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A consideration of literature as a means of expressing philosophic ideas: questions, answers, and speculations about the nature of reality and meaning of life. Short and long fiction are featured, but other literary genres are covered as well. Pre: WRI 1200 and sophomore standing.
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An examination of the key working assumptions held by social scientists about: one, the kinds of factors that influence human behavior; two, the extent to which human behavior can be studied scientifically; and three, the alternative approaches to attaining a scientific knowledge of human behavior patterns. Pre: WRI 1200 and any introductory social science course.
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An introduction to legal studies examining three questions: how laws differ from other social norms; what important needs of the individual and society get satisfied through the development of a legal system; and how the most influential legal systems have differed with respect to suppositions about the rights of society and the individual and the means of protecting such rights. Pre: WRI 1200 and junior standing.
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A consideration of important shifts in attitude about the role, the rights, the obligations, and the goals of both the individual and the community (national as well as global) in the first quarter of the 21st century. Particular attention is given to issues such as abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty, global justice, animal rights, and the environment. Pre: WRI 1200 and three upper-division humanities, social science, environmental science or nursing courses.
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An examination of crucial assumptions about the nature of an educated person, good teaching, how educational institutions should be governed, and the relationship between education and the good society. The course features the comparative study of philosophies of education, and focuses on important contemporary issues in education. Pre: WRI 1200 and at least two 2000-level social science or humanities courses.
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This course is concerned with the ethics of warfare and professional conduct. Attention will be paid to ethical theory, the tradition of military virtues, and the moral imperatives that distinguish the profession of arms. Topics may include legal and illegal orders, just war, and the treatment of noncombatants. Pre: Graduate standing.
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A seminar that focuses, from Plato to Rawls, on major political philosophers throughout history while emphasizing more recent schools of political thought: liberalism, anarchism, libertarianism, and socialism. Attention will be paid to key concepts of justice, rights, and state of nature theories. Pre: Graduate standing.
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A study of the planets, stars, galaxies and their origins. Students will also learn how telescopes, stellar spectra and other methods of astronomical observation are used in research. Topics include the planets and their moons, the sun, galaxies, black holes, pulsars, and the life history of a star. No laboratory. Pre: None.
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A qualitative and quantitative exploration of the major ideas of physics with a discussion of appropriate technological applications for students who need to be scientifically literate in physics but who are not planning careers in science or technology. Pre: MATH 1130 or higher.
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The first semester of an algebra-based study of mechanics, thermodynamics, and wave phenomena with an emphasis on problem solving. Pre: MATH 1140 or MATH 1150.
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