An examination of contemporary perspectives on justice through the lens of practical political issues in Canada and the international arena. Topics may include: multiculturalism, ethnic conflict, racism, sexism, nationalism, cosmopolitanism, human rights, and 'humanitarian' intervention.Prerequisite: at least 9 credits in philosophy.
An intensive study of some selected normative and conceptual problems in contemporary political philosophy.Prerequisite: At least nine credits in philosophy including one of the following: AP/PHIL 3020 3.00 or AP/PHIL 3110 3.00. Course credit exclusion: GL/PHIL 4626 3.00 (may be waived with permission of the Department).
A study of the moral issues involved in business decisions from both theoretical and practical viewpoints. Topics may include conflicts between self-interest and public interest, obligations to consumers and employees, fair employment practices, the ethics of advertising, international trade and ethical codes for businesses.Prerequisites: AP/PHIL 2070 3.00 or AP/PHIL 2075 3.00 or AP/PHIL 3050 3.00.
An exploration of current issues in one or more of the following domains of professional ethics: international, legal, health, research, business and environmental.Prerequisites: AP/PHIL 2070 3.00 or AP/PHIL 2075 3.00; or 78 total credits and the permission of the course instructor.
A critical examination of recent problems in aesthetics concerning the representative function of works of art. Specific topics include the semantic theory of representation; transcription, translation and the making of equivalent structures in art; picturing, symbolizing and artistic vision.Prerequisite: At least nine credits in philosophy or AP/PHIL 3040 3.00.
A critical examination of history of concepts of nature in Western philosophy going back from Kant's Critique of Judgment to aspects of Greek thought, and forward to Hegel's philosophy of nature and to contemporary conceptions, particularly systems theory.Prerequisite: At least nine credits in philosophy, of which AP/PHIL 3170 3.00, AP/PHIL 3270 3.00 or AP/PHIL 3280 […]
An intensive examination of one or more figures who shaped Continental philosophy in the 20th Century, such as Husserl, Foucault and Derrida.Prerequisites: At least nine credits in philosophy.
An intensive examination of one or more figures who shaped Continental philosophy in the 19th Century, such as Hegel, Marx and Nietzsche.Prerequisite: At least nine credits in philosophy.
An intensive examination of selected works of such thinkers as Pascal, Kierkegaard, and Sartre. Topics include idealism and realism, freedom, the self and others.Prerequisites: At least nine credits in philosophy including one of: AP/PHIL 3120 3.00 or AP/PHIL 3125 3.00.
An intensive examination of contemporary philosophical problems concerning the growth of science and technology selected from interpretations of theory, of models, of presumed facts, of presumed progress, of experimental technique, and of the place of values in science and technology.Prerequisites: At least nine credits in philosophy including one of AP/PHIL 2110 3.00, AP/PHIL 3170 3.00, […]