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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
Planned, supervised experience in a governmental or community organization providing experience in applying philosophical theory to current social or scientific problems. Maximum 3 hours toward PHI major/minor.
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3 PHI courses, including at least 1 at the 200- or 300-level. 2.50 GPA in PHI courses. Complete department application procedure. Consent of department chair.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Intensive work in a special area of the student's major or minor. Each individual project is to culminate in a comprehensive written report or examination. Maximum of 6 hours may be applied toward graduation.
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Open only to students who have achieved superior academic records and who have demonstrated an ability to profit from independent study. Consent instructor, department chair and Director of Honors.
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3.00 Credits
Major philosophical movements of the 20th century, focusing on significant figures. May be repeated for credit if topic different.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of topics in philosophy of natural, behavioral, and/or social sciences, e.g., scientific explanation, evidence, methodology, progress, universality, normativity, testability. May be repeated for credit if topic different.
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3.00 Credits
Exploration of a philosophical topic on the scientific study of the mind (e.g., mind-body problem, artificial intelligence, philosophical psychology, neuroscience). May be repeated for credit if topic different.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of fundamental issues in moral philosophy, e.g., possibility of moral knowledge, justification of value judgments, nature of moral responsibility. May be repeated for credit if topic different.
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3.00 Credits
Intensive examination of selected topics in social, political and legal philosophy, e.g., liberty, justice, rights, equality, community, democracy, political obligation. May be repeated for credit if topic different.
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3.00 Credits
This course is intended to provide students who are familiar with the general course of modern Western philosophy an opportunity for deeper study of the work of Immanuel Kant, who is generally recongized as the most important philosopher of the modern period. The course will mainly concentrate on his work in metaphysics and epistemology on the one hand and moral theory on the other.
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3.00 Credits
Intensive examination of an important figure, movement, or theme in history of philosophy.
Prerequisite:
Consent instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A close examination of the important sections of Hume's seminal "A Treatise of Human Nature" along with an examination of the current philosophical significance of Hume's ideas about, e.g., causation and ethical sentimentalism.
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