PHL - Philosophy
Study of the basic issues and methods of philosophy. Depending on instructor, it may have either a problem or a historical orientation. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
Exploring religious and nonreligious ways that humans from diverse societies find value or meaning in human life and propose to live it well. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Identical to
REL 102. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. (University Program Group I-A: Humanities: Human Events and Ideas)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
Cross Listed Courses
REL 102
Designed to help the student think clearly, evaluate arguments, and develop a sensitivity to language. Emphasis is on the development of skills rather than theories.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
Study of basic moral problems and proposed solutions to problems associated with violence, oppression, prejudice, and sex. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
A philosophical examination of poverty and economic inequality; addresses questions of the moral justification of inequality, economic injustice, and poverty as a form of oppression. (University Program Group IV-A: Studies in Discrimination)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
A study of modern formal logic, with emphasis on the development of general procedures for deciding whether any argument is correct. This course may be offered in an online format. (University Program Group II- B: Quantitative and Mathematical Sciences)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
An introduction to logic, with a focus on its applications. Quantitative Reasoning. (University Program Group II-B: Quantitative and Mathematical Sciences)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
A study of modern inductive reasoning, with emphasis on causal reasoning, probabilities, and decision theory as they relate to daily life. Quantitative Reasoning. This course may be offered in an online format. (University Program Group II-B: Quantitative and Mathematical Sciences)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
A study of environmental ethics and justice, with emphasis on the contribution of environmental problems to the oppression of marginalized groups. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IVA Studies in Discrimination)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
Course focuses on 'Athenian School' of the classical period, with heavy emphasis on Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, and some emphasis on the Pre- Socratic philosophers. Recommended: Any PHL course.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
Historical study of the development and distinctive themes of American philosophy from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on Pierce, William James, and John Dewey.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
Surveys philosophical theories about right and wrong, the good life, and the nature and justification of morality. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
Introduction to cognitive science, the problems it addresses, its evolving models of the mind, its interdisciplinary nature, and its broader ramifications. Identical to
PSY 225. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
Cross Listed Courses
PSY 225
The philosophical study of the meaning and justification of religious claims, including those about the nature and existence of God and human immortality. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
Philosophical themes in selected literary works from ancient, medieval, modern, or contemporary sources.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
Study of areas in philosophy not included in courses currently listed in catalog.
Credits
1-12(Spec)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
Faith, reason and logic in the Moslem, Jewish, and Christian perspectives during the Middle Ages.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
Major philosophers during the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment, such as Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Reid, Kant, Hobbes, Malebranche, Spinoza and Leibniz. Recommended:
PHL 200; 56 credit hours.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
A survey of Chinese philosophy from the earliest times to the modern period, with emphasis on major thinkers and schools.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
A philosophical examination of classical theories of human nature and how these theories have shaped the development of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Recommended: One course in philosophy.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
Exploration of philosophical and moral principles underlying the Geneva Conventions and other international laws aimed at reducing suffering and protecting human dignity during armed conflict. Recommended: One course in philosophy.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
Focusing on questions of social and political philosophy, this course asks what we can learn from nonviolent movements about justice, power, democracy and human dignity. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Recommended: One course in philosophy.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
Application of ethical principles to such business issues as fair competition, employee obligations, and business’s responsibilities to stockholders, customers, employees, community, and society. This course may be offered in an online format.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
The study of skepticism, the justification of beliefs, and theories of knowledge. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites:
PHL 100 or 140.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
PHL 100 or PHL 140
Corequisites
None.
An attempt to explain the nature of the mind, by examining philosophical works on the mind-body problem and by surveying empirical results. Recommended: Any PHL course. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
Study of ethical issues, both theoretical and applied, related to human interactions with animals. Recommended: One course in PHL.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
An introduction to central areas of concern in the philosophy of psychology and/or the philosophy of psychiatry. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy. Recommended: One course in psychology.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
One course in philosophy
Corequisites
None.
Philosophical exploration of ethical issues in health care, such as the client-professional relationship, medical resource distribution, research ethics, organ allocation, end-of-life issues. Recommended:
PHL 118 or 218.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
First order quantificational theory is presented as a paradigm of formal theories. In terms of this, some metatheoretic notions are introduced. Prerequisite:
PHL 140 or 141QR.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
PHL 140 or PHL 141QR
Corequisites
None.
