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A historical and critical study of the thought of selected philosophers from Descartes to Hume emphasizing their treatment of such topics as perception, the mind/body relationship, the structure of knowledge, and personal identity.
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Perspectives on Science and Mathematics is a 3-credit upper-division Philosophy course designed to meet the unique needs of future K-12 teachers of science and mathematics. It is one of the specially-designed content courses in the TUteach Program. It is designed to be taken in the fall of the third year of this program, and also satisfies Writing Intensive and Liberal Arts course requirements. This course is an upper-level introductory course on the Nature of Science (NOS). It uses the history of science, philosophy of science, sociology of science, gender and race theory and ethics of science to look at science and mathematics from a variety of perspectives. Detailed case studies include the Copernican Revolution, the Darwinian Revolution, the history of genetics and eugenics, contemporary controversies in genetic technology and controversies in mathematics (pure, applied and ethnomathematics). A central theme of the course is that science and mathematics have been advanced by the struggles of diverse people, on the basis of often-conflicting criteria and interests. “Textbook science” is the result of multiple developments, contestations, and eventually general acceptance. While science produces and relies on empirical evidence, it has a creative component that is influenced by historical, cultural, ideological and psychological factors.
Prerequisite:
ENGLISH 0802 or equivalent, SCI TEC 1189 and 1289
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Views both historical and modern on our relationship to the natural world around (and in) us, and the terms in which we can best think about it.
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Honors version of Philosophy 2121 (0121).
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Honors version of 2125 (R125). Note: This course can be used to satisfy the university Core Studies in Race (RS) requirement. Although it may be usable towards graduation as a major requirement or university elective, it cannot be used to satisfy any of the university GenEd requirements. See your advisor for further information.
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The companion course to Philosophy 3085 (0198), Pre-Law Internship. The course deals with issues related to lawyers and the practice of law such as professional ethics, legal reasoning and the nature of legal education. Must be taken in conjunction with Philosophy 3085 (0198). Note: Requires permission of instructor to register. Students must consult with the instructor in the Fall to arrange an internship placement.
Corequisite:
PHILOS 3085 (0198)
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Internship with a legal office or law-related office in the Philadelphia area. Must be taken in conjunction with Philosophy 3075 (0199), Pre-Law Seminar. Note: Must consult course instructor in the Fall to arrange placement.
Corequisite:
PHILOS 3075 (0199)
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An examination of how modern cosmology developed from its roots in Egypt and Asia, through the classical ancient world, Islam and the Middle Ages, to the great discoveries of the modern and contemporary periods in understanding space and time.
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An examination of contemporary theories of learning and teaching. Some of the authors likely to be encountered are bell hooks, Pierre Bourdieu, Martha Nussbaum, etc. The broader social contexts within which education takes place will be explored.
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The meaning of life and death, freedom and anxiety, joy and suffering, faith and despair -- these and other dimensions of the human condition will be explored. The course covers existential philosophers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Camus, and Sartre, though it may also focus on existentialism in film, existentialism in theater and literature, or non-Western philosophies of existence.
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