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Claremont Colleges' Philosophy Courses: Spring 2010
The following course listings are color coded by college. The key is below:
| Pomona |
CGU |
Scripps |
CMC |
HMC |
Pitzer |
| 30: Philosophical Questions (Birondo) |
30: Philosophical Questions (Birondo) |
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30: Philosophical Questions (Birondo) |
30: Philosophical Questions (Birondo) |
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34: Philosophy of Law (Green)
43: Continental Thought (Erickson)
104: Philosophy of Science: Topical Survey (Perini)
112: History of Philosophy: Ancient (11-11:50)(Young)
130: Political Philosophy (Wright) |
34: Philosophy of Law (Green)
43: Continental Thought (Erickson)
104: Philosophy of Science: Topical Survey (Perini)
112: History of Philosophy: Ancient (11-11:50)(Young)
130: Political Philosophy (Wright) |
112: History of Philosophy: Ancient (11-11:50)(Young) |
| 90: Intro to Phil (Scott-Kakures) |
90: Intro to Phil (Scott-Kakures) |
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031: History of Ethics (Alwishah)
30: Philosophical Questions (Gardner)
30: Knowledge, Mind and Existence (Kung)
36: Philosophy of Religion (Davis)
135: Philosophy of Mind (Kind)
303: Topics in Ancient Philosophy: Plato (Young) |
30: Philosophical Questions (Gardner)
30: Knowledge, Mind and Existence (Kung)
36: Philosophy of Religion (Davis)
135: Philosophy of Mind (Kind)
031: History of Ethics (Alwishah)
340: Topics in Contemporary Philosophy: 20th-Century Analytic Philosophy (Yamada) |
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#TBA: Rationality in Dispute: The Epistemology and Psychology of Human Judgment (Graham)
33: Social and Political Philosophy (Green)
70: Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (Perini)
95: Fundamentals of Logic (Kind)
101C: Classical Ethical Theory: Aristotle (Birondo) |
33: Social and Political Philosophy (Green)
70: Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (Perini)
95: Fundamentals of Logic (Kind)
101C: Classical Ethical Theory: Aristotle (Birondo) |
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052: Philosophy of Religion (Alwishah) |
052: Philosophy of Religion (Alwishah) |
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186E: Heidegger and the Tradition (Erickson)
343: Topics in Contemporary Philosophy: Understanding (Kung & Yamada) |
364: Reasoning About the Unreasonable(Keeley) |
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30: Philosophical Questions
This course offers an introduction to philosophy. Some instructors focus primarily on historical texts, while others focus on contemporary readings; some survey a range of philosophical questions, while others compare how different authors deal with one core topic. All courses focus on teaching philosophical methods, including the skills of interpreting and evaluating arguments in a rigorous fashion. Offered every semester.
30: Philosophical Questions
This course offers an introduction to philosophy. Some instructors focus primarily on historical texts, while others focus on contemporary readings; some survey a range of philosophical questions, while others compare how different authors deal with one core topic. All courses focus on teaching philosophical methods, including the skills of interpreting and evaluating arguments in a rigorous fashion. Offered every semester.
30: Philosophical Questions
This course offers an introduction to philosophy. Some
instructors focus primarily on historical texts, while others
focus on contemporary readings; some survey a range
of philosophical questions, while others compare how
different authors deal with one core topic. All courses
focus on teaching philosophical methods, including
the skills of interpreting and evaluating arguments in a
rigorous fashion. Offered every semester.
30: Philosophical Questions
This course offers an introduction to philosophy. Some
instructors focus primarily on historical texts, while others
focus on contemporary readings; some survey a range
of philosophical questions, while others compare how
different authors deal with one core topic. All courses
focus on teaching philosophical methods, including
the skills of interpreting and evaluating arguments in a
rigorous fashion. Offered every semester.
