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  • PHIL 3110: Environmental Justice

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Introduces student to basic environmental justice issues and cases at the national and global level. Teaches basic theories of environmental injustice. Examines root causes and possible solutions to environmental injustice.
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  • PHIL 3150: Philosophical Issues in Feminism

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 1000 or PHIL 1000H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 2050H or PHIL 2050G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150) and University Advanced Standing. Introduces students to various themes in feminist philosophy. Focuses on the concepts of sex and gender, including such issues as the nature, explanatory import and normative implications of biological sex differences, the sex/gender distinction, the idea of gender as a social construct, the structure and impact of gender oppression and the nature and value of the norms of femininity and masculinity.
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  • PHIL 3160: Gender Values Knowledge and Reality

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 1000 or PHIL 1000H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 2050H or PHIL 2050G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150 or instructor approval) and University Advanced Standing. Examines the impact of gender on specific areas of philosophy including, but not limited to, aesthetics, ethics, social and political philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, philosophy of language and the history of philosophy. Examines the meaning of gender with an emphasis on the diversity of experience across varying gender roles.
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  • PHIL 3200: Metaphysics

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 1000 or PHIL 1000H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 2050H or PHIL 2050G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150 or instructor approval) and University Advanced Standing. Acquaints the student with competing abstract philosophical problems concerning the general nature and structure of reality. Examines the history of and problems of metaphysics including, but not limited to: personal identity, causation, causal determinism, the nature of universals, anti-realism, realism, change, substance and essence, space and time, and philosophy of mind.
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  • PHIL 3200G: Metaphysics

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 1000 or PHIL 1000H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 2050H or PHIL 2050G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150 or instructor approval) and University Advanced Standing. Acquaints the student with competing abstract philosophical problems concerning the general nature and structure of reality, with a focus on topics that pertain to social justice. Examines the history of and problems of metaphysics including, but not limited to: gender, sexual orientation, race, addiction, disability, and mental illness.
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  • PHIL 3250: Ethics of AI

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Examines the critical landscape of AI ethics and governance. Investigates the ethical implications and regulatory frameworks surrounding AI technologies. Utilizes case studies and discussions to develop responsible AI strategies for ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability in AI applications.
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  • PHIL 3300: Epistemology

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 1000 or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 2050H or PHIL 2050G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150) and University Advanced Standing. Explores diverse theories of knowledge from within the Western tradition. Includes concepts of truth and falsity, skepticism, justification, identity, and intentionality. Discusses empiricism, rationalism and twentieth-century philosophy of mind.
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  • PHIL 3400: Philosophy of Science

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 1000 or PHIL 1000H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 2050H or PHIL 2050G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150) and University Advanced Standing. Explores fundamental issues in the philosophy of science. Includes the structure of the scientific method, scientific explanation, and the epistemological status of scientific laws and theories.
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  • PHIL 3450: Philosophy of Childhood

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 1000 or PHIL 1000H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 2050H or PHIL 2050G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150) and University Advanced Standing. Examines philosophical theories and models of childhood, their implication on contemporary conceptions, controversial social, philosophical, legal, educational, and political issues pertaining to childhood, and the capacity of children to engage in philosophical dialogue.
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  • PHIL 3460: The Ethics of Human/Animal Relationships

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 2050 or PHIL 2050G or PHIL 2050H or PHIL 1000 or PHIL 1000H) and University Advanced Standing. Introduces a comprehensive philosophical and academic investigation of the relationship between human and nonhuman animals. Develops and refines critical thinking and discursive strategies for evaluating traditional and contemporary philosophical, legal, religious, moral, and social considerations that inform human attitudes about nonhuman animals. Challenges students to analyze a range of pertinent topics, including, but not limited to: animal welfare, animal liberation, animal sentience and consciousness, animal rights, the animal ethics movement, the animal rights movement, religious attitudes, animals, animal law, and animal activism.
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