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3.00 Credits
Explores the movements of philosophy in the post-classical Greek and Roman periods with special emphasis on Stoicism, Epicureanism, and Neo-Platonism. Prerequisite(s): One 200-level Philosophy course.
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Explores Western philosophy from Augustine to the later Middle Ages. Prerequisite(s): One 200-level Philosophy course.
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Examines the significance and implications of the modern intellectual revolution in 17th century philosophical and scientific thought. Among the thinkers to be discussed may be Descartes, Galileo, Hobbes, Locke, and Newton. Prerequisite(s): One 200-level Philosophy course.
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Explores the development of modern philosophy in the 18th century, often referred to as the period of Enlightenment, with special emphasis on the epistemological controversies of the period. Among thinkers to be discussed may be Hume, Rousseau, and Kant. Prerequisite(s): One 200-level Philosophy course.
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To what extent is reality, and hence our knowledge of reality, historical Does history itself have an overall meaning Explores these questions and others, in term of developments in philosophy during the 19th century. Thinkers discussed may include Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche. Prerequisite(s): One 200-level Philosophy course.
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Summarizes key schools and movements on the contemporary philosophical scene. Emphasizes process philosophy, analytic movement, Marxism, transcendental Thomism, phenomenology and existentialism. Prerequisite(s): One 200-level Philosophy course. Cross listing(s): HO 438E.
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Traces the evolution of Anglo-American in this period from logical positivism to linguistic analysis and more recent developments. Among the thinkers to be discussed may be Ayer, Quine, Wittgenstein, Cavell, and Davidson. Prerequisite(s): One 200-level Philosophy course.
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Traces the evolution of Continental philosophy in this period from pure phenomenology to existential-phenomenology and more recent developments. Among the thinkers to be discussed may be Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, Foucault, and Derrida. Prerequisite(s): One 200-level Philosophy course.
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Traces the evolution of Pragmatism in this period from its origins in the writings of Peirce, James, and Dewey to its more recent renaissance in the writings of Rorty and others. Prerequisite(s): One 200-level Philosophy course.
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The justification of violence on the grounds of its necessity, legitimacy, usefulness, and moral character is contrasted with the alternative discourse of non-violence and its grounds of justification. The role each form of discourse plays in a theory of justice gets official attention. Prerequisite(s): One 200-level Philosophy course. Cross listing(s): PJ 430.
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