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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
An introductory examination of a philosophical theme or topic, such as science and human nature, science and religion, media ethics, philosophy and popular culture. Does not count for philosophy concentration
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This course examines a wide variety of mathematical techniques from the standpoint of the historical, cultural and philosophical background from which they have arisen. Beginning with the Egyptians and the Babylonians and extending to the eighteenth-century, the tour examines the role that mathematics has played in philosophy, art, astronomy, physics and other disciplines. It approaches mathematics from an interdisciplinary perspective that is intended to broaden the horizons of those students who already enjoy mathematical technique or who intend to become mathematics teachers. General studies interdisciplinary studies or general studies humanities--philosophy credit.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the nature, origin, and development of ethical theories from a historical perspective and their relevance to some significant problems in contemporary life. Special attention is given to the exploration of enduring moral concerns, such as moral relativism, the place of reason in ethics, egoism and altruism, and the nature of moral responsibility.
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4.00 Credits
This course seeks to help students become familiar with the conceptual frameworks and ethical theories that philosophers and others have used in coming to understand the philosophical significance of family, friendship, gender and sexuality. The course will emphasize critical reasoning and analysis, with the goal of developing students' ability to distinguish well-supported from poorly supported arguments in each of the course areas. As the most intimate aspects of our lives are explored, students should begin to understand the complexity of our intimate lives and the need for a careful, rigorous and sensitive approach to the study of these areas.
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4.00 Credits
A historical introduction to the beginning of Western philosophy: the pre-Socratic nature philosophers, the thought of Parmenides, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and the medieval philosophers, Augustine, Aquinas, Al-Farabi and Maimonides. Reading and discussion of primary sources. Offered in alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
A study of enduring issues in the writings of the 17th and 18th century rationalists; Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz; and empiricists; Locke, Berkeley and Hume. Offered in alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
Readings and discussion of the moral writings and theories of some 19th and 20th century thinkers, including Kant's ethics, utilitarianism, Hegel, and the existentialisms of Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Sartre and others. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy
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4.00 Credits
A study of some of the main currents of philosophical thought in this century. Representative figures from the analytic movement in England and America (Russell, Moore, Witgenstein); American Pragmatism (Peirce, James, Dewey); and the European tradition of phenomenology and existentialism (Heidegger, Merleau-Pontry, Sartre, Foucault). Course content will vary from year to year focusing on one or more particular movements in this period. May be repeated with a new topic. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: One course in the history of philosophy (210, 212, 213, 245)
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4.00 Credits
A consideration of traditional defenses and arguments for God which claim to provide a rational basis for faith. Other topics include: God's nature and attributes, the problem of evil, religious experience, freedom and divine omniscience, and miracles.
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4.00 Credits
A study of philosophical-religious systems of thought and practice chosen from the following: African philosophy, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Hinduism, Islamic philosophy, Near-Eastern philosophy and Latin-American philosophy. Readings from primary texts.
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