wirls
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1.25 Credits
Situates ongoing debates around feminist theory and practice within the context of political theory, the role of the state, and the position of women in contemporary (predominantly Western) society. Engages with classical political theory, second wave feminism, and the role of the state on matters pertaining to pornography and prostitution. Enrollment restricted to politics, legal studies, and Latin American and Latino studies/politics combined majors during priority enrollment only. V. Seth
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1.25 Credits
Basic problems of political theory within the American setting. The course explores both the mainstream tradition and some branches of the counter tradition of political ideas in America, focusing on the themes of authority, community, equality, and liberty. Enrollment restricted to politics, legal studies, and Latin American and Latino studies/politics combined majors during priority enrollment only. Satisfies American History and Institutions Requirement. J. Schaar
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1.25 Credits
Ancient political ideas in context of tension between democracy and empire, emergence of the psyche, and shift from oral to written culture. Emphasis on Athens, with Hebrew, Roman, and Christian departures and interventions. Includes Sophocles, Thucydides, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Stoics, the Bible, and Augustine. (Also offered as Legal Studies 105A. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to politics and Latin American and Latino studies/politics combined majors during priority enrollment only. D. Mathiowetz
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1.25 Credits
Studies republican and liberal traditions of political thought and politics. Authors studied include Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. Examination of issues such as authorship, individuality, gender, state, and cultural difference. (Also offered as Legal Studies 105B. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to politics and Latin American and Latino studies/politics combined majors during priority enrollment only. V. Seth
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1.25 Credits
Studies in 19th- and early 20th-century theory, centering on the themes of capitalism, labor, alienation, culture, freedom, and morality. Authors studied include J. S. Mill, Marx, Nietzsche, Foucault, Hegel,Fanon, and Weber. (Also offered as Legal Studies 105C. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to politics and Latin American and Latino studies/ politics combined majors during priority enrollment only. M. Thomas
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1.25 Credits
The politics of identity and recognition as the basis for institutional legitimacy and social struggles in the late 20th century. Conflicting views of Hegel's master-slave dialectic are used to relate, e.g., Sartre, Fanon, Bataille, Mer-leau-Ponty, Foucault, Lacan, Levinas, Derrida, Deleuze, Zizek, and Badiou to present-day concerns. (Also offered as Legal Studies 105D. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to politics and Latin American and Latino studies/politics combined majors during priority enrollment. R. Meister
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