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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A survey of existentialism as a literary movement as well as a philosophical one, with emphasis upon their intersection and interaction. The course will trace the emergence of existentialist themes in modern thought and culture, and will analyze and assess the movements' continuing significance.
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A systematic study of sentential logic, elementary quantification, and the logic of identity. The student will acquire specific skills in symbolic methods of analysis which are necessary for further study in logic as well as useful for addressing complex issues in philosophy and other areas.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of fundamental issues in ethics, such as duty, character, virtue and vice, evil, moral responsibility, free will, the good life, the emotions, skepticism, and rationality.
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3.00 Credits
A study of ethical issues related to professional roles, especially those of physicians and lawyers. Among the topics to be considered are the nature and justification of professional responsibilities and duties; obligations of professions to society; the professional-client relationship and its rights and obligations; enforcement of codes of ethics.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of several incompatible views concerning the relation between the individual and society, including radical individualism and collectivism, as well as more moderate theories. Attention will be given to contemporary as well as classical spokesmen for these views and emphasis will be placed upon relating these theories to contemporary social, cultural, and political issues.
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A general introduction to basic concepts, institutions, and mechanisms of law. Understanding of the legal system and its methods is promoted through discussion of topics which include: basic legal reasoning, the function of the legal process, fundamental legal concepts and categories (such as property, crime, and contract).
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to basic feminist thought from a philosophical perspective. Emphasis on causes and solutions to the oppression of women. Topics may include philosophical perspectives and gender roles, images of women in society, violence against women, and reproductive choices.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the main concepts, assumptions, problems and texts of one or more Asian philosophical traditions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of fundamental issues in metaphysics and epistemology, such as causation, the nature of space and time, personal identity, free will, the existence of God, the nature and types of knowledge, the character of human existence, skepticism, and rationality.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the implications of biology for understanding and changing society. Emphasis is on sociobiology and the value of viewing social behavior as a product of adaptive evolution by natural selection. Representative philosophical issues include biological constraints on human nature and society, genetic engineering, reductionism, the scientific method, and bioethics. Prereq: A college course in biology or consent of instructor.
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