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  • PHIL 1003: Intro: Human Nature

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course introduces students to philosophical issues pertaining to the study of human nature, bringing empirical findings to bear on them. Students will examine findings from the behavioral sciences (for example psychology, economics and the developmental sciences) to the evolutionary sciences (biology, anthropology, ecology) on a number of subject areas that may include: human motivation, control of behavior, genetics, development of language, the emotions, culture, moral sentiments, consciousness, animal minds, and the race and racial attitudes. This course will thus increase the value, to students of both the sciences and the humanities, of their studies in these other subjects. Students can expect to read philosophers of old (such as for example: Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Kant and Hobbes, in the West, and Mencius and Xunzi in the East) as well as a selection of contemporary philosophers and scientists (among them might be Richard Dawkins, Kim Sterelny, Daniel Dennett, Stephen Pinker, Jared Diamond, and Noam Chomsky).
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  • PHIL 1005: Intro Phil en Espanol

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Note: CLASS MEETINGS ARE CONDUCTED IN SPANISH. This is an introductory course in philosophy, focusing on central philosophical questions, such as: Can we establish the existence, or non-existence, of a God? What are minds, and how are minds and bodies related to each other? Do we have free will? What is the nature of morally right action? What is the nature of knowledge, and what if anything can we know? Course readings include works by historically influential philosophers (e.g., Plato, Descartes, Locke, and Hume), contemporary philosophers (e.g., Thomas Nagel, John Perry), and Spanish-speaking writers (e.g., Las Casas, Borges, Paz). Some of the readings are in English, some in Spanish.
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  • PHIL 1250: Reasoning & Ratl Decisn

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Analyzing and evaluating arguments, basic logical framework, Aristotelian logic and beginning logic of sentences, fallacies, fundamentals of probability, decision theory, and game theory.
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  • PHIL 2010: Special Topics

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    An introduction to philosophy through examination of philosophical questions that arise in such areas as literature, the arts, film, politics, science, or history.
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  • PHIL 2050: Ethics Contemporary Wld

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course explores ethical questions about contemporary issues in applied ethics, including topics such as bioethics, medical ethics, environmental ethics, technology ethics, and/or business ethics.
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  • PHIL 2510: Genetics and Society

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Genetic science will increasingly become a part of our daily lives. This course provides a foundation in the basic science and ethical analysis of the risks, benefits, realities, and fictions of genetics. Topics include: Behavioral genetics, personalized medicine, cancer genetics, eugenics, population genetics, research ethics, somatic gene therapy, forensic DNA, biowarfare, infectious disease, and more.
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  • PHIL 2640: World Religions

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Comparative study of basic tenets of the world's major living religions aimed at an appreciative understanding of each.
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  • PHIL 3011: Philosophy of ______

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Variable subject matter. this version of the course meets the Area I requirement. An examination of the philosophical dimensions of some topic of current interest; or of the work of some important philosopher.
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  • PHIL 3012: Philosophy of _____

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Variable subject matter. This version of the course meets the Area II requirement. An examination of the philosophical dimensions of some topic of current interest; or of the work of some important philosopher.
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  • PHIL 3013: Philosophy of _____

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Variable subject matter. This version of the course meets the Area III requirement. An examination of the philosophical dimensions of some topic of current interest; or of the work of some important philosopher.
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