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3.00 Credits
Critical thinking is the best defense against intellectual trickery and self-delusion. It provides specific techniques and tools whereby we can avoid basic fallacies in our own thinking and detect them in the thought of others. Reasoning is a highly complicated human activity and cannot be satisfactorily studied in an intellectual vacuum. Hence, in this course, critical and uncritical thought are contrasted in the context of the world of human interests and activities—social, political, and scientific. All of the basic “tricks” for persuading people to accept false premisesand conclusions as true are systematically laid out and their detection practiced. Satisfies GE, category A3 (Critical Thinking).
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to some of the enduring questions of thinking: What is the nature of knowledge, of morality, of justice, of the self, of religion, of the search for wisdom, of reality? Topics and approaches may vary from section to section. Consult the department office for current information. Satisfies GE, category C3 (Philosophy and Values).
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3.00 Credits
Students practice the techniques of reading and thinking critically, of expository writing, and of oral expression as they reflect together on philosophical issues. Recent topics have included Human Consciousness, Foundations of Greek and Chinese Thought, and Philosophical Issues in Global Climate Change. As students read and discuss the semester’s topic, they will reflect consciously on the principles of thinking, speaking, and writing. This skills-oriented course reflects the assumption that we master skills more thoroughly when we are working on an interesting set of issues that are significant and relevant to our lives. Prerequisites: completion of GE categories A2 and A3.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed as an in-depth orientation to the academic discipline of philosophy. The central question of the course is as simple as it is profound: What is philosophy? Students will study an eclectic sampling of answers to this question from historical and contemporary sources. Students are encouraged to appreciate the merits of different philosophical perspectives. In addition, the course emphasizes acquisition of the requisite skills for an intellectually rewarding course of study in the philosophy department. These skills include being able to make oral presentations, participate in seminar discussions, listen to what others have to say and respond appropriately, write expository prose essays, evaluate philosophical arguments, and synthesize complex information. Reading assignments are subject to the interests of the faculty.
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3.00 Credits
This course treats topics relating to philosophy in the pre-Modern period. Readings may be drawn from the ancient Greek, Hellenistic, Medieval, and non-Western ancient traditions, and may include subsequent studies thereof. Emphasis will vary from semester to semester.
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3.00 Credits
This course treats topics relating to philosophy in the Modern period. Readings may be drawn from the period spanning the 16th through the 20th centuries in Europe, and may include subsequent studies thereof. Emphasis will vary from semester to semester.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the philosophical analysis of ethics, morality, and values, and a survey of the various systems of moral philosophy. The course covers such issues as: What is the good life? What considerations are relevant to making moral decisions? Are moral principles universal, or relative to a given society? How, if at all, can moral judgments be justified or moral disagreements resolved? Satisfies GE, category C3 (Philosophy and Values). Consult Schedule of Classes for topic to be studied. May be repeated (with a different focus) for credit.
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3.00 Credits
A philosophical examination of the Western tradition of social and political thought. The course will discuss topics such as justice and the ideal society; the question of justified revolution; the role of private property; freedom, individual rights, and social welfare; different forms of government; and the role of values in political deliberation.
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3.00 Credits
The aim of this course is to examine a wide sampling of answers to one of the great perennial questions of philosophy: What is truth? Depending on the interests of the faculty, possible readings may address, but are not limited to, the following thematic areas of interest: debates over truth from Socrates to Nietzsche and beyond; the meaning of truth in science, technology, religion, and art; truth and power; non-Western approaches to truth; universal versus particular truth. This course is required of all students who are majoring in philosophy.
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3.00 Credits
The aim of this course is to examine a wide sampling of answers to one of the most fascinating questions of philosophy: What is the nature of reality? Depending on the interests of the faculty, readings can address, but are not limited to, the following thematic areas of interest: scientific and technological conceptions of reality, religious conceptions of reality, differences/similarities between human and nonhuman reality, non-Western approaches to reality, the reality of history, and the history of reality. This course is required of all students who are majoring in philosophy.
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