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200
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Ethical Theories. Selected readings to acquaint students with different approaches to ethics.
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202
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Philosophy of God. An investigation of the ways in which philosophers have talked about, and argued for or against, God.
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204
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Philosophy and Existential Themes. A study of the principle ideas regarding the human condition developed in existential literature: death, absurdity, alienation, freedom, God, authenticity.
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206
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The Question of Evil
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208
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Value and Persons. A study of the connections between different conceptions of selfhood and different ethical, political and aesthetic values.
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229
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Biomedical Ethics (cross-listed as Religious Studies 229). Moral and ethical issues arising in contemporary biomedical advances and in health care from the perspective of Religious Studies and Philosophy.
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230
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Contemporary Issues in Ethics. This course will examine a range of ethical issues of contemporary concern, such as abortion, euthanasia, and capital punishment.
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231
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Philosophy and the Question of Race A philosophical inquiry into such issues as racism, anti-Semitism, genocide. Sample Syllabus
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232
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What is Freedom? This course will investigate various conceptions of freedom, and will consider in particular the difference between freedom and "doing or saying whatever you wish."
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233
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Issues in Sex and Gender. A philosophical investigation into the nature of sex and gender and the role they play in defining human identity.
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234
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Philosophy and Modern Society. This course will consider such issues as the relation between society and the state, the connections between work. leisure and poverty, and the social effects of prejudice and resentment.
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235
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Philosophy and the Environment A philosophical study of our environment, the nature of nature, and the planet.
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236
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Philosophy and the City This course examines the meaning of the city for philosophy and the meaning of urbanization for the formation of values.
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237
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Philosophy, Conflict, and Peace. A philosophical reflection upon the causes of war, and the possibilities for peace.
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238
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Philosophy and Women. An examination of the unique contribution women have made, and can make, to philosophy and the study of values.
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239
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Philosophies of Africa.
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240
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Love, Hatred, and Resentment. A phenomenological inquiry into these three powerful emotional states.
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241
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Ethics and Public Policy. A study of the ways in which ethics can assist us in thinking about matters of public policy.
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242
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Philosophy and Technology.
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243
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Philosophy and Film.
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244
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Philosophical Theology (cross-listed as Catholic Studies 275). An introduction to the interactions of philosophy and Christian theology.
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245
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Reason and Society. A study not aimed at the production of particular skills but at understanding of the proper role of reason in social institutions and the formation of public opinion.
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246
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Survey of Black Aesthetic Thought. This course examines the history of the aesthetic thought that has emerged from the minds of Black creative intellectuals in the United States and globally.
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248
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Business Ethics. An examination of various ethical and moral issues arising in contemporary business and its activities which affect our society and the world.
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250
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Junior Year Experiential Learning. Philosophy and Social Change (Community-Based Service Learning)
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263
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Philosophy and Women of Color.
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264
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Philosophy and Postcoloniality.
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287
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Introduction to Asian Philosophies.
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288
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Feminist Philosophies.
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290
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Philosophies of Gender.
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291
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Moral Philosophy.
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