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4.00 Credits
An examination of the works of such writers as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, and Jaspers. Attention is also given to the thought of Husserl and to the phenomenological movement. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or permission of instructor. When Offered: Term: offered upon availability of instructor. Credit Hours: 4
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4.00 Credits
A study of the conditions of human suffering and human perfection according to Buddhism. The course ranges from the original teaching of Buddha to the development of Buddhism throughout Asia, including China, Tibet, and Japan. Buddhist, Chinese, and Western views of the nature of causation, freedom, existence, and human nature are compared. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or senior standing. When Offered: Spring term annually . Credit Hours: 4
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4.00 Credits
The course examines the following questions: What is law What is the relationship between law and morality Is there a moral obligation not to break the law Detailed examination is given to the concepts of liberty, justice, responsibility, and punishment. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: one philosophy or STS course or permission of instructor. When Offered: Offered on availability of instructor. Cross Listed: Cross-listed as STSH 4320. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and STSH 4320. Credit Hours: 4
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Experimental courses on subjects to be announced in advance. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
Students conduct original scholarly projects: original research, theoretical or analytical reviews of the literature, or computer simulations. Working either alone or in groups, students prepare written reports relating to this project, under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: permission of a supervising faculty member. When Offered: Fall, spring, and summer terms annually. Credit Hours: 3 to 6
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4.00 Credits
This seminar explores the issues of confirmation, semantics, and interpretations of scientific theories. Positivism, realism, and the logic of scientific discovery are discussed with special attention given to foundational problems in physics and psychology. When Offered: Term: offered upon availability of instructor. Credit Hours: 4
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4.00 Credits
A study of some current issues in philosophical psychology and philosophy of psychology. The following are representative of the questions discussed: Is a person identical with his body Is consciousness a brain process Can computers think Do avowals have truth-value Is psychology possible Occasionally additional topics are selected from such areas as phenomenology (Merleau-Ponty, Sartre) and structuralism (Levi-Strauss, Barthes). When Offered: Offered on availability of instructor. Credit Hours: 4
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1.00 Credits
A weekly one-hour seminar by physics department faculty members, in which they describe their scientific and research interests, at a level suitable for first-year college students. This course is graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory. When Offered: Fall term annually. Credit Hours: 1
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4.00 Credits
Physics fundamentals for Architecture students. Mechanics with emphasis on equilibrium and statics, fluids, oscillations, and waves. Basics of thermodynamics and electromagnetic radiation. Reflection, refraction, and optics. When Offered: Spring term annually . Credit Hours: 4
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4.00 Credits
The first semester of a two-semester sequence of interactive courses. Topics include linear and angular kinematics and dynamics, work and energy, momentum and collisions, forces and fields, gravitation, elementary electrostatics, and motion of charged particles in a magnetic field. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Corequisite: MATH 1010 or equivalent or permission of instructor. When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually. Credit Hours: 4
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