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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
hours. An introduction to the academic study of religion, involving definitions, methods of exploring the subject, and analyses of representative topics or problems. General Education Credits [ GE2000: Literary, Artistic, and Philosophical Studies-Elective]
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3.00 Credits
hours. The systems of thought, classical writings, and institutional expressions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are surveyed. General Education Credits [ GE2000: Multicultural Studies-International Cultures] *Open to graduate students. Graduate students are required to do additional work of a research nature.
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3.00 Credits
hours. Discussion and ethical consideration of such issues as animal liberation, respect for nature, the land ethic, ecological feminism, social ecology and Christian ecology, and practical applications regarding vegetarianism, global warming, radical environmental actions, and economic growth versus environmental quality. General Education Credits [ GE2000: Literary, Artistic, and Philosophical Studies-Elective] NOTE: One philosophy course or consent of the instructor is prerequisite for any 300 or 400-level course except as noted below.
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3.00 Credits
hours. Basic problems and theories in medical ethics and bioethics, including issues such as abortion, euthanasia, confidentiality, criteria for personhood and death, the rights and duties of patients and health care providers, and the role of value judgments in medicine.
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3.00 Credits
hours. Basic problems and theories related to the moral status of animals and actions and policies which involve them, including issues such as criteria for personhood; speciesism; the nature of interests and rights; and the use of animals for food, research, and other purposes.
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3.00 Credits
hours. Analysis of basic issues and perspectives in business ethics. Topics include: the relation of ethics to the law, economic justice, moral foundations of business systems, moral relativism and the multinational corporation, employee rights, the ethics of advertising, the environment, affirmative action, sexual harassment, diversity, and corporate social responsibility, among other topics.
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3.00 Credits
hours. Basic problems and philosophically significant theories of religion, including such problems as the relation of faith and reason, the existence of God, and the meaning of religious language.
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3.00 Credits
hours. Selected problems and theories in political philosophy. Readings will be taken from classical and contemporary sources, e.g., Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Machiavelli, Marx, Rawls, and Nozick, among others.
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3.00 Credits
hours. Examining literary and artistic responses to the issues that shape public life locally and globally. General Education Credits [ GE2000: Literary, Artistic, and Philosophical Studies- Literature and Life]
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3.00 Credits
hours. Alternative theories of the nature of the mind and mental processes. An introduction through classical and contemporary texts to the problems of dualism, materialism, consciousness, personhood, and intentionality.
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