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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): ACT scores of 29+ in English and Reading taken within the last five years or completion of ENGL 1010 or ENGL 101H with a grade of C- or higher.. Challenges students to explore and clarify their values; critically read works of philosophy, literature, religion, and history toward understanding the basis of their ethical views; and read, study, research, discuss, and write about difficult ethical issues. Focuses on issues of good vs. evil, justice vs. injustice, equality vs. inequality, and the necessity of defining and examining happiness and values. Engages students in serious reflection on issues of ethics and values as they relate to the students' own lives.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): ACT scores of 29+ in English and Reading taken within the last five years or completion of ENGL 1010 or ENGL 101H with a grade of C- or higher.. Challenges students to explore and clarify their values; critically read works of philosophy, literature, religion, and history toward understanding the basis of their ethical views; and read, study, research, discuss, and write about difficult ethical issues. Focuses on issues of good vs. evil, justice vs. injustice, equality vs. inequality, and the necessity of defining and examining happiness and values. Engages students in serious reflection on issues of ethics and values as they relate to the students' own lives.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): ACT scores of 29+ in English and Reading taken within the last five years or completion of ENGL 1010 or ENGL 101H or ENGH 1005 with a grade of C- or higher.. Systematically explores the core issues in the realm of ethics and values, especially as they relate to life in the contemporary world. Focuses on good versus evil, justice versus injustice, and the necessity of ideals and equality. Emphasizes reading and writing skills at a more challenging level.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1010 or ENGL 101H or ENGH 1005 or PHIL 1000 or PHIL 100H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205H or PHIL 205G or permission of the instructor. Provides students with an overview of the history and evolution of philosophical thought from its origins in pre-Socratic philosophers through Aristotle. Reviews the influence of pre-Socratic ideas upon the work of Plato and Aristotle and the impact of Greek philosophy on the evolution of Western philosophy, science, and culture. Requires writing-intensive assignments.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 1000 or PHIL 100H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205H or PHIL 205G or permission of the instructor. Provides an overview of the development of philosophical thought from the Hellenistic period through Thomas Aquinas. Covers the influence of Ancient Greek philosophy and the impact of Christianity upon the evolution of Western philosophical thought. Carefully considers the conceptions of God, nature, the human being, and morality advanced during this period; along with the profound impact Medieval philosophy had on the European Enlightenment and modern philosophy.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 or PHIL 1000 or PHIL 100H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205H or PHIL 205G or permission of the instructor. Provides an overview of the history and evolution of ideas in Western culture during the modern period of philosophy from Descartes through Kant. Focuses on the dialogue between rationalism and empiricism, and examines Kant's attempt to bridge the gap between these two approaches. Requires writing-intensive assignments.
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3.00 Credits
Trains students in the writing of academic philosophy as a distinct discipline. Focuses on the craft of writing at the prose level (grammar, word choice, sentence clarity) and the larger argumentative-structure level. Encourages students to think deliberately about language and to develop their own voices and styles. Practices intense close reading of philosophical texts on the sentence and argument level. Builds in students the writing and reading habits (e.g., note taking) necessary for success in upper-division philosophy courses. Emphasizes philosophical skills.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Permission from departmental chair. Allows philosophy students to receive credit for service as an intern in a governmental, not for profit, or private agency apart from their regular employment. Provides practical and research development in selected areas of service related to students' academic and/or professional interests or goals. Internship must be supervised by agency representative. Must be approved by philosophy internship advisor and department chair and written contracts must be completed and signed. Repeatable for a maximum of six credit hours toward graduation. May be graded credit/no credit.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1010 or ENGL 101H or ENGH 1005 or PHIL 1000 or PHIL 100H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205H or PHIL 205G or permission of the instructor. Explores philosophical traditions and approaches outside or at the margins of the philosophical mainstream as it appears in contemporary North America, such as Asian philosophy, African philosophy, Indigenous philosophy, comparative philosophy, queer theory, philosophies of gender and disability, Black philosophy, liberation philosophy, and feminist philosophy. Introduces students to the complexity and diversity of philosophical practice in an increasingly globalized world.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Provides independent study as directed in reading and individual projects. Request must be submitted for approval by the department. Students may do independent study for one, two or three credits with a limit of three credits applying toward graduation with an AA/AS degree.
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