PHIL 423
The concept of value. The nature of value judgment. The evaluation of values.
PHIL 436
The analysis of the philosophical problems that issue from the nature and structure of language. These include meaning, reference, speech acts and contemporary descriptive linguistics.
PHIL 446
A study of the basic concepts of human rights and freedoms and their development. Discussion of the principles of various legal systems.
PHIL 495
The goal of this course is to give students the opportunity to do in-depth research on a topic in which they are interested under the guidance and direction of a faculty member. This course is mostly available to senior students and is subject to the consent of the instructor.
PHIL 432
The aim of this course is to introduce the students to the issues, debates and themes in the contemporary feminist theory. We will emphasize the impact of recent social theories and their destabilizing influences in comparison to the unifying theme of the earlier feminist theories. We will focus on the conceptual debates surrounding issues such the body, sexuality, sexual identity, the category of woman and the politics of difference.
PHIL 442
Philosophical evaluations of literature. Topics include the logic of narrative, theories of interpretation, fictional representation, the concept and function of the unconscious, ethics and the idea of the self in the history of literature, and the comparison of poetic language with non-poetic language.
PHIL 490
The goal of this course is to give students the opportunity to do in-depth research on a topic in which they are interested under the guidance and direction of a faculty member. This course is mostly available to senior students and is subject to the consent of the instructor.
PHIL 430
Examination of the development of the idea of metaphysics from Leibniz to Kant. Gaining an understanding of the idea of metaphysics as a foundational system, and of the emergence of the idea of `mind? as the central principle.Investigation of Kant?s critique of the ideas of mind, soul, and of empiricist psychology.
PHIL 440
Focusing on Irigaray and Kristeva's reading of Freud and Lacan. Showing what kind of contribution a critical engagement with psychoanalysis can make to feminist questioning of sexual difference and thinking through the challenge feminism presents to psychoanalysis.
PHIL 450
Detailed examination current topics in philosophy.
