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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Development and methods of American capitalism; nature, origins, and evolution of private property and free markets in agriculture, industry, trade and finance, with special reference to the United States, and their meanings in relation to American life, entrepreneurship institutions, the arts, and especially to business.
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1.00 Credits
Philosophy honors seminar for sophomores. Prerequisite: Approval of Academic Dean
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4.00 Credits
Essence and meaning of religion as a pervasive phenomenon in human societies; faith and reason, nature of divinity, arguments for and against God's existence, religious knowledge and experience, morality, and the problem of evil.
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4.00 Credits
Analysis of the moral and ethical principles of our civilization and consideration of topics such as moral influence, responsibility, the Judeo-Christian traditions, humanism, and law and order.
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4.00 Credits
A philosophical examination of the relationship between economics and ethics with an emphasis on economic theory and moral philosophy. An examination of markets, choice, value, the firm, and the role of government. Past and present commentary taken from relevant authors such as Marx, Mill, Nozick, Rawls, and Rothbard. Attention paid to the development of variants of liberalism and socialism.
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4.00 Credits
Entails a thorough study of traditional (Aristotelian) logic, propositional logic, induction, informal fallacies, and scientific method. Topics discussed include: use and misuse of statistics, tools of basic economic analysis, memory training, fundamental principles of formal deductive reasoning, and rules of argumentation. Prerequisite: Junior status
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1.00 Credits
Philosophy honors seminar for juniors. Prerequisite: Approval of Academic Dean
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4.00 Credits
This course deals with advanced philosophical topics relating to the role of values, freedom, property rights, entrepreneurship, trade, and finance, in the evolution of American enterprise. Special attention is given to the results of the interactions of all factors.
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4.00 Credits
Critical philosophical problems of civilization, with emphasis on their current status. Problems include the relationship of the increase of knowledge and the use of science and, technology in our societies; human rights, war, peace, poverty, prosperity, private property, government control, religion, and other selected philosophical problems with international significance, implications, and relationships. Prerequisite: Senior status
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4.00 Credits
Development of the American political system with emphasis on decision-making in the legislative, executive, and judicial departments; Constitutional interpretation and Federalism; and the inputs of political parties, interest groups, and the federal bureaucracy.
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