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3.00 Credits
Fulfills core competency: Moral and Ethical Discernment. Cross-listed as REL 309. This course analyzes the variety of historical, religious, philosophical and political issues posed by the Nazi policy of systematic genocide. We will explore religious and racial anti-Semitism, the philosophy of fascism, the logic of genocide and the development and implementation of the final solution. Attention will also be paid to concentration camp life and to its effect upon the perpetrators and the survivors. Offered Each Year.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the philosophical foundations of our relations with nature. It will explore the values humans find in nature, and the responsibility humans have to the natural environment. It will discuss the ethical dimensions of our relation with animals. Finally, it will study a number of contemporary environmental issues. Offered Each Year.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the principal ethical theories and their relevance to problems of conduct. Readings from classical and contemporary philosophy on the nature of the moral life. Prerequisite: PHI 110 or permission of instructor or Department Chair. Offered Alternate Years.
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An analysis of aesthetic experience in art, nature, and life worlds. Prerequisite: PHI 110 or permission of instructor or Department Chair. Offered As Needed.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of some of the philosophical concepts and moral principles employed in the rational appraisal of social life. Prerequisite: PHI 110 or permission of instructor or Department Chair. Offered As Needed.
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills core competency: Moral and Ethical Discernment. Topics to be discussed include general introduction to ethical theory, health as a value, death and dying, euthanasia, behavior control, medical care and distributive justice. Prerequisite: PHI 110 or permission of instructor or Department Chair. Offered Each Year.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of some of the fundamental issues in the philosophy of law. Topics discussed include: the nature of law, law and morality, issues involving freedom of speech and constitutional interpretation, equality and the law, responsibility, crime and punishment, issues in tort law. Offered As Needed.
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Fulfills core competency: Contextual Competency. Cross-listed as HUM/REL 326. This course will probe the complexity of the issue of human values as these relate to a humane and meaningful future for society. It is a course committed to discovering the interrelations of religious and ethical thinking with the social issues of economics, politics, science and technology. Prerequisite: PHI 110 or permission of instructor or Department Chair. Offered Alternate Years.
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills core competency: Moral and Ethical Discernment. Cross-listed as REL 328. This course will examine phenomenon of modern genocide, with particular attention to the ideological motivation of the perpetrators and to the effect upon families and individuals. After some opening theoretical reflections on the connection between modernity and genocide, the course will focus on four particular examples: American slavery, the Nazi final solution, the Khmer Rouge revolution, and the recent genocide in Rwanda. Offered As Needed.
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3.00 Credits
This course will be used: 1) to examine in detail certain fundamental fields of Philosophy such as Metaphysics and Epistemology; 2) to study in depth one or several major authors in philosophy; 3) to conduct an intensive study of a particular topic, e.g., utopias, peace, humanism, aesthetics or environments, etc. Prerequisite: PHI 110 or permission of instructor or Department Chair. Offered As Needed.
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