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Courses in Philosophy
PHIL 101: Social and Political Philosophy (3)
An examination of various theories of the state and of human society.
PHIL 103: Logic I (3)
An introduction to the basic concepts and techniques of logical analysis.
PHIL 110: History of Ethics
The history of ethics, from Plato and Aristotle through the early 20th century, is critically surveyed. Special attention will be given to ethical
intuitionism (Plato), virtue ethics (Aristotle, Aquinas), religious ethics
(Bhagavad Gita, Hebrew and Greek Bible, Martin Luther King, Jr.),
deontological ethics (Kant), utilitarianism (Bentham, Mill) and existentialism (Simone de Beauvior).
PHIL 205: Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (3)
A survey of philosophy from ancient Greece through medieval scholasticism.
PHIL 206: Modern Philosophy (3)
A survey of philosophy from the 16th through the 20th centuries.
PHIL 295: Topics in Philosophy (3)
PHIL 301: Theories of Human Nature (3)
An examination of the theories of human nature from both classical and contemporary sources.
PHIL 310: Contemporary Moral Problems (3)
A philosophical analysis of selected issues of contemporary moral concern.
PHIL 315: Art and Culture (3)
The arts are examined in relation to dominant, residual, and emergent cultural formations. The processes by which certain arts are identified as “fine” and others as “popular,” some as “cultured” and others as “vulgar,” will be identified and discussed. Particular attention will be given to art about or produced by our region.
PHIL 325: Theories of Knowledge (3)
An examination of selected problems in the theory of knowledge.
PHIL 345: Intellectual History of Europe in the 19th Century (3)
Topics include romanticism, German idealism, the rise of the social sciences, and three traditions of political thought: liberalism, socialism, and the politics of cultural pessimism. (Dual listing with HIST 345/445)
PHIL 346: Intellectual History of Europe in the 20th Century (3)
Readings and discussions on selected topics of 20th century European thought. Topics include existentialism, the impact of science and
technology, political thought, and others. (Dual listing with HIST
346/446)
PHIL 350: Logic II (3)
Prerequisite: PHIL 103 or permission of instructor Truth functional logic; predicate calculus; Turing machines;
undecidability; completeness and incompleteness. Content will be of special interest to students of computer science, mathematics, linguistics and other cognitive sciences.
PHIL 388: Intellectual History of the United States (3)
A survey of the intellectual history of the United States from the Constitutional debates to the present. Topics which may be included are
federalism and anti-federalism, transcendentalism, social Darwinism,
socialism, liberalism, pragmatism, African-American thought,
environmentalism and feminism. (Dual listing with HIST 388/488)
PHIL 393: Philosophy of History (3)
Readings, papers, and discussion in problems of historical epistemology, such as the nature of historical truth and the question of objectivity in
history; consideration of the various philosophies of history developed
by St. Augustine, Vico, Hegel, Marx, Compte, Spengler, Toynbee, and
others. (Dual listing with HIST 393/493)
PHIL 495: Readings in Philosophical Problems (3)
PHIL 497: Independent Study (1-3)
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