AUPHI 392 - World Philosophy: Comparing Perspectives

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Study of philosophy as it takes place outside Europe and North America and outside the Western canon. Topics may include: relationship between philosophy, culture, and spirituality; tradition; reason; language; communitarianism and individualism; nonduality; colonialism; government and power; as well as topics proper to local philosophical traditions. Geographical areas covered vary from year to year.

AUECO 480 - Ethics in Economics and Business

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Investigation of the relation between ethical reflection and the activities of businesses and economics. Attention is paid to the role of self-interest and rationality in economic and business discourse, the relation between the price system and human values, and the morality of the market as a means of social organization. Several case studies are used. Prerequisite: At least 6 units at a senior-level in Economics or Management.

AUPHI 102 - Introduction to Western Philosophy II: Modern Philosophy

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Continuation of an introduction to the main problems and theories that have dominated philosophical thought, through study and critical discussions of selected classics of modern philosophy.

AUPHI 260 - Ethics

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Examination of questions of right and wrong, good and evil, and reasons for action, through study of ethical theories of philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Mill.

AUPHI 365 - Aesthetics

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Considerations of theoretical issues related to visual arts, broadly understood and of sense experience.