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Credits: 3 Exploration through lecture and discussion of developments in the Western tradition of political thought from the Renaissance to the middle of the 19th century, focusing on such topics as the rise of individualism in political theory, early developments in social contact theory, theories of radical popular sovereignty, and early criticisms of liberal theory. Prerequisites GOVT 101, or 3 credits of philosophy. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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Credits: 3 Study and evaluation of Marx's social and political ideas based on writings selected from several phases of his career. Examination of relation of Marx's thought to post-Marxian socialist theory and practice.Prerequisites 3 credits of philosophy, or permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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Credits: 3 Exploration through lecture and discussion of recent developments in the Western tradition of political thought from the middle of the 19th century to today. Different sections of this course will focus on one or another of the various political theories that have been influential during this period, such as liberal, libertarian, conservative, communitarian, Marxist, feminist, and postmodern thought. Prerequisites GOVT 101, or 3 credits of philosophy. Notes This course can be retaken for credit when the subject matter is different. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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Credits: 3 Examination of the attempts of 20th-century philosophers to solve philosophical problems by an analysis of language. Figures and movements covered include Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein, logical positivism, and ordinary language philosophy. Prerequisites 3 credits of logic and PHIL 303, or permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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Credits: 3 Development of German Romanticism and Idealism during a brilliant period in the history of the West rivaled only by ancient Greece. Kant, Fichte, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche mount a revolt against the rationalism and scientism of the modern world. Prerequisites 3 credits of philosophy, or permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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Credits: 3 Examination of existential philosophy from its 19th-century origins to its 20th-century expressions. Philosophers studied include Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre, De Beauvoir, and Buber. Prerequisites 3 credits of philosophy, or permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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Credits: 3 Examines phenomenological way of doing philosophy, its findings in regard to the "life-world," questions of "first philosophy," and the subject matter of the social sciences, as well as critical difficulties in its development. Texts by Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Sartre, Schutz, and DerridPrerequisites 3 credits of philosophy, or permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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Credits: 3 Exploration of the meaning and politics of the question of woman that puts the idea of woman into question. Recognizing the historical context of this issue, the ways in which the structures of patriarchy situate woman as the other and determine the meanings of sexuality, subjectivity, the body, and language are examined. One overriding theme is relationship between the "woman" question and other central issues of contemporary philosophy.Prerequisites 3 credits of philosophy, or permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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Credits: 3 Study of the development of hermeneutic philosophy in works by Heidegger, Gademer, and Ricoeur, as an effort toward coming to terms with the historicity of human experience. Implications for interpretive understanding of artworks, institutions, events, texts, and the human condition. Prerequisites 3 credits of philosophy, or permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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Credits: 3 Philosophical examination of issues in environmental ethics, such as moral status of animals, moral significance of nature, duties to protect wilderness areas, economics and environment protection, and environmental justice. Prerequisites Completion or concurrent enrollment in all other required general education courses. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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