Philosophy (PHIL)

PHIL 1010:   Introduction to Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
Survey of major philosophers and traditional philosophical problems concerning knowledge, values, and the nature of reality.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
WRIT 0940 OR 0970 if required.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
Course Fees:
$15.00
  
PHIL 1020:   Intro. to Professional Ethics  
Philosophy and Religion  
Students will examine the moral dilemmas professionals face as a consequence of their special training, skills, and work-related duties.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
Course Fees:
$15.00
  
PHIL 1030:   Logic: Critical Thinking  
Philosophy and Religion  
Principles and methods of sound reasoning, emphasizing analysis of everyday arguments.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
WRIT 0940 OR 0970 if required.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
Course Fees:
$15.00
  
PHIL 1040:   Contemporary Moral Issues  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course introduces students to major ethical questions in politics and society, examining fundamental arguments on issues such as health care, advertising, pornography, abortion, animal testing, and immigration.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 1050:   Dungeons, Dragons, and Phil.  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course introduces students to classic philosophical debates through popular fantasy role-playing games.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 2010:   Ultimate Questions  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course develops students' critical, analytical, and argumentative skills by carefully evaluating the answers to an important and long- lasting philosophical question. Topics vary.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 2020:   Intro to Ethical Policy Debate  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course develops students' basic critical thinking and communication skills, focusing on their ability to make ethical arguments in an effective and civil way when publicly debating controversial policy issues.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 2030:   AI Ethics  
Philosophy and Religion  
This class explores ethical challenges facing users, designers, managers, and future policy leaders in the realm of Artificial Intelligence.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 2040:   Asian Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
An introduction to Asian thought in the Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian traditions.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3010:   Epistemology  
Philosophy and Religion  
Introduction to the theory of knowledge, its nature, limits, and conditions.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3020:   Metaphysics  
Philosophy and Religion  
Introduction to the theories of reality from classical to contemporary times.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3030:   Theories of Truth  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course is a focused examination of the nature of truth and the central role truth plays in both epistemology and metaphysics.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3040:   Metaethics  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines the philosophical foundations of all normative ethical inquiry.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3050:   Personal Identity and the Self  
Philosophy and Religion  
Introduction to theories of personal identity, persistence, and the self.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3060:   Philosophy of Language  
Philosophy and Religion  
Introduction to the philosophical issues concerning the nature of meaning, reference, and linguistic communication.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3070:   Free Will and Responsibility  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course covers core philosophical problems about free will, agency, and responsibility in individuals, as well as philosophical problems concerning collective action and agency.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3080:   Philosophy of Technology  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course will examine philosophical issues raised by the role of technology in human life.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3090:   Philosophy of Mind  
Philosophy and Religion  
An introduction to philosophical psychology, e.g., the body/mind problem, the nature of consciousness, and personal identity.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3100:   Philosophy of Religion  
Philosophy and Religion  
Philosophical questions in religious thought, e.g., the existence of God, the problem of evil, the nature of religious belief and experience.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3110:   Philos. Iss. in Sci./Religion  
Philosophy and Religion  
Investigation of philosophical relationships between religion and science from the Renaissance to the present day, emphasizing methodological and conceptual issues.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3120:   Philosophical Top. in Religion  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course explores various religious issues using philosophical methods and theories. Topics may vary. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3310:   Buddhism  
Philosophy and Religion  
Survey of Buddhism in its historical and contemporary contexts.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3320:   Aesthetics  
Philosophy and Religion  
Introduction to aesthetic theory, e.g., basic concepts and problems of art, beauty, and significant form.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3330:   Ethical Theory  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course is an introduction to ethical theory, from the classical period to the present.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3340:   Biomedical Ethics  
Philosophy and Religion  
Ethical issues in contemporary biomedicine, e.g., death and dying, patient rights, and the challenges of new medical technology.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3350:   Political Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
Theories of the state and the just society from J.S. Mill to the present.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3360:   Moral Psychology  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines the nature, origin, development, processing, influences, and normative implications of psychological phenomena involved in morality.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3370:   Environmental Ethics  
Philosophy and Religion  
Ethical implications of environmental problems such as the endangerment of species and the disruption of fragile ecosystems.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3380:   Advanced Ethical Policy Debate  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course develops students' ability to make ethical arguments in an effective and civil way when publicly debating controversial policy issues. This course may be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
PHIL 2020 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3390:   Religious Eth.: Iss. and Meth.  
