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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the great philosophical traditions of seventeenth and eighteenth century Europe which laid the intellectual foundations for much of how we live and think today. Writ-ings by Descartes, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant will be studied and dis-cussed. (spring)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the use of modern sym-bolic methods in the analysis of reasoning, including the development of sentence logic, the relation of logical symbolism to ordinary language, truth relations, and tests for validity. Arguments from philosophy and everyday life will serve as illustrations. (every other spring)
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3.00 Credits
This course traces some of the key issues and themes of nineteenth century philosophical thought, with a particular emphasis upon Kant, Hegel, and Marx. (every other fall)
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3.00 Credits
This course is an in-depth consideration of the origins and character of the Franciscan philosophical legacy. Beginning with an ex-amination of the influences of Augustine, Bo-naventure, and Bacon upon the Franciscan tradition, the course also includes a study of representative works by such thinkers as Oli-vi, Lully, Duns Scotus, and Ockham. (every other fall)
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3.00 Credits
A survey of influential philosophical, religious, and cultural perspectives on the status of women, from ancient times through the present. Emphasis will be placed upon wom-en's roles in society, women's rights, and ethi-cal issues of gender inequity. (every other spring)
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an introduction to the phi-losophical issues that arise as we reflect upon art. For instance, what makes something a work of art? What is an aesthetic experience? What relationship is there between artists and their works? Are objective judgments of art possible? In exploring answers to these ques-tions, we will survey the ideas of thinkers such as: Plato, Aristotle, Hume, Tolstoy, Dewey, Bell, Collingwood, Goodman, and Danto. A wide variety of illustrations - from music, lite-rature, film, painting, etc. - will also be in-cluded. (fall, spring)
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3.00 Credits
This course deals with foundational philo-sophical theories and problems in ethics. In addition to meta-ethical topics, students will study major ethical theories (Bentham, Mill, Kant, Aristotle, Rawls, etc.) and explore im-portant contemporary moral problems (e.g., war, animal rights, euthanasia, abortion, capi-tal punishment, etc.). (every other fall)
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3.00 Credits
This course examines classical and contempo-rary perspectives upon issues of being, includ-ing the nature of mind, existence, freedom, and time. The implications of these issues for human knowledge and religious thought will also be considered. (every other spring)
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3.00 Credits
Students are introduced to several of the pri-mary themes in existentialist thought, such as the primacy of the individual, authentic exis-tence, I-Thou relationship, and estrangement. Works by Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Buber, Sar-tre and Camus will be included in the study. (every other spring)
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3.00 Credits
This course examines answers to questions concerning human knowledge: What is know-ledge? Do we really have knowledge? How is knowledge obtained and organized? In inves-tigating these and related themes, students will examine major classical and contemporary theories of knowledge. The course concludes with a brief consideration of moral and reli-gious knowledge. (every other fall)
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