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Course Criteria
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One unit. An interdisciplinary examination of various issues concerning human nature and happiness in which the phenomenon of love occupies a central position. Several major theories of love will be discussed in an attempt to answer questions as to the nature of love, the cause of love, the value of love, etc. Offered as required.
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One unit. This course examines and assesses various political theories concerning the relation between individuals and the state. Topics may include justice, power, human rights, natural law, equality, political obligation and consent, democracy and representation, civil disobedience, freedom and coercion, and utopias. Offered fall semester.
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One unit. This course examines the principles and techniques of sentential and predicate logic-such as the translation of ordinary language into symbols-and the methods for ascertaining the validity of arguments. Topics include: standard logical notation, truth tables, quantifi cation theory, logic of relations, and deductive systems. Offered as required.
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One unit. A critical study of the nature of moral judgments, the criteria of moral decisions, and the problems of moral conduct, with attention given to major classical and contemporary moral theories. Offered as required.
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One unit. An in-depth examination of some major moral issues arising out of or associated with the practice of medicine, such as abortion, euthanasia, human experimentation, behavior control, the justice of the distribution of health care, etc. The focus will be on acquiring a sophisticated grasp of the complexities of the problems, understanding the logic of the opposed positions, and coming to a critical appreciation of their weaknesses and strengths. Offered spring semester.
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One unit. This course examines major topics and theories in social thought from both a traditional and contemporary philosophic perspective. Topics may include: democratic theory, social contract theory, and personal autonomy; equality, justice, and power; family, property, and gender. Offered as required.
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One unit. This course examines the characteristic trends (e.g. Existentialist, Liberal, Libertarian, Marxist, and Postmodern) positions, and topics (e.g. knowledge, politics, ethics, sex, gender, identity; heterosexuality, alternative lifestyles and family; sexism, misogyny, and equality) of feminist philosophers and their philosophical and cultural impact. Authors may include Anscombe, Benhabib, Butler, de Beauvoir, Cixous, Irigaray, Kristeva, Fraser, Frye, MacKinnon, Nussbaum, and Paglia. Offered as Required.
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One unit. This course examines various philosophical and psychological approaches to our mental life and their implication for philosophy and culture. Topics may include: the nature of the mental, the relation of mind and body, the reduction of mind to brain, whether a machine could think, and whether consciousness can be reconciled with a scientifi c view of the world. Offered as required.
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One unit. This course examines a variety of themes intersecting in the complex notion of identity: the nature of the self; self-knowledge and self-deception; true vs. false selves; singleness and multiplicity of selves; the ideal of authenticity; self-love and self-hate; identity projects; threatened identities; and disorders of the self. Offered as required.
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One unit. Examines the major fi gures and movements in Greek philosophical thought, especially Plato and Aristotle. Topics may include: power, justice, love, morality, immortality, law, the nature of reality, the nature of the soul, belief and knowledge, and the dialectical relation between authority and freedom. Offered as required.
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