300
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)
Exploration of philosophical issues raised by various mental disorders. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: One course in PHL. Recommended: One course in PSY.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: One course in PHL.
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.
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)
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 PHL 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 PHL 141QR.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
PHL 140 or PHL 141QR
Corequisites
None.
Examines the civil rights movement through documentary film and other sources, focusing on mass movement from 1940s to 1980s. 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, IGR 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)
Cross Listed Courses
REL 345/SOC 345/PSC 325
Introduction to 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)
The philosophical study of ethical issues related to the natural environment and nonhuman life. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Recommended: PHL 118, PHL 158, ENV 350.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
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 PHL 141QR.
Credits
3(3-0)
Full- or part-time, on-the-job work experience in industry, government, or non-profit professional setting. CR/NC only. Identical to ANT 395, REL 395. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites: 30 credit hours completed; ENG 201 with a C or better; 6 credit hours completed in courses offered in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (excluding ENG 101 and ENG 201). Recommended: PHL 295 or ANT 295 or REL 295.
Credits
1-12(Spec)
Prerequisites
30 credit hours completed; ENG 201 with a C or better; 6 credit hours completed in courses offered in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (excluding ENG 101 and ENG 201).
Corequisites
None.
Cross Listed Courses
ANT 395, REL 395
Study of areas of philosophy not included in courses currently listed in catalog. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Recommended: One course in PHL.
Credits
1-12(Spec)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.