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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
A seminar on a topic chosen by the professor. Recent topics have been apologetics; postmodern philosophy and Christian thought; philosophy of science; philosophy of E. Levinas; and philosophy of sex, singleness, and marriage. Prerequisite: upper-division majors and others by permission.
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3.00 Credits
A study of classic and contemporary defenses of the Christian faith, including theistic/atheistic arguments, postmodern assessments of religious belief, issues surrounding the doctrine of the resurrection, the miraculous and religious diversity. (Identical to RELI 290.)
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the major developments in U.S. political theory from the Puritans to the present. The relationship between Christianity and American political theory is given special attention. (Identical to HIST 300 and PSCI 300.)
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3.00 Credits
What we are sexually as humans is complex and our theories and beliefs about our sexuality profoundly influence us. No less does our gender and our beliefs about it influence us. The subject of this course will vary term to term but can include the nature of sex, the nature of gender, feminism, marriage, singleness, love, pornography among others. May be repeated for credit under different topics.
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3.00 Credits
This course seeks to develop an understanding of how humans are affected by their relation to the land and how land is affected by humans. We will examine how this relationship between humans and land affects who we are, how we know, and how we live ethical lives. We will examine this at a theoretical level, but also at the practical level of where we live, how we live, what we eat, and how we engage our local and global economies.
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3.00 Credits
What is the nature of religion? Is there a God? What evidence is there for the existence of God? What role does reason play in faith? Does the existence of evil rule out God’s existence? What is religious experience? Does it provide grounds for rational religious belief? This course is a general introduction to the philosophy of religion and some of the problems falling under that title.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores questions crucial to the virtue tradition: What is a good life? What are virtues? How do virtues contribute to a good life? What is the role of natural law and divine commands in understanding virtues? How does the study of moral philosophy contribute to living well? This course in ethical theory examines the history of the virtue tradition as represented by philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Hume and Kant as well as the tradition’s revival by contemporary philosophers, including Alasdair MacIntyre and Robert Adams. Prerequisite: PHIL 180 Ethics.
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3.00 Credits
What kinds of things exist? How do we know they do, if we do? The subject of this course will vary term to term, but can include freewill, theory of knowledge, skepticism, the nature of existence, human nature, the nature of God, personal identity, realism and antirealism, the nature of science and others. May be repeated for credit under different topics.
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3.00 Credits
A critical study of some major social philosophers from Comte to the present. (Identical to SOCI 373.) Prerequisites: SOCI 150 Principles of Sociology or PHIL 150 Introduction to Philosophy, or instructor's permission.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers in-depth discipline specific cross-cultural study designed to enhance the intercultural emphasis of various academic majors. The course includes class meetings followed by travel to various locations throughout the world. Students will use core disciplinary knowledge to serve, learn and interact with other cultures. (Offered in May Term. Students must meet eligibility requirements.) Additional course fee is required.
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