A philosophical exploration of the social and ethical implications of technological change, and their relation to the sciences. Topics may include:...
Explores ethical issues which arise in the management of a modern corporation, such as the goals and functions of the firm, corporate social...
Examines a number of issues in feminist philosophy, which may include some of the following: issues of gender, feminist ethics and ethics of care,...
This course examines the concepts of nature and the environment from a range of philosophical perspectives. Themes may include: social, cultural,...
An advanced course on the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle. (lec 3) cr 3
Beginning with early Western European philosophers and continuing up to the Renaissance, the course traces, in the writings of some of the more...
An advanced course on the philosophical issues stemming from the rise of scientific thinking in the 17th and 18th centuries. (lec 3) cr 3
This course is an examination of the case study as a form of philosophical analysis in bioethics, as well as an exploration of how case studies...
This course introduces students to the philosophy of Hegel through a study of selections from key texts, including "Phenomenology of Spirit". Hegel's...
This course introduces students to the philosophy of Immanuel Kant through a study of selections from key texts, including "Critique of Pure Reason"....
This course introduces students to the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzche through a study of selections from key texts. The major themes of Nietzche's...
Existentialism is one of the most important philosophical currents of our time. Its origin is traced through the thought of Kiekegaard and Nietzsche...
A study of the foundations of Karl Marx's wide ranging critique of modern society, stressing its philosophical roots and implications, both in...
Examines the classical texts in the phenomenological movement, which studies the interactive relationship between human consciousness and its objects....
Hermeneutics is the study of the factors involved in the interpretation of texts, cultures and the historical or cultural distance that separates the...
A study of major themes and theories in moral philosophy. Themes include: freedom and responsibility, the relation of morality and religion, the...
This course examines the rational fondations for various truth-claims made by religions and the nature of religious experience. Among the topics...
Examines some main philosophical problems concerned with everyday explanations of human behaviour, and explanations found within experimental and...
Each seminar is devoted to a special topic reflecting current research of the faculty member who offers the course. Specific descriptions are made...