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3.00 Credits
An examination of the central metaphysical and epistemological doctrines of such seventeenth and eighteenth century philosophers as Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. Topics may include knowledge, skepticism, innate ideas, substance, God, causality, mind, and perception. Prerequisite: one 100- or 200-level philosophy course or consent of instructor.
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1.00 Credits
Instruction and experience in writing a paper which explains and critically evaluates a philosophical text or argument. Writing Instruction in the Discipline (WID) course. Prerequisite: Eng 280 and consent of department chairperson. Corequisite: any 300- or 400-level philosophy course.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of twentieth century philosophy through the writings of Russell, Wittgenstein, the logical positivists, and other important figures of the analytic tradition. Topics may include knowledge of the external world, language and reality, and the possibility of metaphysical knowledge. Prerequisite: one 100- or 200-level philosophy course or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the ideas of freedom, self/other, the value of authenticity, death, and the meaning of existence in the works of major existentialist philosophers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, De Beauvoir, and Camus. Prerequisite: one 100- or 200-level philosophy course or consent of instructor. Moral Philosophy. (3) A study of classical and contemporary ethical ideas and theories such as moral relativism, egoism, Kantian ethics, utilitarianism, and virtue ethics. Prerequisite: one 100- or 200-level philosophy course or consent of instructor. Medical Ethics. (3) Students will investigate the application of ethical theory to a variety of medical issues including physician-assisted suicide, informed consent requirements, genetics and human reproduction, and social justice and health care policy. Prerequisite: one 100- or 200-level philosophy course. Ethics of War and Peace. (3) A study of ethical issues related to war and peace including forms of pacifism, the morality of going to war, and ethical constraints in the conduct of war. Prerequisite: one 100-or 200-level philosophy course. Environmental Ethics. (3) A study of ethical issues regarding the relationship between human beings and non-human nature. Topics include the moral status of animals and other living things, intergenerational justice regarding pollution and conservation of natural resources, and the value of wilderness protection. Prerequisite: one 100- or 200-level philosophy course.
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3.00 Credits
A critical study of selected topics in epistemology, such as the analysis of knowledge, skepticism, a priori knowledge, and the nature and structure of justification. Prerequisite: one 100- or 200-level philosophy course or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A study of deductive logic covering the logic of sentences and the logic of predicates. Prerequisite: Phil 140 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A critical study of selected topics in metaphysics, such as personal identity, free will, the mental, time, anti-realism, and the possibility of metaphysical knowledge. Prerequisite: one 100- or 200-level philosophy course or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An investigation of some of the philosophical problems arising from political society, such as authority and obligation, freedom and rights, justice and equality, coercion and punishment. Prerequisite: one 100- or 200-level philosophy course or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A critical examination of the philosophical issues arising from religious beliefs, utilizing historical and contemporary writings. Topics may include the existence of God, evil, faith, religious pluralism, and the relation between religious beliefs and ethics. Not open to students with credit in Rel 405. Prerequisite: one 100- or 200-level philosophy course or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of philosophical problems arising from the natural sciences such as the nature of scientific explanation and the justification of scientific theories. One 100- or 200-level philosophy course or consent of instructor.
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