30: Philosophical Questions
This course offers an introduction to philosophy. Some
instructors focus primarily on historical texts, while others
focus on contemporary readings; some survey a range
of philosophical questions, while others compare how
different authors deal with one core topic. All courses
focus on teaching philosophical methods, including
the skills of interpreting and evaluating arguments in a
rigorous fashion. Offered every semester.
30: Philosophical Questions
This course offers an introduction to philosophy. Some
instructors focus primarily on historical texts, while others
focus on contemporary readings; some survey a range
of philosophical questions, while others compare how
different authors deal with one core topic. All courses
focus on teaching philosophical methods, including
the skills of interpreting and evaluating arguments in a
rigorous fashion. Offered every semester.
Introduction to a selection of
topics in the philosophy of science, which might include the structure of scientific theories,
the nature of scientific explanation, confirmation of scientific hypotheses, the difference
between science and non-science, the reality of theoretical entities and contemporary
critiques of science. Prerequisite: College-level science or philosophy course. Spring 2010.
Introduction to a selection of
topics in the philosophy of science, which might include the structure of scientific theories,
the nature of scientific explanation, confirmation of scientific hypotheses, the difference
between science and non-science, the reality of theoretical entities and contemporary
critiques of science. Prerequisite: College-level science or philosophy course. Spring 2010.
This class will focus on issues in
contemporary aesthetics and philosophy of art, including the nature of art and its value,
the nature of creativity and its role in the production of artwork and the moral significance
of art. Spring 2010.
This class will focus on issues in
contemporary aesthetics and philosophy of art, including the nature of art and its value,
the nature of creativity and its role in the production of artwork and the moral significance
of art. Spring 2010.
Beginning with a review of Kant, German idealism
(Fichte through Hegel), Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault and
Derrida will be considered. Spring 2010.
Beginning with a review of Kant, German idealism
(Fichte through Hegel), Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault and
Derrida will be considered. Spring 2010.
Classical and modern sources on the nature
of the state, justice and rights. Addresses questions such as these: Should we have a state at
all? What is a just society? What powers does the state have? Must individuals obey the
state? Spring 2010.
Classical and modern sources on the nature
of the state, justice and rights. Addresses questions such as these: Should we have a state at
all? What is a just society? What powers does the state have? Must individuals obey the
state? Spring 2010.
Introduction to some of the central issues
regarding the nature of knowledge, the mind and reality. Topics include skepticism, the
analysis of knowledge, mental causation, dualism, reductive and nonreductive physicalism,
proofs for the existence of God and personal identity. Spring 2010.
Introduction to some of the central issues
regarding the nature of knowledge, the mind and reality. Topics include skepticism, the
analysis of knowledge, mental causation, dualism, reductive and nonreductive physicalism,
proofs for the existence of God and personal identity. Spring 2010.
An examination of questions such as: (1) Can God’s
existence be proved? (2) Is religious faith ever rationally
warranted? (3) Are religious propositions cognitively
meaningful? (4) Can one believe in a good, omnipotent
God in a world containing evil? Readings from historical
and contemporary sources. Also listed as Religious
Studies 143. Offered every year.
An examination of questions such as: (1) Can God’s
existence be proved? (2) Is religious faith ever rationally
warranted? (3) Are religious propositions cognitively
meaningful? (4) Can one believe in a good, omnipotent
God in a world containing evil? Readings from historical
and contemporary sources. Also listed as Religious
Studies 143. Offered every year.
The philosophy of religion is concerned with
philosophical reflection on a broad range of questions concerning religious belief.
The nature of religious belief is quite varied across cultures. In Western theism
belief in God and a belief in personal immortality are two central religious beliefs. So
philosophy of religion in the West is largely concerned with explicating and clarifying
the concept of God and life after death, as well as considering the alleged reasons
for supposing God exists or that there is life after death. However, in other traditions
belief in reincarnation and karma are central beliefs and so questions regarding the
nature, meaning and justification of the concepts of reincarnation and karma are
important for an Eastern philosophy of religion. In this course, we will examine
similar philosophical questions from Western and Eastern religious traditions as well
as African, Native American and a variety of other world religions.