Examines the civil rights movement from 1954 to 1980s; based on PBS series: Eyes on the Prize. Identical to
PSC 325,
REL 345,
SOC 345. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites: Any one of the following:
HST 110,
HST 111,
HST 112, LAR 145,
PSC 100,
PSC 105,
PSC 125,
REL 140,
SOC 100. (University Program Group IV-C: Studies in Racism and Diversity in the United States)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
Any one of the following: HST 110, HST 111, HST 112, LAR 145, PSC 100, PSC 105, PSC 125, REL 140, SOC 100
Corequisites
None.
Cross Listed Courses
PSC 325/REL 345/SOC 345
An introduction to the central topics of decision theory, including decisions under certainty, ignorance, and risk, the nature of utility, basic probability, and the fundamentals of game theory. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
One course in philosophy
Corequisites
None.
Study of problems that arise in a critical examination of science: explanation, theory, confirmation, law, measurement, scientific change. Prerequisite: one course in PHL. Recommended:
PHL 140 or 141QR.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
one course in PHL
Corequisites
None.
Study of areas of philosophy not included in courses currently listed in catalog. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: 3 credit hours in philosophy.
Credits
1-12(Spec)
Prerequisites
3 credit hours in philosophy
Corequisites
None.
Analysis of philosophical texts selected from the work of thinkers such as Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche. Prerequisites: at least three (3) credit hours in the history of philosophy.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
at least three (3) credit hours in the history of philosophy
Corequisites
None.
A study of some of the important philosophical trends since 1900. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite:
PHL 100 or 140.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
PHL 100 or PHL 140
Corequisites
None.
An in-depth study of a major philosopher. Prerequisite: At least one of the following:
PHL 200, 300, 302, 403, 404.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
At least one of the following: PHL 200, PHL 300, PHL 302, PHL 403, PHL 404
Corequisites
None.
Consideration of such questions as: What is a legal system, a law, a legal right? What is the relation among law, morality, and custom?
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
An advanced study of contemporary moral theory, meta-ethics, and the methodology of constructing and evaluating ethical theories. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite:
PHL 218.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
PHL 218
Corequisites
None.
Study of structure of language, relations between language and reality, and interrelations among language, thought, and culture. Prerequisite:
PHL 100,
PHL 140.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
PHL 100, PHL 140
Corequisites
None.
Fundamental questions of political life, e.g., How does power operate within and between societies? What principles should we use to evaluate social/political institutions? May be offered as Writing Intensive.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
Examination of theories that describe and criticize the social, cultural and political status of women and offer alternatives to the status quo. Identical to WGS 426 and PSC 426. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Recommended: one course in philosophy or one of PSC 275, 326, 371, 372, 373, 378.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
Cross Listed Courses
PSC 426, WGS 426
Studies in the experience of arts and discussion of traditional and contemporary aesthetics. May be offered as Writing Intensive.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None.
A senior seminar for philosophy majors. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: Philosophy Majors with senior status or junior status with permission of the instructor; at least 21 hours in Philosophy.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
Philosophy Majors with senior status or junior status with permission of the instructor; at least 21 hours in Philosophy
Corequisites
None.
Study of areas in philosophy not included in courses currently listed in catalog. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: 3 credit hours in philosophy.
Credits
1-12(Spec)
Prerequisites
3 credit hours in philosophy
Corequisites
None.
Independent study of selected philosophical topic(s) or work(s). Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Prerequisites
permission of instructor
Corequisites
None.
An examination of the theories and methods used in ethical decision- making: with application to common issues in law, journalism, technology, research, education, and the health professions. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisite: junior status.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
junior status
Corequisites
None.
Advanced study of central philosophical questions about persons, such as mind-body problem, the nature of personal identity, and the freedom of the will. Prerequisites:
PHL 100.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
PHL 100
Corequisites
None.
Study of areas in philosophy not included in courses currently listed in catalog. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Credits
1-12(Spec)
Prerequisites
permission of instructor
Corequisites
None.
Selected studies of one or more philosophic works. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Prerequisites
permission of instructor
Corequisites
None.