PHIL Courses
Offered by the Philosophy Program
College of Fine Arts and Humanities
- PHIL 100GS - Introduction to Philosophy - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
What is Philosophy? This course seeks both to convey a sense of what philosophy has been
and to engage the student in a philosophical dialogue concerning perennial and
contemporary issues. Among topics dealt with are: freedom, God, knowledge, morality and
justice.
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- PHIL 100HGS - Introduction to Philosophy - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
This course is an introduction to the philosophical examination of major figures of
Western thought.
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- PHIL 110 - Introduction to Logic - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
The systematic study of valid arguments with emphasis upon analysis and evaluation of
arguments in ordinary language.
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- PHIL 120GS - Introduction to Ethics - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
Introduction to a philosophical analysis of the idea of an ethical life: reading and
critical discussion of both historical and contemporary sources.
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- PHIL 120HGS - Introduction to Ethics - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
This is an introduction to a philosophical analysis of the idea of an ethical life:
reading and critical discussion of both historical and contemporary sources.
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- PHIL 201 - Formal Logic - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
The formal study of valid arguments, with emphasis upon problem solving through symbolic
manipulation.
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- PHIL 250 - Ancient Philosophy - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
Reading and critical analysis of the texts of the philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome
with an emphasis on Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
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- PHIL 251 - Medieval Philosophy - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
Reading and critical analysis of the major philosophical issues of the middle ages, such
as the relation of faith and reason and philosophy to theology, the interpretation of
texts, and the conflict between the vita activa and the vita contemplative.
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- PHIL 253 - Modern Philosophy - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
Reading and critical analysis of texts of seventeenth and eighteenth century philosophers
such as Descartes, Locke, Hume and Berkeley.
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- PHIL 254 - Contemporary Philosophy - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
Study of contemporary issues and methods in Philosophy, including, but not limited to,
Phenomenology, Existentialism, Analytic Philosophy.
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- PHIL 260GS - Philosophy of Culture - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
This course will examine the concept of culture in the development of the individual,
group or class, and of a whole society using works from Indian, Asian, Hopi, European,
Slavic and Christian thinkers.
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- PHIL 305 - Social and Political Philosophy - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
The fundamental principles of political and social organization.
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- PHIL 309 - Philosophy of Mind - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
Critical analysis of philosophical ideas of concepts such as perception, sensation,
emotion, action and will.
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- PHIL 314GS - Philosophy of Religion: Reason and Faith - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
Problems concerning religious language, the nature and existence of God, and the purpose
and meaning of religious life, including criticism thereof.
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- PHIL 360GS - Philosophy of Science - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
The goal of this course will be to get clear on the aims, the methods and the good(s) of
the sciences. Since it is usually the case that in a science course most of the focus is
on the specific phenomena, theories, and experimental methods of the discipline itself,
this course will examine the "why and wherefore" of scientific inquiry and
progress.
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- PHIL 400/800P - Ethics - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
Reading and critical analysis of historic and contemporary discussions of the concept of
morality.
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- PHIL 410 - Metaphysics - 3 hours
- Prereq: 3 hours of philosophy at the 100 level or permission of instructor
Specific topic to be announced in the class schedule.
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- PHIL 420/820P - Independent Study - 1-3 hours
- Prereq: none
Arrange with instructor.
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- PHIL 425 - Aesthetics - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
This course will study the nature and purposes of art.
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- PHIL 451 - Philosophy in Literature - 3 hours
- Prereq: 3 hours of philosophy at the 100 level or permission of instructor
Philosophical issues as expressed in the novel, drama, and poetry.
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- PHIL 490 - Seminar in Philosopher or Movement - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
Specific philosopher or movement to be announced in the class
schedule. May be repeated as
topic varies.
