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Philosophy111: Contemporary Moral Issues -- C
Representative Ethics positions and their application to contemporary social problems.
PHIL205 Technology and Human Values
Interaction of personal and societal values with technology and the human self image, the future, and value change.
PHIL208 Philosophy of Education
Basic social ideals and concepts of human nature in Western civilization, and their implications for theories of education.
Philosophical and ethical implications of various concepts of love in the writing of philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Sartre and Buber.
PHIL252 Introduction to Hip-Hop Philosophy
Introduction to philosophy by way of the major themes and subjects of Hip-Hop; critical advocacy of various philosophical ideals. Cross-listed with AFST 252.
PHIL251 Introduction to Philosophy
Perennial problems of philosophy such as the existence of God, the mind/body relationship, the knowledge and the foundations of moral judgment, humans and the state.
PHIL283 Latin American Philosophy
Major philosophers in the history of Latin American philosophy, such as, Unamuno, Ortega y Gasset, Vasconcelos, Caso and Gutiérrez.
Directed studies in specific problem areas of philosophy.
Selected topics in an identified area of philosophy. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: approval of instructor
Research conducted under the direction of faculty member in the Department of hilosophy and Humanities. May be repeated for credit.
PHIL305 Philosophy of the Natural Sciences --- W
Critical analysis of scientific methods and achievements, the nature and types of explanation, discovery and confirmation, models and theories.
PHIL307 Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Nature and objectivity of the social sciences, their paradigms and patterns of explanation. Prerequisite: 3 hours of philosophy other than PHIL 240.
Moral basis of duties to preserve or protect plants, animals and environmental systems; foundations of environmental law and policy; the idea of nature in philosophy; critique of social and economic analysis of environmental values. Prerequisite: Sophomore classification or approval of instructor.
Major ethical issues in modern military practice: ethics of leadership, just war theory, killing of the innocent and the moral status of the rules of war.
Relation of mind to body, nature of thought and knowing, the free will problem, death, and immortality.
Theories of artistic creation and aesthetic response as exemplified in art forms such as painting, music poetry, architecture, dance theater, sculpture, and motion pictures.
PHIL331 Philosophy of Religion
Philosophical problems of Western religion such as the existence of God, the problem of evil, types of theism, and rational, empirical and mystical approaches to God.
PHIL332 Social and Political Philosophy --- W
Metaphysical commitments and political theory, the nature and proper ends of the state, freedom, equality, authority, and justice, considering such writers as Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, and Dewey. Prerequisite: 3 hours of philosophy other than PHIL 240.
PHIL334 Philosophy of Law --- W
This course is meant to serve as an introduction to the philosophy of law. Traditional legal issues will be considered from a philosophical point of view. The questions we examine include: Is there a necessary connection between law and morality? When and why is punishment justified? How do we determine the kind of punishment that is appropriate in any particular case?
Elementary symbolic logic beginning with propositional calculus and first order predicate logic, and their applications. Prerequisite: PHIL 240.
Advanced topics in logic such as the theory of identity, higher order logic, logic of sets, elements of modal logic.
PHIL353 Radical Black Philosophies of Race and Racism
Topics concerning the fundamental nature of reality such as what exists, the mental and the physical, universals and individuals, space and time, God.
PHIL371 Philosophy of Literature
Philosophical analysis of the major recurrent themes in world literature including fate, the meaning of tragedy, death, odyssey, good and evil, time and eternity, hope, and salvation. Works selected from a variety of cultures and historical periods.
PHIL375 Philosophy of Visual Media
Aesthetic, ethical and epistemological issues of photography, cinema and video.
PHIL409 Studies in Gender and Philosophy
PHIL410 Classical Philosophy --- W
Major philosophers from 600 BC to the end of the third century AD, including the Pre-Socratics, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic and Roman philosophy and the Neoplatonists.
PHIL412 Seventeenth Century Philosophy --- W
PHIL413 Modern Philosophy --- W
Major developments from the Renaissance through he 18th century emphasizing such philosophers as Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant.
PHIL414 Nineteenth Century Philosophy --- W
Contributions of such philosophers as Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Mill, and Bradley.
The thought of philosophers such as Peirce, James, Royce, Santayana, Mead, Dewey, and Whitehead. Prerequisite: 3 hours of philosophy other than PHIL 240.
PHIL416 Recent British and American Philosophy
Major recent philosophers such as Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Sartre, Marcel, and Ricoeur. Prerequisite: PHIL 413
PHIL419 Current Continental Philosophy --- W
Major thinkers concerned with "postmodern" topics in hermeneutics, poststructuralism, critical theory, deconstructionism, contemporary Marxist strategies, semiotics, and feminist theory. Prerequisite: Junior classification or approval of instructor.
PHIL424 Philosophy of Language
The nature of language; the various uses of language and their philosophical import; the nature of meaning, truth, reference and issues surrounding formal representation of natural languages. Prerequisite: 3 hours of philosophy other than PHIL 240.
Critical analysis of major ethical issues in medicine including truth-telling, confidentiality, paternalism, genetics, abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, and social justice in health care.
PHIL482 Ethics and Engineering---W
Development of techniques of moral analysis and their application to ethical problems encountered by engineers, such as professional employee rights and whistle blowing; environmental issues; ethical aspects of safety, risk and liability; conflicts of interest; emphasis on developing the capacity for independent ethical analysis of real and hypothetical cases.
PHIL484 Professional Internship
Directed topics (individualized tutorials) in specific problem areas of philosophy. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.
Selected topics in an identified area of philosophy. Often the 489 designation is used for courses offered infrequently or proposed for adoption into the regular schedule. May be repeated for credit.
Research conducted under the direction of faculty member in the department of philosophy and humanity. May be repeated for credit.
PHIL495 Philosophical Writing---W
Writing, analysis, and criticism of philosophical arguments; writing philosophical prose; methods for research in philosophy.
PHIL497 Independent Honors Studies
Directed independent studies in specific philosophical problems.
Undergraduate Humanities Courses
Hebrew Scriptures. (3-0), Credit 3. Philosophical concepts of the Hebrew Scriptures as they relate to the development of religious and ethical ideas. Cross-listed with RELS 211.
New Testament. (3-0), Credit 3. The origin and development of the religious and philosophical concepts of the New Testament. Cross-listed with RELS 213.
HUMA303 Near Eastern Religions
Near Eastern Religions. (3-0), Credit 3. Beliefs and practices of Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity and Islam with particular attention to their philosophical presuppositions. Cross-listed with RELS 303.
HUMA304 Indian and Oriental Religions
Indian and Oriental Religions. (3-0), Credit 3. Beliefs and practices of Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhish, Confucianism, Taoism and Shinto with particular attention to their philosophical presuppositions. Cross-listed with RELS 304.
Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 6. Directed studies in humanities. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.
Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified area of humanities. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
Course Designations: C - Oral Communication. Course has been approved by the Faculty Senate as discussion-focused. I - Inquiry-Based. Course has been designated by the Department and College as inquiry-based. H - Honors. Course has been approved by the Faculty Senate for students enrolled in the Honors Program. W - Writing. Course has been approved by the Faculty Senate as writing intensive. |