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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Selected topics in contemporary political philosophy, such as the Frankfurt school, existentialism, legitimation, authenticity, participatory democracy, and the alleged decline of political philosophy. May be repeated for credit with consent of the political science chair. (SS)
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4.00 Credits
Critical examination of American political thought from the founding of the Republic to the present. Writings from Madison, Hamilton, and Jefferson to Emma Goldman, Mary Daly, Malcolm X, Henry Kariel, and others will be discussed. (SS)
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Individual philosophical investigation of an author, book, or topic designed in collaboration with a faculty sponsor. Tutorial meetings; substantial written work. May be repeated more than once for credit. Consent of faculty sponsor required. (ND)
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4.00 Credits
Supervised ethics research into a topic approved by the advisor for the Humanities Minor in Ethics. An option for completing the ethics minor. For ethics minors only. (HU)
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2.00 Credits
The first part of two semesters of intensive research and writing guided by a faculty sponsor in anticipation of completing a senior thesis in philosophy. Individual tutorials; substantial written work. Senior standing as philosophy major and consent of faculty sponsor required. (ND)
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4.00 Credits
Continuation and completion of PHIL 390 under the guidance of a faculty sponsor. Prerequisites: PHIL 390; consent of faculty sponsor required. (ND)
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4.00 Credits
An examination of contemporary issues that raise questions about right and wrong, good and bad, both for individuals and for social policy, using the methods, theories, and concepts of moral philosophy. Issues addressed might include abortion, euthanasia, and physician-assisted suicide for dying patients, punishment and the death penalty, sexual orientation, world hunger and poverty, welfare, the treatment of animals, terrorism and war, racial and sexual discrimination, affirmative action, pornography and hate speech, and the relation of humans to the natural environment. Dillon (HU)
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4.00 Credits
Economic, political, cultural, and ideological globalization presents two ethical challenges: (1) Are there universally justifiable moral standards, principles, and values that would establish universally acceptable answers to the question of how humans should live their lives That is, can there be a global ethics (2) What are justifiable responses to the variety of moral issues facing the peoples of the world as a result of current globalization This course addresses the first question by examining the moral perspectives of a variety of different ethical outlooks, including Euro-American, Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, African, and Islamic traditions. The second question is addressed by examining a number of serious moral problems arising from globalization, including the increasing gap between the rich so-called First World nations and the poor so-called Third World nations, global environmental degradation, and war and terrorism. Dillon (HU)
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4.00 Credits
Statics, dynamics, conservation laws, thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases, fluids. Primarily for architecture, biological science, earth and environmental science students. Prerequisite: MATH 21, 31, or 51, previously or concurrently. Ou-Yang (NS)
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4.00 Credits
Structure and dynamics of planetary interiors, surfaces, and atmospheres. Models for the formation of the solar system and planetary evolution. Internal structure, surface topology, and composition of planets and other bodies in our solar system. Comparative study of planetary atmospheres. Organic materials in the solar system. Properties of the interplanetary medium, including dust and meteoroids. Orbital dynamics. Extrasolar planetary systems. DeLeo (NS)
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