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Course #: PHIL 381

Description:
This course offers study of selected topics within this subject.

Notes:
Course content and credits vary according to topic and are announced prior to the registration period.

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2024 Fall

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 9594 TuTh
11:00 - 12:15 pm
Eisikovits,Nir Wheatley W01-0009
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 09/03/2024 - 12/13/2024
Capacity: 28
Enrolled: 12
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes: What does it mean to be ’conservative’? What can Edmund Burke, an 18th century thinker and politician, teach us about Populism and the current state of the GOP? The fascination of the English with their royal family? The Kennedy and Bush political dynasties? And how does an old book about the merits of the French Revolution still shape our own arguments about universal health care, election integrity, and the merits of social media?
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2024 Spring

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 9909 MWF
11:00 - 11:50 am
Beresford,Adam G University Hall Y04-4180
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/22/2024 - 05/08/2024
Capacity: 30
Enrolled: 19
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
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