| Subject | Course | Section | Course Title | Course Description | Instructor | Files | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 351 | 001 | Philosophy of Law |
Basic themes in the philosophy of law. Issues include the nature of law and its relation to morality and politics, legal reasoning, the justification of punishment, and theories of rights, responsibility, and liability.
Held with PHIL 327
Offered in a blended format with both online and on campus components |
Fall 2023 | ||
| LS | 401 | 001, 002, 003 | Law, Culture, and Rights |
This seminar explores the intersection of culture and rights from a legal studies perspective in order to better understand the diversity of ways that law shapes our society, and vice versa. Students will debate and assess selected topics from the perspective of various disciplines spanning the social sciences and humanities.
Offered both on campus and online with synchronous meet times |
Fall 2023 | ||
| LS | 402 | 001, 002 | Perspectives on Legal Authority and Subjectivity |
This seminar explores the relation between those who make or administer law and select legal subjects whose lives and identities are shaped by law. Students will debate and assess selected perspectives while touching on various disciplines spanning the social sciences and humanities.
Offered on campus |
Fall 2023 | ||
| MEDVL | 252 | 081 | Medieval Monsters |
This course exposes students to a number of disciplinary methodologies (historical, anthropological, geographical, literary, archaeological, philosophical, and philological). Each focuses on exploring the common theme of medieval monsters, such as werewolves, giants, summoned spirits, demons, revenants, centaurs, wild men and wild women, and political monsters.
Offered online |
Fall 2023 | ||
| PHIL | 100J | 001, 002 | Introduction to Philosophy |
This course seeks to introduce students to the nature of philosophy. This is done through the examination of core texts and figures in the history of philosophy as well as in the discussion of perennial philosophical questions.
Offered on campus and in a blended format with both online and on campus components |
Fall 2023 | ||
| PHIL | 118J | 001 | Virtue and the Good Life |
An examination of the importance of virtue in general and of the cardinal virtues in particular (practical wisdom, justice, courage, and moderation) for the development of moral character and the enjoyment of the good life.
Offered in a blended format with online and on campus components |
Fall 2023 | ||
| PHIL | 120J | 001 | The Meaning of Life |
We may have distinct ideas about the reason why we do this or that, but is there a point to our existence as a whole? What do or should we live for? Or is life essentially meaningless or even absurd? What do such questions mean and how can we best answer them? The views of different philosophers will be explored and compared.
Offered on campus |
Fall 2023 | ||
| PHIL | 284 | 001 | Great Works: Modern |
A historical survey of modern philosophy in the Western tradition.
Offered on campus |
Fall 2023 | ||
| PHIL | 319J | 001 | Ethics of End-of-Life Care |
What options does a person reaching the end of life have and how can they best be cared for? How can we balance patient autonomy with the expertise of the health-care provider and the demands of the health-care system? This course will help students think philosophically and critically about issues like these in their cultural, historical, and legal context. Specific topics may include consent, human dignity, euthanasia, refusal or withdrawal of treatment, palliative care and holistic patient care, pluralism and diverse understandings of dying, and treatment of the elderly.
Offered on campus |
Fall 2023 | ||
| PHIL | 327 | 001 | Philosophy of Law |
Basic themes in the philosophy of law. Issues include the nature of law and its relation to morality and politics, legal reasoning, the justification of punishment, and theories of rights, responsibility, and liability.
Held with LS 351
Offered in a blended format with online and on campus components |
Fall 2023 |