Topics to be discussed include the nature and limits of knowledge, science and religion, and freedom and determinism. A detailed discussion of the philosophical work of such figures as Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Marx and Nietzsche. Essential background for anyone who wants to understand the contemporary intellectual scene. An examination of philosophical questions related, or of special concern, to women. Topics may include the nature, status and role of women in influential religious, philosophical and cultural contexts, and theoretical and practical feminist issues addressed by traditional and contemporary philosophers.
Emphasis is placed on ethical and political problems facing women today.
A philosophical examination of a variety of key environmental issues. Topics to be discussed may include the value of nature, property rights, world hunger, and the moral status of animals. This course introduces students to competing ethical theories and conceptions of economic justice, and applies them to specific moral and social issues raised by contemporary business practices. Cross-listed as GB126. Examines major ethical theories and explores the application of those theories to current business, moral and social issues.