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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A historical introduction to the major thinkers and dominant issues in the Western philosophical tradition from the 17th century to the beginning of the 19th century. Beginning with Descartes, the course includes discussions of the rationalist and empiricist traditions and culminates in the philosophy of Kant. Three hours, three credits.
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Investigates how philosophy may be applied to reach decisions about specific ethical problems that arise in business. Issues to be discussed may include the moral evaluation of contemporary economic systems, corporate responsibility, workers' rights, whistle blowing, affirmative action, truth in advertising, insider information, and responsibility to third world countries. Three hours, three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Examines major principles in theoretical ethics and considers how those principles can be applied to contemporary issues in the professions. Discussions may include issues related to the following: professional/client relationships, confidentiality, fair practices regarding availability of services, environmental protection, stem cell research, and the legitimacy of advertising. Three hours, three credits.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of philosophical issues in law. The course may include discussions of various theories concerning the nature and justification of law (e.g., legal positivism, legal realism, and natural law), anarchism, the relationship between morality and legality, the nature of legal rights and obligations, civil disobedience, the role of punishment, the meaning of justice, and the possibility of international law. Prerequisite: PHI 211 or 221 or 222. Three hours, three credits.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the dominant thinkers and themes of the 19th century continental philosophy. Beginning with a discussion of the retrieval and criticism of Kant by the German Idealists, the course proceeds to focus on the philosophy of Hegel and subsequent responses to it. The thinkers covered include Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche. Prerequisite: PHI 222 or consent of instructor. Three hours, three credits.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the various approaches to the problem of the meaning of history. Issues to be discussed may include the following: the distinction between speculative and critical philosophies of history, the question of pattern in historical development, the nature and possibility of historical knowledge, the problem of historical causation and prediction, historiographic strategies and their philosophical bases, the role of interpretation in historical understanding, the relationship between history and nature, and the uses of history. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy. Three hours, three credits.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of some of the fundamental problems in metaphysics such as the nature of reality, space and time, causality, and God. Special attention is given to determinism and the question of human freedom, as well as the mind/body relation. The course may also include development in contemporary metaphysics of experience. Prerequisite: one course of philosophy. Three hours, three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the thoughts of 20th century existential philosophers and the phenomenological method which many of these thinkers find indispensable to philosophical inquiry. The course also involves discussions of the significance of existential thinking and phenomenological methods for other disciplines, e.g., psychology and theology. Thinkers to be studied may include Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, and Merleau-Ponty. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy. Three hours, three credits.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the basic problems in philosophy of religion. Participants consider such topics as the existence of God, the nature of divine foreknowledge and human freedom, the perfection of God, the nature of faith, and the problem of evil. In addition to traditional formulations, the course also examines the efforts of some contemporary thinkers to understand religious symbols in the light of specifically religious experiences. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy. Three hours, three credits.
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3.00 Credits
An intensive study of a particular philosopher, a philosophical problem, or a philosophical perspective. The content of the course varies from semester to semester. The selection of the topic is made by the professor and the prospective enrollees during the semester prior to that in which the seminar is offered. Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy. Three hours, three credits each.
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