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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
Covers the systematic work of such German idealists as Hegel, Fichte, and Shelling, as well as responses to those systems by such authors as Marx, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche. Prereq: PHIL 3002 or 3022. Cross-listed with PHIL 4000, HUMN 5000 and SSCI 5000.
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3.00 Credits
Presents an overview of key theoretical issues currently emerging across academic disciplines. Examines questions about reality, knowledge, and ethics that affect social research and writing in the humanities. Readings explore how contemporary philosophical and cultural discourses have altered theory and method. Assignments include influential theoretical pieces by key historical and contemporary thinkers, examples of application in social research, and interpretations of thought and affect in cultural contexts. Cross-listed with HUMN/SSCI 5013.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to the disciplines that comprise the social sciences (classical anthropology, sociology, sociology of religion, philosophy of history, political theory, classical psychology, etc.). Provides necessary tools for interdisciplinary students to understand the social infrastructure of contemporary society. Cross-listed with SSCI 5020 and HUMN 5020.
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3.00 Credits
Considers radical skepticism in the form of Sextus Empiricus’ Outlines of Pyrrhonism. Following Peter Suber’s “Essay on Classical Skepticism,” the course also looks at historical responses to Pyrrhonean skepticism, especially in theories of belief. Cross-listed with PHIL 4040.
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3.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
The most significant philosophical tradition born in the United States is pragmatism. Examines several of the most important classical works of this tradition, the influence of thinkers who have helped pragmatism, and the contemporary relevance of this tradition. Figures who may be included in this course are: Emerson, Pierce, Royce, James, Dewey, Mead and Rorty. Prereq: An introductory course in philosophy. Cross-listed with PHIL 4101, SSCI 5101, HUMN 5101.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to major theories of aesthetics and contemporary discussions of problems in aesthetics and the philosophy of art, including topics such as: the nature of art, interpretation and evaluation in art. Cross-listed with PHIL 4220 and HUMN 5220.
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3.00 Credits
Examines some of the major moral issues confronting the nation’s health care system. The class will search for solutions to such problems as financing health care for those unable to do so on their own, determining the extent of a patient’s right to both refuse and demand certain types of medical treatment, and allocating scarce medical resources such as lifesaving vital organs. The springboard for examining these issues will be the doctor or patient relationship framed by the moral principles of respect for persons and beneficence. Cross-listed with PHIL 4242, HUMN 5242, SSCI 5242.
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3.00 Credits
While human industry/technology creates enormous material prosperity, it can result in devastating environmental damage. This course analyzes the moral values, consequences and duties implied in relationships between human beings, animals and ecological systems, while seeking out new and ethical approaches. Cross-listed with PHIL 4250, HUMN 5250 and SSCI 5250.
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