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5010. Seminar in the Philosophy of Ecology. 3 hours. Traces the evolution of ecology from its roots in 19th-century natural history to the present with an emphasis on the prominent paradigms and conceptual trends, such as organicism, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, disturbance and flux. Also explores the sociocultural contexts in which ecology emerged and now exists, including the so-called second scientific revolution and the two-culture split.
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5050. Professional Development Seminar. 3 hours. Examination of philosophies of education and pedagogical techniques and problems. Includes instruction, advising, and preparation for professional development for academic careers, troubleshooting in the classroom, course preparation, university policies on teaching and student responsibilities, and teaching demonstrations.
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5100. Ancient Philosophy. 3 hours. A concentrated examination of some major problem areas in ancient Western Philosophy - for example : concepts of nature, concepts of the character and function of knowledge, concepts of the nature and extent of value. Major thinkers normally covered include the historiographical study of Pre-Socratic figures, Plato and Aristotle.
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5200. Modern Philosophy. 3 hours. A concentrated examination of some major problem areas in modern Western philosophy - for example : concepts of nature, concepts of the character and function of knowledge, concepts of the nature and extent of value. Major thinkers covered can include Descartes, Spinoza, Locke, Hume and Kant.
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5260. Seminar in Philosophy of Social Science. 3 hours. Questions on explanations, observable human purposes and science of valuation. Contrasting science, ideology and occultism. Darwinism as conceptual scheme. The causal status of symbols and verbal behavior. Debates about objectivity, Verstehen, phenomenology and behaviorism, referring to K. Popper, G. Nettler, L.A. White, B.F. Skinner, C. Geertz, T. Kuhn, P. Winch and M. Weber.
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5300. Social and Political Philosophy. 3 hours. A focused examination of the relation between philosophical ideas and democracy, rights, justice, political freedom, authority, and community. Examination of historical and contemporary figures and schools of thought, may include Locke, Rousseau, and Marx, as well as Rawls and his critiques, feminist political thought, and critical race theory.
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5400. Seminar in Ethical Theory. 3 hours. A focused examination of a variety of metaethical and normative theories of moral philosophies, such as virtue ethics, utilitarianism, deontology, emotivism, and care ethics. Explorations of historical and contemporary philosophical ethics may include feminist ethics, and canonical figures such as, Aristotle, Kant, and Mill.
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5451. Environmental Ethics. 3 hours. Examination of basic positions in the field of environmental ethics with emphasis on legal and moral rights for nature, animal liberation, and Western philosophical and religious traditions.
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5500. Philosophy of Science and Technology. 3 hours. A focused examination of the relationship between science and technology, the role of experiment and instrumentationin scientific practice, the social construction of scientific knowledge and technical artifacts, the nature of technology in human perception and experience, and the broader social impacts of science and technology.
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5600. Philosophy of Religion. 3 hours. A focused examination of the concepts, belief systems, and practices of religions. Topics might include arguments for God's existence, the problem of evil, the nature of religious experience, religious language, and faith and reason.
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