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4.00 Credits
Critical discussion of recent works in ethics. Prerequisite: PHL 131.
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4.00 Credits
Intensive study of a major topic (e.g., universals, knowledge and perception, the human soul, God, morality, language and reality) or work of a major philosopher (e.g., Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas) of ancient or medieval period. Repeatable with different content up to three times.
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4.00 Credits
Intensive study of philosophy of one major philosopher of early modern period, e.g., Spinoza, Descartes, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, or a topical study in the philosophy of the period. Repeatable with different content up to three times.
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4.00 Credits
Examination of one or more 20th century philosophers such as Russell, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Quine, or a study of contemporary treatments of selected philosophical issues such as self, consciousness, knowledge, reality. Repeatable with different content up to three times.
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4.00 Credits
Intensive study in Marxist philosophy. Deals with multifaceted shape of consciousness of a single philosopher (such as Marx), or survey thematically issues (such as a value or knowledge or the nature of human beings) dealt with by many Marxists, or be problem oriented using the Marxist shape of consciousness to illuminate the issue. Repeatable with different content up to three times. Offered alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
Selected topics in advanced study of philosophy of art. Topics may include film aesthetics, philosophy of tragedy, metaphysics of the novel, aesthetic formalism. Repeatable with different content up to three times. Prior completion of PHL 241 recommended. Offered infrequently.
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4.00 Credits
Philosophical foundations of science both natural and social. Such issues as the role of observation, laws, theories, and paradigms in science; ethical implications of science; objectivity of science are investigated. Offered infrequently.
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4.00 Credits
This seminar considers what is required of a health care system in the U.S. by considerations of justice. Such questions as the following are taken up: Do people have a right to a basic level of health care? What financing and delivery system is most fair? Should doctors (or legislators?) ration scarce medical resources, especially to the elderly, the poor, or persons with AIDS? Prerequisite: PHL 131 and either 312 or 375 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
To earn departmental honors, a student must complete two semesters of independent reading courses.
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4.00 Credits
Theoretical study of method in phenomenology as exemplified in the works of the major figures of the movement.
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