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A seminar consisting of a series of philosophical investigations into the arts (with all the arts of relevance) and not a history of the field. We will be concerned with such items as the role of the art world, the role of art theory, the nature of the art object and how it differs from any non-art artifact, the nature of the creative process, aesthetic experience, art criticism, interpretation and problems of evaluation of art works. Prerequisite: One previous course in Philosophy or consent. (Fall)(4 credits)
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Feminism can radically challenge traditional ways of doing philosophy. In asking why women and women's experience seem to be missing from the tradition of philosophy, it implicitly questions philosophy's claim to objectivity, universality, and truth. Thus, feminist criticism probes some of the most fundamental philosophical assumptions about our knowledge of and interaction with the world and other people. Are there philosophically significant differences between men and women? This course examines this and other questions, emphasizing contemporary feminist discussions of epistemology, ethics, and science. Prerequisite: One previous course in Philosophy or Women's Studies or consent. (Spring)(4 credits)
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This course addresses fundamental questions regarding the nature of the human mind and thought. Students will be introduced to the leading 20th century theories of mind as well as critical responses to these theories. They will become acquainted with the works of philosophers such as J.J.C. Smart, Gilbert Ryle, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Daniel Dennett, Patricia and Paul Churchland, Jerry Fodor, Fred Dretske, Hillary Putnam, and others. We will address questions such as whether we can know there are other minds, whether mental states are identical or reducible to brain states, how it is that our thoughts can be about anything at all, whether there is a "language of thought", and whether our ordinary talk about mental events genuinely explains human actions. Prerequisite: One previous course in Philosophy, Psychology major, Neuroscience 200 or consent.(4 credits)
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An inquiry into issues and problems that are now at the center of philosophical attention. Topics vary from semester to semester in accordance with current interests of students and faculty. Prerequisite: One previous course in Philosophy or consent.(4 credits)
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An inquiry into issues and problems that are now at the center of philosophical attention. Topics vary from semester to semester in accordance with current interests of students and faculty. Prerequisite: One previous course in Philosophy or consent.(4 credits)
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This course provides a venue in the curriculum for topical seminars dealing with major figures and problems in the history of philosophy. Prerequisite: One previous course in Philosophy or consent. (Topic for Spring 2008: "MacIntyre and Nussbaum: Recent Work on Aristotle") (4 Credits)
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This course provides the opportunity for topical seminars on major issues in ethical theory. Prerequisite: One previous course in Philosophy or consent. (Topic for Fall 2007: "Life, Death, and Poverty: Peter Singer's Utilitarianism") (4 Credits)
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This course provides a venue in the curriculum for topical seminars dealing with major issues in social and political theory. Prerequisite: One previous course in Philosophy or consent.(4 credits)
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This course provides the opportunity for topical seminars on major issues and debates in contemporary philosophy. Prerequisite: One previous course in Philosophy or consent.(4 credits)
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This course will involve a study and discussion of the basic concepts of Existentialism as they have developed primarily in the 19th and 20th Century "classics" of Existentialism - philosophical and other. Topics such as alienation and authenticity, freedom and responsibility, good faith vs. bad faith, rationality and the absurd, values and nihilism, God and meaninglessness, will be investigated. Selected literature from the philosophical and literary works of Tolstoy/Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Sartre, Camus, and Tillich will form the basis for our inquiry and discussion. Students will be expected to use the course both to become closely acquainted with the philosophy of Existentialism and to confront and clarify some of the fundamental issues and value concerns of their existence. Prerequisite: One previous course in Philosophy or consent.(4 credits)
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