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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits). Examination of original texts in continental and Anglo-American traditions, exploring common origins and current convergence. Readings selected from Brentano, Meinong, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein, Austin, Carnap, Ayer, Ryle, and Quine. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or permission. Offered as needed.
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4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits) or Spring (4 credits). Examination of contemporary ethical issues in the practice of medicine. Topics include the doctor-patient relationship, informed consent and medical research, abortion, euthanasia, and the right to health care. NU and EV only.
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4.00 Credits
Spring (4 credits). Examination of traditional and contemporary problems in the theory of knowledge: the challenge of skepticism; role of belief, truth, and certainty; whether there are different kinds of knowing. Prerequisite: PHIL 220 or permission. Offered in alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
Spring (4 credits) or May Term (3 credits). Examination of conceptual and moral issues surrounding sexual equality: sexism and its relation to other forms of oppression; the notion of male and female natures; friendship, love, marriage, and the family; moral analyses of rape, abortion, and pornography. Classical and contemporary readings from philosophy, the social sciences, and political documents. Prerequisite: one philosophy course or permission. Offered in alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
Spring (4 credits). Study of Chinese Buddhist philosophy. The main focus is on the school known as Chan (pronounced "Zen" in Japanese), but otherChinese Buddhist schools such as the Three Treatises, Consciousness-Only, Tiantai, Huayan, and Pure Land will be discussed as well. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or permission. Offered every third year.
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4.00 Credits
Spring (4 credits). Study of Daoist (Taoist) philosophy. Classical Daoist texts such as Daode Jing (Tao Te Ching) and Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu), as well as Neo-Daoist commentaries and contemporary interpretations of Daoist classics. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or permission. Offered every third year.
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Spring (4 credits). Study of classical Confucianism. Readings include Confucian classics such as Confucius' Analects, The Book of Mencius, and Xunzi (Hsün Tzu), as well as contemporary interpretations of classical Confucianism. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or permission. Offered every third year.
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4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits) or Spring (4 credits). Study of selected problems concerning law, society, and morality. Topics include legal paternalism, legal moralism, the ethics of criminal punishment, political obligation, civil disobedience, and justification of the state. Readings from classical and contemporary sources. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy, GOVT 310, and GOVT 314, or permission. Offered in alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits) or Spring (4 credits). Examination of ethical issues about the environment: fundamental questions about moral status, public policy issues, and questions of personal morality. Traditional perspectives, such as anthropocentrism and individualism, are contrasted with alterna- tives such as the land ethic and ecofeminism. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or permission. Offered in alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits), Spring (4 credits), or May Term (3 credits). Examination of the nature and status of ethical value through historical and contemporary writings. Addresses philosophical arguments defending the objectivity and rationality of ethical principles in light of the challenges presented by individual psychology and cultural difference. Prerequisite: PHIL 200, 220 or permission.
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