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It is often said that it is important to know the difference between right and wrong. But what exactly is the difference between right and wrong? This is a question that has concerned philosphers for over 200 years. This is a course in meta-ethics, the branch of philosophy that is concerned with understanding and evaluating ethical concepts. We will drawn on both primary and secondary texts, to explore fundamental concepts of the nature of right and wrong. Starting with the broad classical theories of virtue ethics, we will then focus on more recent work, exploring concepts like realism, naturalism, expressivism, relativism, consequentialism, deontology, virtue ethics and error theory. Amongst the philosphers considered will be Aristotle, Kant, Hume, Moore, Ayer, Mackie and Blackburn. Although it will be helpful to have done previous courses in philosophy, this is not a prerequisite.
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This course will discuss the nature and origin of the state, the conflict between freedom and equality, individual rights and social responsibility, power and authority, social and economic justice, and civil disobedience and terrorism.
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What is the nature of reality? Is it mental or material? Is there a God? Is there life after death? Is there a meaning to life? Students will explore and develop their own points of view as they examine the answers selected philosophers have given to such questions.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of major ethical issues in health care from the beginning of life to the end of life. Issues include abortion, infanticide, reproductive technologies and genetics, euthanasia, assisted suicide, access to health care, allocation of scarce health resources, organ transplants, and the relationship between practitioners and patients. In discussing these issues, emphasis will be placed on broad principles of ethical decision-making.
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This is a course for students who want to read and think seriously about the history, nature and methodology of science. Possible topics include: Galileo and the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century, the conflict between science and religion, objectivity in science, the role of social context in the production of scientific knowledge, woman and science, science and racism, and ethics and science.
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3.00 Credits
Special topics courses may be offered. Possible topics are American Philosophy, Ethics and the Health Professions, Logic and Language, Theories of Knowledge and Truth, Galileo, Human Alienation, Philosophies of Nature, and Thinking Critically about Truman's Decision to Drop the Bomb on Hiroshima.
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3.00 Credits
Do we have responsibilities to future generations, to animals, to endangered species, to wild places? How have we come to view nature as we do? Is nature "there" for human benefit? Is economic and technological development the cause of environmental problems or the solution to them? How should the earth's resources be shared? What if everyone lived like us? These questions will be addressed through an exploration of the various schools of environmental philosophy.
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In this course we will examine the work of some of the most important and influential philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries, with an emphasis on Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and Kant. In many ways, these philosophers have set the agenda for contemporary thought. We will use both primary and secondary sources to explore their contributions, with an emphasis on metaphysics, epistempology, philosophy of mind and, to lesser extent, ethics and political philosophy.
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3.00 Credits
This course will familiarize you with basic philosophical issues and problems attending any reasonably adequate discussion of the nature, function and limits of natural science and its relationship to the social sciences.
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3.00 Credits
Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote in his Philosophical Investigations, "In psychology there are experimental methods and conceptual confusion. " Whether or not you agree with Wittgenstein's assessment, this course is for you if you are interested in thinking critically about the ways that psychologists conceive of human beings. We will consider fundamental philosophical questions about how the mind works such as, Is a science of the mind possible? What is consciousness? How do thoughts get their content? What is emotion? What is perception? What is action? We will also engage with major figures and theoretical trends in this history of psychology, and explore traditional philosophical concerns that are relevant to the science of psychology, for example, the relationship between body and mind, the nature of personal identity, and the question of the freedom of the will. No prior courses in philosophy or psychology are required, although a basic knowledge of either or both will be helpful.
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