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3.00 Credits
An analysis of the basic moral concepts of goodness, right, and obligation and an overview of the ways in which these concepts operate in such contexts as society, religion, and the law. Applications of these discussions to contemporary moral issues. Each semester.
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3.00 Credits
The analysis and construction of arguments using strict rules which determine valid from fallacious reasoning. Notation and procedure related to mathematics may be used for parts of the course. Not recommended as a second core course after PHIL 114 Critical Thinking. Fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
The informal logic of the use of language in everyday contexts. Emphasis on variable factors within ordinary argument situations, such as disagreements, ambiguity, generalization, and analogy. Analysis of extended arguments in different areas of general interest. Not recommended as a second core course after PHIL 113 Formal Logic. Spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to philosophy through a consideration of the human orientation to knowledge, meaning, and values, as well as the human possession of body, spirit, and freedom. A critique of the concepts of human being found in traditional and contemporary sources. Subject matter is particularly useful to students in biology, psychology and the social sciences. Each Fall; Spring semester, odd-numbered years.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of philosophical speculation through its origins in the Greek and Roman worlds. Special emphasis on the idealism of Plato and the realism of Aristotle as the systematic foundations of Western thought. Fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
Latin thought from early Christian times through the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. Emphasis on the great neo-Platonic and neo-Aristotelian syntheses. Some acquaintance with Plato and Aristotle would be helpful. Spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
This course of study is designed to introduce students to the Islamic faith and its expression in a variety of cultures around the world. Because Islam is reality-defining for its adherents, the Islamic faith will be examined by reviewing its philosophy, theology, and social dimensions. No prerequisites. Taught annually (at least one semester each year). Fulfills Global Diversity requirement.
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3.00 Credits
Environmental Ethics studies how human beings conceptualize their concern for the environment, their place in nature, and the kind of world in which people might flourish. The class questions what the extent and basis of that concern might be, by studying proposed philosophical approaches to environmental and ecological issues. Spring semester, even-numbered years.
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3.00 Credits
The philosophical examination of business and business life and their relationship to the good life. Includes an analysis of economic justice, corporate and personal responsibility, moral conflicts, human rights, and the meaning of work. Case studies to assist students to make rationally defensible moral judgments. Fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
A critical examination of moral issues that arise in medicine and related fields, including the right to life, informed consent, confidentiality, medical experimentation, reproductive control, and allocation of scarce resources. Case studies to assist students to make rationally defensible moral judgments in accord with sound moral principles. Spring semester.
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