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IDS110
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Philosophy of Human Nature
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Many fields of inquiry traffic in a conception of some fixed essence of humanity, in which we all share. The idea of there being a human nature serves as a kind of Archimedean point from which we can learn to judge whether particular virtues possesse...
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IDS215
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Ethics
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This course is a substantive study of major classical figures in western moral philosophy, including Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Kant, Mill, and Nietzsche. It deals with the questions: What are the fundamental rules that guide our actions? Can we ever...
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IDS220
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Practical Thinking
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Examines formal and informal fallacies, symbolic translation, and deductive and non-deductive reasoning as they emerge in everyday practical contexts. The student will learn the basics of argument, master the notions of validity and soundness, and pe...
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IDS280
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Applied Ethics
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Five-, ten-, or fifteen-week sections which investigate moral philosophy as it manifests itself in practical contexts. The focus is on how to arrive at the best moral reasons for acting within practical parameters which present their own special task...
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IDS280B
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Applied Ethics: Environmental Ethics
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This course is an examination of ethical theory and moral issues as applied to the context of environmentalism. Does nature have inherent world independent of the uses to which it is put by human beings: Do humans have moral duties to animals, plants...
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IDS280D
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Applied Ethics: Bioethics
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This course is comprised of three-separable, one-credit courses regarding medical ethics. Part I has to do with moral foundations in medicine concerning paternalism, informed consent, and professional responsibilities. Part II deals with medical reso...
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IDS280H
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Applied Ethics: Workplace Ethics
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This course is an examination of ethical theory and moral issues with particular attention to specific workplace contexts. Includes issues such as the moral foundations of business involving at-will termination policies, workplace speech-codes, priva...
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IDS320
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Symbolic Logic
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This course is a more advanced offering of techniques in logical analysis. Students will focus on constructing deductive arguments, engage in symbolic translation, recognize formal argument forms, do truth-table analysis, conduct proofs, and employ s...
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IDS490
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Interdisciplinary Studies Capstone
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This capstone experience will require students completing the Interdisciplinary Studies major to produce a written thesis that will identify important concepts, skills, and values necessary to unify the program foundation of practical thinking and et...
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IDSELCT
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Interdisciplinary Studies Elective
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