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Pessimism, Despair, and Hope — PHI4245.01

Instructor: Paul Voice

Days & Time: WE 2:10pm-5:50pm

Credits: 4

The pessimist Arthur Schopenhauer writes, “In the first place, no man is happy but strives his whole life long after a supposed happiness which he seldom attains, and even if he does it is only to be disappointed with it.” What is the right attitude to the human condition? This advanced level course examines this

Philosophy

Pessimism, Despair, and Hope — PHI4245.01

Instructor: Paul Voice

Days & Time:

Credits: 4

The pessimist Arthur Schopenhauer writes, “In the first place, no man is happy but strives his whole life long after a supposed happiness which he seldom attains, and even if he does it is only to be disappointed with it.” What is the right attitude to the human condition? This advanced level course examines this question through the writings of philosophers who directly

Society Culture and Thought

Pessimism, Despair, and Hope — PHI4245.01

Instructor: Paul Voice

Days & Time:

Credits: 4

The pessimist Arthur Schopenhauer writes, “In the first place, no man is happy but strives his whole life long after a supposed happiness which he seldom attains, and even if he does it is only to be disappointed with it.” What is the right attitude to the human condition? This advanced level course examines this question through the writings of philosophers who directly

Society Culture and Thought

Petronius — FLE4325.01

Instructor: Stephen Shapiro

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 2

In this course we will read the Satyricon of Petronius, an experimental text that challenges modern notions of genre, serving up satire, philosophy, and literary criticism all within the context of a road trip through the ancient world. Weekly Latin readings will allow us to review and deepen an understanding of Latin grammatical structures and vocabulary, while readings in

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Phenomenology of the Strange — FV4243.01

Instructor: Laura Sofía Pérez

Days & Time:

Credits: 4

This seminar is a textual and cinematic study of specific categories of ineffable experiences. We will study altered states of consciousness, unexplainable phenomena, and unfathomable human experiences and analyze their representation in cinema. Grounded in film analysis and psychological, philosophical, and historical readings, we will address screenwriting, genre, lighting,

Visual Arts

Phenomenology of the Strange — FV4243.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

Days & Time:

Credits: 4

This seminar is a textual and cinematic study of specific categories of ineffable experiences. We will study altered states of consciousness, unexplainable phenomena, and unfathomable human experience, and analyze their representation in cinema. Grounded in film analysis and psychological, philosophical, and historical readings, we will address screenwriting, genre, lighting,

Visual Arts

Philippine Kulintang Gong Ensemble — MPF2027.01

Instructor: Susie Ibarra

Days & Time:

Credits: 2

Kulintang gong music is practiced in many styles from several groups in the Philippines, northern Indonesia. Its Philippine origins were in the 14th century where it was created as royal court music in Mindanao, the Southern island of the Philippines. Many different Indigenous tribes play kulintang music in Mindanao. This ensemble will introduce the history and culture of

Music

Philosopher Queens — PHI2118.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu

Days & Time:

Credits: 4

Various stories of women philosophers in antiquity have come down to us. In Plato’s Symposium, for example, Socrates quotes a long speech on love by Diotima of Mantinea, who Socrates describes as a “wise woman” and his teacher. We also have accounts of Aesara, Arete, Aspasia, Hipparchia, Hypatia, and Theano. However, these accounts are all filtered through male-authored texts.

Society Culture and Thought

Philosophical Problems — PHI4239.01

Instructor: Paul Voice

Days & Time:

Credits: 2

This course invites students to research and write a paper on a philosophical topic of their own choosing. Students will be required to clearly state the philosophical problem they want to research, construct a detailed bibliography, and write a paper that explains the problem, engages with the philosophical literature, and advances an argument.

Society Culture and Thought

Philosophical Problems — PHI4239.01

Instructor: Paul Voice

Days & Time: WE 7:00pm-8:50pm

Credits: 2

This course invites students to research and write a paper on a philosophical topic of their own choosing. Students will be required to clearly state the philosophical problem they want to research, construct a detailed bibliography, and write a paper that explains the problem, engages with the philosophical literature, and advances an argument. This class is suitable for

Philosophy

Philosophical Problems — PHI4239.01) (cancelled 2/14/2024

Instructor: Paul Voice

Days & Time:

Credits: 2

This course invites students to research and write a paper on a philosophical topic of their own choosing. Students will be required to clearly state the philosophical problem they want to research, construct a detailed bibliography, and write a paper that explains the problem, engages with the philosophical literature, and advances an argument.

Society Culture and Thought

Philosophical Problems — PHI4239.01

Instructor: Paul Voice

Days & Time:

Credits: 2

This course invites students to research and write a paper on a philosophical topic of their own choosing. Students will be required to clearly state the philosophical problem they want to research, construct a detailed bibliography, and write a paper that explains the problem, engages with the philosophical literature, and advances an argument.

