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COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College

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Humanities Department<br />

HUP106 Social & Political Philosophy: Making a World of<br />

Difference<br />

3 credits; 3 hours<br />

This course invites students to explore both classical and contemporary<br />

social and political philosophical theories. Time-honored<br />

philosophical perspectives will provide students with a stimulating<br />

foundation upon which to explore current social and political<br />

issues on a global perspective. With so many provocative challenges<br />

confronting the world, students will be offered a philosophical<br />

and comparative format through which to better<br />

understand and address these global concerns.<br />

Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />

HUP107 Philosophy of Art<br />

3 credits; 3 hours<br />

This course explores philosophical theories of beauty and their<br />

relationship to the nature of art, as well as the relationship of<br />

beauty to truth, morality, and social context. Using examples<br />

drawn from the visual arts, performing arts, film, and music —<br />

students will examine the origins, purpose, and meaning of art; the<br />

nature of the aesthetic experience; and the standards we use<br />

to judge artistic expression. Full use will be made of the rich<br />

artistic resources of New York City.<br />

Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />

HUP108 Environmental Ethics<br />

3 credits; 3 hours<br />

This course offers students an opportunity to investigate ethical<br />

issues concerning the environment. The study of Environmental<br />

Ethics relates in complex ways to moral theory, as well as global<br />

issues in economics, politics and science. This course will explore<br />

environmental questions such as our personal responsibility for<br />

solving environmental problems; health concerns, and our obligations<br />

to ourselves and to other species. Potential solutions will also<br />

be explored.<br />

Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />

HUP109 Philosophy of Law<br />

3 credits; 3 hours<br />

This course examines legal concepts and theories, moral theories,<br />

and problems of legal reasoning and decision-making. Students<br />

have the opportunity to critically evaluate philosophical arguments<br />

in the areas of justice, liberty and responsibility. Topics to<br />

be addressed include, among others, excuse and justification in<br />

criminal law, capital punishment, theories of torts and contracts,<br />

international law, civil disobedience, censorship and the right to<br />

privacy.<br />

Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />

HUP112 Logic and Philosophy<br />

3 credits; 3 hours<br />

An introduction to modern symbolic logic with a focus on its<br />

application to actual philosophical problems. Topics to be discussed<br />

include validity, entailment, truth-tables, proofs, translations<br />

from English into symbolic form, as well as more philosophical<br />

topics like the relation of modern logic to earlier syl-<br />

logistic logic, the possibility of the use of logic to resolve philosophical<br />

problems (e.g., God’s existence or free will), the relation<br />

of English to logic, and the possibility of ’alternative’ logics.<br />

Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, MAT096<br />

HUP114 Medical Ethics<br />

3 credits; 3 hours<br />

This course emphasizes the application of moral theory to the<br />

issues that arise in the context of medical research and practice.<br />

Topics to be addressed include, among others, the role and responsibility<br />

of healthcare givers in death and dying, the use of stem<br />

cells and animals in medical research, the use of genetic information<br />

to influence the outcome of human pregnancy, cosmetic surgical<br />

addiction and issues involving involuntary psychiatric care.<br />

Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />

HUP116 Latin American Philosophy<br />

3 credits, 3 hours<br />

This class discusses philosophy from and about Latin America and<br />

the topics, styles, and voices that have been born there. Latin<br />

America is an invented region, regulated and formulated by external<br />

forces. It is only logical that such a place would have adopted<br />

some philosophical modes, and yet it also makes sense that philosophy<br />

would find here a style that challenges traditional formulations<br />

and problems.<br />

Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />

HUP118 African Philosophy<br />

3 credits, 3 hours<br />

A critical examination of the fundamental questions of human<br />

existence as reflected in African traditional conceptions of God,<br />

nature, person, identity, free will, morality and the search for a<br />

viable political system. This course will analyze the differences and<br />

similarities with other systems of thought including the philosophical<br />

ideas in the writings of modern thinkers of African<br />

descent.<br />

Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />

HUP120 Eastern Philosophical Traditions<br />

3 credits, 3 hours<br />

This course will introduce the student to Eastern philosophies<br />

through an historical and cultural perspective. Hinduism, Buddhism,<br />

Taoism, Confucianism, Jainism, Sikhism, Shintoism and<br />

Sufism will be among the topics covered in this course. Students<br />

will work through several texts and selected readings from primary<br />

sources for each philosophy in order to gain an understanding<br />

of the doctrines, values, metaphysics and epistemology of<br />

various Eastern philosophies.<br />

Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />

HUP220 Philosophy of Mind<br />

3 credits; 3 hours<br />

This class provides an introduction to basic issues in the philosophical<br />

study of the mind. Topic to be addressed include an<br />

examination of the nature of mind and its relation to physical real-<br />

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