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What is real? What is it to know something? What makes me me? Do I have free will? What’s the difference between right and wrong? These are some of the classic philosophical puzzles to be explored in this class. Learn how great philosophers from the past and the best contemporary minds have answered these questions, and find out how their answers apply to real world issues we all confront daily. The class will be taught in an engaging and interactive way, and it fulfills GEC requirements. 

 
PHI 320/PHI 480 
Dr. Sam Bruton 
Online 

Come explore key moral issues of our time. We will discuss the ethics of AI, abortion, assisted dying, moral emotions, epistemic injustice, capital punishment, the ethics of protest, peace, having children and automated warfare. Collectively, we will read and discuss key articles on these topics and students will select a particular issue as their focus. Taught asynchronously online, this class will serve as the Capstone class for ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ majors. 

 
HUM 301/501: Topics in the Humanities/Intro to Digital Humanities 
Dr. Jennifer Andrella 
T/Th 11:00am – 12:15pm ONLINE CHAT 

Intro to Digital Humanities (DH) explores how digital methods transform the way we do humanities research. Build practical skills by experimenting with data visualizations, digital archiving and exhibit design, content management, text analysis, digital mapping, video gaming, web publishing, and audio/visual production! This course applies DH through the lens of cultural heritage. Also known as Cultural Heritage Informatics, this field examines how material culture, texts, media, architecture, memorials, and traditions are collected, preserved, and shared in digital contexts. Together, we will consider how digital access and storytelling shape the preservation and presentation of cultural memory.