Great Issues in Philosophy

This course provides in depth some of the great issues of philosphy to which the student has previously been introduced. It applies analytical and logical tools for the clarification of these issues with an emphasis on recent and contemporary philosophical developments. From a cross-cultural perspective, the course focuses on select topcs from among those central to the philosophical tradition, such as: ethical codes and moral conduct, political order and social justice, religious experience and beliefs, science and knowledge, and the nature of consciousness.

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