Topics will also include the uneasy partnerships with the United States and Russia, the mestizo class, the role of women, and the cultural view through literature, film, societal values, and the U.S. media. This course will provide an introductory overview of the many aspects around Islam, and its relationship to the West. Starting with the Prophet Mohammed and his recording of the Koran through the Crusades and into current mainstream and splinter Islamic groups, this course will assess the development of Islamic thought and its contributions to Renaissance Europe, its influence on American foreign policy, and the often erroneous stereotypes held today about Muslims by Americans. An interdisciplinary study of western man's activities from the Age of Nationalism to the present. The source material used consists of analytic studies and readings from great thinkers and philosophers.
Students learn to begin to formulate an intellectual basis for their own ethical behavior.
PHIL125 Basic Problems of Philosophy Fall 2000 Investigation of enduring problems in the area of semantics, epistemology, religion, and ethical theory through presentation of philosophers influential in developing the major historic and contemporary positions. Nature of philosophical analysis and judgment emphasized. An introduction to effective citizenship, suitable for all students. A study of American government at the state and local levels. Emphasis is on the suburban, urban, and state political systems of particular interest to Bucks County students.