|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Course Criteria
Add courses to your favorites to save, share, and find your best transfer school.
-
4.00 Credits
A variety of decision procedures may be and have been used to determine what to do regarding environmental issues. Each alternative can determine what is reasonable and moral, and assessing them presents theoretical problems. We examine each in terms of morality, examine their presuppositions and consequences, determine whether we can assess them, and if so, how. Students begin to learn to be conscious of and assess the decision procedures that are often buried in policy recommendations regarding particular environmental problems. Part of the public policy degree program; the philosophy concentration and minor; the environmental studies minor; and may also be taken as an elective. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
-
4.00 Credits
This course explores the nature and effects of categories of sex and gender upon our ways of living, thinking and doing, while also challenging how gendered assumptions might shape our conceptions of identity and inquiry more generally. Different conceptions of sex and gender will be discussed, and the course will investigate how these concepts affect our lives in both concrete and symbolic ways. Special attention will be paid to how gendered assumptions color our understanding of knowledge production, experiences and emotion, public and private activities, and the nature of ethical decision making. Part of the philosophy concentration and minor. It may also be taken as an elective. (One prior course in philosophy recommended.) Part of women and gender studies concentration and minor, 0522-406. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
-
4.00 Credits
Epistemology, or the theory of knowledge, examines how we come to know what we know. This course covers historical and contemporary approaches to the question of what knowledge is, what makes a belief true, and how beliefs are justified. Philosophical skepticism, the position that we actually know nothing at all, will also be discussed, as will possible responses. Other topics may include feminist epistemology, naturalism, the internalism/externalism debate, and the application of epistemology to other fields. Part of the philosophy concentration and minor. It may also be taken as an elective. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
-
4.00 Credits
This course examines the origin and development of Western philosophy in ancient Greece from Thales in the 6th century down to at least the 4th century BCE., concentrating on the central ideas of the pre-Socratics, the Sophists, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Some attention might also be given to the Hellenistic philosophers (Epicureans, Stoics, and Sceptics). Questions to be considered in this course will include: What are the nature and limits of knowledge What is the nature of language How reliable is perception What is the true nature of reality What is the origin and nature of the material world What is the nature of happiness Part of the philosophy concentration and minor. It may also be taken as an elective. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
-
4.00 Credits
This course examines the history of modern philosophy, from Descartes through Kant. This period marked the beginning of modern science, with a rich ferment of ideas, and the philosophy of the period is essential to understanding modern science as well as contemporary problems about consciousness, mind/body interaction, causation and so on. Questions to be considered in this course include the following: What is the scope and what are the limits of our knowledge What is the nature of reality Do we have access to reality How is causal interaction possible, if at all Does God exist, and if so, how do we know and what relation does God have to the world Part of the philosophy concentration and minor. It may also be taken as an elective. Part of the international studies European track. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
-
4.00 Credits
The Philosophy of Mind is a fairly large category. It includes issues of metaphysics, epistemology, logic, psychology, aesthetics, logic, linguistics, cognitive science, artificial intelligence and biology, to name a few. Here are some typical questions which writers in the philosophy of mind often find interesting: Is there an ontological difference between minds and bodies Could there be minds without bodies Can I know that I have a mind How do I come to know that Are there other minds in the universe Can I be conscious of my own consciousness Can other things have the kinds of experiences which I have Part of the philosophy concentration and minor. It may also be taken as an elective. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
-
4.00 Credits
This course examines the methods, foundations, assumptions and purposes of the social sciences. In particular, it will examine the ways in which "science"and "non-science" are distinguished, as well as the similarities and differencesbetween the social and natural sciences. Special attention will be paid to the ways in which both Anglo-American and European philosophical traditions approach the social sciences. Other topics may include the role of values in social scientific inquiry, the process of explanation and theory confirmation in the social sciences, and various conceptions of interpretation and meaning in the social sciences. Part of the philosophy concentration and minor. It may also be taken as an elective. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
-
4.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the origin and development of the philosophical traditions of China, Tibet, and Japan through a consideration of selected thinkers, schools, and classic texts of Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism and Zen. Questions of metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics are emphasized with reference to the nature of reality and the person, social harmony and self-realization, causality, right action and enlightenment. Comparisons may also be made with western philosophers, both contemporary and classical. Part of the religious studies concentration; the philosophy concentration and minor; and may also be taken as an elective. Part of the international studies East Asian track. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
-
4.00 Credits
This course examines the contributions of American philosophers from the colonial era to the present day. From the New England Transcendentalists of the 19th century to the Pragmatism and Neo-Pragmatism of the 20th and 21st, American philosophy has responded to the demands of a pluralistic, ever-changing society. Because American philosophy is a reflection of American culture, it has also offered a unique perspective on perennial philosophical problems in ways that have differed sharply from dominant forms of European philosophy. Authors may include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, C.S. Pierce, Jane Addams, William James, Black Elk, John Dewey and Richard Rorty. Part of the philosophy concentration and minor. It may also be taken as an elective. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
-
4.00 Credits
This course examines developments in philosophy since 1900. During this time philosophy evolved along with science, politics, and the arts. In some cases philosophy responded to new discoveries and theories while at other times it precipitated movements that had far reaching effects. A range of philosophical approaches may be discussed, including postmodernism, positivism, critical theory, existentialism, feminist theory, neo-pragmatism, and phenomenology. The connections among different approaches will also be addressed. Part of the philosophy concentration and minor. It may also be taken as an elective. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Privacy Statement
|
Terms of Use
|
Institutional Membership Information
|
About AcademyOne
Copyright 2006 - 2024 AcademyOne, Inc.
|
|
|