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Students study the origin and development of the concepts of race and gender in a cultural context. One of the key questions concerns the extent to which these concepts are socially constructed. Other themes include sexuality, power, liberty and oppression.

This course examines the historical, psychological, anthropological, sociological, philosophical, literary, political, religious, and legal aspects of LGBTQ issues. It addresses the myths and fallacies at the heart of the debate and explores contemporary and global trends and implications.

This course explores the historical background and basic concepts of existential philosophy, including radical freedom, authenticity, commitment and transcendence. At least one literary work by an existential philosopher is studied, as well as selections from Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre and Marcel.

This course focuses on the main aspects of formal logic. It begins with a study of the basic functions of reasoning, language, and informal fallacies, followed by an investigation of symbolic logic, syllogisms, and induction.

A philosophical inquiry into classical and contemporary aesthetic theories from a multicultural perspective, this course examines such theories as romanticism, realism and naturalism. Topics to be explored include the nature of beauty, the relation of art to truth, politics and society. Among the philosophers covered are Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche and Danto.