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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
A general category used only in the evaluation of transfer credit. (1-4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
This course offers a detailed and careful study of some of the central texts, issues, and ideas in the history of Western philosophy. Among the figures studied will be Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Quine, and others. The course is intended for most students as a second course in philosophy, whose goal is to prepare students for further philosophical work (and if desired for a major in philosophy) by providing them with experience in philosophical study beyond that offered in Philosophy 101. Some students with particular interest in the field, however, may choose to begin their philosophical studies with this course. In either case, the course will give students the opportunity to grapple with fundamental philosophical questions by examining the works of a series of great figures in the history of philosophy. This course satisfies the General Education requirement in Critical Inquiry. (Fall and Spring) (4 Credits)
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3.00 Credits
In this course, students will be encouraged to come to grips with some of the key philosophical/intellectual issues that confront religious belief. More specifically, the course will consider both traditional problems related to argumentation for and against God's existence - including the so-called "problem of evil" - and contemporary issues related to the meaning and status of religious lan- guage ("God-talk") and the possibility of religious "knowing" (May I justifiably claim knowledge of or about God?). The intent of these questions is to lead students to think more maturely and responsibly about God, religion and related issues. The course will emphasize "doing" philosophy of religion; accordingly, students will be encouraged to relate the issues of the course to related concerns of their existence. Prerequisite: one previous course in Philosophy, or consent.(4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
A study of reasoning in ordinary language and in contemporary symbolic languages with emphasis on the connections between the two. Attention is also given to informal fallacies, paradox, ambiguities of ordinary speech, the problems of definition, and the critical analysis of arguments in natural settings. Emphasis in symbolic logic is on translation and proof, and computer assisted instruction is employed in the teaching of these skills.(4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
This course considers a range of conceptual issues connected with the understanding and practice of science. Issues to be considered include explanation, theoretical reduction, the nature of scientific truth-claims, methodology, confirmation theory, the possibility of scientific progress, etc. Although these questions are raised from the perspective of philosophy, they are intended to provide insight into the actual practice of the sciences - from both contemporary and historical perspectives. This course should prove especially helpful to science majors seeking to achieve a different perspective on the scientific enterprise; however, non-science majors are equally welcome. Prerequisite: one previous course in Philosophy or science major with junior or senior standing, or consent.(4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
An examination of some fundamental problems in Metaphysics (what there is) and Epistemology (how we come to know), in the context of the origin and development of Greek thinking from the pre-Socratics, Sophists and Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, through selected writers in the Medieval period including Plotinus, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus, William of Ockham, and Nicholas Cusanus. Prerequisite: PHIL 200. (Fall) (4 Credits)
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the two fundamental philosophical traditions of the 17th and 18th centuries, Rationalism and Empiricism, and of Kant's attempt to combine their insights. This course traces the development of such themes as the nature of human experience, the foundations of knowledge, and the limits of knowledge through the work of Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. Their attempts to resolve these questions formed the basis for much of the intellectual history of the "Age of Reason and Enlightenment" and continue to inform contemporary investigations of knowledge, language, and mind. Prerequisite: PHIL 200 or consent. (Spring) (4 Credits)
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the basic Confucian texts of the East Asian cultural tradition that define the distinctive traits of what makes us human, and what norms define healthy and happy human relations. We shall read the Four Books of the Neo-Confucian tradition. In plumbing the subtleties of these texts we shall replicate the learning techniques employed in classical Confucian academies. Research essays concluding the course may focus on a Confucian thinker or concept in the Chinese, Korean, Japanese, or Vietnamese cultural traditions of East Asia.(4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Does law have an intrinsic connection with the moral order, or is it whatever a legislature or judge says it is? This course will analyze the concept of law, with particular attention given to the conflict between the natural law tradition and legal positivism. The justification of legal authority and the nature of legal reasoning will be considered. Normative issues, including the relation between law and concepts of justice, equality, liberty, responsibility, and punishment will also be addressed. Prerequisite: One previous course in Philosophy or consent. (Spring) (4 Credits)
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3.00 Credits
This course investigates the question of our ethical relations and responsibility to objects and systems in the natural world, including animals, other living beings, non-living entities, ecosystems, and "nature" as a whole. It also asks about nature as such: what nature is, what the place in it is of humans, the role of human action in transforming nature, etc. The question of the relation of the natural to the social will receive special attention. Prerequisite: One previous course in Philosophy or Environmental Studies or consent. (Fall and Spring) (4 Credits)
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