Spring, A. Alwishah.
The philosophy of religion is concerned with
philosophical reflection on a broad range of questions concerning religious belief.
The nature of religious belief is quite varied across cultures. In Western theism
belief in God and a belief in personal immortality are two central religious beliefs. So
philosophy of religion in the West is largely concerned with explicating and clarifying
the concept of God and life after death, as well as considering the alleged reasons
for supposing God exists or that there is life after death. However, in other traditions
belief in reincarnation and karma are central beliefs and so questions regarding the
nature, meaning and justification of the concepts of reincarnation and karma are
important for an Eastern philosophy of religion. In this course, we will examine
similar philosophical questions from Western and Eastern religious traditions as well
as African, Native American and a variety of other world religions.
Spring, A. Alwishah.
| Pomona |
CGU |
Scripps |
CMC |
HMC |
Pitzer |
| 30: Philosophical Questions (Gardner) |
30: Philosophical Questions (Gardner) |
001: Problems of Philosophy (Thielke)
32: Ethical Theory(Tannenbaum)
37: Values and the Environment (Davis)
30: Philosophical Questions (Gardner)
158. Ethical Theory (Rajczi)
185: Life, Death, and Survival of Death (Davis) |
001: Problems of Philosophy (Thielke)
32: Ethical Theory(Tannenbaum)
37: Values and the Environment (Davis)
30: Philosophical Questions (Gardner)
158. Ethical Theory (Rajczi)
185: Life, Death, and Survival of Death (Davis) |
30: Philosophical Questions (Locke)
162: Political Philosophy (Weinberg) |
30: Philosophical Questions (Locke)
162: Political Philosophy (Weinberg) |
42: Modern Philosophy(Thielke)
160: Ethical Theory (Weinberg)
185P: Topics in Value Theory (Tannenbaum) |
42: Modern Philosophy (Thielke)
160: Ethical Theory (Weinberg)
185P: Topics in Value Theory (Tannenbaum)
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120: Metaphysics (Atlas)
139: Language and Reality (Locke)
130: Controversies in Human Evolution (Keeley) |
120: Metaphysics (Atlas)
139: Language and Reality (Locke)
130: Controversies in Human Evolution (Keeley) |
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30: Philosophical Questions
This course offers an introduction to philosophy. Some
instructors focus primarily on historical texts, while others
focus on contemporary readings; some survey a range
of philosophical questions, while others compare how
different authors deal with one core topic. All courses
focus on teaching philosophical methods, including
the skills of interpreting and evaluating arguments in a
rigorous fashion. Offered every semester.
30: Philosophical Questions
This course offers an introduction to philosophy. Some
instructors focus primarily on historical texts, while others
focus on contemporary readings; some survey a range
of philosophical questions, while others compare how
different authors deal with one core topic. All courses
focus on teaching philosophical methods, including
the skills of interpreting and evaluating arguments in a
rigorous fashion. Offered every semester.
30: Philosophical Questions
This course offers an introduction to philosophy. Some
instructors focus primarily on historical texts, while others
focus on contemporary readings; some survey a range
of philosophical questions, while others compare how
different authors deal with one core topic. All courses
focus on teaching philosophical methods, including
the skills of interpreting and evaluating arguments in a
rigorous fashion. Offered every semester.
30: Philosophical Questions
This course offers an introduction to philosophy. Some
instructors focus primarily on historical texts, while others
focus on contemporary readings; some survey a range
of philosophical questions, while others compare how
different authors deal with one core topic. All courses
focus on teaching philosophical methods, including
the skills of interpreting and evaluating arguments in a
rigorous fashion. Offered every semester.
Contemporary treatments of some of the
dominant topics in value theory. Egoism, ethical relativism, realism, objectivity, the
fact/value distinction and weakness of will. Prerequisite: 31, 32 or 35. Spring 2010.
