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3.00 Credits
Environmental philosophy challenges the fundamental assumptions modern people have made about nature, and their relationship to nature. Representative topics include western and non-western views of nature, beneficial vs. exploitative uses of technology, conservation ethics, obligations to future generations and animal rights.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an examination of the topics in contemporary philosophical psychology. These include: the nature of consciousness, the relationship between the mind and the brain; mental causation; intentionality; the perception of time; space and color; the significance of artificial intelligence; the nature and roles of memory, will, imagination, and desire; dreams and the concept of unconscious; personal identity. Representative selections from the most important contemporary philosophers and others working in the area are discussed.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an examination of the writings of the major existentialist philosophers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau- Ponty, Camus and Buber. Some attention is given to the literary existentialists such as Dostoevsky, Kafka, Hesse, Rilke and Beckett and to the influence of existentialist philosophy on the other disciplines such as psychology and the arts specifically literature, film and painting. Topics include: the meaning of death, existential freedom, authenticity and bad faith, absurdity and rebellion, time and history, the quest for Being, subjectivity and the lived body, the critique of religion and morality.
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3.00 Credits
The course begins with an introduction to the history of ancient Greek philosophy from the pre- Socratics to the Hellenistic philosophers. Some instructors emphasize the cultural environment in which ancient Greek philosophy originated, connecting philosophy to the other disciplines; i.e., literature and the arts, politics, etc. Some instructors discuss the non-Western ancient traditions, in particular Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. And some instructors extend the timeframe of the course to include some of the great Medieval philosophers, such as Augustine and Aquinas. The core of the course generally consists of a reading and discussion of the major writings of Plato and Aristotle. Equivalent to PHI 25 for Honors Program students. Must be in Honors Program
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the history of modern philosophy from the Renaissance to the end of the 19th Century. The course usually begins with a discussion of the origins of modern science and early modern philosophy (i.e., Descartes). The core of the course generally consists of a reading and discussion of the representative writings of the great modern philosophers (i.e., Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Hume, Berkeley, Kant). Some instructors stop at Kant and the 18th Century, while others include 19th Century figures (i.e., Hegel, Marx, Mill, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche), and even some American figures (i.e., Emerson and William James). Equivalent to PHI 26 for Honors Program students. Must be in Honors Program
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3.00 Credits
This course is an examination of the major movements of 19th century European and American philosophy. Topics include: Hegel and German idealism; critiques of Hegelian idealism by Feuerbach, Marx and Kierkegaard; the utilitarianism of J.S. Mill; the transcendentalism of Emerson and Thoreau; the idealism of Schopenhauer, Royce and Bradley; the early pragmatism of C.S. Peirce; the new psychology of William James; and Nietzsche's critique of Western philosophy and culture.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an examination of the major movements in 20th century philosophy including logical positivism, ordinary language philosophy, pragmatism, phenomenology and existentialism. Selections from such 20th-century philosophers as Russell, Wittgenstein, Moore, Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau- Ponty, James, Dewey, Whitehead and Quine are discussed.
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3.00 Credits
What philosophical questions does the experience of film present? How can film sharpen or even change consciousness about reality? How many film be used as a medium of ideas? This course draws on the recent literature of film and includes screenings of major motion pictures. Prerequisite of 6 units of PHI (Philosophy) or permission of chair are required.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the nature and meaning of romantic love and human sexuality. Observations by philosophers, psychologists and psychoanalysts as well as by writers, film-makers and painters are studied in attempting to clarify our thoughts about love and sex.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the relation of law to individual rights, power and authority and moral values. Policy issues in civil and criminal law, law enforcement and punishment are considered. This course is of special interest to pre-law students.
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