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For more detailed descriptions of undergraduate and graduate courses offered during a given semester or summer session, visit the University's MyUI website before early registration. Graduate-level courses are numbered from 4000 to 6000. Philosophy Courses PHIL:1010 First-Year Seminar 1 s.h. Small discussion class taught by a faculty member; topics chosen by instructor; may include outside activities (e.g., films, lectures, performances, readings, visits to research facilities). PHIL:1033 The Meaning of Life 3 s.h. Philosophical investigation of the nature of human life and of what makes human life valuable and/or meaningful. GE: Historical Perspectives. PHIL:1034 Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness 3 s.h. Examination of conflict between state power and individual liberty; philosophical and historical examination of theories from Plato through today. GE: Historical Perspectives. PHIL:1401 Matters of Life and Death 3 s.h. Contemporary ethical controversies with life and death implications; topics may include famine, brain death, animal ethics, abortion, torture, terrorism, capital punishment. GE: Values and Culture. PHIL:1636 Principles of Reasoning: Argument and Debate 3 s.h. Critical thinking and its application to arguments and debates. GE: Quantitative or Formal Reasoning. PHIL:1861 Introduction to Philosophy 3 s.h. Varied topics; may include personal identity, existence of God, philosophical skepticism, nature of mind and reality, time travel, and the good life; readings, films. GE: Values and Culture.