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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits. Philosophic study of the foundations of religious beliefs and practices. Consideration of concepts such as God, the divine, the soul, immortality, and human destiny; of traditional proofs and disproofs of the existence of God; of the differences between faith and belief; and of the nature of religious language. Note: All 200-level PHI courses carry the following PREREQ: Either one 100-level PHI course or instructor's permission.
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3 credits, 3 credits. Introduction to ethical systems and ethical decision making with reference to issues arising in computing and the use of technology. Topics chosen from among the following: privacy, consumer information, free speech, wiretapping, encryption, policies, openaccess to technology, computer crime, software protection, and hacking. PREREQ: 30 college credits.
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3 hours, 3 credits. Conceptions of gender from the classical to the modern period.
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3 hours, 3 credits. An intensive study of reasoning patterns as they occur in explanatory and justificatory discourse typical of the various liberal arts and sciences. Exercises will be taken from a number of disciplines and from such exams as the L.S.A.T., M.C.A.T., and G.R.E.. No previous study of logic is required. PREREQ: Successful completion of a 200-level (or above)course in any of the liberal arts or sciences or of a distribution course in at least four of the seven areas.
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3 hours, 3 credits. Introduction to the techniques and applications of modern deductive logic; a development of formal systems of propositional and quantificational logic. Note: PHI 230 is not recommended to students who have completed fewer than 30 college credits unless they have particular competence in logic, mathematics, or philosophy.
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3 hours, 3 credits. Introduction to the philosophical study of language and meaning. Methods employed and problems encountered in the analysis of both constructed and natural languages will be examined.
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3 hours, 3 credits. Examination of ethical theories chosen from the works of Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Spinoza, Butler, Hume, Kant, Bentham, Mill, and others.
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3 hours, 3 credits. Some of the central problems in understanding the nature of art and our appreciation of art. These problems include the relevance of the artist's activities to the understanding and criticism of art; meaning, truth, and value in the arts; and the nature and uses of criticism.
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3 hours, 3 credits. Philosophical study of legal concepts and legal reasoning. Topics to be examined include the logic structure of law, the problems of natural law and justice, and the grounds of laws.
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3 hours, 3 credits. An inquiry into basic questions of political philosophy, such as concepts of democracy, legitimacy, political freedom, and the role of politics in a good society. Selected political ideologies from classical and/or contemporary sources will be discussed.
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