Philosophy and Religion  
A survey of comparative religious ethics, including an examination of the methods of moral reasoning within religious traditions and religious ethical perspectives on major moral issues such as the use of violent force, sexuality and marriage, and economic justice.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
PHIL 3400:   Philosophy of Law  
Philosophy and Religion  
Philosophical issues in law, e.g., its relation to ethics and politics, the nature of justice and of responsibility.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3410:   Care Ethics  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course explores a recently developed branch of normative ethical theory that focuses on the moral value of interpersonal relationships and care or benevolence as a virtue.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3420:   Consequentialism  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course explores the branch of normative ethical theory that grounds moral value in consequences, beginning with a survey of the theory’s historical foundations and ending with an exploration of new theoretical approaches.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3430:   Ethical Leadership  
Philosophy and Religion  
This class explores the intersection of ethics, leadership, and politics.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3440:   Philosophy of Film  
Philosophy and Religion  
Introduction to theories of meaning, aesthetics, and value that inform interpretation of film.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3450:   Business Ethics  
Philosophy and Religion  
Ethical problems in business theory and practice, e.g., the myth of amoral business, conflicts of interest, and employer-employee rights and obligations.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3460:   Eth.al Disagreement & Dialogue  
Philosophy and Religion  
This class investigates strategies for making difficult conversations constructive, and explores ways to improve moral reasoning with the aid of ethical theory.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3470:   Conservative Poli. Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines major themes and issues in conservative political philosophy.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3480:   Feminist Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course is a survey of contemporary theories and philosophical issues centering on women and feminism.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3490:   Philosophy of Race  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines concepts such as race, ethnicity, and racism, including how these concepts emerge, how they might change over time, and how they relate to other concepts such as gender and class.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3500:   Chi Relig.s: Confucianism & Da  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines the indigenous Chinese religions of Confucianism and Daoism. Students will explore the philosophical beliefs and cultural practices of these religions from their inception two millennia ago to the present day.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3510:   Nature & Env. in Asian Relig.  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course investigates the way in which Asian religions conceive of the environment and the relationship humans have to the natural world.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3520:   Public Policy and Ethics  
Philosophy and Religion  
"Analysis of the common good with emphasis on ethical standards that should define and constrain the state's pursuit of a just society."   
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3530:   Legal Reasoning and Interpr  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course introduces students to legal reasoning by examining the principal theories of statutory and constitutional interpretation in American legal practice.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3610:   History of Philosophy I  
Philosophy and Religion  
Major philosophers from the Pre-Socratics through the Medieval Period.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3620:   History of Philosophy II  
Philosophy and Religion  
Major philosophers from the Renaissance through the early 20th century.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3630:   Topics in Medieval Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines major thinkers of medieval philosophy and theology. May be repeated once with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3640:   Socrates and the Sophists  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines the intellectual developments and pedagogical practices in fifth-century Greece, especially in Athens, associated with the Sophists and Socrates through analysis of a range of ancient texts about these figures and their influences on ancient (and modern) culture and politics.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3650:   Plato  
Philosophy and Religion  
The dialogues and their influence on later thought.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3660:   Aristotle  
Philosophy and Religion  
Major ideas and issues in the Aristotelian writings.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3670:   Kant and the Prob. of Phil.  
Philosophy and Religion  
Introduction to Kant's systematic philosophy, particularly from the Critical Period.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3680:   Nineteenth Century Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course surveys major figures and problems in 19th-century Western philosophy.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3690:   Topics in Phil. in Amer Hist.  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course explores philosophical ideas, debates, movements, and people that have shaped and are shaping American intellectual, creative, social, and political life. May be repeated once with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3700:   Existentialism  
Philosophy and Religion  
Development of existential themes from Kierkegaard through Sartre, and in recent existential theology and psychology.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3710:   History of Analytic Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
Introduction to the approaches, positions, and methods in contemporary Anglo-American analytic philosophy.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3720:   Hist. of Western Poli. Phil.  
