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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PHI 2330 and PHI 2340. A critical study of selected works in the history of contemporary philosophy from reaction to Hegelian philosophy to neo-Pragmatism and Deconstructionism. Some of the major philosophers who will be studied are Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Mill, Heidegger, Sartre, Carnap, Russell, Moore, Derrida, Foucault, Wittgenstein, James, Rorty. Philosophers and Philosophical Movements (PHI) PHI 3220. Existentialism and Phenomenology (3). Prerequisite: PHI 2350 or permission of instructor. The study of the basic thinkers, themes, and contemporary directions of Phenomenology and Existential thought. Some of the major thinkers covered will include Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, and Kafka. Can not be used to fulfill general education humanities requirements.
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3.00 - 12.00 Credits
Study in a foreign country. Individual course titles and locations are assigned for each course taken. See Studies Abroad program for details.
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3.00 Credits
An in-depth analysis of key theoretical issues arising from a study of moral practice. The content varies among topics such as Comparative Moral Theory and Practice, The Origins of Morality, and Moral Themes in Literature. Does not fulfill general education humanities requirement.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the basic issues in the theory of knowledge including belief, certainty, understanding, and theories of truth and doubt. Can not be used to fulfill general education humanities requirements.
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3.00 Credits
A study of basic theories about the nature of reality, mind-body problems, the nature of the self, freedom and determinism, and the question of immortality. Can not be used to fulfill general education humanities requirements.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of films as sources for philosophical discussion. Sometimes a particular philosophical work will be discussed in conjunction with a film portrayal of a related issue. Can be used to fulfill general education humanities requirements.
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3.00 Credits
A study of how the principles of ethical theory can be applied to contemporary environmental controversies. Can not be used to fulfill general education humanities requirements.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PHI 2350 or permission of instructor. A survey of the themes and figures associated with the contemporary shift in philosophy toward issues of logical and linguistic concern. Attention is given to Realism (Moore); Logical Analysis (Russell); Positivism (Carnap, Ayer); Ordinary Language (Wittgenstein); and Conceptual Analysis (Ryle and Austin); Pragmatism (James, Dewey); and Neo-pragmatism (Rorty, Quine). The actual philosophers studied may vary. Can not be used to fulfill general education humanities requirements.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the fundamental theories of the nature of law, the method and uniqueness of judicial reasoning and legal interpretation, the use of the law to enforce morality, and the establishment of legal responsibility and the justification of punishment.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an overview of the thinkers and movements which have shaped philosophical reflection in China from classical to the modern period. Texts and thinkers which are studied in the course vary with each offering. Sometimes the focus is on classical texts (Yi Jing; the Zhongyong; Laozi; Lun Yu; Zhuangzi; the Mengzi; the Xunzi; Zhu Xi), and other times it is on contemporary work (e.g., Boston Confucianism and the New Confucians), still other emphases are tradition directed: Confucian tradition; Taoist tradition; Buddhist tradition; Contemporary Social Philosophy in China. Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
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