PL 105Philosophical Ideas
Introduction to the central ideas of promi- nent Western philosophers, earliest times to present. Lecture class. 3 hours credit
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
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PL
38 courses with the subject PL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PL 106Critical Thinking
or
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 115Philosophical Inquiry3
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- PL
- Credits (min)
- 3
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- 3
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- course
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 116Intro. to Deductive Logic3
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- PL
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- 3
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- 3
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 216Intermediate Deductive Logic
or
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 218Introduction to Ethics3
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- PL
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
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- course
- Edition
- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 220Intro. to Inductive Logic
and a history of philosophy course:
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 222The Greek Way
or 3
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 224Medieval Thought
or 3
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 226The Age of Reason and Its
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 228American Philosophy C
The political philosophy, epistemology, sci- entific method, and criteria of truth, argu- ment, and reason which distinctively char- acterize the Founding Fathers, the Trancendentalists, and the Pragmatists. Includes consideration of the question: Is there something distinctively American about American philosophy? 3 hours credit
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
- Source
- www.fredonia.edu
PL 238Philosophy of Religion B
Basic problems as the nature of religion, existence of God, methods of attaining re- ligious knowledge, problem of evil, and pos- sibility of immortality. 3 hours credit
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 258Life and Death B
Are there permissible exceptions to the be- lief that life is precious or sacred? When, if ever, is homicide or its like permissible? That is to say when, if ever, is it morally right to terminate human life or allow it to end? Topics may include abortion, suicide and euthanasia, capital punishment, war, and animal rights. 3 hours credit
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 265Social and Political Phi
losophy
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 270Philosophy of the Arts D
Philosophical problems in the arts. Nature of art and aesthetic value; aesthetic atti- tude and experience; description, interpre- tation, and evaluation of works of art among topics considered. Problems specific to music, film, literature, painting, and sculpture are also discussed. 3 hours credit
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 274Introduction to D
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 310Administrative Ethics3
s Arts Administration
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- PL
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
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- Edition
- 1997-1999
- Source
- www.fredonia.edu
PL 312Current Moral Issues3
and Principles
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- PL
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
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- 1997-1999
- Source
- www.fredonia.edu
PL 313Sex and Love B
Addresses three specific areas of sex and love, and includes cross-cultural compo- nents. First, sexual ethics: Which kinds of sexual activity are morally permissible un- der what sort of circumstances? Must mor- ally permissible sex be based on love? What is good sex? Second, the politics of sex: Are versions of proper sexuality used as mechanisms to oppress women and homo- sexuals? Third, the ideals of love: What are the different kinds of love? Why should we be concerned with analyzing love? 3 hours credit
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 317Philosophy of Science C
The nature of scientific explanation, rela- tion between theory and observation, and methods of testing hypotheses. Relation be- tween philosophy of science and epistemol- ogy, and distinction between science and non-science also explored. 3 hours credit
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 318Philosophy of the Social D
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 326The Age of Analysis: Philoso
phy Since 1900 A Model Program would include: Hrs.
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 329Magic into Science C
The shift from a magical world view to a scientific one. Case studies of the birth of experimental science. The logic of discovery and confirmation. Contemporary criticisms of rational reconstructions of scientific progress. 3 hours credit
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 335Medical Ethics
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 338Marxist Thought C
The central themes of the tradition: its view of history, economics, the nature of political struggle, the status of law and morality, and the effects of our material living conditions on our forms of thought. The relevance of Marxism to revolutionary political move- ments is explored in the works of thinkers such as Lenin, Stalin, Trotsky, Luxemburg, Gramsci, and Marcuse. 3 hours credit
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- PL
- Type
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 342Values in a Techno- B
logical Society Features of a technological society that af- fect our ethical and political values. Which
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 345The Meaning of Life
or 3
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 346Human Happiness B
The major theories of happiness. The topics include some of the following: different views of happiness; external vs. internal causes; the roles of love and death; and the duty to promote the happiness of oneself and others. 3 hours credit
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 350Philosophy of Language D
and Semantics The nature of language and the relations between recent linguistic research and philosophical problems concerning the na- ture of the human mind, the nature of sci- ence, and the nature of meaning. 3 hours credit
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 362Philosophy of Law3
or
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- PL
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
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- Edition
- 1997-1999
- Source
- www.fredonia.edu
PL 430Philosophy of Mind C
Philosophical theories of the mind-body problem, the problem of other minds, the nature of personal identity, and topics in artificial intelligence, such as: Can comput- ers (ever) think? 3 hours credit
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- PL
- Type
- course
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- 1997-1999
- Source
- www.fredonia.edu
- Prerequisite
- 3 credit hours of philosophy.
PL 438Metaphysics: Reality C
and Existence Central metaphysical problems, such as the nature of reality; relationships of scien- tific to common sense world views; nature of space, time, and causation; and existence of abstract entities. 3 hours credit
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- PL
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- Edition
- 1997-1999
- Source
- www.fredonia.edu
- Prerequisite
- 3 credit hours of philosophy.
PL 440Theory of Knowledge C
Nature and sources of human knowledge. Epistemic appraisal, truth and rationality, the problems of perception and other minds. instructor s permission. 3 hours credit
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
- Source
- www.fredonia.edu
- Prerequisite
- 3 credit hours of philosophy or
PL 445Medical Ethics
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
- Source
- www.fredonia.edu
PL 446449. Selected Problems D
in Philosophy Special topics and problems not treated in the courses listed above. Topics specified in Course Offerings Bulletin. 3 hours credit each semester
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- PL
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- 1997-1999
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- www.fredonia.edu
PL 460468 Major Philosophers3
30 Students should consult the de- partment for current offerings in the above areas. All waivers of re- quirements must be approved by the chairperson. Requirements for the Minor in Philosophy Eighteen hours in philosophy with at least 9 credit hours in courses numbered 300 or above, as ad- vised. Students may choose to con- centrate in any one of the interest groupings described above. The philosophy department partici- pates in the Cooperative Agricul- ture, Cooperative Engineering, and Women s Studies programs. Refer to descriptions of these programs on pages 5,49, and 129, respectively. In the list of courses below, to the 3 right of each course name will be a letter indicating how often the par-
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- PL
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
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- Edition
- 1997-1999
- Source
- www.fredonia.edu
PL 481Directed Study A
Student, with faculty member s guidance, will study a topic not currently offered, or will engage in studies in greater depth than current course offerings permit. 1-3 hours credit
- Subject
- PL
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 1997-1999
- Source
- www.fredonia.edu
- Prerequisite
- permission of instructor.
PL 485Independent Study A
Student will pursue a course of inde- pendent study and present evidence of ac- complishment at end of semester. sion of instructor. 1-3 hours credit
- Subject
- PL
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 1997-1999
- Source
- www.fredonia.edu
- Prerequisite
- Philosophy major and permis-
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