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3.00 Credits
Western intellectual and philosophic thought from the early Greeks to the post Aristotelian period. Readings from the pre Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, Epicureans, Stoics, Skeptics and Neoplatonists. (Fall)
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Western philosophical tradition from Augustine to William of Ockham. Readings include such other authors as Anselm of Canterbury, Bonaventure, Thomas Aquinas and Duns Scotus. (On demand)
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Modern philosophic and scientific thought. Readings selected from representative works in the 17th to the 19th centuries. (Spring)
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3.00 Credits
Main problems of contemporary philosophy; pragmatism, logical positivism, linguistic analysis, existentialism. (On demand)
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3.00 Credits
European philosophic movements with counterparts in American thought, leading to distinctly American pragmatism, realism and humanism. Readings from 19th and 20th century philosophers. (On demand)
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Study of major ethical theories in western philosophical tradition: Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Butler, and Mill. Examination of the fundamental approaches to ethics in the western philosophical tradition and of the historical connections among these fundamental theories. Historical connections include the earlier insights and arguments accepted by later thinkers and the development of concepts from earlier theories to later ones. (Alternate years)
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3.00 Credits
A study of the nature and foundations of moral judgment, the principles and criteria for sound moral decisions, and the application of these to contemporary moral issues. Discussion includes such specific problems as: abortion, capital punishment, privacy, war, and sexual morality. (On demand)
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3.00 Credits
Existentialist tradition in philosophy and literature including such issues as: authenticity, absurdity and the meaning of life, freedom and morality, anguish, death, and atheism. (On demand)
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3.00 Credits
Major theories of art, including readings from Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche, Collingwood, Dewey, Langer and Beardsley. Emphasis on expression, criticism, the work of art, and the creative process. (Spring)
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3.00 Credits
Crosslisted as POLS 3177. Philosophical concepts involved in understanding and evaluating the basic structure of societies (e.g., economic, educational, legal, motivational and political) including equality, fraternity, freedom and rights. Relevance to contemporary social and political issues stressed. Readings from classical and contemporary sources. Taught by Philosophy Department. (On demand)
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