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3.00 Credits
What are the proper goals of education, and how can we best achieve those goals? In this course we read and discuss classic works in the philosophy of education by authors such as Plato and Rousseau and Confucius, contemporary writings by philosophers and educators, and recent news articles spotlighting pressing questions in education today. We will consider the roles of autonomy and authority, the development of values and desires as compared with skills and information, and the opportunities and dangers of specialization. Students will reflect on their own experiences in education, and develop their views as to what sort of education they should pursue for themselves. They will also develop and argue for their views on what kind of education is best to build a healthy, flourishing society. Offered alternate years. Not open to students who have passed HONR 262. Three hours. Mr. Huff.
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A study of classical philosophers who importantly shaped Western thinking and sensibility. Readings include the Pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, and Epictetus. Emphasis is placed on the writings of Plato and Aristotle. Offered every fall. Three hours. Mr. Huff.
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This course focuses on the critical evaluation of important philosophers from the Renaissance through the 18th century. Emphasis is placed on the emergence of modern science and secular humanism in the works of Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Leibniz, and Kant. Speaking-intensive. Offered every spring. Three hours. Ms. Turney.
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3.00 Credits
This course investigates the relation between philosophy and religion and applies philosophic methods to such problems as the nature of religious experience, the nature of religious language, the question of the existence and nature of God, the problem of the reality of evil or suffering as it relates to assertions of the benevolence and omnipotence of deity, and the issue of the relevance of religious experience to human existence. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Mr. Huff or Ms. Turney.
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This course examines science as a distinctive way of approaching the world with a unique methodology associated with truth. How is this view of science to be justified? What are its historical origins? Particular attention to the characterization of scientific objectivity and the views of knowledge and reality this entails. Topics include: logic and probability, rationality and irrationality, science and gender, relativism, objectivity and truth. Readings are primarily contemporary. Offered every three to four years. Three hours. Ms. Turney.
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Critical examination of contemporary theories in feminism according to a variety of discourses on difference. Topics include: the politics of sexuality, black feminism, feminist theories of knowledge and reality, marginality, and Post-Colonial theory. Interdisciplinary readings, seminar format. Prerequisite: At least one course in women's studies or consent of instructor. Recommended: One course in philosophy. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Ms. Turney.
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3.00 Credits
This course addresses basic issues of environmental ethics: the value of ecosystems (both inherent and instrumental), human beings' treatment of animals and non-animal nature, the meaning and justification of moral obligations to species and to the environment, and the complex and profound ways in which our actions with regard to the environment affect our fellow human beings. We will apply moral theory to environmental problems in the enterprise of formulating an adequate ethical approach to our environment. Prerequisite: PHIL 212 or consent of instructor. Not open to students who have passed PHIL 213. Three hours. Mr. Huff.
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A study of concepts of law, including examination of the principles of legal reasoning and jurisprudence. Such issues as the relation of law to morality, the legal enforcement of morality, civil disobedience, responsibility, the insanity defense, and justifications of punishment are considered. Constant discussion of the opinions of judges in specific, decided cases. Prerequisite: PHIL 212 or consent of instructor. Speaking intensive. Once every two to three years. Three hours. Mr. Huff.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the ethical dimensions of decision-making in medical practice, research, and medical technology. Among the issues considered are: the concepts of health and illness, experimentation and consent, abortion, death and dying, rights and justice in health care, and the allocation of scarce medical resources. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy (PHIL 212 recommended) or consent of instructor. Offered every two or three years. Three hours. Ms. Turney.
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3.00 Credits
A consideration of the justification of political authority, fundamental social principles and the social policies that follow from them. Issues considered include: anarchism and political authority, freedom, justice and equality, rights, as well as such contemporary social controversies as reverse discrimination, free expression and censorship, property rights, and social welfare. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy (PHIL 212 recommended) or consent of instructor. Speaking intensive. Once every two to three years. Three hours. Mr. Huff.
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