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Prerequisite: Completion of the Philosophical Inquiry section of the Core. An introduction to the religious and philosophical traditions of India. Special emphasis will be given to the Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita, the classical philosophical systems and the mythologies of Hinduism and to the Buddhist traditions of South Asia.

Prerequisite: Completion of a course in philosophy: PHIL 200, PHIL 203, PLRL 205, PHIL 212, PHIL 221, or PHIL 319. This course introduces students to the philosophical texts and ideas of an important historical figure or of a group of closely related thinkers in the history of philosophy. Students may repeat when a study of a different figure is offered.

Prerequisite: Completion of the Philosophical Inquiry section of the Core. An introduction to the religious and philosophical traditions of China from the Shang dynasty to the modern era. Special emphasis is given to the role of ancestor veneration, ritual, social and political ethics, the development of the Confucian and Daoist traditions, the global diaspora of Confucianism, and the encounter of Confucianism with modernity (including the modern West).

Prerequisite: Completion of a course in philosophy: PHIL 200, PHIL 203, PLRL 205, PHIL 212, PHIL 221, or PHIL 319. This course introduces some of the significant Western philosophical texts and thinkers from the ancient world to the Renaissance. The philosophical works of Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Cicero, Anselm and Aquinas, as well as topics in political philosophy, ethics, epistemology, religion, metaphysics and philosophy of law, are typically covered.

Prerequisite: Completion of a course in philosophy: PHIL 200, PHIL 203, PLRL 205, PHIL 212, PHIL 221, or PHIL 319. This course introduces some of the primary texts and thinkers of Western philosophy from the 17th century to the 20th century. Thinkers covered typically include Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche. Topics include philosophical issues in epistemology, metaphysics, ethics and political theory.

Prerequisite: Completion of the Philosophical Inquiry area of the Core or permission of the instructor. Through analysis and discussion of works of great literature, students will examine questions concerning human nature and ethical responsibility. Authors may include Tolstoy, Greene, Hurston, Marx, Golding, Camus, Sophocles and C.S. Lewis.

Prerequisites: Completion of the Scientific Thought and Philosophical Inquiry areas of the Core. This course examines basic advances in genetics, reproductive medicine and in combating infectious diseases and explores their ethical implications, particularly for non-Western cultures. Students use a case study approach to consider topics like genetics, epidemics, euthanasia and reproductive technology from a global, non-Western perspective.

Prerequisites: One course from the Scientific Thought section of the Core. This course takes a philosophical and scientific approach to understanding current ethical issues in medicine and covers topics such as abortion, euthanasia, genetic engineering, genetic testing, informed consent, organ transplantation and experimentation with human subjects.

Prerequisite: Completion of the Social and Behavioral Analysis core or Historical Analysis core. This course examines the history of race and racism, and the philosophical inquiry of race. It entails analysis of scientific, literary and philosophical texts from the 18th century to the present in respect to race and racism. Topics include: the origin of race and racial classifications, racial constructionism, racial skepticism, white privilege and racial justice.

Prerequisite: Completion of a course in philosophy: PHIL 200, PHIL 203, PLRL 205, PHIL 212, PHIL 221, or PHIL 319. This course considers topics in ancient Greek philosophy, such as Aristotle's Ethics and Plato's Republic. Students may repeat the course when it is taught under a different topic.

Prerequisites: 6 credits in philosophy and permission of the instructor. Students work independently on some philosophic subject matter selected in consultation with the department. Reports and papers are given during the semester.

An upper-level special topics course offered at the discretion of the department. The content and methods vary with the interest of students and faculty members

Prerequisites: 18 credits in philosophy and permission of the department. Participation in a supervised off-campus educational project that provides students with an opportunity to exercise philosophical reflection in a nonacademic setting. Credit requires submission of written work discussing the philosophical issues and/or implications of the work done in the internship. Grading is on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.