Dr. Hans Weisz, for whom the Weisz Room in the Maples is named, was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1906. Weisz earned both a medical degree and a PhD in mathematics. In 1938, he was a lecturer at the University of Vienna and private medical practice when the Nazis invaded. As a Jewish intellectual, he […]
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PHI 287 0001-LEC 45132, Classical Indian Philosophy, TuTh 11:00am-12:15pm, The Maples 217, 3 cr. Max Enrollment: 30, Instructor: Derek A Michaud Course Description: This course introduces major philosophical schools in pre-modern India (7th cen. BCE – 8th cen. CE), including Sāṃkhya, Yoga, Nyāya, Vaiśeṣika, Mīmāṃsā, Vedānta, Jainism, Buddhism, and Cārvāka. Special emphasis is placed on arguments about the nature […]
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PHI 100 0991-LEC 46290/PHI 100 0401-LEC 46289 , Contemporary Moral Problems, Web Online Only, 3 cr. Max Enrollment: 60 combined, Instructor: Joe Arel Course Description: Examines a variety of moral problems causing controversy in contemporary society. Focuses on evaluating arguments for and against competing solutions to these problems. Also discusses different philosophical strategies for thinking about moral […]
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HBR 102 – 0180 Beginning Modern Hebrew II, Online Live, 9:30-10:45, TThContinued study of the basics of the Hebrew language, with equal emphasis on developing reading, listening comprehension, speaking and writing skills. Continued discussion of Hebrew as an expression of Jewish culture in Israel and the United States. For students with one semester study of […]
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