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Philosophy of Art is concerned with the perception, interpretation, expression, and creation of works of art and beauty. It asks, What does it mean to describe anything as aesthetic? What is a work of art? What do artists do? How can we understand a work of art? Does art have more to do with emotion than reason? We will examine the nature of aesthetic experience as well as works of art, including painting, photography, film, architecture, sculpture, music, literature, theater, dance, and popular arts like television and video. Prerequisite: One 2000-level PL course.
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Philosophy of technology is a critical, reflective examination of the impact, effects, and outcomes of technologies upon human activities. Above all, it is the study of the nature of our technologically textured ecosystem, or technosystem. The course focuses on the ways in which technologies change human life, individually, socially and culturally. It also considers the effects of human-technology relations on science, culture, democracy, and human values. Its aim is to understand the structures of change and transformation, and to help students to develop critical forms of thought so as to be able to understand, evaluate, appreciate and criticize technological development. Prerequisite: One 2000-level PL course.
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Are the objects of mathematics real? What does it mean to say that a mathematical claim is true? What is the nature of mathematical knowledge? What is the relation between mathematics and the physical world? This course looks at how contemporary philosophers have attempted to answer these and related questions. Prerequisite: One 2000-level PL course, or permission of the instructor.
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An advanced introduction to topics in the philosophy of science. The course covers the notions of natural laws, scientific explanation and confirmation, the nature of scientific theories, the realism/antirealism debate, logical positivism and its successors (logical empiricism, historicism, social constructivism, etc.) as well as surveys work in one or more of the following (time permitting): philosophy of physics, philosophy of biology, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of social sciences, philosophy of medicine. The objectives are to be introduced to the major fields of study in contemporary philosophy of science and, above all, to gain a firm understanding of the relation between philosophy and science and the important reciprocally enhancing role each has for the other. Prerequisite: One 2000-level PL course.
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Metaphysics seeks to answer general questions concerning the nature of reality: What does reality consist of? What are the presuppositions that underliy inquiry into nature? Epistemology seeks to answer general questions concerning the nature of knowledge: What is knowledge? How is it obtained? This course surveys answers to these and related questions in the works of five important philosophers in the western tradition: Aristotle, St. Aquinas, Leibniz, Kant and Whitehead. Prerequisite: One 2000-level PL course.
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4:0:0:X Topic to be determined by instructor. Variable credit. Prerequisite: one 2000-level PL course and instructor's permission.
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3.00 Credits
Focus on a special topic in Philosophy completed under the guidance of faculty member. May be repeated for credit on a different topic. Prerequisite: instructor's permission.
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This course considers issues of corporate responsibility and the ethical challenges of economic systems. It presents the principles and criteria for making ethical decisions in relation to law, corporate relations, social responsibility, privacy, and other contexts. It investigates the influence of technology on the ethics of corporate decision-making. A case study approach is used. Prerequisite: none.
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The study of the ethical questions that arise as a consequence of the development and use of computers and computer technologies. It involves two activities: (1) identifying and bringing into focus the issues and problems that fall within its scope, raising awareness of the ethical dimensions of a situation; and (2) providing an approach to these issues or a means of advancing understanding and suggesting a way of reaching reasonable solutions to these problems. This class considers such issues as information acquisition, access and stewardship, computer crime, abuse, hacking, intellectual property, privacy, liability, professional responsibility, and the social implications of computer technology. Prerequisite: none.
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The course introduces the basic topics of political science. The main focus of the course is to give an overview of human polity and its impact and affect as a civil society. It covers different political systems, concepts, political ideology, political process, origins and functions of different types of rights, justice, and equal treatment, duties and responsibilities of states and citizens, libertarianism, policymaking as a process, and international systems. Prerequisite: none.
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