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.
Philosophy and Biology for the Future
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.
Instructor Consent Required
Engaged Learning
Tier 2 Philosophical Knowledge
This class satisfies the Engaged Learning requirement in the Undergraduate Research category.
PHIL 288-03E is an engaged learning course and must be taken concurrently with BIOL 395. Please contact the instructor Dr. Vukov at jvukov@luc.edu to register.
The future is a minefield of technological challenges and the moral quagmires that accompany them. The looming specters include: the rise of artificial intelligence, antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, human-driven climate change, genetic engineering, artificial cognitive and moral enhancement, and new methods and technologies in health care. In this course, taught in conjunction with BIOL395, we will tackle problems of the future from both philosophical and biological perspectives, integrating knowledge from both fields, and along the way, reflect on ways to flourish in the future. In PHIL288E, we'll be paying special attention to the way the Catholic Intellectual Tradition may provide us with distinctive resources. We'll also be pairing with community partners to bring our work beyond the university community. What's more: we'll be framing our units using some of our favorite science fiction texts.
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