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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Readings and discussion drawn from early modern and modern British philosophers such as Hobbes, Locke, Hutcheson, Hume, Smith, Bentham, Mill. Outcome: Students will be able to understand and articulate philosophical problems and answers representative of early British philosophy.
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Prerequisite: Students must have taken at least two philosophy courses. This course investigates philosophical questions concerning the practice of medicine, such as the epistemology of medicine, the nature of health and disease, what is a profession, and the nature of suffering. Outcome: The student will develop a critical understanding of the practice of medicine from a philosophical point of view.
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3.00 Credits
This course studies American Philosophers such as Peirce, James, Dewey, with an evaluation of their principles. Outcome: Students will be able to understand and articulate philosophical problems and answers representative of American philosophy.
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3.00 Credits
Study of the nature of historical knowledge and of theories concerning historical process. Outcome: Students will be able to understand and articulate philosophical problems and answers regarding history as a discipline and a historical process.
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A study of the philosophical dimensions of the thought of Karl Marx, his 19th century precursors and 20th century interpreters. Outcome: Students will be able to understand and articulate philosophical problems and answers to questions regarding the thought of Karl Marx and Marxism.
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Prerequisite: Students must have taken at least two philosophy courses. This course studies various philosophical issues regarding religion. May include issues such as religious concepts, types of religion, divine attributes, free will and providence, problem of evil. Outcome: Students will be able to understand and articulate a deeper awareness of philosophical problems and answers regarding key religious issues
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3.00 Credits
Readings and discussion of selected texts regarding theories of scientific methods, scientific reasoning, metaphysical foundations of science, philosophical problems of scientific theories about physical reality. Outcome: Students will be able to understand and articulate philosophical problems and answers regarding scientific inquiry and theory.
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3.00 Credits
Study of philosophical issues in the practice of contemporary behavioral sciences: theory, fact and value, causality, relativism, functionalism, statistical generalization, social planning. Outcome: Students will be able to understand and articulate philosophical problems and answers regarding issues in the behavioral sciences.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Students must have taken at least two philosophy courses. A philosophical analysis of theoretical positions in psychology. May include issues regarding methodology, perception, learning theory, rationality, emotions. Outcome: Students will be able to understand and articulate philosophical problems and answers regarding issues in the field of psychology.
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3.00 Credits
Particular topics selected from philosophy and science. Typical topics include the Scientifc Revolution, positivism, space and time, relativity theory, cosmology, evolution. Outcome: Students will be able to understand and articulate philosophical problems and answers regarding the selected topic.
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