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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A study of the philosophical foundations of the U.S. Constitution, as they evolved from classical and modern sources through discussion and debate among the founding fathers. Every two years.
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3.00 Credits
Subject matter to be announced by the instructor each semester. (Prerequisite: Phil. 160.) As required.
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3.00 Credits
A study of what it means to be a human being, through an exploration of the unity, structure, origin, and destiny that constitute the human being as a person, as a knowing, free, and loving being. (Prerequisite: Phil. 160.) As required.
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3.00 Credits
A critical examination of the major schools of thought on human consciousness (behaviorism, phenomenological psychology, socio-biology, bimodal consciousness, strueturalism, and symbolic interactionism) in order to establish the minimal requirements for a proper philosophy and psychology of consciousness. Cross-listed with Psy. 333. (Prerequisite: Phil. 160.) As required.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the modern understanding of "history" and its influence on modernity's understandinof the human being as a historical being, tracing the development from the teleological understanding of history of the German Idealists, to the more open ended idea of progress as ever ongoing change that became prevalent in the twentieth century. (Prerequisite: Phil. 160.)
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3.00 Credits
An investigation into the ultimate nature of reality through an exploration of the various ways important thinkers have answered the question: What is being? (Prerequisite: Phil. 160.) Every three years, in the fall.
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3.00 Credits
The application of ethical theories, principles, and techniques to contemporary social problems and controversies, e.g., abortion, euthanasia, sexual equality, animal rights, pornography, etc. (Prerequisites: Phil. 160, 301.) As required.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the nature and context of art and artistic activity by focusing on the experiences of those artifacts that stand as exemplars of art, the experience of those who create them, and the experiences of those who appreciate and criticize them. (Prerequisite: Phil. 160.) Every two years.
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3.00 Credits
A philosophical study of God's nature and attributes. Topics include God's existence, simplicity,power, knowledge, and will. (Prerequisite: Phil. 160.) Every three years, in the fall.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the rationality of the belief in the existence of God, including an investigation of whether it is appropriate to seek reasons for religious belief. Topics covered include the relation between science and religion, the nature of rationality, religious experience, mysticism, evil, and human freedom. (Prerequisite: Phil. 160.) As required.
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