Philosophy
| Course No | Title | |
| PHIL*191 | Intro to Philosophy | |
| An examination of classic and contemporary responses to enduring philosophical issues concerning the foundations of knowledge, the reality of human freedom, the nature of the good life, and mankind's place in the universe. Emphasis is upon development of an understanding of the nature of philosophical inquiry as seen in writings from several areas of philosophy, including epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, ethics, political philosophy, and asethetics. Not open to first semester freshmen. | ||
| PHIL*211 | Intro to Logic | |
| An examination of informal and formal logic. Topics considered include the distinction between inductive and deductive reasoning, material fallacies of reasoning, disputes, definition, classification, causal reasoning, analogical arguments, syllogistic arguments, and arguments utilizing truth-functional propositions. Offered fall semesters. | ||
| PHIL*212 | Aesthetics | |
| An introduction to philosophical inquiries into artistic creativity, the nature of art and the experience of art, and the purpose and limits of art. | ||
| PHIL*214 | Bioethics | |
| PreReq: (BIOL*111 or BIOL*112) | ||
| A course designed to provide students with an introduction to some of the philosophical, ethical and public policy issues underlying contemporary health care and research. Prerequisite: one course in biology. (See BIOL 214) | ||
| PHIL*216 | Computer Ethics | |
| The internet, peer-to-peer networks, and comptuers generally are rapidly changing the legal and ethical landscape. This class will examine how issues such as intellectual property rights, privacy law, and first-amendment rights are being challanged and revised in light of technological innovation. | ||
| PHIL*265 | God, Suffering and Evil | |
| How can God be all-good and all-powerful if evil exists? This basic question of theodicy guides this course, with a study of classic and contemporary attempts to deal with the problem of evil in light of God's proposed goodness and power. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of instructor. | ||
| PHIL*271 | Phil in Anc & Medieval World | |
| A survey, based upon primary texts, of western philosophical thought from its origin in ancient Greece to the Renaissance. PHIL 271 may be taken independently of PHIL 272, but it is recommended that PHIL 271 be taken before PHIL 272 if possible. Offered fall semesters. | ||
| PHIL*272 | Phil in Mod & Contemp World | |
| A survey, based upon primary texts, of western philosophical thought from Renaissance to the present time. PHIL 272 may be taken independently of PHIL 271, but it is recommended that PHIL 271 be taken before PHIL 272 if possible. Offered spring semesters. | ||
| PHIL*297 | 19th and 20th century Philosophy | |
| A survey based primarily on primary sources of influential texts in absolute idealism, pragmatism, phenomenology, and extentialism, analytic philosophy, and postmodern philosophy. | ||
| PHIL*304 | Phil of Religion | |
| An examination of the nature of faith, its relation to reason, the nature and knowledge of God, and the problem of evil. Taught through discussions of classical readings in thinkers such as Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Hume, and Kierkegaard. (See REL 304.) | ||
| PHIL*315 | Business Ethics | |
| Consideration of the problem of determining the rules which should govern the relationship between industry and government, a company its customers, and management and employees. (See BUAD 315.) Offered fall semesters. | ||
| PHIL*316 | Symbolic Logic | |
| Examination of the techniques for determining the validity or invalidity of arguments involving truth-functional compound propositions, quantified propositions, and propositions involving relations. Offered spring semesters. | ||
| PHIL*324 | Surv Political Phil | |
| Discussion of classical readings from the social, moral, and political tradition of the Western world, leading to an examination of contemporary liberalism, conservatism and communitarianism. (See POLS 324.) | ||
| PHIL*370 | Process Theology & Philosophy | |
| The nature of God, the relation of God to the world, and basic ideas about how the world works are at issue in the philosophy of organism developed by Alfred North Whitehead. This course looks both at primary texts and at theological interpretation of them among contemporary theologians including Charles Hartshorne, John Cobb, and Marjorie Suchocki. Prerequisite: one philosophy or religion course, or permission of instructor. See REL 370. | ||
| PHIL*401 | Seminar | |
| A detailed study of some topic such as an individual philosopher or a movement in philosophy. Prerequisite: 12 hours in philosophy or consent of the instructor. | ||
| PHIL*402 | Seminar | |
| A detailed study of some topic such as an individual philosopher or a movement in philosophy. Prerequisite: 12 hours in philosophy or consent of the instructor. | ||