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1.00 Credits
Introduces several outdoor activities, which may include any or all of the following: canoeing, kayaking, orienteering, rock climbing, adventure ropes course, hiking, camping, nature's edibles, or outdoor cooking. This course will take place over one weekend plus one on-campus class period. Special fee required. Pass/Fail grading option only.
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Provides instruction and expertise related to the use of the internet and a GPS unit to find and seek a geocache. Course content includes the origins of geocaching, the various types of geocaches, choosing an appropriate geocache, interacting with the geocaching website, hiding and seeking a geocache, logging your experience online after the geocache hunt is complete, safety concerns, and setting up an appropriate geocache hunt. Students will be required to walk and hike to locate geocaches during the term. Students must have access to a GPS device or Smartphone with an appropriate application for locating geocaches (available free online).
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Provides instruction and experience related to the use of map and compass for wilderness navigation and problem solving. This course will take place over one weekend with one on-campus class prior to the trip for orientation. Students will hike through a wilderness area in small groups with radio contact with the instructor. Special fee required. Pass/Fail grading option only.
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3.00 Credits
Contends with some of the basic issues in the history and problems of philosophy, such as theories of knowledge, reality, value and society.
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3.00 Credits
Examine major classical and contemporary ethical theories, and in light of these theories, addresses some current contentious topics.
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3.00 Credits
Gives students an appreciation of logical concepts and methodology. Examines the basic principles of logic and critical thinking in a natural language context. Emphasis on different kinds of arguments, syllogisms, methods of argument evaluation, and the detection of common fallacies as they arise in contexts such as political debate, advertising, science, law, and ethics.
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3.00 Credits
Uses propositional and predicate calculus to study deductive reasoning via the symbolic languages of propositional and predicate logic. Examines basic logical concepts (validity, logical truth, contradiction, entailment, equivalence), the symbolization of arguments expressed in natural language, and evaluates them via truth tables, formal proofs, or truth trees. This course is ideal for students interested in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or in pursuing further studies in philosophy.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to basic principles of informal logic and critical thinking. Emphasis on different kinds of arguments, methods of argument evaluation, and the analysis of arguments as they arise in various contexts such as political debate, advertising, science, law, and ethics. Each course will include a focus on some contemporary issue chosen by the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to philosophical reflection on ethical issues that arise in the practice of medicine and health care. We will examine several major ethical theories, critiques of these theories, and alternative approaches to ethical decision-making. We will investigate a range of specific ethical issues/topics through the lens of these theories and approaches. Applied topics may include enhancement technologies, euthanasia and physician assisted death, end of life care, abortion, systemic injustice in healthcare, distribution of scarce resources, healthcare consumerism, research ethics, patient rights and consent, and reproductive technologies.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the historical and cultural development of the world's major religions including, but not limited to: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, and Daoism. This course is intended to explore these religions in terms of philosophical questions such as the meaning of self-knowledge, virtue, justice, etc.
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