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3.00 Credits
Special Topics
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History of philosophy from the pre-Socratics to Augustine and Aquinas, concluding with philosophical writings from the early Renaissance. Themes include ethical concerns, nature of reality, and relationships of reason, religion, and authority. (U2) Staff
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Concepts of modern philosophy beginning with Bacon, Descartes, and Locke, ending with Kant and Hegel. Examines and evaluates the modern period's turn to the study of knowledge and its increasing preference for reason and science over religion. (M3) Staff
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3.00 Credits
Trends in recent philosophy inaugurated by Nietzsche, Marx, and Kierkegaard and by Mill, Russell, and Ayer, through the present. Manifestation of these trends in contemporary phenomenology and analytic philosophy. May emphasize Continental or British-American traditions in current philosophy. Writing-intensive. (M3) Moeller, Staff
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An overview of the ethical, metaphysical, cultural, and political issues involved in understanding humankind's complex relationship with the natural world and with other-than-human animals. Examines positions and philosophies of radical environmentalists, environmental ethicists, animal-rights advocates, and political ecologists. (U2) St. John
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An examination of philosophical and empirical theories of the mind. Main questions will be: What is the mind? How does the mind relate to the brain and behavior? Can the mind be studied scientifi cally? What is the nature of conscious experience? Different accounts of the nature of mind will be discussed such as behaviorism, materialism, and functionalism. In addition, we will survey main approaches to the mind found in contemporary cognitive science, a multi-disciplinary fi eld consisting of (among other things) artifi cial intelligence, cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and philosophy. Staff
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3.00 Credits
The nature of religion and beliefs concerned with the existence, nature, and knowledge of God, with alternative positions to theism. (U2) Staff
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of key notions and fi gures in Islamic philosophy, theology, and mysticism. Some issues embedded in the enormous body of scholarship in Muslim intellectual heritage are employed to examine current global issues such as the struggle for justice and peace and the fi ght against violence and absolutism. Special attention is given to the structure of Being, the notion of the truth, and the way to attain the truth in the three systems. (M5) Staff
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3.00 Credits
Feminist writings on questions such as: How do the legacies of gender inequality persist today? What would gender justice look like? Is there such a thing as a gender-neutral point of view? How do gender, race, class, and sexuality relate? Prerequisite: One prior course in philosophy or women's studies, or permission of instructor. (U2) Moeller
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3.00 Credits
Selected topics in philosophy. Non-majors require permission of instructor. Spring. Staff
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