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3.00 Credits
3 credits An historical introduction to the major philosophical themes of ancient philosophy from its Pre-Socratic origins, through Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, the Epicureans, and the Sceptics, to Plotinus and Augustine. Attention is focused upon concepts and problems addressed by philoso phers in the areas of cosmology, epistemology, psychology, ethics, poli tics, logic, aesthetics, and religion. Course participants examine such issues as the origins of the universe, the nature of knowledge, the soul and immortality, happiness, and the just state, language and logic, art and truth, and the nature and existence of god. Prerequisite: Junior standing or three credits in Philosophy. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3 credits In Modern Philosophy, the student will study the development of the basic ideas that came to form contemporary Western thought. The course begins with the rise of humanism and of the scientific methodologies of Galileo. The implications of these movements as reflected in classical rationalism, empiricism, and in the ideas of Immanuel Kant will be stud ied through readings from Descartes, Spinoza, Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Kant, and others. The course will culminate in reactions to these modern developments reflected in the writings of Hegel, Kierkegaard, Marx, and Nietzsche. Emphasis in the course will be upon developing the student's ability to read, understand, discuss, and criticize complex and difficult text. Prerequisite: 3 credits in Philosophy or Junior standing. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3 credits Roots of religion are deep in human culture. The central considera tions of this course are how humankind has conceptualized the religious dimension of human experience, the nature and function of religious lan guage, and the various ways different religions shape self image, work, and beliefs about immortality. Prerequisite: Junior standing or one of the follow ing: HUM 1001C, PHL 1001C, or HST 1001C. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3 credits An historical introduction to the existentialist philosophical tradition from its nineteenth-century roots in the works of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche to the contemporary writings of Sartre, Heidegger, Buber, Camus, and Tillich. Readings from both philosophical and literary sources. Prerequisite: Junior standing or one of the following: HUM 1001C, PHL 1001C or HST 1001C. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3 credits An investigation of the major philosophical developments of the twentieth century, the context out of which they developed, and their influ ence, especially upon the social and behavioral sciences. Special empha sis upon the traditions of logical positivism, logical atomism and phe nomenology, and upon the writings of Russell, Wittgenstein, Carnap, Husserl, Heidegger, and Sarte. Prerequisite: Three credits in Philosophy or permission of the instructor. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3 credits We will discuss the interrelated metaphysical, epistemological, ethi cal, and social issues that arise in trying to understand and treat mental illness. The metaphysical issues include the unity of the self and freedom of the will. Epistemological issues include the diagnosis of mental disor der and knowing when people are competent to understand the moral and legal consequences of their actions. Ethical issues include the rights of people with mental disorders to get treatment or to refuse it. Finally, social issues include the medicalization of deviant behavior and the effects of the mental health profession on society. Throughout the course, we will compare popular thought about mental illness with what the experts say, as a way of gaining a critical perspective on both. Prerequisite: Any two classes in Philosophy, Psychology, Anthropology or Sociology. Offered: Upon request.
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3 credits A first course in physics: vectors, kinematics, particle and fluid mechanics, heat, and thermodynamics. Prerequisite: A minimum grade of C or better in MTH 1014A. Corequisite: PHY 1003A. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits A continuation of General Physics I: electricity, magnetism, geometri cal and physical optics, elements of atomic and nuclear physics. Prerequisites: PHY 1001A, 1003A or permission of the instructor. Corequisite: PHY 1004A or permission of the instructor. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit Laboratory accompanying PHY 1001. Laboratory exercises are direct ly related to the subject matter taught in PHY 1001A. Corequisite: PHY 1001A. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit Laboratory accompanying PHY 1002A. Laboratory exercises are direct ly related to the subject matter taught in PHY 1002A. Corequisite: PHY 1002A. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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