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  • PHIL 303: Existentialism

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Introduces students to the philosophical movement of existentialism, a movement characterized by themes of moral nihilism, rootlessness, self-creation, anxiety as a response to the human condition, and the disturbing freedom of the individual. Typical writers to be studied include Fyodor Dostoevsky, S++ren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, Albert Camus, and Jean-Paul Sartre.
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  • PHIL 304: Philosophy of Law

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Examines and analyses the writings and ideas of legal philosophers from Plato through 20th century philosophers. Course content revolves around the questions regarding the nature and value of the law, the freedom and limitations of the law, citizens' responsibilities to obey and to disobey the law, justifications for legal punishment, and judicial reasoning & decision making. Legal philosophies may include those of Plato, Aquinas, Mill, Locke, Rawls, Austin, Hart, Feinberg, Dworkin, and Rawls.
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  • PHIL 305: Political Philosophy

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Examines and analyses the writings and ideas of political philosophers from Socrates to current times. Course content revolves around the fundamental political concepts of sovereignty, citizenship, liberty, justice, law, rights, and responsibilities with significant discussion of the proper authority of the state over the individual and the rights and responsibilities of citizens within a state. Political philosophies will include those of Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Mill, Locke, Rousseau, and Rawls.
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  • PHIL 306: Feminist Philosophy

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Examines the philosophical tradition in light of questions such as who is empowered by that tradition and whether philosophy is itself a site for the reproduction of sexist, racist, and anti-LGBTQ dispositions. Explores institutions such as marriage, family, and work from the perspective of several distinct feminist theories: liberal, socialist, radical, and ecological. Seeks to compare and contrast feminist theories concerning contemporary debates over issues such as abortion, the wage gap, and sexual violence.
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  • PHIL 307: Philosophy of Art

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Examines and analyzes the writings of philosophers (including Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche, and Danto) as they apply to the basic philosophical problems, issues, and questions surrounding art, beauty, and the sublime. Topics may include the nature and definition of art, beauty, and the sublime; the nature of expression and representation in the arts; environmental aesthetics; the connections between art, religion, ethics, and politics; and the nature of aesthetic value.
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  • PHIL 308: Leadership Ethics

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Explores the intersections of the concepts of leadership and ethics within a large range of professions and contexts. The course is designed to help students develop as ethical leaders and to prepare them to have a positive influence on others. Students will examine contemporary ethical dilemmas and develop strategies and ways of thinking about ethically complex dilemmas in leadership.
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  • PHIL 310: Plato and Aristotle

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Explores the ideas and arguments of Ancient Greek thinkers Plato and Aristotle, their influence on the history of philosophy, and the ways in which the two thinkers compare and contrast. Themes include the nature of reality, the character of the universe, the possibility of knowledge, what counts as beauty, and the pursuit of the good life.
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  • PHIL 311: Eastern Philosophy

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Examines Eastern philosophical perspectives as exhibited in Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. A significant focus is on the examination and evaluation of differences between the Eastern and Western models of experiencing and understanding. Discussions and investigations will include study of the nature of reality, truth, the self, and death. Course emphasizes development in critical thought, comparison, analysis, and intellectual empathy.
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  • PHIL 312: Africana Philosophy

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Examines some of the writings and ideas present in philosophers in Africa and the African diaspora in relation to traditional Western philosophical ideas and approaches. The course focuses on fundamental dimensions of Africana philosophy and may include topics of language, ethnophilosophy, truth, knowledge, reality, morality, beauty, religion, feminism, and the social-political arenas. Course emphasizes development in critical thought,comparison, analysis, and intellectual empathy.
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  • PHIL 313: Medieval Philosophy

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    This course examines the writings of the Medieval philosophers, including Anselm, Augustine, Aquinas, Avicenna, Averroes, Moses Maimonides, and William of Ockham. The focus is on the problems and methods of philosophy as seen in this period. Themes include the nature of reality, the sources and limits of knowledge, theories of free will, the soul, the relation between mind and body, and the possibility of a rational basis for religious belief.
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