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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PHIL 103 - What Is Enlightenment?


Description:
An introduction to the study of philosophy through the issue of how we should live, with a particular focus on how we define social justice. Course will be offered every year (Fall).

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Examine diverse definitions of the concept of enlightenment from multiple global traditions
  • Examine what the concept of social justice is, especially around issues of gender and race
  • Analyze why social justice and other forms of enlightenment are difficult to achieve
  • Evaluate the arguments for these positions
  • Examine how these diverse perspectives challenge their own conceptual and normative presuppositions on these issues
  • Identify and justify their own positions on these issues, in class discussion and in argumentative writing
Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
12/7/2017



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