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PHL |
050(I) |
INDEPENDENT STUDY |
One to four credit hours |
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PHL |
259,359,459 |
FACULTY-STUDENT COLLABORATION |
Credit hours to be arranged |
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PHL |
101 |
PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS |
Three credit hours |
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An introduction to philosophical reflection and questioning through the examination of some of the central themes of philosophy. |
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PHL |
102 |
ETHICS |
Three credit hours |
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Classic Ethical theories such as virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and duty ethics are used to analyze current moral problems involving issues such as social justice, war, legal punishment, global issues, science and technology, and professional ethics. |
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PHL |
103 |
PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN NATURE |
Three credit hours |
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A study of theories of human nature and their capacities to improve the human condition. Among the questions this area of philosophy considers are: What is the essential nature of the human being? What should characterize human life? Is there anything more to human life than what we experience with our senses? Readings are drawn from various disciplines, cultures, and/or historical periods. |
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PHL |
104 |
CRITICAL THINKING |
Three credit hours |
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A study of the basic skills of good reasoning needed for the intelligent and responsible use of reasoning in everyday life. Topics include identifying arguments and judging their validity and strength; identifying common fallacies of reasoning, use and abuse of language in persuasion, and principles of fair play in argumentation and debate. |
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PHL |
201 |
LOGIC |
Three credit hours |
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An introduction to the principles and methods of symbolic logic. |
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PHL |
205(I) |
TOPICS IN ETHICS |
Three to four credit hours |
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A detailed study of a selected topic in ethics, such as Development Ethics and International Justice, War and Terrorism, or Cross-cultural Moral Disagreement. Topics vary from semester to semester in accordance with current interests of students and faculty; therefore this course may be repeated for credit. |
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PHL |
207(D) |
TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY |
Three to four credit hours |
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An inquiry at the intermediate level into philosophical issues, problems, or applications, such as Feminist Theory, Asian Philosophy, or Philosophy of Sex and Love. Topics vary from semester to semester in accordance with current interests of students and faculty; therefore this course may be repeated for credit. |
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PHL |
209 |
POLITICAL AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY |
Four credit hours |
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Critical evaluations of selected political and social concepts with historical and contemporary significance, including the state, law, government, power, political obligation, justice, rights, freedom, and equality. Extensive reading in original texts is required. May be offered less frequently than once a year. |
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PHL |
211 |
CLASSICAL PHILOSOPHY |
Four credit hours |
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Whitehead has correctly observed that "Philosophy is but a footnote to Plato." Beginning with the Pre-Socratics and focusing on the great contributions of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, students will explore the Greek creation of philosophy as "the love of wisdom," and witness the birth of metaphysics, epistemology and ethics. Offered biennially. |
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PHL |
213 |
MODERN PHILOSOPHY |
Three to four credit hours |
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An exploration of the two great developments of modern philosophy: the rationalist system-builders who endeavored to place the categories of religious metaphysics on firm scientific foundations, and the empiricists who started the modern preoccupation with subjectivity and the limits of knowledge. Offered biennially. |
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PHL |
214 |
NINETEENTH-CENTURY PHILOSOPHY |
Four credit hours |
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An exploration of the great philosophies emerging from the rubble of the enlightenment ediface, with a focus on the human condition after the eclipse of system and sanity: Hegel, Kierkegaard, Marx, Dostoevsky, Nietzsche. Offered biennially. |
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PHL |
249F |
PHILOSOPHY OF ART |
Four credit hours |
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An examination of the problems that arise when we reflect upon the nature and basis of criticism of works of art. May be offered less than once a year. |
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PHL |
263(D) |
SEMINAR |
Three or four credit hours |
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Varied topics of specialized interest. Offered to advanced and qualified students. |
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PHL |
270D |
FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY |
Four credit hours |
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This course will explore contemporary feminist theory across a range of topics including oppression and resistance, sexualities, race and racism, feminist political and ethical theories, feminist epistemologies and ontologies. It is meant as a broad introduction to a number of key areas of feminist philosophy. |
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PHL |
271D |
PHILOSOPHY OF SEXUALITY |
Three or four credit hours |
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This course introduces students to a range of issues related to sexuality, with a particular focus on the relevance of gender to sexuality in the West. We will investigate issues such as sexual orientation, transsexuality, marriage and fidelity, pornography and prostitution, and sexual violence. Warning: this course contains some graphic materials, students must be 18 years old. |
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PHL |
272I |
INTERNATIONAL ETHICS |
Three credit hours |
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An exploration of the philosophical and ethical foundations of human rights with a view to the relevance of human rights to the just war tradition and modern security challenges, cultural disagreements, and global poverty. Students examine their own ethical obligations in connection to these international issues. |
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PHL |
273I |
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS |
Three credit hours |
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An exploration of the ethical issues associated with the impact of human activity on the environment, eco-systems, and biodiversity. Course addresses broad questions such as: how should we conceive our relationship to the natural environment? Does sustainability demand a new biocentric ethic? Do non-humans (e.g. other animals, natural objects) have rights? What responsibilities do we have to future generations? Students will also explore some specific issues (e.g. energy, food production), their personal obligation to sustainable living, and the local context. |
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PHL |
314(I) |
CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY |
Four credit hours |
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Prerequisite: One 100 or 200-level PHL course, or LAS 200, or consent of the instructor. |
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A detailed investigation of the works of a significant philosopher or movement of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Topics vary from semester to semester in accordance with current interests of students and faculty; therefore this course may be repeated for credit. |
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PHL |
371 |
ADVANCED TOPICS |
Four credit hours |
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Prerequisite: One 100 or 200-level PHL course, or LAS 200, or consent of the instructor. |
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A detailed study of a selected topic in philosophy. Student interest will help to determine what topics will be offered. May be repeated for credit, provided that the topic is different from any for which the student has already received credit. Topics to be announced. May be offered less frequently than once a year. |
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PHL |
372 |
GREAT PHILOSOPHERS |
Four credit hours |
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Prerequisite: One 100 or 200-level PHL course, or LAS 200, or consent of the instructor. |
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A detailed investigation of the works of a significant philosopher or philosophic tradition. Student interest will help to determine what topics will be offered. May be repeated for credit, provided the topic is different from any for which the student has already received credit. Topics to be announced. May be offered less frequently than once a year. |
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PHL |
464 |
SENIOR TUTORIAL |
One to three credit hours |
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Prerequisite: Senior major status. |
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Under tutorial supervision, students are given extensive training in the analysis of a philosophical problem or system with a view to producing a senior thesis. |
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PHL |
491,492 |
DEPARTMENTAL THESIS/PROJECT |
Credit hours to be arranged |
275 Eastland Rd.