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								Philosophical issues concerning mathematics and its foundations, such as the correlation of mathematics to logic, mathematical truth, and mathematical knowledge. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
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								Study of selected topics in the philosophy of art; may be restricted to one or several specific art forms or media: literature, painting, music, film, television, or theatre. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
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								The significance and function of law in political and ethical contexts; comparison of common and statutory to scientific and moral law; readings from among Plato, Kant, Hegel, Bentham, Austin, Hart, Dworkin, Feinberg, and others. Three lecture hours or two lecture hours and one laboratory/discussion hour a week for one semester.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
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								Comparative and historical studies in the philosophical and religious traditions of the East, with emphasis on India and China. Three lecture hours or two lecture hours and one laboratory/discussion hour a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
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								Philosophical thought from Augustine through Cusanus and Vico, with emphasis on its cultural bearing. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Three semester hours of coursework in philosophy.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
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								Philosophical texts and arguments in a broad intellectual and cultural context, or other texts studied for their philosophical content. Typical topics include Locke and the Glorious Revolution; materialism and modern science; Thucydides on power and justice. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
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								Meaning and function of religion; religious belief and its validity; religious values in the modern world. Three lecture hours or two lecture hours and one laboratory/discussion hour a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
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								Issues in philosophical logic and its applications, such as theories of meaning, logical paradoxes, epistemic logic, deontic logic, modal logic, existence, and identity. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Philosophy 313, 313K, or 313Q.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
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								Formulation, analysis, and criticism of philosophical ideas in selected literary works. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
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								History, exposition, and analysis of such fundamental concepts in the natural and social sciences as explanation, prediction, discovery, confirmation, laws, hypotheses, theories. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
 
							
						 
				
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