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PHIL 100 - PROBLEMS OF PHILOSOPHY Credits: 3 An introduction to philosophy through such fundamental problems as the basis of morality, the foundation of state authority, determinism and freedom, and the possibility of knowledge. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 101 - CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES Credits: 3 Examination of moral issues surrounding such topics as abortion, euthanasia, war, capital punishment, justice, and equality. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 103 - PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE Credits: 3 An examination of current research in cognitive science and its philosophical implications. Topics include whether the mind is a computational system, how the mind is organized, whether certain components of the mind are innate. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 104 - PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SCIENCE Credits: 3 The nature, origins, and impact of scientific knowledge will be examined from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. In addition to works by some of the most relevant philosophers of the past, including Descartes and Hume, readings will include writings of scientists such as Newton, and from 20th-century philosophers, and historians. Normally offered every year. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 105 - HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Credits: 3 Study and discussion of central issues of Western philosophy as developed by its original thinkers from the ancient Greeks to the twentieth century. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 106 - LOGIC Credits: 3 Introduction to the formal theory of reasoning, which will be used to assess the validity of arguments in natural languages. Study of general properties of logical implication and logical truth. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 109 - PHILOSOPHY OF ART Credits: 3 An introduction to central issues in contemporary philosophy of art through the lens of artistic works and practice. Students investigate what constitutes a work of art, artistic representation, the nature of aesthetic qualities, and the relevance of artists' intentions to the evaluation of works art, with close attention to visual, performance, literary, and experimental art forms. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 116 - INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAW Credits: 3 The course will discuss the nature of law in general as well as discrete topics in legal philosophy. How is a legal rule different from an order backed by a terrorist threat? Is retroactive legislation legal? What are legal rights? Is there a general moral duty to obey the law? College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 201 - HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY I Credits: 3 Survey of the major philosophers and philosophical systems of ancient Greece, from Parmenides to the Stoics. Cross-list: CLAS 201, MDST 201. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 202 - HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY II Credits: 3 A survey of the history of philosophy from the 17th- to the 20th century. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 206 - THE ETHICAL NATURE AND LIMITS OF PROFESSIONALISM IN MEDICINE Credits: 3 This course will critically examine the ethical nature of medicine as a profession and ethically justified limits on medical professionalism in the context of contemporary ethical and public policy controversy. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 207 - THE GLOBAL HISTORY OF MEDICAL ETHICS Credits: 3 Medical ethics is not confined to the United States or the English-speaking world but has a global, multicultural history. In this course we will study major texts in the history of medical ethics from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe to critically understand the multicultural discourses of medical ethics created by philosophers, religious traditions, and medical practitioners. Topics will include abortion, infanticide, and life care, human experimentation, confidentiality, and medical war crimes during World War II. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 301 - ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY Credits: 3 Topics in the history of philosophy from the 4th century B.C. through the 14th century. Cross-list: CLAS 301, MDST 301, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHIL 501. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 302 - MODERN PHILOSOPHY Credits: 3 Examination of themes or authors in 17th- and 18th- century philosophy. Topics vary from year to year. Repeatable for credit with consent of instructor. Normally offered every year. Recommended for majors that PHIL 202 be taken before PHIL 302. For non-majors one previous course in philosophy is recommended. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 303 - THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE Credits: 3 Topics: analysis of knowledge, foundations of knowledge, skepticism, perception, etc. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 304 - METAPHYSICS Credits: 3 Course URL: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~phil304 Examination of metaphysical theories in the works of historical and contemporary thinkers. Topics may include: free will, the identity of persons over time, causation, possibility and necessity, design and chance, the nature of existence, the nature of time. Recommended prerequisite(s): A previous course in philosophy. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 305 - MATHEMATICAL LOGIC Credits: 3 Course URL: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~phil305 We study formal languages and methods for assessing correctness of arguments, including a brief look at modal and many-valued logics. We also consider their relations to natural languages and reflect on the techniques required to prove theorems about languages. A previous logic course is helpful, though the course is self-contained. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHIL 505. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 306 - ETHICS Credits: 3 This course deals with fundamental questions of value and morality-questions such as: What sort of life is best? What kind of person is it best to be? What does morality require of us? It also deals with important second-order questions about these fundamental questions- for example: Can morality be justified? How can we know what's right or good? Is there moral truth? What is the relation between morality and self-interest? Readings are drawn from both classical and contemporary sources. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 307 - SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Credits: 3 What makes a society just? On what grounds may the liberty of individuals be legitimately limited? What social ends may a state legitimately pursue? College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 308 - CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY Credits: 3 An examination of philosophical movements in 20th-century European philosophy-including phenomenology, existentialism, hermeneutics, critical theory, deconstruction, and postmodernism. Repeatable for credit with consent of instructor. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHIL 508. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 309 - AESTHETICS Credits: 3 An introduction to the philosophy of art drawing upon traditional and contemporary philosophical theories, artist's manifestos, and reflection upon exemplary art works. Topics include: What is a work of art? What is artistic genius? What makes an artwork good? What is the place of art within morality and society. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 311 - PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION Credits: 3 Examination of God's existence, the problem of evil, the relation between faith and reason, and the varieties of religious experience. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 312 - PHILOSOPHY OF MIND Credits: 3 Inquiry into the nature of mind, with emphasis on the mind/body problem. Recommended- Prerequisite(s): One course in philosophy or permission of the instructor. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 313 - PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Credits: 3 This course treats topics of central importance to general philosophy of science. We ask what makes something a scientific explanation, what is required for observations to support (confirm) scientific theories, the nature of evidence, and how experiments relate to theories and models of the world. Topics covered include logical empiricism, the problem of induction, theory-laden observation, relativism, and the role of social values in science. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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PHIL 314 - THE PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE Credits: 3 The biomedical sciences, the practice of medicine, and health care policy employ concepts of health, disease, disability, and defect in explanatory accounts, intermixing factual claims with moral and other evaluations. This course explores the interplay of evaluation and explanation in medicine's models of disease and health. College: School of Humanities Department: Philosophy
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