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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Study of such topics as empiricism, stoicism, Jewish ethical literature, and existentialism. Prerequisites PHI 201 or PHI 202. 3 credits.
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An examination of varying conceptions of the self through readings drawn from classical through contemporary philosophers. Topics include the relationship between human nature and selfhood; human motivation and character; the possibilities for self-change and self-criticism; human autonomy and freedom; selfhood and morality; and selfhood and human relationships. 3 credits.
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Topics include: knowledge and belief; a priori and a posteriori knowledge; certainty and skepticism; perception and external world. Readings from classical and contemporary sources. Prerequisite: PHI 101, or the equivalent, or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.
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A study of different conceptions of human happiness, means of achieving happiness, and the relationship between happiness, human nature and morality. Readings are drawn from Plato, Aristotle, Boethius, Cicero, Marcus Aurelius, Epicurus, R. Bahya ibn Pakuda, R. Avraham I. Kook, and selected contemporary philosophers. 3 credits.
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Credits by arrangement.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Senior status or departmental permission. 3 credits.
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Prerequisites: PHI 493 and departmental permission. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course studies (i) the current state of American politics, including the leading issues of the day, (ii) the historical and constitutional foundations of the national government, and (iii) the major institutions of the federal government, including Congress, the presidency, and the judiciary. In-depth analysis of the Congress probes policy making and organization of Congress and it evaluates the performance and functioning of Congress as a representative institution. Additional segments of the course deal with public opinion, the media, and American political economy. 3 credits
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This course serves as an introduction to the world's political and economic systems. It details the concepts and methods of comparative political analysis by which political scientists seek a better understanding of these systems. Various models of government and economic organization are examined and compared. Policy-making structures, political parties and party systems, elite and interest groups are compared and the impact of ideology, political culture, and personality and social cleavages is assessed. 3 credits.
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How nations and transnational actors interact in the international arena and why they behave the way they do with reference to power, balance of power, deterrence, imperialism, diplomacy and negotiations, international law, international organization, collective security, war, and the interrelationship between international economic issues and international politics. 3 credits.
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