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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: PHI 1010 or 1030 and junior standing are recommended This course involves an examination of traditional philosophical topics and questions from the perspective of contemporary feminist theory. Special consideration is given to feminist critiques of logic, rationality and scientific objectivity and to feminist approaches to ethical, social, and political thought. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: PHI or WMS. (WMS 3180)
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3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: PHI 3000 or PHI 3020 This course is a comprehensive survey of traditional or contemporary problems in metaphysics. Topics typically covered include free will, causation, identity, God, and substance.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: PHI 2440 This course provides a survey of key topics in the theory of knowledge such as skepticism, propositions, justification, perception, memory, induction, other minds, and naturalism.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: PHI 3000 This is a course on selected topics in ethical theory, including those derived from normative ethics, concerning the content of moral behavior, or those derived from meta-ethics, concerning the nature of ethical reflection. Readings may include both classical and contemporary sources.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: At least junior standing or Permission of instructor and satisfaction of Level I General Studies course requirements This course examines the values and value conflicts inherent in the modern practices of the business world, investigates the major philosophical issues that challenge the conduct of ethics as a rational enterprise, exposes students to major traditions in philosophical normative ethics, and applies those traditions to specific value conflicts in the business world. A critical thinking component is included in the course. (General Studies-Level II, Arts and Letters)
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: Satisfaction of Level I General Studies course requirements and one of the following: any PHI course or any CS course or equivalent This course investigates the values and value conflicts inherent in the modern practices of the business world, giving special attention to the problems and possibilities associated with computers and computing technologies. Designed to assist students in becoming effective computing professionals, it examines, in detail, questions concerning professional and ethical responsibilities, privacy and civil liberties, intellectual property, the risks and liabilities of computer-based systems, and the social context of computing, among others. (General Studies-Level II, Arts and Letters)
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: PHI 3020 This course is designed to serve students interested in learning about a variety of applied ethical issues arising from the rapid increases in scientific knowledge and technological ability. Typical issues could include those associated with questions of bioethics (sometimes called medical ethics), environmental philosophy, human dignity or global ethics. This course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: Two courses in philosophy or Permission of instructor A study of some basic concepts of aesthetics, focused either on a principal figure in the field (e.g. Plato, Kant, Schiller, or Nietzsche) or on a particular set of fundamental issues in aesthetics, e.g. the ontology of the work of art, intentions and originality, form and expression, criticism, aesthetic education, etc. May include an emphasis on a particular art (e.g. poetry, drama, film, jazz, or painting).
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: PHI 1010 and three additional hours in philosophy or Permission of the instructor An advanced, critical examination of the concepts and problems involved in contemporary science. The nature of scientific method, explanation, and law is covered. Physical, biological, and psychosocial sciences are investigated.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: PHI 1040 This course is an in-depth study of a specific thinker, such as Zoroaster, Pantajali, Sankara, or Vivikenanda; or of a pair or group of thinkers, such as Confucius and Lao-tzu; or of a recognized movement of thought or tradition, such as Theravada or Zen Buddhism; or of a concept or problem, such as karma and reincarnation; or of a genealogy of sacred texts, such as the Vedas and the Upanishads; or of a conjunction of epic texts, such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, as rooted in primarily the Eastern or Near Eastern context. This course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
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