Philosophy and Religion  
The history of Western political philosophy from ancient Greece to the French and American democratic revolutions of the 18th century.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3910:   Symbolic Logic  
Philosophy and Religion  
A comprehensive survey of deductive symbolic logic. Topics covered include propositional logic, quantificational logic, and modal logic.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3960:   Community-Based Internship  
Philosophy and Religion  
Students complete an internship in an approved community-based work setting. Written work on internship is required, including weekly journal and final research paper.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Practicum  
PHIL 3980:   Topics in Philosophy Abroad  
Philosophy and Religion  
Students do departmentally approved course work at a foreign university. May be repeated with permission of the chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion.  
1 - 6 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 3999A:   Topics in Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
An investigation of a specialized topic in philosophy. Content varies. May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 4010:   Sem in Hist. of Ancient Phil.  
Philosophy and Religion  
This writing-intensive course explores different figures and topics in the history of ancient philosophy. May be repeated once with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
6 Credits in 300-level PHIL Courses and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 4020:   Sem in Hist. of Modern Phil.  
Philosophy and Religion  
This writing-intensive course explores different figures and topics in the history of modern philosophy. May be repeated once with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
6 Credits in 300-level PHIL Courses and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 4030:   Seminar in Ethical Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
This writing-intensive course explores different theories and applications of ethical thought. May be repeated once with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
6 Credits in 300-level PHIL Courses and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 4040:   Sem in Epistemol./Metaphysics  
Philosophy and Religion  
This writing-intensive course explores topics in epistemology and metaphysics. May be repeated once with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
6 Credits in 300-level PHIL Courses and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 4050:   Seminar in Legal/Poli. Phil.  
Philosophy and Religion  
This writing-intensive course explores topics in legal philosophy and political philosophy. May be repeated once with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
6 Credits in 300-level PHIL Courses and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 4060:   Seminar in Phil. of Mind/Lang.  
Philosophy and Religion  
This writing-intensive course explores topics in philosophy of mind, philosophy of personal identity, and philosophy of language. May be repeated once with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
6 Credits in 300-level PHIL Courses and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 4070:   Sem: Phil. of Sci./Religion  
Philosophy and Religion  
This writing-intensive course explores topics in the philosophy of religion and the philosophy of science. May be repeated once with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
6 Credits in 300-level PHIL Courses and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 4970:   Dir. Readings in Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
Individual research into selected philosophical issues; content varies. Consent of instructor required. (May be repeated once for credit).  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
6 Credits in 300-level PHIL Courses and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
PHIL 4990:   Philosophy Assessment Exam  
Philosophy and Religion  
Students take a comprehensive exam to evaluate basic knowledge and skills gained in the undergraduate philosophy curriculum. Required for graduation as a philosophy major. Must be taken during the last regular semester enrolled.  
0 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 4997A:   Honors Thesis  
Philosophy and Religion  
Honors students engage in individual research and writing for their thesis project. This course will not fulfill the 400-level seminar requirement for the philosophy major. May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 5010:   Adv Sem Epistemol./Metaphysics  
Philosophy and Religion  
Advanced topics for both graduate and undergraduate students. Topics may vary. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 5020:   Adv. Seminar in Val. Theory  
Philosophy and Religion  
Advanced topics for both graduate and undergraduate students. Topics may vary. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 5030:   Adv. Seminar in Hist. of Phil  
Philosophy and Religion  
Advanced topics for both graduate and undergraduate students. Topics may vary. This course may be repeated once for credit with a different topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 5040:   Adv Sem Epistemol./Met. II  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course covers advanced topics for both graduate and undergraduate students. Topics may vary. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 5050:   Adv. Seminar in Val. Theory II  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines advanced topics for both graduate and undergraduate students. Topics may vary. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 5060:   Adv. Sem in Hist. of Phil II  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines advanced topics for both graduate and undergraduate students. Topics may vary. This course may be repeated once for credit with a different topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 5490:   Prof. Dev. in Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course focuses on improving writing samples, preparing applications for graduate programs, and developing interview and presentation skills. No grade.  
