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• PHIL B302: American Philosophy

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  The principal movements of philosophical thought from Colonial times to the present, with special emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries.
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• PHIL B303: Critical Social Theories

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  This course is an introduction to the critical social theories that have developed since the late 19th century. Critical social thought in philosophy focuses on various socio-historical conditions in contemporary society, as well as on the sociocultural methods that are used to study them. Possible frameworks may include Marxism, Neo-Marxism, feminist philosophies, queer theory, critical race theory, and post-analytic philosophy. Social and cultural topics may include race, gender, global economic dynamics, Internet culture, and social media.
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• PHIL B304: History of Analytic Philosophy

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  This course is an introduction to analytic philosophy in the British and American philosophical traditions, emphasizing epistemology and the philosophy of language. Particular attention will be given to developments arising out of logical positivism and ordinary language philosophy.
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• PHIL B311: Ethics

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  A study of the moral principles of conduct and the basic concepts underlying these principles, such as good, evil, right, wrong, justice, value, duty and obligation. The ethical works of influential philosophers are analyzed in terms of these concepts.
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• PHIL B312: Bioethics

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  The concepts of Person and Justice as they relate to biomedical sciences and technologies.
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• PHIL B313: Philosophy of Art

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  Philosophical problems relating to the arts, with emphasis on questions pertaining to aesthetic experience.
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• PHIL B315: Philosophy of Technology

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  This course will focus on the various philosophical questions and issues that arise from the technological opportunities and challenges of the 21st century. Philosophical topics surrounding technology will include those related to ethics, the philosophy of language, feminism, critical theory, and pragmatism. Possible topics regarding technology may include information technologies, robotics, AI, genetic engineering, cyborgs, climate change/geoengineering/the Anthropocene, and social media technologies. Finally, we investigate how technological developments stimulate philosophical thinking.
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• PHIL B320: Existentialism

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  An introduction to existentialist themes in contemporary philosophy, literature, psychology and religion. The writings of existentialists such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Camus, Sartre, Buber, May and Binswanger will be read and discussed.
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• PHIL B341: Environmental Ethics

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  Examination of principles and arguments surrounding moral issues involving the environment.
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• PHIL B363: Philosophy of Film

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  {IDST B363} (Prerequisite: ENGL B101/B105 and ENGL B102/B106) Interdisciplinary course with emphasis on topical study of film theory, the aesthetics of film as an art form, the social impact and relevance of film.
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