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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A study of the nature of scientific methodology, which has entitled the sciences (especially the natural sciences) to their authoritative status as reliable sources of knowledge and rational belief. This involves issues such as the relation between theory and evidence, the nature of confirmation, explanation, probability, and rational considerations in delivering and consuming scientific information. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy, or two courses in natural science. Offered alternate years. (HEPT, NWNL)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A study of the nature of art and its relationship to the human condition. Issues covered include definitions of art, the relationship between art and the community, the nature of aesthetic experience, and standards of taste. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy, or two courses in fine arts. Offered alternate years. (HEPT)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours Examination of feminist philosophies, including issues in epistemology, ethics, social philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of religion and historical interpretation. Focus on the challenges which feminist theory presents to traditional philosophical assumptions in the Western tradition. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy, or two courses in women's and gender studies. Offered alternate years. (Same as WGST 260.) (HEPT)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A study of philosophical movements which developed in response to German idealism, including existentialism, phenomenology, pragmatism, analytic and post-modern philosophy. Prerequisites: two courses in philosophy. Offered alternate years. (HEPT)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A comparative and critical study of major theories about being and knowing. Metaphysical issues focus on the nature of reality, including the relationship between mind and matter, substance and attribute, time, space, causation, change, modality, and identity. Epistemological topics concern the possibility, origins, nature, and extent of human knowledge. The course includes classical as well as contemporary readings, covering a wide range of philosophical theories and their interaction. Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy. Offered alternate years. (HEPT)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours Study of particular theories, movements, issues, major philosophers in value theory. Examples include major works in virtue ethics, utilitarian theory, deontological ethics. Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy. Offered alternate years. (HEPT)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours This course focuses on evaluating the worldviews, policies, and practices which support or threaten the integrity of the local bioregion and its varied ecosystems. Emphasis is on learning how to enhance the biodiversity of the local ecosystems by improving these policies and practices and the worldviews they express. The principal activity involves designing and implementing actions which help to sustain healthy biosphere functioning.
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A investigation of historical and contemporary attempts to address a wide range of questions concerning the mind and mental phenomena, such as: Is the mind independent of the body/brain Can consciousness be explained Can machines think How can we account for personal identity Is free will an illusion Is evolutionary theory relevant to our understanding of the mind Prerequisites: two courses in philosophy, or at least one course in psychology numbered 300 and above. Offered alternate years. (HEPT)
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