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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to sharpen the student's analytical abilities and powers of reasoning and argumentation Topics will include types of argument, the structure of argument, how to recognize arguments that are emotionally persuasive but logically fallacious, and the fundamentals of modern, symbolic logic which is the basis for computer languages. The course will stress the practical value of the principles taught and will relate class work to communication skills in general. Offered annually.
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Serves as an introduction to the role of philosophy in human life. Philosophy will be examined in terms of both its analytical and speculative functions. Of concern will be the relation of philosophical insights to certain compelling contemporary issues. Some of the issues discussed will be the nature of knowledge and truth, the relation of values (both moral and aesthetic) to society, free will, and justice and society. Readings will be drawn form classical and contemporary philosophers. Offered every semester.
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An introduction to the Greek and Roman origins of Western civilization. This course aims, through a critical study of the works of the greatest minds and literary artists of Greece and Rome, to give an understanding of their contributions to western culture, to provoke thinking on basic problems of human experience, to develop literary taste and judgment, and to improve skills in oral discussion and written analysis. Readings are drawn from the following major genres: epic, tragedy, history, and philosophy. Offered annually.
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Western civilization is often characterized as the dynamic interplay of two cultural traditions referred to in convenient shorthand as "Athens and Jerusalem." This course will examine "Jerusalem": the text, figures, themes, and ideas that have defined the Judeo-Christian tradition. The course will emphasize the reading of the Biblical text itself beginning with Genesis and ending with selections from the Pauline tradition. Offered annually.
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4.00 Credits
Western values and institutions were formed in the medieval synthesis of Greek philosophy, Roman law, Hebrew/Christian religion, and Germanic folk culture. This course explores the cultural products of that synthesis in art, literature, and religion, and examines the roots of western attitudes toward race, class, nationalism, and war. Taught as social history, it emphasizes the economic and political context in which the cultural foundations of the modern West were forged. Offered annually.
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4.00 Credits
A broad- based examination of the shift in world-views from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. The transition will be followed in terms of philosophy, science, art, religion and selected works of literature. A major theme is the cultural and intellectual context of the Scientific Revolution. Offered annually.
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4.00 Credits
Exploration of the role of culture in shaping human action and experience. Various approaches to the explanation of culture are considered in the context of the development of social science. Students learn to interpret their own culture and other cultures as systems of knowledge and value. Especially important are the ways culture conditions the effects of social forces in daily life. Offered annually.
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An introduction to the historical and cultural traditions of India, China, and Japan. This course invites students to explore the major traditions, ideas, values and social systems that shaped the lives of the peoples of these three Asian countries in the past and that continue to do so today. Students are encouraged to explore their reactions to these unfamiliar ways of life while, at the same time, gaining the ability to view each civilization and culture from its own perspective. Offered annually.
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4.00 Credits
Taught in English. The Moorish (Muslim) invasion of the Iberian Peninsula in 711 AD, together with the growing presence of Jewish culture and religion in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal), transformed the history and culture of the region in ways that are still visible today. Spain's world-view, religion, artistic and intellectual expression, architecture, and most importantly its language, are a result of that cross-cultural evolution that started more than twelve centuries ago. This course will explore the pivotal role played by Spain in modern European history and culture. Topics, such as the Counter Reformation, the Inquisition, the "Golden Age," the "merging of cultures" as a result of Spain's conquest of the New World, and modern Imperialism will be studied and analyzed as part of the Western tradition. Offered every fall.
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4.00 Credits
Taught in English. The Moorish (Muslim) invasion of the Iberian Peninsula in 711AD, together with the growing presence of Jewish culture and religion in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal), transformed the history and culture of the region in ways that are still visible today. Spain's world-view, artistic and intellectual expression, architecture, and most importantly its language, are a result of that cross-cultural evolution that started more that twelve centuries ago. This course will explore the pivotal role played by Spain in modern European history and culture. Topics, such as the Counter Reformation, the Inquisition, the "Golden Age," the "merging of cultures" as a result of Spain's conquest of the New World, and modern Imperialism will be studied and analyzed as part of the Western tradition. Offered every fall.
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