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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
An examination of the principal theories of moral philosophy, including utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics. Students read primary texts by Aristotle, Kant, John Stuart Mill,Hume, Rawls, and contemporary feminist philosophers. Additional topics include ethical relativism, absolutism, egoism, the nature of moral knowledge, and the concept of the good. Fall and Spring semesters.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
An introduction to the history of western philosophy, with a primary focus on metaphysics and epistemology. This course will acquaint students with Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes and Kant, along with other thinkers who have been central to the development of philosophy and to the development of western culture. Students will also learn the place of philosophers in their proper intellectual and historical context, and understand the development of philosophical themes over time. Fall semester.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
A first course in logic designed to aid in the development of critical attitudes, to present the general methods of inquiry, and to enable the student to formulate independent judgments. The course emphasizes deductive and inductive patterns of reasoning and techniques of clarification. Spring semester.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Symbolic logic is a rigorous introduction to formal logic. Topics covered include symbolization, syntax, semantics, derivations and metatheory for both sentential and predicate logic, as well as applications in mathematics and philosophy.Course methodology includes lecture, discussion and a computer lab.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course is an examination of the philosophical foundations of law and of the relationship of law to morality. Fundamental questions concerning the concept of law as presented in the natural law tradition, legal positivism, legal realism, and critical legal studies will be considered. The course will also investigate the nature of legal reasoning and important normative issues including theories of justice, equality, the structure and content of rights, responsibility,and punishment. Students will read classic works by Aquinas, Marx, and Mill, as well as contemporary writings by Hart, Dworkin, Fuller, and others. Philosophy of law will be of interest not only to students considering a career in law, but to anyone concerned with the nature, purpose, scope, and justification of law.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Intensive reading and discussion of problems, thinkers,and movements in philosophy.As seminars are intended to advance a student's knowledge and competence beyond the introductory level, it is recommended that students complete PHI 202 or PHI 215 before enrolling in a seminar.Two seminars are offered each semester.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Does life have meaning? What is the significance of death? What is human nature? This seminar examines existentialist philosophers' answers to these fundamental questions.Students read both philosophical and literary work by philosophers such as Sartre, Camus, and Beauvoir. Additional topics include human freedom and responsibility, God and meaninglessness, rationality and the absurd, and alienation and authenticity.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course will consider controversies in environmental philosophy and social policy, all of which are fundamentally related to the question of justice-justice between species, people, and generations.Topics students will investigate include: the moral standing of animals, plants, and ecosystems; property rights and environmental regulation;neoclassical and sustainable approaches to environmental economics; population growth and environmental degradation; ethical and economic considerations of future generations;and the environment and international security.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This seminar provides students an opportunity to reflect on the application of ethical theory to business practice. Students will read philosophical essays, legal perspectives, and case studies on a variety of issues related to business including: corporate social responsibility; the rights and obligations of employers and employees; discrimination and harassment in the workplace; the regulation of business;marketing; international business; and the protection of consumers, workers,investors,and the environment from harm.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Asurvey of philosophical movements in India,China, and Japan with attention to religious and cultural implications and to chronological development. Philosophies considered include Hinduism, Confucianism, and Taoism as well as Indian,Chinese, and Zen Buddhism. Students will come to understand various Asian approaches to the nature of the cosmos,the nature of the self,and the place of the self within that cosmos.
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