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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of various theories and approaches in philosophical and Christian ethics and their application to current social issues. This course gives students a knowledge of theory and method in both philosophical and Christian ethics and assists them in developing their own analytical and critical skills in doing ethical assessment.
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Readings from a selection of ancient and medieval western philosophers, namely Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas. This course will give students a knowledge of the philosophical thought of several philosophers and assists them in developing their own skills of philosophical reflection in dialogue with the philosophers' ideas.
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3.00 Credits
Readings from a selection of modern western philosophers, namely Descartes, Hobbes, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Kierkegaard, Mill, Marx, and Nietzsche. This course will give students a knowledge of the philosophical thought of several philosophers and assists them in developing their own skills of philosophical reflection in dialogue with the philosophers' ideas.
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An introduction to the study and practice of reasoning. This course assists students in analyzing various types of arguments by identifying stated and unstated assumptions, evaluating the use of, recognizing the ambiguity in language, and spotting faulty reasoning. It also helps students to present coherent and logical arguments of their own.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of various ecophilosophies and how they apply to environmental issues. This course will give students a knowledge of research, environmental philosophy and assists them in developing their own analytic and critical skills for ethical assessments of environ mental issues. This course includes a group service-learning project that puts theory into practice and contributes to a healthier environment.
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3.00 Credits
A philosophical examination of social injustice, namely racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, and ableism, as well as a philosophical exploration of both theoretical and practical approaches to social justice and a common good. This course will give students a knowledge of social and political philosophy and assists them in developing their analytic and critical skills for ethical assessment of social issues. This course includes a servicelearning project that puts theory into practice and contributes to a more just society.
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3.00 Credits
A philosophical examination of religion. This course will cover the meaning of religious experience, the nature of God, the reasonableness of religious faith, the concept of miracles and immortality, the relationship of science to religion, the problem of evil, natural histories of religion, and the role of religion in today's modern and pluralistic culture. This course will give students a knowledge of philosophy of religion and assists them in developing their own analytic and critical skills in doing philosophical reflection.
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3.00 Credits
This course connects Pfeiffer University's emphasis on its Christian roots and servant leadership, illustrated in its vision statement "Pfeiffer University will be recognized as the model-church-related institution preparing servant leaders for lifelong learning." We will do an in-depth exploration of what the concept "servant leadership" means from a Christiantheological lens. To do this we will read stories of Christian servant leaders who have written theologically about their service. We will also theologicall reflect on our own service in the community. Cross-listed as RELG 317.
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3.00 Credits
Topics chosen from a range of possibilities, such as computers and the human mind, existentialism, theories of knowledge, images of the human; or studies of individual philosophers or schools of philosophy.
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2.00 Credits
This course describes some of the unique relationships between Physics and Music, between Physics and Art. Sounds, colors, rhythm and other topics of interest will form the essence of the material to be varied at the interest of the class or skills of the instructor. Prerequisite: Permission of any one of the following: the Chair of Chemistry and Physics; or the Dean of the School of Natural and Health Sciences; or the Dean of the Undergraduate or Adult Studies programs.
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