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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course examines philosophical issues raised by computers. Students will study the notions of mind, feeling, consciousness, purpose, creativity, and intelligence in the light of developments in computer science. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy or one course in computer studies.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Though a science, economics generates intense political, moral, and philosophical controversies. This course studies philosophical and moral questions raised by economic theories, including different accounts of rational choice, the major analyses of the concept of value, the relation between justice and market distributions, the concept of rights and the notion of property, and the moral claims of consumers, shareholders, and workers. Prerequisites: ECO 1001 or 1002 and sophomore status.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course uses the study of diverse theories of art to illuminate the aesthetic, social, and political debates surrounding art in the public sphere. Topics will include government funding for the arts, the role of art in public places, the role of arts education in public schools, and censorship and the media. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy or one course in art or music or theatre, or PUB 1250, or POL 2353, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits A study of the thought of the Greek philosophers, especially Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Essential writings of the medieval philosophers, including Augustine, Avicenna, Anselm, Maimonides, Aquinas, Scotus, and Ockham. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits A study of the major modern philosophers, including Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits A study of major philosophers of the 19th century, such as Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Marx, Comte, Bentham, J.S. Mill, and Nietzsche. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits A study of philosophy in the 20th century, especially Pragmatism and Analytical Philosophy. Readings in Russell, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, and other representative figures. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course examines the development of the major schools of Indian philosophy: Vedanta, Samkya, Yoga, Jainism, and Buddhism. The goal of all of these philosophies is liberation. As such, the course will investigate Indian views of the soul, God, and the nature of reality to explore the roles that these concepts play in their theories of liberation. (This course is cross-listed as AAS 3155 and REL 3155. Students may receive credit for PHI 3155, AAS 3155, or REL 3155. These courses may not substitute for each other in the F grade replacement policy.) Prerequisite: One course in philosophy; pre- or corequisite: ENG/LTT 2800 or 2850, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Classical Buddhism explores the theory and practice of Buddhism as it originated in India and spread to Tibet and eastern Asia. In addition to examining the life and teachings of the historical Buddha, the course investigates Indian Buddhism after the turn of the Common Era, as well as the theories and practices of Tibetan and Zen Buddhism. (This course is cross-listed as AAS 3165, HIS 3165, and REL 3165. Students may receive credit for only one of these courses. These courses may not substitute for each other in the F grade replacement policy.) Prerequisite: One course in philosophy; pre- or corequisite: ENG/LTT 2800 or 2850, or permission of the instructor.
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