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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A study of the history of how scientists described the methods and goals of science. Selected readings from Archimedes, Aristotle, Newton, Einstein and others.
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3.00 Credits
Pursues the concepts and ideas related to and questions about the natures of truth, knowledge and morality in the context of critical theoretical approaches in literature. Offered Spring
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This course introduces students to philosophy through a study of the art of reasoning, which is essential in any field or endeavor that requires clear, skillful and critical thinking. Students will learn how to classify concepts, formulate definitions, analyze and evaluate propositions, analyze, construct and evaluate arguments, and identify common fallacies in reasoning. The study is oriented towards practical applications and involves a variety of skills in the analysis and evaluation of reasoning in daily life, scientific inquiries and professional fields. Offered Fall, Spring
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This course introduces students to philosophy through a historical study of great philosophers and their representative works. The course study may be a survey of the history of philosophy, or the history of philosophy in a particular culture (e.g., a history of Chinese philosophy), or the history of a particular area in philosophy (e.g., a history of epistemology), or a survey of a particular historical period (e.g., ancient Greek philosophy), or a study of a particular school (e.g., pragmatism) or a study of one philosopher’s work (e.g., Plato). Offered Fall/Spring
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3.00 Credits
Provides a foundation of concepts related to and questions about the natures of truth, knowledge and morality that are addressed from alternative perspectives in the other honors program courses. Offered Fall
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Topics will vary.
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3.00 Credits
This course is about the art of reasoning which is essential in any field or endeavor that requires clear, skillful and critical thinking. Students will learn how to classify concepts, formulate definitions, analyze and evaluate propositions, construct and evaluate arguÂments. Students will also become familiar with common fallacies in reasoning. The study is oriented towards practical applications and involves a variety of skills in the analysis and evaluation of reasoning.
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This course introduces students to philosophy through a survey of the core questions in some of the main areas in philosophy. These areas of philosophy may include philosophy of religion, metaphysics and epistemology, philosophy of mind, ethics, philosophy of life, social and political philosophy, and so on. In the study of each area, students will be exposed to different schools of thought. The course may also be taught as a study of a particular school of thought in philosophy (e.g., rationalism), examining its theories in the above-mentioned areas of philosophy. This is a writing intensive course. Offered Fall
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This course introduces students to philosophy through a study of reasoning in a symbolic system, including sentential (or propositional) and quantificational (or predicate) systems. Students will learn how to translate claims and arguments expressed in a natural language into a system of logical symbols, evaluate those claims and arguments in accordance with logic rules that are also formulated in that system of logical symbols, and enjoy the simplicity and precision of logical thinking. Offered Spring
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This course is a critical examination of various moral problems from the perspectives of different ethical theories. The emphasis is given to those moral problems that arise in daily life, especially those that involve rational decision between conflicting values, each of which represents something good in itself in order to do what is right. Offered Fall, Spring
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