Culture and Civilization
Prerequisites: PHIL 130 or equivalent; please check requirements for declared majors/minors for exceptions.
This course examines the nature, causes, and possible future development of human culture and civilization.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the various approaches to the philosophical study of human culture and civilization.
Prerequisites: PHIL 130 or equivalent; please check requirements for declared majors/minors for exceptions.
This course examines the nature, causes, and possible future development of human culture and civilization.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the various approaches to the philosophical study of human culture and civilization.
Tier 2 Philosophical Knowledge
In this course students will learn the political and philosophical perspective put forward within Catholic Social Teaching. In fulfilling this general purpose, the course will 1) give students a systematic understanding of Catholic Social Teaching, and 2) demonstrate the viability of the political and philosophical perspective provided by Catholic Social Teaching¿a perspective which is a plausible, intriguing, and attractive alternative to the political perspectives characteristic of contemporary political culture. Readings will be drawn primarily from Aristotle, Aquinas, papal encyclicals, and church documents.
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