Contemporary Issues
Prerequisite: Students must have taken at least two philosophy courses.
Study of a selected topic in some area of contemporary philosophy.
Outcomes: Students will be able to understand and articulate philosophical problems and answers regarding the selected topic.
Critical Philosophy of Race
Prerequisite: Students must have taken at least two philosophy courses.
Study of a selected topic in some area of contemporary philosophy.
Outcomes: Students will be able to understand and articulate philosophical problems and answers regarding the selected topic.
Pre-requisites: UCWR 110, C- or higher
Prerequisite: Students must have taken at least two philosophy courses.
This is a writing intensive class. A grade of C- or better in UCWR 110 is required to enroll.
In this class, we will investigate the social construction of race in the United States, and how these modes of construction have affected social and political rights as well as the existential well-being of members of racially constructed groups. In this course we will examine several contemporary arguments within the field of Critical Philosophy of Race. The three major questions we will consider are:
1. How does race function in our society?
2. What values do and/or should we assign to race in our society?
3. How might we re(conceive) of race to end or reduce racism in our society?
In this course we will use our responses to the above three questions, in order to have more interesting and thoughtful discussions (and policies) about race, and the political and ethical issues it affects.
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