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4.00 Credits
Examines various approaches to the meaning, value, and possibility of happiness. Introduces fundamental questions of philosophy and basic reasoning skills, methodologies, and concepts used by philosophers. Students are prepared for further work in philosophy and develop skills in critical thinking, reading, and writing for any area of learning.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to basic notions of aesthetics, such as the definition of art, truth in the arts, characterization of aesthetic experience, etc. through examination of specific philosophies and problem areas. Readings may range from classical to contemporary thinkers. Offered infrequently.
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4.00 Credits
A survey of Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Yogic philosophic traditions with special emphasis on the nature of self, consciousness and intentionality; knowledge and error; suffering, release and transcendence.
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3.00 Credits
This course will survey Gandhi's philosophy and practice of non-violence, Truth, politics, religion, education and economics. It also examines Gandhi's relevance to modernity and discusses his influence on Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights movement.
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3.00 Credits
Treatment of selected topics or philosophers.
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4.00 Credits
Topical and historical in-depth study of classical and contemporary ethical theories. Addresses such questions as the following: What are the fundamental principles of moral action? Can such principles be justified? What moral theories are most adequate and why? What constitutes the well-lived life? Are persons moral agents? What is the relationship between morality and happiness? What is the relationship between freedom and morality? Why be moral? Prerequisite: PHL 131.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to contemporary European philosophy that emphasizes its reliance on the historical development of philosophic concepts. Examines the ways in which contemporary philosophers reconstruct concepts such as rationality, language, value, time, and subjectivity. Special attention given to the processes by which concepts are invested with meaning, analyzed, and/or transformed. Offered infrequently.
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4.00 Credits
Inquiry into values and principles of government, justice and law, rights and responsibilities, freedom and power, violence and revolution. Prerequisite: PHL 103 or 131.
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4.00 Credits
Philosophical study of some problems arising in law. Problems discussed include: concept of law and its relation to morality; logic of legal reasoning; legal rights, duties, responsibility, punishment, fault, voluntariness, etc.
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3.00 Credits
Course of study on selected topic examined from perspective of two or more disciplines. Offered infrequently.
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