What is metaphysics? Who was Socrates? What is Freedom? This introduction sketches many branches of philosophy and the important problems associated...
Introduction to philosophy: the nature of logical thinking; the existence of God; the objectivity of values; the meaning of life; free will;...
An introduction to the sorts of concerns expressed by the perennial philosophical question, “What is the meaning of life?" and to various...
An introduction to philosophical issues concerning mind, language, knowledge and the world. Topics may include: the nature of being, the mental, the...
Moral theories, atheism or theism, feminism, and free will. Moral arguments concerning abortion, affirmative action, racism, human rights, children's...
An introduction to understanding, assessing, and formulating ethical arguments concerning controversial issues. Particular issues studied, such as...
Major figures and developments in philosophy from the early Greeks to the present. Descriptive and comparative approach, providing an understanding of...
An introduction to the techniques and philosophical implications of formal logic with emphasis on translation of expressions into symbolic form,...
Assessment of reasoning and the development of cogent patterns of thinking. Reference to formal logic is minimal. Practice in criticizing examples of...
The Greek tradition from its pre-Socratic beginnings to Hellenistic and Roman philosophy (Cynicism, Epicureanism, Stoicism, Scepticism); focus on...
Issues drawn from epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and related fields will be examined through careful study of...
Issues drawn from ethics, social and political philosophy, and related fields will be examined through careful study of significant philosophical...
An introduction to ethical theories through a study of some of the major figures in moral philosophy, such as Aristotle, Hume, Kant and Mill. ...
Philosophical introduction to human rights sources, concepts, justifications, consequences, and challenges to them. Evolution of selected human rights...
Philosophical foundations of computer ethics. The ethical impact of computerization on intellectual property rights, the right to privacy, and freedom...
Ethical aspects of the influence of information technology on intellectual property rights, privacy, free speech, work and society. Also included are...
The evolution of Marx's social and political views in the setting of 18 th - and 19 th - century anarchism, liberalism and conservatism. Themes of...
The dialectical materialism of Marx, Engels, and Lenin is compared with traditional materialist, idealist, and mechanist philosophy. Marxist views on...
Philosophical issues arising out of the attempt to understand the world scientifically. Topics may include: scientific methodology, revolution,...
A study of philosophical issues arising from feminism. The course includes discussions of the relations between feminism, reason and ideological...