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3.00 Credits
M. Cheng A study of the techniques of conducting. Works from choral and orchestral literature are conducted and studied, with historical background, analysis, ear training, and interpretation of scores. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
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M. Clark, D. Dudrick, J. Jacobs, D. McCabe, M. Tumulty, E. Witherspoon, Staff Readings and discussions are organized around such classic problems of philosophy as the existence of God, free will and determinism, the relation of mind and body, knowledge of the external world, the meaning of "good" and moral action, etc. No prerequisites, although most students will have had CORE 151.
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3.00 Credits
This course is crosslisted as ENST 202. For course description, see "Environmental Studies: Course Offerings."
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3.00 Credits
M. Clark, J. Jacobs, D. McCabe, Staff What makes a good life good What makes some actions right and others wrong Are there human rights that everyone has For what is one morally responsible How far do moral responsibilities go Are there good answers to these questions, or is it all relative Some of the philosophers considered are Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Bentham, Mill, and some significant contemporary thinkers.
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3.00 Credits
D. Dudrick This course is designed to introduce students to existentialist thought via an examination of its 19th-century origins and 20th-century manifestations. Among the authors to be discussed are Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Beauvoir, Camus, and Marcel. Among the topics to be considered are existence, freedom, subjectivity, and absurdity.
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3.00 Credits
J. Balmuth, J. Kawall, U. Meyer, E. Witherspoon Logic is the science of correct reasoning. It provides rigorous methods for evaluating the validity of arguments. This introductory course covers the basic concepts and techniques of propositional logic and first-order predicate logic with identity, including truth tables, proofs, and elementary model theory. This course is suitable for students in all areas and is highly recommended for philosophy majors.
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D. Dudrick Can the existence of God be proven Can it be disproven What is the relationship between faith and reason Does evil provide strong evidence against the existence of God How should we think about the relationship between creation and evolution - and about the relationship between science and religion generally Does the Christian notion of the Trinity make any sense What about the idea of Original Sin or the Atonement Students seek reasoned answers to many of these questions by evaluating the work of philosophers who address them. Students encounter both classical and contemporary authors, though the class focuses more on perspicacious presentations of these issues than on their historical development.
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U. Meyer This course is an introduction to the philosophy of science and explores issues of general philosophical interest to the sciences, rather than those germane to any particular discipline. The course focuses on the rise and decline of logical positivism and the status of its post-positivist descendants with particular emphasis on the issues of scientific laws, induction, theory confirmation and choice, falsificationism, reductionism, realism, explanation, prediction, and problems relevant to the special sciences.
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3.00 Credits
J. Balmuth This course examines some central ideas of jurisprudence and the philosophy of law. Readings concentrate on general theories of law, justice, legal rights, liability, and legal responsibility, and on the nature of judicial reasoning and legal principles. Some broader methodological questions pertaining to causation and the law and the relation of law and morality are discussed and related to the readings.
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3.00 Credits
J. Balmuth Discussion of the classical writings of philosophers on art and central ideas of aesthetics: form and content, expression, taste, and standards of criticism are included in this course. Readings include Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche, etc., as well as contemporary essays.
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