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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Selected philosophical themes as they appear in classical and modern literature. Frequently the themes concern the “enlightenment project,” “modernism,” and their critics.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the philosophical issues concerning the nature and importance of the arts and artistic practice, including questions about the nature of aesthetic experience, the definition of art, representation and expression in art, the ontological status of artworks, truth and reference in art, and the values of art.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of knowledge and belief. The specific subtopics involving them include truth, perception, innate ideas, justification, induction, the a priori, mathematical knowledge and rationalism versus empiricism.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the most general features of the universe. Topics include the character of truth, the existence of abstract entities, the nature of persons, free will, the existence or non-existence of God, ontological commitment, the relation of philosophy to science, causation, modal properties, reality and appearance, and various forms of realism and anti-realism.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the character of mental and
psychological states. Specific issues may include the nature of persons, relations between natural and psychological sciences, action, mental content
and its relation to language.
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3.00 Credits
The study of theories of meaning and meaningfulness. Selected topics may include reference, vagueness, speech act theory, and metaphor.
Prerequisite:
PHILOS 1101 (0100) or permission of the instructor
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3.00 Credits
Problems of historical knowledge, e.g., problems about the historian’s claim to explain historical events (causation in history, reasons for actions, challenges to the objectivity of history) and problems about historical interpretation (including global interpretations of the historical process, such as Augustine’s, Kant’s, and Hegel’s).
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3.00 Credits
Beginnings of Indian philosophical thinking in the hymns of Rig Veda and the Upanishads and the major schools of Indian philosophy as they took shape during the next thousand years. The latter include Samkhya, the Buddhist schools, the Vaiseskika, the Nyaya, and the major schools of Vedanta. Issues in metaphysics, epistemology, and logic emphasized.
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3.00 Credits
Selected important figures and topics, e.g., Moore, Russell, Wittgenstein, Quine, and Putnam; Logical Atomism, Logical Positivism, Linguistic Philosophy, Pragmatism, and Analytic Philosophy.
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3.00 Credits
Selected European philosophers from Hegel to Bradley.
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