| These brand-new courses fulfill several Liberal Studies
requirements:
Phil 190 (Freshman Seminar): Freedom, Culture, and Technology. Is
technology a blessing or a curse? Do we have the wisdom to
use technology responsibly or even safely? In this course
we will study the debate between utopian and dystopian thinkers
in classic works. 
105 Eastern Religious Traditions: studies the historical,
political, and theological contexts in which the major religious
traditions of the East (Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism,
Taoism) developed, with attention to distinctive ethical
principles. (P6)
106 Western Religious Traditions: Historical, political,
and theological contexts in which the major religious traditions
of the West (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) developed with
attention to noted ethical principles. (P3)
220 Women and Religion studies women's narratives
and visions--feminist theologians, women mystics, female
writers--as they reflect on spiritual life, marginalization,
moral imagination, and community. (P6)
230 Legal, Scientific, & Critical Reasoning. Great
for those considering law or medicine, this course studies
the analysis of argument and the practical uses of critical
reasoning in legal, scientific, and ethical case studies.
(P4)
These courses fulfill the upper-level Liberal Studies
requirement:
304 Justice, Power and Human Nature in the Ancient Greek:
we will study the ancient Greek thinkers who founded the
Western liberal arts traditions, first raising central questions
about human excellence, knowledge, justice, power, and historical
meaning. (P4)
305 Medieval Philosophy: To write Lord of the Rings,
author J.R.R. Tolkien steeped himself in the work of such
medieval philosophers as Augustine, Anselm, Averroes, Maimonides,
Bonaventure, Aquinas, Scotus, and Ockham.
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