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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Explores philosophical concerns arising out of theism in general and Christian theism in particular. Topics include: the reasonableness of belief in God, God's nature, the problem of evil, religious experience, miracles and revelation, and religious pluralism.
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2.00 Credits
An introduction to Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist philosophical thought, focusing on issues of ethical theory, social philosophy, philosophical theology, and philosophy of human nature. Critical examination of these ideas in comparison to their treatment in Western philosophy and Christian thought. Diversity course. (2 credits)
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary consideration of ethical issues in the biological and health sciences with an emphasis on those related to medicine, including issues in biotechnology. Taught jointly with the Biology Department. Prerequisites: completion of general education requirements in science and philosophy. Diversity course. (2 credits)
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2.00 Credits
An exploration of the philosophical foundations of law, with attention paid to natural law theory, legal positivism, and legal realism, as well as related concerns bearing upon "legislating morality," punishment, free speech, justice, and equality. Readings drawn from modern, contemporary, and feminist sources. (2 credits)
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2.00 Credits
Examines some of the major issues and concepts in political philosophy, including political authority, freedom and coercion, civil disobedience, and justice, as construed in the liberal, Marxist, communitarian, and feminist traditions. (2 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Interdisciplinary examination of ethical concerns in business and economics, including such issues as ethical conflicts in international business, truth telling and advertising, employee rights, environmental concerns, and gender and racial issues. Substantial use of case studies. Taught jointly by the Philosophy and Economics Departments. Prerequisites: completion of general education requirements in business/economics and philosophy. (2 credits)
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3.00 Credits
An examination of observation, explanation, confirmation, and theories in the natural sciences. Special attention is given to the contribution to science of subjective and social factors as this bears on the issue of realism.
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3.00 Credits
The question, "What is it to be a person " is asked from the philosophical, social, scientific, theological, and literary perspectives. Questions about personal identity, the nature of the self, the concepts of emotion and will, personal maturity (the virtues), and the role of personal narrative, and community-based roles in the formation of identity and character are addressed.
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2.00 - 4.00 Credits
A study of a contemporary philosopher or philosophical development of cross-disciplinary importance. Suitable for non-majors who have already taken PHIL 101. Topics include: Faith and Reason, Philosophical Theology, Science and Theology, Language and Thought, Feminist Philosophy. Diversity course. (2-4 credits)
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2.00 - 4.00 Credits
A study of a contemporary philosopher or philosophical development of cross-disciplinary importance. Suitable for philosophy majors or those having taken at least one semester of the history of philosophy (PHIL 311, 312). Topics include: Philosophical Hermeneutics, Virtue Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, Aesthetic Theory. (2-4 credits)
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