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that the way they say something affects what they say; 3. write, revise, and rewrite ... the Class Dean. The Class Dean will authorize in writing a studentfs absence from an ... . The schedule of final examinations is established by the Registrar and ... examination. An absentee examination is approved both by the professor and the ... . Ordinarily, the absentee examination is administered on the last day of the ... through Thursday, the examination is rescheduled to the next day at 6:30 p.m ... storm occurs on Friday, the examination is rescheduled to Saturday at 2:30 p.m. In ...
writers to the following questions: What is fiction? What are the roles of the ... author, the narrator, and the reader? Special ... attention is given to such outstanding novelists of ... of biculturality and displacement is dramatized in the literature of these ... authors. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: ...
Logic and Language Fall This course is an introduction to the 20 th century ... of language, which to a large part is guided by the conviction that ... of phenomenological philosophy. Focus is on Husserlfs development of ... texts and tries to show how philosophy is present in all forms of intellectual ... that philosophy itself cannot do. The authors chosen vary, but include such figures ... Western philosophical ethical tradition is anthropocentric, meaning that what is ... good or right is based upon the wants, needs and ... such a perspective, the environment is regarded as a resource to be managed or ... . In doing so, we will consider issues such as animals rights, population ...
142/ debate about controversial issues. Aim is to help students think, speak, ... and write clearly about these issues. Discusses moral justification and an ... types of ethical theory. Considers such issues as the physician-patient relationship, ... Art Alternate years By reflecting on what philosophers have said about art, this ... , perhaps even a moral, function. Art is supposed by many to have the power to ... h for us. In considering whether this is so, we have to confront two basic ... questions. The first is: Are there any gtruthsh about art ( ... about what art is, about the purpose of art, about what ... art good or bad, etc.)? The second is: does art really reveal gtruthsh (What ... kind of truths? Truths about what? Can these truths be rationally ...
143 what are the rightful limits on and concerns ... , and politics of a gliberal,h that is, free and democratic, society? ... endorsing some notion of the good life. What is the proper balance of liberty and ... and jurisprudential readings. It is not an introduction to legal reasoning ... , but a probe of the philosophical issues that underlie such legal concepts as ... foundations and methodology. Attention is given to the classical mechanism ... vitalism controversy, to issues in evolutionary theory and to certain ... some of the theoretical and conceptual issues that form the basis for medical ... Anthropology Alternate years Is there such a thing as human nature or ... begins with reading of ancient Greek authors, who address the issue by reflecting on ...
of Indian or Greek mythology, such authors as Plato, Vico, Schelling, Hegel, and ... Alternate years Enlightenment culture is supposed to have liberated itself from ... ancient world-views. That is how gmodernityh is defined. But it ... expresses itself in classical terms. What is the meaning of this? Why do we ... searches for a deeper understanding of what gclassicismh is all about, and goes ... serious and difficult questions about what architecture is and does, about the ... the character of human life, and about what it means to dwell. Such questions lie ... theory, this course reflects on these issues by looking at and responding to ... Explores the antinomy of reason that is occasioned by the phenomenon of death, ... role. One unit. Philosophy 289 Ethical Issues in Death and Dying Alternate years The ...
be reduced to neuroscience? To what extent is human behavior similar to ... accounts of gabnormalh behavior? And, what is consciousness and can it be ... of Social Science Alternate years Is it possible to study and explain human ... scientists. Readings include works by authors such as Weber, Geertz, Hempel, ... about the nature of reality such as: What is time? What are we? Is consciousness ... and Values Alternate years Science is usually seen in contemporary society as ... in its pursuit of truth. This seminar is intended to stimulate thought about the ... natural sciences and human values. It is not a course in gapplied ethicsh or ... ethics of technology. Rather, its goal is to come to a deeper appreciation of the ... are discussed. A central theme is the debate about realism vs. ...
of the individual to the community. Authors to be studied include Plato, Aristotle ... , the emergence of global environmental issues, the nature and functioning of ... review, congressional and presidential authority; citizenship, suffrage and ... ; and individual liberties. Emphasis is placed on the nature of legal reasoning ... precedents? Do they rule according to what gthe law says?h Or are the evidence ... factors external to the law, and if so, what are these factors? Put differently, to ... what extent do judges decide cases according ... to their personal values? To what extent are they influenced by other ...
context of Americafs restlessness with authority and attachment to democratic ideals. We ... fll consider how a nation committed to what Samuel Huntington identifies as a creed ... gopposition to power and concentrated authority,h created solutions to the unique ... in the gmodernh age. The course is both historical survey and historical ... state under Rooseveltfs New Deal. This is not a history course, but a political ... of Latin Americafs experience with authoritarianism, democracy, revolution, and civil war, ...
are dependent upon and subject to the authority of adults, into independent, rational ... rather than gmob rule,h then what exactly is the role of the state in ... of its citizens? In considering what a gwell-educated populaceh might mean ... contemporary feminism. Topics include: What is feminist political theory trying to ... , and how might we go about it? Why is it that feminist inquiries into ... about the foundations of knowledge? What are the political implications of ... -wing militias in the United States, Islamic fundamentalist terrorism, and ethnic/ ...
Eucharistic ritual. Special attention is paid to the Roman Catholic experience, ... /Church as sacrament. Special attention is paid to the Roman Catholic experience, ... in fall This seminar examines selected issues which have generated considerable ... include: infallibility; teaching authority of theologians and the magisterium; the ... Alternate years This seminar examines authors or schools of thought which have helped ... to shape modern theological thinking. Authors examined in years past include: Karl ... , Hans Ku ng, James Cone, Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz. Schools of thought represented include ... historical and cultural circumstances. What is faith? What is salvation? What does ...
sociological theory. Some attention is given to historical influences on ... emerging sociological theory. Emphasis is placed on four major theorists: ... Thought Alternate years This course is an introduction to the critical ... the ways in which modernity constitutes what might be called a gworldorganizingh ... , religion, bureaucratization, loyalty, authority. Prerequisite: Sociology 101. One unit ... the study of the self. Theoretical issues include human nature; the social and ...
