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3.00 Credits
This course examines some of the connections that have been made between philosophical discourse and radical transformative practices in politics, culture, the economy and society. It will consider whether and how philosophical discourse contributes to the enlightenment necessary for revolutionary and liberatory transformations of the established order, or, alternatively, whether and how it becomes an obstacle to those transformations. Some of the ideas studied will include Plato’s conception of philosophy as liberation from the imprisonment of the cave, modern and post-modern conceptions of social revolution and its likelihood, desirability, relation to human liberation and, finally, contemporary treatments of the relation between revolution, on the one hand, and neocolonialism, violence, patriarchal society, racial oppression and class exploitation, on the other hand.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar explores the concept of divinity developed in a contemporary project in philosophical theology. It then moves on to a consideration of the notion of religious faith as expressed by various authors in a biblical tradition. Finally, it investigates what it means to directly experience God by analyzing the several states of mystic union articulated by some of the great mystics.
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The historical development of western ideas of health, disease and illness will be studied from the perspective not only of philosophy, but also of medicine and psychiatry, psychology, religion, sociology, economics and the law. The seminar will explore the development of concepts of mental illness, dementia and mental “retardation”, as wellas the definition of sexual preferences and “perversions” as diseases,and the role of international groups, such as the World Health Organization, in the social construction of definitions of human health. Prerequisites or corequisites: PHL 101, 201, 302.
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This course will examine philosophical issues raised by the practice of architecture—the relationship between space and place, the concept of “home,” the boundary between “art” and “science,” the dethat art reflect “our time,” and the nature of the city. Beginning fromsome basic background in the history and language of architecture, the seminar will examine how philosophical questions arise from the everyday concerns of the architect. The course is taught concurrently with a seminar in the architecture school at Syracuse University and will involve weekly interaction with architecture students.
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4.00 Credits
This course will explore the familiar human cycle of disappointment and desire for change in oneself through examining a series of classic Hollywood and recent foreign films, in conjunction with readings in philosophy and literature. The films are concerned with marriage – marriage as a possibility to be reinvented with one’s spouse, or alternatively as a possibility to be foregone in favor of some other, more private ideal. The work of the course will draw from philosophical and literary texts (chiefly by Stanley Cavell, but including works by Emerson, Locke, Nietzsche, Freud, Henry James, Shakespeare and others) as well as from classic and recent Hollywood and foreign films ( Moonstruck, Philadelphia Story, Now Voyager, Breaking the Waves and others). Prerequisites or corequisites: PHL 101, PHL 201 and PHL 301 or PHL 303.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar integrates philosophy and drama by concentrating on the plays and philosophical essays of French existential thinker Gabriel Marcel. Marcel inquired into the meaning of life by appealing to the dramatic imagination; and his philosophical reflection clarified questions and themes that his theater first brought to light – e.g. IThou, interpersonal relationships, commitment, belonging, being and having, creative fidelity and hope vs. despair. Prerequisites: PHL 101, PHL 102 and either PHL 301, 302 or 303.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar will provide the opportunity for students to examine philosophical and theological traditions of social and political liberation in the Americas. Special consideration will be given to reflections on gender, race, and class that occur in the theological and philosophical works we read. The convergence of theory and social praxis in ecclesial based communities, as well as the politicization of Latin American philosophical thought as a response to the Cuban Revolution challenge will be studied. Prerequisites or corequisites: REL 200, REL 300, PHL 101, PHL 201 and PHL 301.
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3.00 Credits
When one is questioned about the origin of her knowledge, she must refer to her experience. This course explores more precisely just what the tie is between one’s experiences and one’s knowledge.For, despite the familiarity of this association, the bond between experience and knowledge remains illusive. Through some enjoyable exercises in literary analysis and historical/autobiographical works, we will address three different relationships between experience and knowledge: scientific, social/cultural/historical and phenomenological. Prerequisites: PHL 101, PHL 201.
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3.00 Credits
This course will be an exploration of the ethical and epistemological consequences of social location. Is your understanding of the world and your ability to move responsibly in it impacted by your race, gender, class or sexuality As you finish your final year at Le Moyne, we will reflect on how you have been prepared to promote justice in a diverse society. Prerequisites: PHL 102, 201, 301 or 302 or 303.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a broad perspective on environmental ethics. Many theories of environmental ethics will be considered, including animal rights, biocentric, ecocentric, deep ecologist and religionbased theories. Special emphasis will be placed on environmental ethics as a critique of the anthropocentrism in traditional ethics. Various methods of extending moral consideration to nonhuman organisms, species and ecosystems will be examined. An important topic will be the nature and extent of value, particularly intrinsic value, in the natural world. Several important environmental issues will also be discussed, including obligations to future generations, population problems and economics versus the environment.
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