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PHIL 3633 MLK, Malcolm X, & Philosophy of Race (DH) Description: Critical examination of African American philosophers and other Black thinkers of the Dlaspora In an effort to understand the philosophical significance of the Black experience. Since Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X are widely accepted as the apex of the two major strains of Black-American philosophy this course will closely read their works. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Philosophy General Education and other Course Attributes: Diversity, Humanities PHIL 3703 Animal Ethics (H) Description: Ethical Issues regarding animals and their moral status. Topics include animal welfare, consciousness, ethical arguments for and against eating meat, debates about the legal rights of the great apes, biomedical research, the ethics of zoos and aquariums, methods of population control, and companion animals. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Philosophy General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities PHIL 3713 Philosophy of Education Description: Classical and contemporary philosophers who have systematically developed their ideas about education, including Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau, Locke, and Dewey. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Philosophy PHIL 3743 Patterns in Science: Historical and Value Dimensions of Western Science (H) Description: A general introduction to the history of western science, stressing cultural values affecting scientific innovations, as well as the affects of scientific innovations on cultural values. Important examples from the history of astronomy and physics and from the history of evolutionary biology will be examined. Students will critically examine the relationship(s) between scientific work and broader cultural concerns. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3

PHIL 3773 Social Media Today (H) Description: In this class students are going to read and reflect upon some of the most influential theories on social media today. Discussions will include the competing analyses of Bauerlein, Carr, Shirky and many others who debate the influences of modern media (like Snapchat, Facebook, and Instagram) on a wide array of topics: social identity, friendship, love, knowledge, communication, individuality, commerce, entertainment, creativity, consumerism, political activism, and democratic ideals. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Philosophy General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities PHIL 3803 Business Ethics (H) Description: Ethical issues in business, such as employer-employee duties and loyalties, advertising uses, preferential treatment practices. Analytic grounding in basic theories of ethics. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Philosophy General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities PHIL 3813 American Philosophy (H) Description: Dominant trends in American philosophy, with an emphasis

on Pragmatism. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3

Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Philosophy General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities PHIL 3823 Engineering Ethics Description: Philosophical analysis of moral issues in engineering practice, such as whistle blowing, conflicts of interest and product liability. Professional codes of ethics. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3

Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Philosophy PHIL 3833 Biomedical Ethics (H)

Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Philosophy General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities

Description: Moral problems brought about by recent developments in scientific research and medical technology. Abortion, euthanasia, genetic engineering, and human experimentation. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3

Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Philosophy General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities