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2009 Summer Session Course Listings
Note: Northwestern day school students need permission from the dean of their school to enroll in School of Continuing Studies courses. SCS courses are indicated by a -CN after the course number (example: ACCOUNT 204-CN Sec. 28). The majority of Summer Session courses do not need dean approval.
Philosophy
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
PHIL 110-0 Sec. 26
Introduction to Philosophy
CAESAR Class Number: 40312
6 weeks,
EVAN,
6/23 - 7/30
TuTh 4 - 6:20pm
Henry Southgate
This course will be held in Kresge Hall room 2345.
This is an introduction to philosophical questioning and the Western philosophical tradition. Through reading classic texts, the class asks questions about the nature of philosophy: What is philosophy? What role have philosophers played in their societies? It also looks at specific questions in philosophy concerning the nature of knowledge and the mind, God and religion, society and nature, and ethics. Students become familiar with the history of philosophy while acquiring the skills needed to identify, evaluate, and construct arguments. No prior knowledge of philosophy is required. This course counts toward the Weinberg College ethics and values distribution requirement, Area V.
PHIL 150-0 Sec. 26
Elementary Logic I
CAESAR Class Number: 40076
6 weeks,
EVAN,
6/22 - 7/29
MW 10am - 12:30pm
Ryan Doran
This course will be held in Kresge Hall room 4365.
Gottlob Frege, the founder of modern symbolic logic, held that logic is the science of thought. He did not thereby conceive of logic as a psychological investigation into how people actually think; on the contrary, he conceived of logic as the study of principles of correct thinking that should govern thought in any and every discipline. Logic is the science of thought in the sense that, no matter what you're thinking about, you can lay claim to the truth only if you obey the laws of logic. In this course students learn to appreciate this claim by way of an introduction to truth-functional logic (which is concerned with the logic of sentences related by "and," "or," "not," and "if ... then") and quantificational logic (which is concerned with the logic of sentences containing terms such as "all," "every," and "some"). Along the way the class studies, among other things, valid and invalid argument forms, consistency, and how to translate between a formal logical system and ordinary language. This course counts toward the Weinberg College formal studies distribution requirement, Area II.
PHIL 261-0 Sec. 26
Introduction to Political Philosophy
CAESAR Class Number: 42807
6 weeks,
EVAN,
6/23 - 7/30
TuTh 1 - 3:30pm
Chike Jeffers
This course will be held in Kresge Hall room 2345.
This course is an introduction to the history and themes of political philosophy. Some of the topics we will address include the justification of political authority, the best forms of government, and the meaning of concepts like justice, freedom, equality, and oppression. Students will become acquainted with foundational texts in the Western tradition as well as with a number of texts from outside the West or from marginalized voices within it. This course counts toward the Weinberg College ethics and values distribution requirement, Area V.
PHIL 262-0 Sec. 26
Ethical Problems
CAESAR Class Number: 42808
6 weeks,
EVAN,
6/23 - 7/30
TuTh 10am - 12:30pm
Ryan Doran
This course will be held in University Hall room 102.
Analysis of such controversial issues as the death penalty, abortion, euthanasia, sexual morality, economic justice and welfare, pornography and censorship, discrimination and preferential treatment, the environment, and world hunger. This course counts toward the Weinberg College ethics and values distribution requirement, Area V.
PHIL 269-0 Sec. 26 
Bioethics
CAESAR Class Number: 40350
6 weeks,
EVAN,
6/22 - 7/29
MW 6:30 - 9pm
Mark Sheldon
This course will be held in Kresge Hall room 4365.
The course focuses on issues raised by modern biotechnology and medicine, such as genetic therapy, cloning and stem-cell research, organ transplantation, human and animal research, new reproductive technologies, and the allocation of resources. This course counts toward the Weinberg College ethics and values distribution requirement, Area V.
PHIL 390-CN Sec. 26
Special Topics in Philosophy: Business Ethics
CAESAR Class Number: 42588
5 weeks,
CHIC,
6/20 - 7/25
Sa 1:30 - 5pm
John Laing
This course will be held in Wieboldt Hall room 507.
This course examines, from a philosophical perspective, a variety of ethical issues relating to contemporary business. Types of questions asked in the course include: Should corporations be viewed solely as profit-making entities? What is the appropriate regulatory response to recent corporate scandals? What obligations do corporations have when they market their products? How should corporations be evaluated when it comes to broader issues of social and economic justice, such as CEO compensation, health care coverage, and income disparities? What is the impact of the increasing globalization of corporations on these topics? This course combines classroom lecture and discussion with an online component. Students must have ready access to the Internet. Northwestern day-school students must obtain their dean's consent to enroll in this course. Class will not meet on Saturday, July 4.
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