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This course examines the origin and development of the American philosophical tradition and its culmination in pragmatism, including the relation of philosophical ideas in America to literature, religion, and politics.The course emphasizes the writings of Jonathan Edwards, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, and John Dewey.(Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) Three credits.
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This course examines the representative philosophers of the 19th century, notably Kant, Fichte, Schelling, Hegel, Schleiermacher, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, and Marx.(Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) Three credits.
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This course explores the problem of evil from the perspectives of theology and philosophy.The course considers God and evil, classical theodicies (reasonable justifications of God before the prevalence of evil), modern philosophical accounts of evil, social evil, and the possibility of belief in the face of evil.Within the context of these subjects, the course addresses the following questions: What is evil What are the roots of evil What effect does an individual's understanding of evil have on his or her understanding of the human being, of God, and of religion What is our responsibility in the face of evil (Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) Three credits.
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Upon request and by agreement with an individual professor in the department, a student may conduct a one-semester independent study on a specific philosophical topic.(Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course, junior or senior status, and permission of professor) Three credits.
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This course explores a specific topic in the discipline of philosophy, in an effort to deepen students' vocations of incessant questioning not only by exploring a specific thinker, question, or historical period, but also by further developing their own thinking, reading, and critical writing skills.(Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course) Three credits.
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Perspectives In Philosophy-An Introductory Course Prerequisite: None An introduction to the constructive and critical tasks in philosophy with a discussion of such problems as the origin of language, a priori knowledge, induction, the ontological status of the physical world, the mind-body problem, freedom of determinism, etc., and the diverse responses made to these problems by philosophical schools such as rationalism, empiricism, pragmatism, positivism, etc. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture School of Arts and Sciences College PoliSci, Philosophy, & Geog Department Course Attributes: GER IC1-Cultural Traditions 1, LAC tilt-Literature & Thought PHI 1XX - Philosophy Elective Philosophy Elective Prerequisite: Transfer Credit Evaluation Only 0.500 TO 6.000 Credit Hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture School of Arts and Sciences College
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3.00 Credits
Peace & Human Rights Prerequisite: None This course will explore theories and practices on peace and human rights from a broadly multicultural perspective. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture School of Arts and Sciences College PoliSci, Philosophy, & Geog Department
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Asian Philosophies Prerequisite: None A study of the fundamentals of Eastern philosophy and religion including Chinese philosophy Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Zen, and an examination of the similarities and differences between Asian and Western viewpoints. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture School of Arts and Sciences College PoliSci, Philosophy, & Geog Department Course Attributes: GER IC2-Cultural Traditions 2, LAC tilt-Literature & Thought, Third World
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3.00 Credits
A study of critical reasoning, i.e., the tools needed for argument analysis and construction, and the development of skills for effective use of the tools. Both informal and formal logic are examined in this course.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the major positions in Western ethical thought from Socrates to the present, and an examination of the basic principals of moral decision which have been proposed.
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