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  • PHL 308N: Philosophy of Art di

    3.00 Credits
    Salem State University

    This course will critically examine the philosophical role of art and beauty. Students will explore the concept of beauty through a philosophical engagement with different cultures and styles of artwork. Possible topics can include feminist theories of art, African- American art, and philosophies of beauty in painting, music or theatre. Students will learn to analyze the existential and ontological dimensions of art. Finally, students will critically evaluate what both philosophers and artists have to say regarding the creative process. Three lecture hours per week. Required for Music majors. Recommended for Art and English majors and minors. Not open to students who have received credit for PHL308.
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  • PHL 309A: Alternatives to Violence: Philosophical Approach Di, V

    3.00 Credits
    Salem State University

    This course explores the alternatives to violence by critically analyzing the lives and thoughts of major western and nonwestern practitioners of nonviolence, including Henry David Thoreau, Mohandas Karamchand Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Jr. and contemporary practitioners like Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi and others. It considers different conflict resolution methods than can be applied at interpersonal, community, country and global levels. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for PHL309.
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  • PHL 310N: Philosophy And Religion of The Eastern World Di, V

    3.00 Credits
    Salem State University

    A study of the classical literature of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Taoisim, Confucuanism and Shinto. Traditional problems of the nature of human beings, such as reincarnation and the problem of evil, will be discussed in the context of the social/cultural matrix of the East. The objective of this course is to help students acquire a better understanding of the philosophy of the Eastern world and to determine how Eastern philosophy may complement that of the West. Three lecture hors per week. Not open to students who have received credit for PHL310.
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  • PHL 312: Philosophy of Love And Sex di

    3.00 Credits
    Salem State University

    A philosophical exploration of the issues of human sexuality and love-physical, emotional and spiritual ("Eros", "Philia", "Agape"), through reading and discussion of selected literature. Conceptual, moral, social and political questions about human sexuality and love will be analyzed, clarified and evaluated. The whole range of human sexual experiences and love will be considered, i.e., autoerotic sexuality, heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, marriage, friendship and pornography.
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  • PHL 313: Philosophy of Mind di

    3.00 Credits
    Salem State University

    An examination of historical and contemporary questions in philosophy of mind, such as: What are minds? If minds are immaterial, how do they interact with bodies? If minds are material, how can they be conscious? What are consciousness, intelligence, and free will, and could computers have those traits? How can mental states be about things, even about non-existent things? How do psychological explanations relate to explanations in neuroscience, chemistry, and physics? Can emotions be rational? Three lecture hours per week.
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  • PHL 314: Philosophy of Science di

    3.00 Credits
    Salem State University

    A study of philosophical issues related to science. Topics may include: What is science, and is astrology, for instance bad science or not science at all? Do scientists identify the essence of things, or do scientists classify according to their interests and values? Is a good scientific theory true or merely useful? Do all sciences reduce to physics? No particular scientific background is presupposed, but previous philosophical coursework is recommended. Three lecture hours per week.
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  • PHL 315: Reality And Knowledge di

    3.00 Credits
    Salem State University

    The course examines contemporary metaphysics and epistemology. Metaphysics studies fundamental issues about the nature of reality such as ontology, mereology, modality, causation, space, time, the mind/body relation, free will, and materialism vs. idealism. Epistemology scrutinizes the sources, structure, limits, and nature of knowledge. Epistemological topics include skepticism, induction, whether the standards for knowledge vary, and what roles reason, the senses, memory, and testimony play in acquiring and justifying knowledge. Prior coursework in philosophy is recommended but not required. Three lecture hours per week.
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  • PHL 320: Philosophical Perspectives of Women di

    3.00 Credits
    Salem State University

    An introduction and critical examination of the contemporary feminist theories, liberal feminism, radical feminism, socialist feminism, postmodernist feminism and others. It will include applications of feminist theories to women's sexual experience, work experience, pornography and other experiences. Discussions will focus on how women relate to themselves, to others and to social and political institutions and if contemporary feminist theorists address the voice of Black, Hispanic and non-western women. The objective of the course is to give students an overview of current western and nonwestern feminist thought.
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  • PHL 325: Symbolic Logic

    3.00 Credits
    Salem State University

    An introduction to truth functional logic and quantification theory employing both semantical methods (e.g., the truth tables) and natural deduction. The relationship between truth functions, Boolean Algebra and electrical circuits will be explored as will the relationship between the predicate calculus and elementary set theory. The use of the symbolism to assess arguments in ordinary language will also be discussed. Three lecture hours per week. Required of Computer and Information Studies majors. Recommended for students planning to write the GRE, the LSAT or the GMAT.
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  • PHL 350H: Topics in Ethics di

    3.00 Credits
    Salem State University

    An examination of some of the most widely read and influential works in the history of moral philosophy, such as Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics, Immanuel Kant's Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals, and John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism, with applications to some of the following contemporary moral issues: euthanasia, suicide, war, sex, discrimination, affirmative action, and ethical problems in business and medicine. Three lecture hours per week.
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