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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Principal ethical theories and their application to problems concerning the individual and society. Readings in classical and contemporary sources focus on questions such as the meaning and justification of moral judgments, ethical relativism, and the nature of moral reasoning. Prerequisite: One philosophy course.
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4.00 Credits
A study and analysis of various theories of human interaction and association. Questions such as: What are the differences among a community, a society, and a state? What is the role of the individual in each of these associations? What makes a social organization just? Prerequisite: One philosophy course.
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4.00 Credits
An in-depth study of the life and thought of one or more significant philosophers. Prerequisite: One philosophy course.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the intersection of science, society, and technology as they pertain to issues in environmental ethics. The course moves from theory by considering science, society, and technology philosophically to application by concluding with a major research project on an applied issue in environmental ethics involving scientific data and technological choice. Prerequisites: Laboratory Science (D) Course; Mathematics (M) course. (Carries cross-credit in environmental studies.)
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3.00 Credits
Nature of scientific method and knowledge, with special attention given to current issues in the philosophy of science. Ways in which scientific explanations relate to religious and philosophical explanations. Both natural science and social science applications. Prerequisites: Laboratory Science (D) course; Mathematics (M) course. One philosophy course recommended.
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4.00 Credits
Selected political theorists. Such writers as Plato, Aristotle, early Christian writers, Machiavelli, Luther, Calvin, Locke, Marx, and Niebuhr. Concentrates on primary sources. Prerequisites: One course in political science, philosophy, or European history; junior standing. (Carries cross-credit in political science and history.)
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3.00 Credits
Selected Asian philosophical streams drawn from Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Shintoism, and the contemporary Kyoto school. Readings from religious treatises, philosophical works, and literature, with examples from the arts to encourage an understanding of Eastern worldviews, especially Japan. Persons, ethics, and aesthetics. Prerequisites: GES130 or GES145, 146; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course or GES245; World Cultures (U) course.
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4.00 Credits
Topics such as the nature and meaning of knowledge, the foundations and limits of knowledge and belief, the problem of universals, the mind-body relation, and the freedom-determinism debate. Traditional and contemporary perspectives. Prerequisite: Two courses in philosophy.
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4.00 Credits
Intensive analysis of a philosophical issue or a major philosophical figure to be announced prior to registration. Students may repeat the course for credit provided a different topic or philosopher is studied. Prerequisite: Two courses in philosophy.
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4.00 Credits
A capstone course in which students and faculty consider contemporary issues in philosophy as well as the relationship between philosophy and Christian faith. Prerequisite: Philosophy major or minor with senior standing, or consent of the instructor.
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