| source UC Santa Barbara (X) |
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department Philosophy (X) |
An introductory course in western philosophy.
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Practical reasoning, argumentation, and the analysis of language as instruments of sound thinking in everyday life.
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An examination, at an introductory level, of such ethical issues as: why bemoral, moral relativism, the nature of virtues and vices; and possibly consideration of practical ethical problems such as abortion or war.
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Studies important ethical problems that arise in modern professions and business practice in light of traditional theories in moral and political philosophy. Issues such as medical ethics, ethics in law, codes of conduct for business, preferential treatment of minorities, and responsiblility to the environment, are studied in light of such theories as utilitarian and deontological moral theories, classical, liberalism, and Marxism.
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An examination of philosophical thinking about moral issues raised by the practice of medicine. Traditional ethical theories and problems will serve as background to, and in turn be illuminated by, such issues as informed consent, paternalism, abortion, euthanasia, and genetic engineering.
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An introduction to several traditional philosophical problems connected with religious belief.
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From Thales to Aristotle.
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From Medievals to Rationalists.
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From the Empiricists and Kant.
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An examination of the fundamental concepts, theories, and problems of moralor political philosophy.
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Investigates fundamental questions surrounding the nature of human knowledge and human justification, such as: What do I know? What am I justified in believing? What is it to know something? What is it to hold a justified belief?
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Introduction to philosophical problems and theories concerning the nature of language. Topics typically include the notion of linguistic structure, theories of meaning and reference, names and descriptions, the relations between languages and thought, necessity and analytic truty, and conversational norms.
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Discussion of some central questions about the mind: are people identical to their bodies? What is it to feel, believe, or desire something? What distinguishes intelligent thinking from a computer's activities? What is the connection between language and thought?
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Introduction to the philosophical study of the most general and fundamental features of reality. Topics vary, but may include universals, particulars, identity and individuation, substance, the nature of persons, causation, and the nature of time.
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An introduction to the philosophical analysis of the concepts and methods of science, treating such topics as: explanation, confirmation, causation, scientific laws, the interpretation, meaning and reference of scientific theories, theory reduction and theory change, and scientific revolutions.
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The development of skills in analyzing material drawn from a variety of philosophical and nonphilosophical concerns. Emphasis will be placed on disambiguating hidden ambiguities, making relevant distinctions, abstracting the central issues, and the analysis of increasingly complex arguments.
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The study and application of specialized forms of reasoning such as legal reasoning, reasoning concerning means and ends, reasoning involved in problem-solving situations, and scientific and inductive reasoning.
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An introduction to the philosophy of Plato. For student who wish to study selected platonic dialogues but who are not philosophy majors.
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A survey of recent continental philosophy.
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Questions and problems in the methodology of the social sciences, includingwhether the social sciences have distinctive methods of explanation; modelsof rationality employed in the social sciences; and whether the social sciences can or should be value-neutral.
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A study of some of the following topics: religious language, the existence and nature of god, the problem of evil, religious experience, religion and morality, the rationality of religious belief.
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A study of the work of religious thinkers such as Augustine, Pascal, and Kierkegaard. Sometimes only one writer, sometimes several writers, will be read.
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An examination of the classical theories of meaning and reference: John Stuart Mill, Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, and the theory of direct reference. Investigation of solutions to the classical puzzles of meaning and reference.
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Topics will include: abortion, euthanasia, medical experimentation, genetic engineering, and debts to future generations.
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Analysis of fundamental political conceptions; the state, sovereignty, political obligation, natural rights, natural law, etc.
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