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2004-2005 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 203
115. Ethical Theory (3)
Introduction to the fundamental concepts
and problems of moral theory. Examina-tion
of various ethical theories, including
relativism, egoism, utilitarianism, intuition-ism,
and non-cognitivism; the meaning of
ethical terms.
118. Social and Political Theory (3)
Examination of traditional and contempo-rary
theories of society and government.
Analysis of basic concepts such as the com-mon
good, social contract, authority, jus-tice,
and natural rights.
120. Contemporary Conflicts
of Morals (3)
(Same as AETH 100.) Prerequisites: G.E.
Foundation and Breadth Area C. Exploration
of moral issues through great works, such as
philosophy, novels, dramas, or films. Looks
at questions such as, "What is it to be moral?
Why be moral? Why care about others? How
should scarce resources be distributed? What
is integrity?" G.E. Integration IC.
121. Ethics in Criminal Justice (3)
Philosophical issues concerning society’s
treatment of criminal behavior. Topics dis-cussed
include: morality and law; punish-ment
or rehabilitation; safe vs. repressive
society, and what types of deviant behavior
should be regarded as criminal?
122. Introduction
to Professional Ethics (3)
Survey of ethical issues and standards fac-ing
a range of professionals in their careers,
including engineering, law, medicine, the
media, science, agriculture, education, and
business. Introduction to basic ethical theo-ries
and methods of reasoning about moral
dilemmas.
125. Issues in Political Philosophy (3)
Not open to students who take PHIL 118.
Examination of prominent political phi-losophies
and contemporary issues of poli-tics
and public policy. Policy issues may
include the scope and limits of government
authority, the role of government in the
economy, foreign policy, health care, edu-cation,
agriculture, and the environment.
127. Philosophy of Law (3)
Nature and functions of law; methods of
justifying legal systems; logic of legal rea-soning;
analysis of fundamental legal con-cepts.
129. Marxism (3)
Examination of basic ideas of Marx inher-ent
in his writings and a consideration of
later developments now called “Marxist.”
dhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam.
45. Introduction to Logic (3)
Basic concepts and methods of logic; de-velopment
of skills in deductive and induc-tive
reasoning, with emphasis on deduc-tion.
Elementary formal techniques for
propositional logic; categorical logic, falla-cies,
and language. (PHIL 25 and PHIL 45
cannot both be taken for credit.) G.E.
Foundation A3.
101. Ancient Philosophy (3)
Development of Western Philosophy from
its beginning; the emergence of critical
theory, doctrines, and schools of thought
in Greek culture. Topics typically include:
Presocratics, Sophists, Socrates, and the
works of Plato and Aristotle.
103. Bacon to Kant (3)
Development of early modern philosophy:
the search for new scientific methods —
Bacon, Descartes, Spinoza, Newton, and
Locke; empiricism and skepticism — Ber-keley
and Hume; rationalist metaphysics
— Leibniz; influences on moral and politi-cal
thought — the Enlightenment;
Rousseau; Kant’s critical philosophy.
105. Twentieth Century Philosophy (3)
Principal developments in philosophy af-ter
1900. Figures and movements include:
logical atomism, logical positivism, lin-guistic
analysis, pragmatism, phenomen-ology,
existentialism, G. E. Moore, Russell,
Wittgenstein, Whitehead, Dewey, Santa-yana,
Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Austin,
Ryle, Strawson, Carnap, and Ayer.
107. Existentialism (3)
Examination of roots of existentialism in
Kierkegaard and Nietzsche; study of such
20th century existentialists as Sartre,
Heidegger, Jaspers, Buber. Typical prob-lems
examined: nature of mind, freedom,
the self, ethics, existential psychoanalysis.
108. Roman Philosophy (3)
Study of major figures and schools of phi-losophy
in the Roman world. Special em-phasis
upon Epicurean, Stoic, and Skeptic
traditions, with consideration of other
major contributions.
110. Feminist Philosophy (3)
Introduction to feminist approaches to phi-losophy
and to specifically philosophical
approaches to gender. Several philosophi-cal
issues will be explored at some depth.