Society Culture and Thought

Philosophical Puzzles — PHI2105.01

Instructor: Paul Voice

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Credits: 2

This class invites students to analyze and assess a number of philosophical puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments including experience machines, the trolley problem, zombies, and the original position. You will read and discuss the original source and some of the critical literature.

Society Culture and Thought

Philosophical Puzzles — PHI2105.01

Instructor: Paul Voice

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Credits: 2

This class invites students to analyze and assess a number of philosophical puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments including experience machines, the trolley problem, zombies, and the original position. You will read and discuss the original source and some of the critical literature.

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Philosophical Reasoning — PHI2109.01

Instructor: Catherine McKeen

Days & Time:

Credits: 4

What is the difference between belief and knowledge? What is it to have a mind? What is really real? Are our actions free? These are some of the questions this first course in philosophy asks. Our investigation will center on the 17th-19th c., a watershed period in Western Europe marked by major political, scientific, religious, and intellectual revolutions. This course has two

Society Culture and Thought

Philosophical Reasoning — PHI2109.01

Instructor: paul voice

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

What is the difference between belief and knowledge? What makes me the same person now and in the future? Is there a purpose in life? These are some of the questions this first course in philosophy asks. It has two aims: To introduce you to the methods and procedures of philosophical argument and, second, to engage you in a critical dialogue with three central problems in

Social Science

Philosophical Reasoning — PHI2109.01

Instructor: Catherine McKeen

Days & Time:

Credits: 4

What is the difference between belief and knowledge? What is it to have a mind? Is theism rational? Are our actions free? These are some of the questions this first course in philosophy asks. Our investigation will center on the 17th-19th c., a watershed period in Western Europe marked by major political, scientific, religious, and intellectual revolutions. This course has two

Society Culture and Thought

Philosophical Reasoning — PHI2109.01

Instructor: Paul Voice

Days & Time: MO,TH 10:00am-11:50am

Credits: 4

What is the difference between belief and knowledge? What is truth? What is the good? These are some of the questions this first course in philosophy asks. It has two aims: To introduce you to the methods and procedures of philosophical argument and, second, to engage you in a critical dialogue with three

Philosophy

Philosophical Reasoning — PHI2109.01

Instructor: Karen Gover

Days & Time:

Credits: 4

What is the difference between belief and knowledge? What is truth? What is the mind? Is there a purpose in life? These are some of the questions this first course in philosophy asks. It has two aims: To introduce you to the methods and procedures of philosophical argument and, second, to engage you in a critical dialogue with three central problems in philosophy – knowledge,

Society Culture and Thought

Philosophical Reasoning — PHI2109.01

Instructor: Paul Voice

Days & Time:

Credits: 4

What is the difference between belief and knowledge? What is truth? What is the mind? Is there a purpose in life? These are some of the questions this first course in philosophy asks. It has two aims: To introduce you to the methods and procedures of philosophical argument and, second, to engage you in a critical dialogue with three central problems in philosophy - knowledge,

Society Culture and Thought

Philosophical Reasoning — PHI2109.01

Instructor: Paul Voice

Days & Time:

Credits: 4

What is the difference between belief and knowledge? What is truth? What is the good? Is there a purpose in life? These are some of the questions this first course in philosophy asks. It has two aims: To introduce you to the methods and procedures of philosophical argument and, second, to engage you in a critical dialogue with three central problems in philosophy - knowledge,

Society Culture and Thought

Philosophical Reasoning — PHI2109.01

Instructor: Paul Voice

Days & Time:

Credits: 4

What is the difference between belief and knowledge? What makes me the same person now and in the future? Is there a purpose in life? These are some of the questions this first course in philosophy asks. It has two aims: To introduce you to the methods and procedures of philosophical argument and, second, to engage you in a critical dialogue with three central problems in

Society Culture and Thought

Philosophical Reasoning — PHI2109.01

Instructor: Catherine McKeen

Days & Time:

Credits: 4

What is the difference between belief and knowledge? What is truth? What is the good? These are some of the questions this first course in philosophy asks. It has two aims: To introduce you to the methods and procedures of philosophical argument and, second, to engage you in a critical dialogue with three central problems in philosophy - knowledge, metaphysics, and meaning in

Society Culture and Thought

Philosophical Reasoning — PHI2109.01

Instructor: Paul Voice

Days & Time:

Credits: 4

What is the difference between belief and knowledge? What is truth? What is the good? These are some of the questions this first course in philosophy asks. It has two aims: To introduce you to the methods and procedures of philosophical argument and, second, to engage you in a critical dialogue with three central problems in philosophy - knowledge, metaphysics and meaning in

Society Culture and Thought

Philosophical Reasoning — PHI2109.01

Instructor: Paul Voice

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

What is the difference between belief and knowledge? What makes me the same person now and in the future? Is there a purpose in life? These are some of the questions this first course in philosophy asks. It has two aims: To introduce you to the methods and procedures of philosophical argument and, second, to engage you in a critical dialogue with three central problems in

Social Science