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PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Topics such as knowledge and belief, the meaning of life, the existence of God, freedom of the will, human nature and values, and mind and its place in a material universe. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (AH)
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PHIL 107 - Honors: Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Honors version of 101.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (AH)
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PHIL 130 - Critical Thinking 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to practical reasoning in natural language. Designed to enhance skills in recognizing, analyzing, evaluating, and constructing arguments.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (QR)
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PHIL 200 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (AH)
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
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PHIL 235 - Formal Logic 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to formal deductive systems – propositional and predicate logic.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (QR)
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PHIL 244 - Professional Responsibility 3 Credit Hours
Critical analysis of selected texts from philosophy and other fields dealing with responsibility and the nature of professionalism. Theoretical principles and analytical skills applied to selected case studies and other detailed descriptions of professional practice from engineering/architecture, business/accounting, and at least one of law/politics, the helping professions (social work, human services, ministry), or teaching. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (AH) (OC)
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PHIL 252 - Contemporary Moral Problems 3 Credit Hours
In light of ethical theory, issues such as euthanasia, capital punishment, reproductive technologies, sexual ethics, diversity, war, world poverty, employment practices, and the environment. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (AH) (WC)
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PHIL 255 - Sustainability Ethics 5 Credit Hours
An introduction to the concept and ethical implications of sustainability.
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PHIL 255S - Sustainability Ethics 5 Credit Hours
An introduction to the concept and ethical implications of sustainability.
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PHIL 256 - Social Justice 5 Credit Hours
An introduction to philosophical writings on the themes of personhood, community, and social justice that facilitates the experiential exploration of these themes through sustained student participation in community organizations.
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PHIL 256S - Social Justice 5 Credit Hours
An introduction to philosophical writings on the themes of personhood, community, and social justice that facilitates the experiential exploration of these themes through sustained student participation in community organizations.
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PHIL 300 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 320 - Ancient Western Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 322 - Medieval Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Development of medieval thought from St. Augustine to William of Occam. Secondary and primary sources. Writing-emphasis course.
(Same as Judaic Studies 322; Medieval and Renaissance Studies 322.)
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 324 - 17th- and 18th-Century Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 326 - Topics in 19th- and 20th-Century Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
A historically-oriented selection of prominent topics and/or thinkers from the 19th and 20th centuries. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 327 - Honors: Ancient Western Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Honors version of 320. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 328 - Honors: 17th- and 18th-Century Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Honors version of 324. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 340 - Ethical Theory 3 Credit Hours
Theories of ethical values. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 345 - Bioethics 3 Credit Hours
Ethical issues in health care such as abortion, euthanasia, human experimentation, fairness in health care delivery, and the doctor-patient relationship.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
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PHIL 346 - Environmental Ethics 3 Credit Hours
Issues concerning the nature of the environment and the place of humanity within it.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
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PHIL 347 - Honors: Ethical Theory 3 Credit Hours
Honors version of 340. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 348 - Honors: Environmental Ethics 3 Credit Hours
Honors version of 346, with Service Learning component.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
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PHIL 350 - Aesthetics 3 Credit Hours
Philosophical discussion of art. Writing-emphasis course.
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PHIL 353 - Philosophy and Literature 3 Credit Hours
Nature of literature and philosophical assumptions in literary works. Writing-emphasis course.
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PHIL 360 - Philosophy of Science 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to major problems in the philosophy of science. Specific issues vary but may include the nature of causality; the relationship between experiments, theories, and scientific practice; how theories change and how scientific disputes get settled; the role played by social organization in science (e.g., gender and race issues); and others. Writing-emphasis course.
Recommended Background: Completion of natural sciences general education requirement.
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PHIL 370 - Philosophy of Religion 3 Credit Hours
Analysis of basic issues in the philosophy of religion.
(Same as Religious Studies 370.)
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PHIL 371 - Epistemology 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to central debates in the theory of knowledge and rational belief.
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PHIL 372 - Metaphysics 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to central debates in metaphysics. Specific topics may include the nature of causation; free will and determinism; time and persistence; material composition and constitution; the relationship between individuals and their attributes; and the nature of possibility and necessity.
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PHIL 373 - Philosophy of Mind 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to central debates in the philosophy of mind. Specific topics may include the relationship between minds, brains, and bodies; the nature of the self and personal identity across time; mental causation and representation; and the nature of conscious experience.
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PHIL 375 - Philosophy of Action 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to central debates in the philosophy of action. Specific topics may include the nature of action; knowledge of action; acting intentionally; reasons for action; moral responsibility; free will and determinism. Writing-emphasis course.
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PHIL 382 - Philosophy of Feminism 3 Credit Hours
Various feminist theories and their application to social issues of concern to women today. Writing-emphasis course.
(Same as Women, Gender, and Sexuality 382.)
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
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PHIL 390 - Philosophical Foundations of Democracy 3 Credit Hours
Philosophical problems relating to the nature and justification of the central values, principles, and concepts of democratic society. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
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PHIL 391 - Social and Political Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Issues such as the obligation to obey the law, liberty, oppression, equality, rights, democracy, and the just society.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
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PHIL 392 - Philosophy of Law 3 Credit Hours
A course in analytic and normative jurisprudence. Such topics as the nature of legal systems as normative social practices, the relationships between law and morality, theories of adjudication and legal reasoning, the justification of punishment, theories of legal responsibility, law and economics, and feminist and neo-Marxist critiques of law. Writing-emphasis course.
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PHIL 395 - Existentialism 3 Credit Hours
Themes related to freedom and finitude in the tradition that begins with Kierkegaard and Nietzsche and extends to Heidegger and Jaspers, and Sartre and Merleau-Ponty.
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 400 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
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PHIL 407 - Honors: Thesis 1-3 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
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PHIL 420 - Topics in History of Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
One or more figures or movements from antiquity through mid-20th century.
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 9 hours.
Recommended Background: 6 hours of philosophy courses.
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PHIL 435 - Intermediate Formal Logic 3 Credit Hours
Metatheory of formal logic and philosophy of logic.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 235.
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PHIL 441 - Global Justice and Human Rights 3 Credit Hours
Issues such as justice between distinct and diverse political communities; universal human rights; and moral issues in environment, trade, and development.
(Same as Global Studies 441.)
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PHIL 442 - Topics in Applied Ethics 3 Credit Hours
Topic varies.
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 9 hours.
Recommended Background: 6 hours of philosophy courses.
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PHIL 450 - Topics in Ethical Theory 3 Credit Hours
Topic varies.
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 9 hours.
Recommended Background: 6 hours of philosophy courses.
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PHIL 460 - Topics in Philosophy of Science 3 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
Recommended Background: 6 hours of philosophy courses.
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PHIL 480 - Topics in Metaphysics and Epistemology 3 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 9 hours.
Recommended Background: 6 hours of philosophy courses.
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PHIL 491 - Foreign Study 1-15 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
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PHIL 492 - Off-Campus Study 1-15 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
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PHIL 493 - Independent Study 1-15 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
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