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4.00 Credits
Considers some of the central questions in social and political philosophy: What is the source of political legitimacy Is there a law of nature Are there inalienable human rights Is justice grounded in rational choice Considers a number of classical and contemporary liberal approaches to these questions, along with challenges to liberalism, paying special attention to the ambiguous concepts of liberty, equality, and desert. Investigates the conditions that make for a healthy democracy, focusing on the role that difference (religious, cultural, political, etc.) plays in enriching or weakening a liberal democracy. Four credit hours. S.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to basic philosophical positions regarding Skepticism, knowledge versus belief, knowledge and the world, and epistemic justification as well as topics such as the nature of certainty, "naturalized epistemology," and the ethics of belief. Four credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Special relativity, Planck blackbody radiation, the basis of quantum mechanics, and the Schroedinger equation. Lecture and laboratory. Enrolled students must be available for a self-scheduled lab outside of class time for approximately three hours every second week. Prerequisite: Physics 142 or 145 and Mathematics 122 or 162. Four credit hours. CONOVER
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4.00 Credits
Begins with an introduction to some of the most significant philosophical issues raised by the production and experience of art: the nature of art, aesthetic experience, judgment, interpretation, expression, and art and emotion. Then, working with European, African, and North American texts, will focus on aesthetic representation, especially its moral and political dimensions. Four credit hours. S.
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3.00 Credits
An intermediate treatment of the quantum physics, including the hydrogen atom, atomic models, Schroedinger theory, atomic spectra, and electron spin. Lecture and laboratory. Enrolled students must be available for a self-scheduled lab outside of class time for approximately three hours every second week. Prerequisite: Physics 241. Four credit hours. BLUHM
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3.00 Credits
For almost as long as there have been claims to knowledge, there have been skeptical challenges to those claims. The variety of skeptical arguments seems endless, ranging from considerations of human fallibility, cultural relativity, and the elusiveness of truth to ethical objections about the arrogance of dogmatism and metaphysical speculation about brains-in-vats and other matrix-like scenarios. Skepticism is an irrepressible phenomenon for all times and all cultures. Engages a variety of skeptical texts from different historical eras and different cultures as well as responses to them. Prerequisite: A prior course in philosophy. Three credit hours.
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An introduction to modern scientific electronics, emphasizing laboratory work and including theory, problem solving, and circuit design. From simple, direct-current devices to digital integrated circuits, microcomputer instrumentation, and analog signal processing. Normally offered every other year. Prerequisite: Physics 142 or 145. Four credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to Indian philosophical traditions, including an overview of early Indian textual traditions, careful study of classic Buddhist, Jain, and Brahminical accounts of the nature of the self, ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the proper goal of human life. Prerequisite: Sophomore or higher standing. Four credit hours. S. RODDY
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the major schools, texts, and thinkers in classical Chinese philosophy, covering such figures as Confucius, Laozi, Mozi, Mencius, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, and Han Feizi. Readings include both primary materials and secondary studies pertaining to philosophical issues in the classical period. Attention is also paid to the similarities and differences between Chinese and Western traditions of philosophy. Formerly offered as Philosophy 297B. Four credit hours. L.
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4.00 Credits
Explores the philosophical dimensions of Buddhism's entry into East Asia. Begins with an introduction to Buddhism in India, proceeds to cover the first schools of Buddhist philosophy in China, and concludes with an extensive treatment of Zen (Chan) Buddhism in China and Japan. Four credit hours.
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