Philosophy
is Natural. Philosophy is Good.
Not
everybody studies it, but everybody should…
Sign up for these great Fall
2015 courses!
Phil 313: Contemporary Philosophy
Dr. William Vaughan [TTh
12:15-1:30 pm]
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| Heidegger & Wittgenstein |
This course will examine the two strongest movements of
thought in the twentieth century, those of analytic and continental philosophy,
which circle around two of the greatest philosophical geniuses of that century,
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) and Martin Heidegger (1889-1976). Analytic
philosophy is primarily a British, German, and American movement in thought,
focusing its attention on logical and linguistic analysis. Continental
philosophy, for all of its difficulty, is perhaps best understood as a rebellion
against the abstract thinking of the analytic movement. Join us for an
exploration of the roots of contemporary thought.
Phil 330: Readings: War, Espionage, & Terror (Core Humanities)
Dr. Jeffrey Tiel [T
6:30-9:15 pm]
Spying did not die when the cold war ended. It metastasized. Its
tentacles have reached into every area of our lives: our communications, our
purchases, and our “private” medical information. But without spies, George
Washington would have failed in the Revolutionary War. Nazi Germany, too, was
defeated in large part due to an enormous counter-intelligence campaign waged
by the Allies. So, how far can spies go? What are their prudential, ethical,
and legal limits both within and without war? And in the wake of the
ever-changing face of Islamic Jihadist Terror, have we come to the end of
liberty? This Fall join us and take the plunge into the mysterious world of
secrecy, terrorism, and warfare.
Phil/Chem
350: Science as a Cultural Force: The Tobacco Wars
Dr. William Vaughan
& Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer [MW 3-4:30 pm]
May be taken for
either a Core Humanities requirement OR a Core Natural Science requirement!
The golden age of tobacco
consumption was in the 20’s and 30’s, fostered in part by World War I. It was
not until the 1950’s that the growing body of medical data began to convince
public health authorities that tobacco use posed one of the largest preventable
health effects in human history. There thus arose an enormous cultural war
regarding cigarettes and tobacco products. Does smoking in fact cause cancer,
heart disease, and other health problems? Should nicotine be treated as a
controlled substance? Are tobacco companies morally or financially responsible
for the health effects of their products? Are the tobacco wars best understood
as a multi-billion dollar industry that thrives on marketing a deadly product,
or have various “politically correct” forces exaggerated the situation so as to
extort tobacco companies for millions of their profits and erode people’s
rights to enjoy tobacco products? The debate about tobacco provides an
excellent case study for the examination of fundamental questions about the
nature of science, and the role of science and ethics in public health
contexts.
COMPLETE YOUR CORE with these offerings!
FALL
2015
Math/Logic: Phil 205: Intro to Philosophy, Dr. Tiel
Humanities: Phil 208: Thinkers in Dialogue, Dr. Mancha
Phil 210: Phil. of Human Nature, Dr. Tiel
Phil 215: Ethics, Dr. Hamilton or Dr. Mancha
Phil 280D: Bioethics, Dr. Hamilton
Religion: Phil 217: Thought
& Belief, Dr. Mancha
SUMMER
2015
Humanities: Phil
215: Ethics (Sum A), Dr. Mancha
Phil 280H OL: Workplace Ethics (Sum B), Dr. Vaughan
Phil 210 OL: Human Nature (Sum E), Dr. Tiel
Religion: Phil 217 OL: Thought
& Belief (Sum E), Dr. Tiel
It’s
never too late to learn how to think.