These might be drawn from the following
areas: personal identity; values and society;
political authority; knowledge and reality.
10. Self, Religion, and Society (3)
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Con-ceptions
of human nature; nature and va-rieties
of religion; personal and social im-plications
and values of religion. G.E.
Breadth C2.
20. Moral Questions (3)
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Intro-duction
to ethics and its place in human
experience. Ethical theory; methods of rea-soning
about values. Typical issues include
euthanasia, privacy, work ethics, sex, hap-piness,
capital punishment, censorship,
social justice, and environment. Non-West-ern
perspectives; materials from arts and
humanities (e.g., literature, film). G.E.
Breadth C2.
25. Methods of Reasoning (3)
Principles and methods of good reasoning.
Typical topics: identification of argument
structure, development of skills in deduc-tive
and inductive reasoning, assessing ob-servations
and testimony reports, language
and reasoning, common fallacies. (PHIL
25 and PHIL 45 cannot both be taken for
credit.) G.E. Foundation A3.
26. Reasoning and Religion (3)
No credit if taken after PHIL 25, 27, or 45.
An introduction to principles and methods
of critical thinking utilizing as source ma-terial
the claims, arguments, and theories
of major Western and non-Western reli-gious
traditions.
27. Reasoning About Values (3)
No credit if taken after PHIL 25, 26, or 45.
An introduction to principles and methods
of critical thinking, utilizing as source ma-terial
claims and arguments concerning val-ues,
ethics, social, and political issues.
28. Critical Thinking
in the Classroom (3)
Open to liberal studies majors only. Prereq-uisite
or corequisite: EHD 50. Principles
and methods of good reasoning, including
identifying arguments, developing deduc-tive/
inductive reasoning skills, assessing ob-servations/
testimony reports; common fal-lacies;
and applications to K-8 teaching.
(Students completing PHIL 28 cannot re-ceive
credit for PHIL 25 or 45.) Meets G.E.
A3 requirement only for liberal studies
majors.
31. World Faiths (3)
A survey of the major world religions, their
historical development, and their aesthetical
expression. Studies selections of primary
texts. Emphasis is given to Hinduism, Bud-
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| Date of publication | 2004-05 |
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| Full Text Search | Philosophy Arts and Humanities 2004-2005 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 203 115. Ethical Theory (3) Introduction to the fundamental concepts and problems of moral theory. Examina-tion of various ethical theories, including relativism, egoism, utilitarianism, intuition-ism, and non-cognitivism; the meaning of ethical terms. 118. Social and Political Theory (3) Examination of traditional and contempo-rary theories of society and government. Analysis of basic concepts such as the com-mon good, social contract, authority, jus-tice, and natural rights. 120. Contemporary Conflicts of Morals (3) (Same as AETH 100.) Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area C. Exploration of moral issues through great works, such as philosophy, novels, dramas, or films. Looks at questions such as, "What is it to be moral? Why be moral? Why care about others? How should scarce resources be distributed? What is integrity?" G.E. Integration IC. 121. Ethics in Criminal Justice (3) Philosophical issues concerning society’s treatment of criminal behavior. Topics dis-cussed include: morality and law; punish-ment or rehabilitation; safe vs. repressive society, and what types of deviant behavior should be regarded as criminal? 122. Introduction to Professional Ethics (3) Survey of ethical issues and standards fac-ing a range of professionals in their careers, including engineering, law, medicine, the media, science, agriculture, education, and business. Introduction to basic ethical theo-ries and methods of reasoning about moral dilemmas. 125. Issues in Political Philosophy (3) Not open to students who take PHIL 118. Examination of prominent political phi-losophies and contemporary issues of poli-tics and public policy. Policy issues may include the scope and limits of government authority, the role of government in the economy, foreign policy, health care, edu-cation, agriculture, and the environment. 127. Philosophy of Law (3) Nature and functions of law; methods of justifying legal systems; logic of legal rea-soning; analysis of fundamental legal con-cepts. 