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4.00 Credits
Examination of attempts to explain our psychological states and capacities: cognition, sensation, perception, emotion and memory. Philosophical theories of psychology such as mentalism, behaviorism and functionalism. Philosophical significance of recent work in psychology and computer science: computer simulation of cognitive processes, artificial intelligence and cognitive psychology. Same as PSYC 2800. Offered annually. Prerequisite: Open to students with no prior work in philosophy, but such students should consult with the instructor or department chair before registering.
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4.00 Credits
Questions of the definition of artworks, the functions of art, aesthetic experience, aesthetic value, forgery and the original work of art, realistic representation and photography; current controversies about public art, such as offensiveness, censorship and public funding. Offered annually. Prerequisite: Open to students with no prior work in philosophy, but such students should consult with the instructor or department chair before registering.
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4.00 Credits
The subject matter is announced in the annual schedule of classes. Content varies from year to year but does not duplicate existing courses.
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4.00 Credits
Fundamental questions of law and legal systems. Issues discussed include the nature of law, the relationship of law to morality, what counts as a valid law, civil disobedience, the limits of law, punishment and forms of dispute resolution. Recent developments in legal theory such as feminist jurisprudence will be discussed. Offered in alternate years. Also offered in Weekend College. Recommended: PHIL 2200. Open to students with no prior work in philosophy, but such students should consult with the instructor or department chair before registering.
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4.00 Credits
Examination of the relationship of humans to the natural environment. Topics include an overview of philosophic ethics, definitions of nature, comparison of anthropocentric, biocentric and land ethics, ecofeminism and deep ecology, the rights of animals and other living things, and our responsibilities to future generations. Offered in alternate years. Also offered in Weekend College. Recommended: PHIL 2200. Open to students with no prior work in philosophy, but such students should consult with the instructor or department chair before registering.
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4.00 Credits
A survey of major ethical theories and concepts and how they can be applied to case studies in business today. Case studies on topics to include: corporate responsibility, consumer and employee safety, discrimination and sexual harassment, marketing, environmental issues, whistle-blowing and international business. Offered in alternate years. Also offered in Weekend College. Recommended: PHIL 2200. Open to students with no prior work in philosophy, but such students should consult with the instructor or department chair before registering.
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4.00 Credits
Basic principles of ethical decision making and application to ethical problems that arise in verbal and nonverbal communication. Issues discussed include deception and withholding information, persuasion and advertising, freedom of speech and the press, confidentiality and privacy. Offered annually in the evening. Also offered in Weekend College. Also offered as CRST. Recommended: PHIL 2200. Open to students with no prior work in philosophy, but such students should consult with the instructor or department chair before registering.
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4.00 Credits
Overview of normative ethical theory. Application to topics in biomedicine: the concept of health, the provider-patient relationship, informed consent and refusal of treatment, truth-telling and confidentiality, research involving human subjects, life-sustaining treatment and physician-assisted death, reproductive decisions and technologies, genetic screening and interventions, allocation of scarce resources. Offered every semester. Also offered in Weekend College and in the evening. Also offered as CRST. Recommended: PHIL 2200. Open to students with no prior work in philosophy, but such students should consult with the instructor or department chair before registering.
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4.00 Credits
Examination and evaluation of traditional philosophic arguments for and against the existence of God. Discussion of the foundations and implications of claims regarding the possible immortality of the human person, the problem innocent suffering poses to any claim for the benevolence of the universe, the question of miracles. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: Open to students with no prior work in philosophy, but such students should consult with the instructor or department chair before registering.
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4.00 Credits
Foundations of Western thinking about reality, knowledge, ethics, and politics as developed in ancient Greece. Pre-Socratic philosophers through Aristotle, with emphasis on the writings of Plato. Also offered as CLAS. Offered in alternate years. Also offered in the Weekend Program. Prerequisite: PHIL 2001 or permission of instructor.
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