The course covers Puritan thought, the Republican and Democratic traditions, romanticism and transcendentalism, pragmatism, and the tradition of social reform. Writers covered may include Winthrop, Edwards, Paine, Jefferson, Madison, Emerson,Thoreau, Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, William James, Dubois, Dewey, and Jane Addams. An examination of basic questions of political philosophy focusing on issues of justice, equality, liberty, and rights. PH 103 or permission of the instructor. Analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of religious responses to the world of human experience.
Some attention is given to the history of the subject.
An examination of threats to the environment and proposed remedies, including policies of sustainable development. A examination of ethical problems confronting people in business and the professions. Issues include employee rights and duties, professional and corporate responsibility, affirmative action, environmental pollution, worker health and safety, advertising, government regulation, competing conceptions of justice, and alternative economic systems. An examination of the beliefs, rituals, and histories of the major religions of Europe, the United States, and the Middle East. Beginning with an overview of religion in the ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome, the course concentrates on the development of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.