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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None Readings from Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Jaspers, Sartre, Heidegger. An examination of the existentialist concepts 'being' and 'nonbeing', 'estrangement', 'dread', 'anxiety' and 'freedom.'
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None Introduces current philosophical thought from several areas of study, including postmodern philosophy, science, theology, art, psychology, and the social sciences. Introduces major movements of twentieth century thought: neo-Kantianism, dialectical materialism, phenomenology, existentialism, neo-positivism, and American pragmatism.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None Major political philosophers, e.g. Plato, Aristotle, Macchiavelli, Hobbs, Rousseau, Mill, Marx, on topics such as justice, freedom, equality, tyranny, war, racism, sexism, power, consent and economics.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None The main moral and religious views of world religions are discussed. Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. Satisfies TMCC Diversity requirement.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None Philosophical problems and implications of historical and contemporary scientific inquiry, e.g., the nature of laws, theories, explanations, scientific revolutions, values, relations of science and society.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None In this course students will survey the remarkable unfolding of Indian religion and philosophy from 500 B.C. to modern times. Readings include translations of original works or commentaries on Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Vedantism, as well as a historical survey that puts the readings in context. Students will explore consciousness, meditation, reincarnation and parallels between Eastern and Western thought.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None This course provides a balanced systematic, unbiased ethical framework designed to help students understand and analyze a wide range of issues currently controversial in medicine or that are likely to arise in the future. Treatment of such issues as abortion and euthanasia, cloning, genetic screening, just health care, patients' rights, the use of human and animal subjects in research.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None This course offering allows faculty response to community and student interest in ethical, aesthetic and cultural issues through learning activities focused on a specific topic not included in regular offerings. Examples of such topics include ethics and the media, environmental aesthetics, the culture and values of the sixties or other topics utilizing faculty expertise or specialized knowledge of an adjunct faculty. These course offerings will demonstrate the viability and relevance of a humanistic perspective on contemporary issues. The course may be repeated for up to 6 credits as topics vary.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 096 or equivalent or qualifying Accuplacer, ACT/SAT test results. Overview of physics for the non-science major. Specific sections include mechanics with kinematics, Newton's laws and the conservation laws; properties of matter, including the four states of matter; heat and thermodynamics; sound; electricity and magnetism; light and optics; and a small segment on modern physics, i.e., atomic and nuclear physics. There are four additional lab experiences included. Satisfies UNR science core curriculum requirements.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 108B or equivalent or qualifying Accuplacer, ACT/SAT test results. A course designed for the Automotive Technician Educational Cooperative program. Open to any student interested in applied physics associated with modern automobiles.
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