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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the development of religious and cultural aspects of postbiblical Judaism. Major themes, movements, practices, and values are surveyed, with specific emphasis on three topics: the history of Judaism to the end of the 19th century; the religious beliefs and practices of the tradition; and Judaism in the 20th century including an emphasis on the Holocaust, Judaism in America, and the State of Israel. Cr. 3.
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A presentation and analysis of various types of nondeductive logical inference, those used in the physical and social sciences and in everyday problem-solving situations. Some basic work may be done in statistics and probability calculus. Familiarity with deductive logic is required.
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A discussion of philosophical issues in the law. Topics will include a critical examination of such basic concepts in law as property, civil liberty, punishment, right, contract, crime, and responsibility; and a survey of some main philosophical theories about the nature and justification of legal systems. Readings will be drawn from both law and philosophy. Cr. 3.
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A survey of the principal theories concerning the nature, function, and value of the arts from classical times to the present. Cr. 3.
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A survey of Greek philosophy from its beginning in the Milesian school through the Presocratics to Plato and Aristotle.
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A survey of the main trends and figures of medieval philosophy, with an emphasis on metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics. Readings (in English translation) may include Augustine, Boethius, Avicenna, Anselm, Abelard, Maimonides, Aquinas, Scotus, Ockham, and Suarez.
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Readings in, lectures on, and discussions about the major and minor philosophical figures from the Renaissance through Kant. This includes fairly intensive study of the works of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. Contemporary nonphilosophical figures such as Newton and Calvin may also be considered.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the significant issues raised by such 19th-century philosophers as Fichte, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Comte, Mill, Marx, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, and James. Cr. 3.
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This course focuses on an analysis of ancient, medieval, and contemporary philosophical theories of gender and the role that these theories play in current political structures. In addition to classical readings, current philosophical issues such as pornography, abortion, family values ideology, body and self-image, biological determinism, and racism in the context of historical ideologies are discussed. Cr. 3.
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A critical examination of various issues, such as abortion, euthanasia, the healthcare system, and experimentation on humans. Topics will be dealt with from medical, ethical, religious, and legal perspectives. Cr. 3.
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