Contemporary treatments of some of the
dominant topics in value theory. Egoism, ethical relativism, realism, objectivity, the
fact/value distinction and weakness of will. Prerequisite: 31, 32 or 35. Spring 2010.
An advanced introduction to causality, the existence of God,
freedom of the will, the nature of particulars, attributes and events. Spring 2010.
An advanced introduction to causality, the existence of God,
freedom of the will, the nature of particulars, attributes and events. Spring 2010.
Major philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries
(e.g., Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Leibniz, Hume), emphasizing their views on
metaphysics, epistemology and philosophy of mind. Spring 2010.
Major philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries
(e.g., Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Leibniz, Hume), emphasizing their views on
metaphysics, epistemology and philosophy of mind. Spring 2010.
Introduction to the central problems of philosophical
ethics, including the nature of value, the justification of moral principles and the
psychology of moral choice. Spring 2010.
Introduction to the central problems of philosophical
ethics, including the nature of value, the justification of moral principles and the
psychology of moral choice. Spring 2010.
A study of selected problems in philosophy, from such areas as ethics, philosophy of religion, theory of
knowledge and metaphysics. Classical and contemporary readings. Each semester.
A study of selected problems in philosophy, from such areas as ethics, philosophy of religion, theory of
knowledge and metaphysics. Classical and contemporary readings. Each semester.
This course will address the question “What makes an
action moral or immoral?” In the process or answering
it, students will be introduced to the techniques that
philosophers use to resolve ethical problems and to
some of the greatest works of ethical philosophy in
the Western canon, including works by Plato, Aristotle,
Thomas Hobbes, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Jeremy
Bentham, and John Stuart Mill. Prerequisite: one previous
course in philosophy. Offered every other year.
This course will address the question “What makes an
action moral or immoral?” In the process or answering
it, students will be introduced to the techniques that
philosophers use to resolve ethical problems and to
some of the greatest works of ethical philosophy in
the Western canon, including works by Plato, Aristotle,
Thomas Hobbes, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Jeremy
Bentham, and John Stuart Mill. Prerequisite: one previous
course in philosophy. Offered every other year.
A study of philosophical and theological answers to
questions about death and the meaning of life. Also
listed as Religious Studies 144. Offered every other year.
Ever since Darwin first posited a plausible mechanism for evolution, scientists
and non-scientists alike have used his ideas to support their own concepts about
the nature of human nature. In class, we will examine the history, concepts and
philosophy behind Darwin’s ideas, exploring in the process the fields of
sociobiology, cognitive psychology, and primatology, among others. We will also
consider the relationship between development and evolution as we attempt to
build an understanding of Darwin’s mechanism that is free of the confused notions
that have become attached to it over the years. Prerequisites: A college-level course
in at least one of the following three areas: psychology, philosophy, or biology, or
permission of the instructor. Spring, D. Moore/B. Keeley.
Ever since Darwin first posited a plausible mechanism for evolution, scientists
and non-scientists alike have used his ideas to support their own concepts about
the nature of human nature. In class, we will examine the history, concepts and
philosophy behind Darwin’s ideas, exploring in the process the fields of
sociobiology, cognitive psychology, and primatology, among others. We will also
consider the relationship between development and evolution as we attempt to
build an understanding of Darwin’s mechanism that is free of the confused notions
that have become attached to it over the years. Prerequisites: A college-level course
in at least one of the following three areas: psychology, philosophy, or biology, or
permission of the instructor. Spring, D. Moore/B. Keeley.
This course offers an introduction to philosophy. Some
instructors focus primarily on historical texts, while others
focus on contemporary readings; some survey a range
of philosophical questions, while others compare how
different authors deal with one core topic. All courses
focus on teaching philosophical methods, including
the skills of interpreting and evaluating arguments in a
rigorous fashion. Offered every semester.
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