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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Philosophic examination of such topics as morality and self-interest, freedom and coercion, distributive justice, limits of the law, moral and legal rights, fair equality of opportunity, justice between nations. These topics are seen from a new perspective when they are connected to discussions of fair wages and capitalism, legal constraints on manufacturers and advertisers, affirmative-action programs, environmentalism, and multinational corporations. Cr. 3.
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3.00 Credits
A study of traditional ethical theory applied to environmental issues such as population control, conservation, human rights and pollution, nuclear energy, extinction and animal rights, our obligations to future generations, toxic waste, and issues in agriculture. Cr. 3.
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3.00 Credits
A study of traditional philosophical positions on questions of animal rights. Topics covered typically include human rights and doctrines of duty and obligation, vivisection, animals and food, extinction, the pet industry, hunting, the fur industry, and animal-rights organizations. Cr. 3.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the history, teachings, and present institutions of the religions of India, southeast Asia, China, and Japan. This will include Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Shintoism, and Parsiism. Cr. 3.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the origins institutions and theologies of the three major Western religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Cr. 3.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines topics at the intersection of science and philosophy. Primary topics: fundamental principles of the scientific method; the nature of scientific change; the epistemology of science and the debate over scientific realism; scientific convergence and the future of science; consilience of science with nonscience; science and pseudoscience; science and human values. Secondary topics: the strange world of contemporary physics; ethical issues in scientific research; science and religion; science and education; science and the meaning of life. Cr. 3.
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3.00 Credits
A concentrated investigation of some of the basic problems concerning essence, existence, time, space, substance, causality, permanence, and change. Readings and discussions will center on representative metaphysical thinkers.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the work of major 19th- and 20th-century philosophers of religion and theologians such as Kierkegaard, Hegel, Schleiermacher, Barth, Rahner, and others. Cr. 3.
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of selected texts on knowledge and rationality. Topics such as the following will be considered: foundationalism, coherentism, internalism, externalism, skepticism, contextualism, empiricism, rationalism, analysis of epistemic concepts, and the Gettier problem. Cr. 3.
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3.00 Credits
Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and corequisites. An examination of some central issues in the philosophy of mind. Attention is given to such topics as the knowledge of other minds, the relation between mind and body, the nature of persons, and the analysis of certain relevant concepts such as action, emotion, and perception. Readings are selected primarily from the writings of contemporary philosophers.
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