129. Marxism (3) Examination of basic ideas of Marx inher-ent in his writings and a consideration of later developments now called “Marxist.” dhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. 45. Introduction to Logic (3) Basic concepts and methods of logic; de-velopment of skills in deductive and induc-tive reasoning, with emphasis on deduc-tion. Elementary formal techniques for propositional logic; categorical logic, falla-cies, and language. (PHIL 25 and PHIL 45 cannot both be taken for credit.) G.E. Foundation A3. 101. Ancient Philosophy (3) Development of Western Philosophy from its beginning; the emergence of critical theory, doctrines, and schools of thought in Greek culture. Topics typically include: Presocratics, Sophists, Socrates, and the works of Plato and Aristotle. 103. Bacon to Kant (3) Development of early modern philosophy: the search for new scientific methods — Bacon, Descartes, Spinoza, Newton, and Locke; empiricism and skepticism — Ber-keley and Hume; rationalist metaphysics — Leibniz; influences on moral and politi-cal thought — the Enlightenment; Rousseau; Kant’s critical philosophy. 105. Twentieth Century Philosophy (3) Principal developments in philosophy af-ter 1900. Figures and movements include: logical atomism, logical positivism, lin-guistic analysis, pragmatism, phenomen-ology, existentialism, G. E. Moore, Russell, Wittgenstein, Whitehead, Dewey, Santa-yana, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Austin, Ryle, Strawson, Carnap, and Ayer. 107. Existentialism (3) Examination of roots of existentialism in Kierkegaard and Nietzsche; study of such 20th century existentialists as Sartre, Heidegger, Jaspers, Buber. Typical prob-lems examined: nature of mind, freedom, the self, ethics, existential psychoanalysis. 108. Roman Philosophy (3) Study of major figures and schools of phi-losophy in the Roman world. Special em-phasis upon Epicurean, Stoic, and Skeptic traditions, with consideration of other major contributions. 110. Feminist Philosophy (3) Introduction to feminist approaches to phi-losophy and to specifically philosophical approaches to gender. Several philosophi-cal issues will be explored at some depth. These might be drawn from the following areas: personal identity; values and society; political authority; knowledge and reality. 10. Self, Religion, and Society (3) Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Con-ceptions of human nature; nature and va-rieties of religion; personal and social im-plications and values of religion. G.E. Breadth C2. 20. Moral Questions (3) Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Intro-duction to ethics and its place in human experience. Ethical theory; methods of rea-soning about values. Typical issues include euthanasia, privacy, work ethics, sex, hap-piness, capital punishment, censorship, social justice, and environment. Non-West-ern perspectives; materials from arts and humanities (e.g., literature, film). G.E. Breadth C2. 25. Methods of Reasoning (3) Principles and methods of good reasoning. Typical topics: identification of argument structure, development of skills in deduc-tive and inductive reasoning, assessing ob-servations and testimony reports, language and reasoning, common fallacies. (PHIL 25 and PHIL 45 cannot both be taken for credit.) G.E. Foundation A3. 26. Reasoning and Religion (3) No credit if taken after PHIL 25, 27, or 45. An introduction to principles and methods of critical thinking utilizing as source ma-terial the claims, arguments, and theories of major Western and non-Western reli-gious traditions. 27. Reasoning About Values (3) No credit if taken after PHIL 25, 26, or 45. An introduction to principles and methods of critical thinking, utilizing as source ma-terial claims and arguments concerning val-ues, ethics, social, and political issues. 28. Critical Thinking in the Classroom (3) Open to liberal studies majors only. Prereq-uisite or corequisite: EHD 50. Principles and methods of good reasoning, including identifying arguments, developing deduc-tive/ inductive reasoning skills, assessing ob-servations/ testimony reports; common fal-lacies; and applications to K-8 teaching. (Students completing PHIL 28 cannot re-ceive credit for PHIL 25 or 45.) Meets G.E. A3 requirement only for liberal studies majors. 31. World Faiths (3) A survey of the major world religions, their historical development, and their aesthetical expression. Studies selections of primary texts. Emphasis is given to Hinduism, Bud- |
