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Philosophy 100
PHIL 102---
Contemporary Moral Problems
Critical examination of such issues as capital
punishment, war and violence, animal rights,
environmental degradation, abortion, and
discrimination. Students will use basic ethical
theory methods of diverse cultures to
investigate and critically examine such
contemporary moral issues as capital punishment,
war and violence, animal rights, environmental
degradation, abortion, racial and ethnic
discrimination, and injustices
related to gender and sexuality. Prerequisite:
Recommend successful
completion of ENG 100 or placement into ENG 101.
Student option grading.
PHIL 230---
Philosophical Issues in World Affairs
Methods of philosophy applied to issues of
affluence, impoverishment, hunger, global
environmental degradation, violence and
non-violence. Topics will include issues of
affluence, impoverishment, hunger, global
environmental degradation, violence and
non-violence. The views of philosophers from
Latin America, Africa and Asia will be analyzed
and interpreted, in relation to shifts in the
international order. (Formerly
Philosophy 167.) Prerequisites: Recommend
successful completion of ENG
100 or placement into ENG 101. Student option
grading. |