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3.00 Credits
Study of the nature of scientific method and theory construction, and of causality, explanation, determinism, indeterminism, and probability. Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. 3 credits.
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Study of selected topics in the history of science, such as the impact of Euclidean geometry, the Copernican Revolution, the origin of modern science, the development of non-Euclidean geometry, the transition from classical to modern physics, and the rise of evolutionary biology. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Study of problems confronted by social scientists such as cultural relativism, methodological individualism, whether social sciences resemble natural sciences, and the role of value judgments in research. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Study of the nature of human consciousness, mind, and intention, and their interrelation with perception and action with reference to relevant scientific findings of artificial intelligence and brainbehavior relationships. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing. 3 credits.
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Critical assessment of interdisciplinary approaches to topics such as the philosophy of: innate knowledge, memory, mental representation, artificial intelligence, rationality, intentionality, and parallel computation. Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
(Same as HIST 496.) Theory, epistemology, and methodology of historiography, dealing with such questions as the nature, aims, and methods of history; its status as a science; the legitimacy of the so-called speculative philosophy of history; and the structure of historical knowledge. Prerequisite: PHI 101, or 102 or 109, or six credits of history. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Study of how we know. Includes such problems as belief, evidence, perception, skepticism, and other minds. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Study of theories of being, including such problems as substance, emanation, participation, essence, universals, process and time. Covers such philosophers as Aristotle, Plotinus, Leibniz, Whitehead, and Heidegger. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Traditional and contemporary interpretations of the nature of society and the state, and analysis of important concepts such as liberty, justice, law, and right. Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Study of philosophical theories of human conduct and character, together with relations of ethical theory and moral action. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing. 3 credits.
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