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2013 Sessions

Summer Session I
June 3 to July 5, 2013

Summer Session II
July 8 to August 9, 2013

Extended Summer Session
June 3 to August 9, 2013

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 Key:   Session 1 = Session 1    Session 2 = Session 2    Extended Session = Extended Session 

PHIL 1a - Introduction to Philosophy

4 credit hours
Instructor: Kevin Busch
Requirements Fulfilled: hum
M, T, Th 11:00 AM - 01:20 PM Session 2

Summer Session II: July 8 to August 9, 2013
A general course presenting the problems of philosophy, especially in the areas of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and social and political philosophy. Texts include works of selected philosophers of various historical periods from antiquity to the present. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2107
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

PHIL 6a - Introduction to Symbolic Logic

4 credit hours
Instructor: Matthias Jenny
Requirements Fulfilled: hum
M, T, Th 01:30 - 03:50 PM Session 2

Summer Session II: July 8 to August 9, 2013
Symbolic logic provides concepts and formal techniques that elucidate deductive reasoning. This course covers sentence logic and predicate logic. Topics include truth-functional connectives, quantifiers, validity, truth, validity, and proof.

This course fulfills requirements for philosophy majors and non-majors. It is also of interest to any students interested in critical thinking and logic, for example, those planning to take the LSAT. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2092
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

PHIL 21a - Environmental Ethics

4 credit hours
Instructor: Benjamin Sherman
Requirements Fulfilled: hum
M, T, Th 01:30 - 03:50 PM Session 1

Summer Session I: June 3 to July 5, 2013
This is an experiential learning course.
PHIL 21a explores the ethical dimensions of human relationships to the natural world. Together we will look at environmental ethical theories such as deep ecology and eco-feminism and discusses the ethics of specific environmental issues such as wilderness preservation and climate change. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2106
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee