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3.00 Credits
Students study the basics of logic, argumentation, legal reasoning, and policy analysis, and investigate philosophical questions concerning law, liberty, and justice. The course also introduces students to the core concepts and skills needed for successful completion of the Law, Liberty, and Justice emphasis area of the Philosophy Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Introductory seminar dealing with a single important philosophical question such as "Who are we?" "What is the meaning of life?" or "Are we free or determined?" The question is pursued throughout the semester with active student involvement. Questions may vary from semester to semester.
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3.00 Credits
Philosophical introduction to issues arising from the development of technologies, their implementation, and their integration into society. Considers theoretical questions regarding the nature of technology and its evaluation, as well as issues related to specific technologies.
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3.00 Credits
A critical comparison of evolution and creationism. Students examine the scientific, philosophical, and theological issues this clash brings to light, develop their ability to think through the various claims and counter claims critically, and then articulate a coherent position for themselves. Credit toward a degree will be given for only one of PHIL 2100 or BIOL 2100.
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3.00 Credits
Critical consideration of the meaning and justification of religious beliefs. Representative topics are the nature and existence of God, religious knowledge, religious language, the problem of evil.
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Study of moral problems, their origin in conflicts between duty and desire, and alternative solutions proposed by classical and contemporary writers.
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Inquiry into the core themes of existentialism: freedom, meaningfulness or meaninglessness of life, the existence of God, etc. Representative thinkers from the existentialist tradition, such as Dostoyevsky, Kierkegaard, Sartre, and de Beauvoir, are studied.
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3.00 Credits
This course of comparative studies examines various views of history in the four ancient traditions: the Indian, the Greco-Roman, the Chinese, and the Judeo-Christian. It also examines their influence on global challenges in the present day. The main topics investigated in the course include cyclicality and linearity, nature and freedom, fact and meaning, and past, present and future. All readings and discussions are conducted in English. May also be offered as LANG 3110.
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3.00 Credits
Study of the history of Chinese philosophy from fifth century BCE, including Confucianism, Daoism, Moism, legalism, Buddhism, Neo-Daoism, and Neo-Confucianism. Examination of Chinese philosophers' views and arguments on questions of life and death, history and society, education and personal cultivation. May not be used to satisfy general modern language requirements. May also be offered as CHIN 3120.
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Study of the history of Chinese philosophy from the 19th century BCE, including Confucianism, Daoism, Moism, legalism, Buddhism, Neo-Daoism, and Neo-Confucianism. Examination of Chinese philosophers' views and arguments on questions of life and death, history and society, education and personal cultivation. May not be used to satisfy general modern language requirements. May also be offered as CHIN 3130.
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