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A survey of the central figures of modern philosophy: Rene Descartes, Baruch Spinoza, Gottfried Liebniz, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, George Berkeley, David Hume and Immanuel Kant. In addition to the philosophical issues of the period, cultural, historical and political matters are considered. A secondary goal is the establishment of the pedigree of contemporary philosophical problems. Prerequisites: PHILOS 210, or PHILOS 222 or an equivalent and successful completion of the WEPT Offered: Winter. 3 hrs
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Attention is given to the nature of ethical ideas and the development and history of ethical theory. Prerequisites: PHILOS 210, PHILOS 221, or PHILOS 222, or with permission of instructor. 3 hrs
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The basic problems of aesthetics are examined, with special emphasis on the character of the work of art, the aesthetic response of the viewer, the creative process of the artist, and the nature of aesthetic criticism. These topics are discussed in light of conflicting aesthetic theories. Prerequisite: PHILOS 210, PHILOS 222, or equivalent. 3 hrs
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A study of the problems connected with the nature of knowledge and human understanding. Prerequisite: PHILOS 210, 222 or an equivalent. 3 hrs
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An investigation of the essential problems regarding the nature of reality in its most general aspects. Prerequisite: PHILOS 210,PHILOS 222 or an equivalent. 3 hrs
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The history of philosophy from St. Augustine to William of Ockham, including analysis of the relationships of medieval philosophical developments to earlier and later philosophical developments. Prerequisite: PHILOS 210,PHILOS 222 or an equivalent. 3 hrs
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The main trends of American thought are covered, with special emphasis on the philosophies of Peirce, James and Dewey. Prerequisite: PHILOS 210 or PHILOS 215 or PHILOS 222 or an equivalent. 3 hrs
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Following a review of the influence of Kant on European thought, consideration is given to the German idealists, Comte and Positivism, Mill and Empiricism, British Neo-Hegelianism, the rise of Evolutionary Philosophy and Nietzsche. Prerequisites: PHILOS 210 or PHILOS 215 or PHILOS 222 or an equivalent. 3 hrs
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An analysis of the nature and function of religion and its relation to culture. An examination is made of the basic ideas of religion, and special attention is given to the problems of religion and reality, religion and science, and the changing character of religion in our times. No prerequisites. 3 hrs
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A study of the development of existentialism. Selections from the works of such thinkers as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre, Heidegger, Camus and other related philosophers are considered. Special attention is devoted to the existential movements in literature, social science and medicine. Prerequisite: PHILOS 210, PHILOS 222 or equivalent. 3 hrs
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