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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The basic principles of ethical conduct are examined, as applied to personal and social problems. The chief theories of the "good life" areinvestigated, with special attention given to the principles underlying a consistent ethical outlook on life.
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Students explore the development of philosophy from its early beginnings in Greece to Thomas Aquinas and William of Occam at the close of the Middle Ages. Special attention is given to the Socratic, Platonic, and Aristotelian contributions to the field. Prerequisite: PHIL 220 or instructor's permission
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the development of philosophy from the Renaissance through the Enlightenment to the start of the 20th century. Prerequisites(s): PHIL 220 or instructor's permission
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3.00 Credits
This course offers a study of philosophical movements and thinkers since the 19th century. Movements such as idealism, naturalism, analytic philosophy, continental philosophy, postmodern philosophy, and feminism, and major thinkers such as Hegel, Mill, Marx, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Wittgenstein, Derrida, Levinas, and Rorty are examined.
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3.00 Credits
Students study the principles of logic with some attention to semantics and the philosophy of language. They are encouraged to use logic as an aid in evaluating arguments offered in books and periodicals and to test the validity and clarity of their own reasoning.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the significant questions concerning human nature. Special emphasis is placed on philosophical, psychological, and sociological theories of the uniqueness of human activity. Meets the general studies upper-division intensive writing requirement and the core requirement in Identity and Relationships.
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3.00 Credits
This course embraces a study of the great religious systems of the world, including the worship of the most primitive groups, as well as the religions of ancient Egypt, Greece, Mesopotamia, and Rome. It reviews the various religions of the present world, including Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Shintoism, Taoism, and Christianity.
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3.00 Credits
This course defines logic as the skill of assessing arguments. The course assists students to recognize arguments in both academic and nonacademic forms, increasing confidence in their ability to form a structure of techniques and values to be used as a basis for critiquing others' arguments and creating their own.
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3.00 Credits
Religious experience is studied from the standpoint of philosophy. An examination is made of the contributions of philosophy to religion and religion to philosophy.
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3.00 Credits
The course explores the nature of scientific method and knowledge and the character of scientific explanations. Ways in which ethics and religion interrelate with the sciences are also covered. Meets the general studies elective requirement. Prerequisite: one lab science and PHIL 210 or PHIL 220
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