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3.00 Credits
An examination of a variety of Jewish philosophical tendencies as responses to fundamental crises and challenges. The course will focus on several paradigmatic philosophies of Judaism in terms of the following: (a) the human person (philosophical anthropology); (b) revelation and obligation; (c) theology; and (d) Jewish identity and existence. The influence and importance of gender and culture in the development of these philosophies will also be stressed.
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An examination of the main philosophical traditions of India and the Far East: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. This course will focus upon mysticism as a primary determinant of Eastern thought and will seek to place these philosophies in their historical and cultural setting.
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3.00 Credits
U.S. Third World women in general and Latinas in particular have raised important philosophical questions that have enriched philosophical and feminist considerations about the nature of the self, reality, knowledge and politics. This course will involve a close reading of a number of philosophical and literary text by U.S. Latinas from a number of different social locations.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the development of philosophical thought in the United States from the colonial period to the middle of the twentieth century. The main emphasis falls upon the rise of pragmatic philosophy, as exemplified in the writings of Charles Sanders Pierce, William James and John Dewey. Other traditions such as Puritanism and Transcendentalism are considered, along with readings dealing with race and gender issues.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of existentialist views on human choice, personal commitment and subjectivity. This course will study the relationship between self and world as well as the existentialist notion that the meaning of that relationship is always open; it will explore the existentialist view that the gap between self and world is unbridgeable. The ambiguity and/or the absurdity of human life will be considered by means of a sustained reflection on existentialist philosophical, literary and cinematic works.
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3.00 Credits
An investigation of Freud’s contributions to philosophy. The course will be divided between an intensive examination of texts from the founder of psychoanalysis ( The Interpretation of Dreams, Beyond the Pleasure Principle, Moses and Monotheism, etc.) and readings of philosophical interpretations and evaluations of Freud. Topics covered may include the therapeutic claims of psychoanalysis, Freud and politics, psychoanalysis and the arts (literature, etc.) and psychoanalysis and feminist theory.
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3.00 Credits
This course concentrates on European thinkers from 1870 to present. Themes include the role of the unconscious, the imagination, and desire in the creation of values and the presentation of knowledge.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of developments in German, French and North American continental philosophy since the 1950s, with an emphasis on current issues and debates. Topics discussed may include the critique of humanism, deconstructionism, psychoanalysis, post-structuralism, European feminism and critical theory.
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3.00 Credits
Why do we call some things beautiful and others not And why do we often disagree Is “This is beautiful” never more than an opinion,or can it be true If it can’t be true, then are works of art meaningless If they aren’t meaningless, how do we know what they mean This course will examine these and related questions through careful reading and discussion of classic and contemporary writings in the philosophy of art. Visual artists, musicians, dancers, actors and creative writers should find it especially valuable, as will anyone who likes to think about art.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the various literary and philosophical dimen- sions of the imagination in order to appreciate how poets, novelists and philosophers have interpreted the world we live in through the ages. Representative works from the English Renaissance to the present will be analyzed and discussed.
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