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This is an introductory course designed to exhibit the Socratic thesis that the material for philosophic reflection is present in our everyday experiences, even in activities which we may consider nonintellectual. Accordingly, we shall take up the related themes of sport, athletics, and play, in order to show that an adequate understanding of them requires, and is indeed inseparable from, philosophic understanding. Topics will include social significance of sport, ethical issues in sport and race, mind and body in sport, sport and aesthetics, and the connection of sport and philosophy. The connection of sport and philosophy. The connection of sport and gender will be a guiding theme throughout. 1.00 units, Lecture
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"Art," one writer has said, "is not a copy of the real world. One of the damn things is enough." But then, what is art, and what is its relation to the world, to our experience, to the symbolic systems with which we create it By consulting selected aesthetic texts of important philosophers, these and other questions will be posed to help us understand some of the traditional philosophical perplexities about ar 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course will take up ethical, political, and legal issues relevant to the medical profession and patient population. Topics will include: death with dignity, treatment with dignity, abortion, mercy-killing, patient consent, the nature of physical versus mental illness, medical experimentation, and the socially conscious distribution of medical resources. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course will consider perennial topics in philosophy of law, primarily from the standpoint of the most important recent writings in the field. We will discuss such topics as the concept of law, positivism and naturalism, the nature of judicial and legislative decision-making, the justification of legal constraint, the nature of rights, the relation of morality and law, utilitarianism and law, and criminal responsibility. 1.00 units, Lecture
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We shall study a number of philosophic works with literary significance and a number of literary works with philosophic content in order to raise the question of what the difference is between the two. This course may be used to fulfill the literature and psychology minor requirements. 1.00 units, Lecture
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Fiction has a long history as a compelling medium for the articulation of philosophical ideas and perspectives. This course provides students with the opportunity to develop their own skills in using fiction as a means of philosophical expression. The course is especially appropriate for creative writing students interested in philosophical fiction and for philosophy students interested in learning to use fiction as a vehicle for philosophizing. 1.00 units, Lecture
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Much of modern philosophy has focused on efforts to understand the rise of physical science since the 16th century. This course will focus on 20th-century efforts by philosophers to characterize science, explain its effectiveness, and interpret its findings. 1.00 units, Lecture
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A study of the philosophical background of existentialism and of a number of principal existentialistic texts by such writers as Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Camus, and Sartre. 1.00 units, Lecture
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What is African philosophy Currently, among the scholars addressing this question, no single answer prevails. Some hold that philosophy, by its nature, transcends race, ethnicity, and region and hence that terms such as "African philosophy," "European philosophy,"and "Asian philosophy," are all rooted in misunderstanding what philosophy fundamentally is. Some argue that prior to the very recent work of African scholars trained in formal (often European) departments of philosophy, African philosophy did not (and could not) exist. Others argue that while (many of) the peoples of Africa have little or no tradition of formal (written) philosophizing, the differing worldviews embodied in the myths, religions, rituals, and other cultural practices of ethnic Africans constitute genuine African philosophy. Yet others find African philosophy in the critical musings of indigenous African (so-called) wise men or sages. In this course we will critically examine the variety of possibilities, forms, and practices in Africa and elsewhere that might be referred to appropriately as "African philosophy" and attempt to understand why the notion of "African philosophy" is so especially contentious. (May be counted toward African s 1.00 units, Lecture
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"Everyone by nature desires to know," said Aristotle. But before and since, many thinkers have wondered whether this desire can be satisfied. We shall examine a number of important questions, such as "What are the conditions of knowledge " "What are the roles of memory, perception, evidence, and belie 1.00 units, Lecture
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