Philosophy and Religion

The Problem of Knowledge

Daniel Alvarez

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1:00PM - 1:50PM

In this course, we seek to answer two fundamental questions: What is knowledge, and do we have it? We go through life learning from our parents, from books, and teachers “facts” or statements that are supposed to be true, that most of the time it does not occur to us to question or doubt.

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Identity Consciousness and Performance: Hybridity, Mestizaje and Transculturality

Niurca Marquez

Tuesday, 3:30-4:45pm (Online)

This course analyzes the root and development of three of the most common terms used to describe cultural and/or racial mixing or blending and uses them as a starting point to examine the performance and literature about the experience of the “third” or liminal space as applicable beyond just cultural studies.

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Aural Engagement

Niurca Marquez

Wednesday, 2:00PM-4:45PM

This course introduces students to the interrelations between music and society from a global perspective.

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Observing Ourselves 1 -- YOUNIVERSITY: A Pre-Law Primer for Life After Honors

H. Scott Fingerhut

Monday 3:00PM - 5:50PM

This course, grounded in law -- legal concepts, legal cases, legal documents, and legal theory -- is about finding oneself by losing oneself; about recognizing our mutuality of experience, from the inevitable to the mysterious; about harnessing talent and education; and ultimately, about having something to say.

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Thou Shalt Not Steal: Wage Theft & Moral Philosophy

Jeanette Smith

Thursday 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM (Hybrid)

For many low-wage or part-time workers, wage theft is an inevitable aspect of their working lives. Wage theft includes not being paid for overtime, being paid less than the minimum wage, or not being paid at all.

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The End of Ethics or Us? A Study of Humanity in Apocalyptic Narratives

Jacqueline Nusz

Online

How are characteristics of a humane society constructed and normalized? In times of extreme circumstances, the boundaries of ethics and morality are blurred and the pillars of humanity are compromised in an attempt to maintain a sense of normalcy or to ensure the preservation of life.

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