Provides an introduction to philosophy by helping students formulate ultimate questions whose answers guide our lives, such as: What is the meaning of...
The students are directed to a variety of philosophical perspectives to examine critically such issues as: love, desire, sexual orientation,...
This course examines philosophical issues in contemporary discourses on cultural difference and power. Themes and questions that may be explored...
This course explores ethical issues concerning our relationship to the environment. Do nature and the environment have ethical standing? Can we defend...
Students critically examine central values, theories and concepts pertaining to education, such as intelligence, indoctrination, authority, student...
Designed for students intending to teach at the secondary school level. Examines different approaches to philosophical inquiry and provides an...
The philosophers of ancient Greece developed many of the themes that have dominated ethical, political, metaphysical and psychological debates down to...
In the 17th and 18th centuries, European thought was transformed by revolutions in scientific discovery and method, and by the withering of religious...
Examines current controversies about the benefits and dangers to human life arising from recent developments in the biomedical sciences. Special...
An introductory survey of some of the main concepts and problems in the development of political philosophy, focusing upon the thought of such major...
The central goal of this course is to help students develop interpretive and evaluative skills, and dispositions that will be useful to them in their...
This course engages students in philosophical reflection on a selected number of current moral problems, such as: censorship and pornography, love and...
An introduction to critical ethical thinking in relation to current moral issues in sport such as violence, cheating, drug abuse, discrimination and...
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms established a constitutional protection for civil liberty. The course explores the important philosophical...
Topics include: social sciences compared with natural sciences; objectivity in social science; what it means to study human behaviour impersonally;...
This course examines film as a philosophical object, both in its content and its form. Themes explored include: nature of reality, space/time, beauty,...
Examines whether today's mass communications media serve the democratic ideal of free communication. Topics include: freedom of information in a...
A philosophical exploration of the ethical and cultural implications of the rapid growth and proliferation of diverse new communication media, such as...