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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
The relevance of moral concepts to the analysis of war; moral justifications for war and terrorism; personal responsibility in war; the responsibility of citizens and public officials; the moral basis of nonviolent action and conscientious objection. Application to conflicts from ancient times to Vietnam. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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3.00 Credits
Come and explore the realms of spirit and nature, and within those realms the human spirit and human nature. Examine where good and evil are to be found. Study the parallels and differences between religion and science. Discover meaningful relationships between 1)the natural and the supernatural; 2)natural history and natural theology; 3)immanence and transcendence; 4)the animate and the inanimate; 5)the sacred and the secular. Consider how a person of integrity can be both religious and scientific. Explore our world in both natural and religious settings. Become aware of the diversity of life, and of religions, and look for ways to nurture and protect both diversities. Come away looking at our world and all its components, including the spiritual and the natural, in new and different ways. The course will trace the development of the theory of evolution in 19th century Victorian England by both Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace and consider the response to the theory in both scientific and religious circles, both then and now. There will be re-enactments of meetings of the Royal Society of England in response to the publication of The Origin of Species and debates in those meetings. We will explore faith and the plurality of religions through Paul Tillich's Dynamics of Faith and Diana Eck's Encountering God, consider The Sacred Depths of Nature with Ursula Goodenough, reflect on human-human and human nature interactions and the nature of evil with the aid of Rosemary Reuther's Gala and God and Lance Morrow's Evil: An Investigation, experience different religious communities, and read and recite nature poetry. Field projects (with on-and off-trail hiking) will include exploring 1)bio-diversity in the San Luis Valley, and 2)the geologic history of the Garden of the Gods and Queen's Canyon. We will be participating in a community service learning project surveying parts of the newly-developed Cheyenne Mountain State Park for signs of wildlife. Class will be held at the Baca campus (located about 175 miles southwest of campus) for one week during Block I. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: The West in Time requirement.) 2 units - Kester.
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0.25 Credits
This 0.25 credit course develops active reading strategies and skills necessary for students to read successfully at the college level. The course will be taught primarily in a workshop format, using group discussions, directed readings, small group activities, and written reading-response assignments. Students at all levels of reading proficiency are encouraged to enroll in order to improve reading comprehension and speed, expand critical reading skills, and enhance reading proficiency across the liberal arts curriculum. (2 consecutive blocks) (Not offered 2008-09.) .25 unit.
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1.00 Credits
Religious and philosophical foundations of nonviolent thought and actions: episodes of nonviolence in historical context; the future of nonviolence. 1 unit - Handen.
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
(Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
Can machines think Do animals think What are our criteria for ascribing intelligence to any system, including the human mind This course explores these questions and others in an effort to understand the nature of intelligence. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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1.00 Credits
Basic skills of the discipline, focusing primarily on news, analysis, feature and editorial writing (including research, fact-checking, interviewing), but dealing also with editing, layout, journalistic ethics, libel laws. 1 unit - Eastburn, Prendergast.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. .5 unit - Prendergast.
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
(Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
An introduction to the relationships Blacks have had to the American cinema: as filmmakers, performers, audiences and as "characters" whose image have formed a critical vocabulary for American race relations. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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