0 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Internship  
PHIL 5510:   Adv Sem Epistemol./Metaphysics  
Philosophy and Religion  
Advanced topics for both graduate and undergraduate students. Topics may vary. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 5520:   Adv. Seminar in Val. Theory  
Philosophy and Religion  
Advanced topics for both graduate and undergraduate students. Topics may vary. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 5530:   Adv. Seminar in Hist. of Phil  
Philosophy and Religion  
Advanced topics for both graduate and undergraduate students. Topics may vary. This course may be repeated once for credit with a different topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 5540:   Adv Sem Epistemol./Met. II  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course covers advanced topics for both graduate and undergraduate students. Topics may vary. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 5550:   Adv. Seminar in Val. Theory II  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines advanced topics for both graduate and undergraduate students. Topics may vary. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 5560:   Adv. Sem in Hist. of Phil II  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines advanced topics for both graduate and undergraduate students. Topics may vary. This course may be repeated once for credit with a different topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 5990:   Prof. Dev. in Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course focuses on improving writing samples, preparing applications for graduate programs, and developing interview and presentation skills. No grade.  
0 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Internship  
PHIL 6010:   Problems of Epistemology  
Philosophy and Religion  
Selected issues in theories of knowledge. May be repeated for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 6020:   Problems of Metaphysics  
Philosophy and Religion  
Selected issues in theories of reality. May be repeated for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 6030:   Prob. in Philosophical Anlys.  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines major problems found in the approaches, positions, and methods of contemporary analytic philosophy. May be repeated once for credit with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 6050:   Problems of Personal Identity  
Philosophy and Religion  
Selected issues in theories of identity, self, and persistence. May be repeated once for credit with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 6060:   Philosophy of Language  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines major philosophical problems in language, including meaning, reference, relations of language to thought and being. May be repeated once for credit with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 6080:   Prob. in Philosophy of Tech.  
Philosophy and Religion  
This level course examines contemporary scholarship dealing with the ontological, epistemological, and ethical dimensions of technology.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 6090:   Prob. in the Phil. of Mind  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines major problems in contemporary philosophy of mind. May be repeated once for credit with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 6100:   Prob. in the Phil. of Religion  
Philosophy and Religion  
Topics selected in accordance with needs and backgrounds of students. May be repeated once for credit with a change in topic.  
1 - 3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 6110:   Problems of Sci. and Religion  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines philosophical problems found in contemporary explanations of religion and science. May be repeated once for credit with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 6115:   Philosophy of Science  
Philosophy and Religion  
Survey of philosophical issues in scientific theory and practice, including the nature of scientific method and explanation.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 6305:   Value Theory  
Philosophy and Religion  
An examination of the nature and purpose of values in classical and contemporary thought. May be repeated once for credit with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 6310:   Studies in Eastern Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course studies foundational texts from Eastern philosophical and religious traditions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 6320:   Problems of Aesthetics  
Philosophy and Religion  
An examination of the leading views, issues, and concepts in the philosophy of art. May be repeated once for credit with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 6330:   Problems in Ethics  
Philosophy and Religion  
An examination of the metaethical questions about the epistemology, metaphysics, and semantics of ethics, as well as normative questions raised by major ethical theories. May be repeated once for credit with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 6340:   Problems in Biomedical Ethics  
Philosophy and Religion  
A consideration of basic issues in medical ethics from the perspective of the philosophical conception of ethics and the human person. May be repeated once for credit with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 6350:   Problems in Poli. Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course addresses the justification of a state and examines various classical liberal and conservative ideals of the state. May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
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Lecture  
PHIL 6360:   Studies in Moral Psychology  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course covers selected issues in psychological phenomena involved in morality.  
3 credits  
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Seminar  
PHIL 6370:   Prob. in Environmental Ethics  
Philosophy and Religion  
Selected problems, such as population dynamics, ecosystem disruption, and environmental rights. May be repeated once for credit with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 6380:   Graduate Ethical Policy Debate  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course develops graduate-level skills in making ethical arguments about controversial policy issues and engaging in professional-quality analysis and debate. May be repeated once with changes in topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 6400:   Problems of Philosophy of Law  
Philosophy and Religion  
An examination of classical and contemporary problems in legal philosophy. May be repeated once for credit with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 6410:   Problems in Care Ethics  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines the sub-branch of normative theory founded on inter-personal and social relations of caring.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 6420:   Problems in Consequentialism  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines the sub-branch of normative theory founded on utility and outcomes for aggregated interests.  
3 credits  
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Seminar  
PHIL 6440:   Prob. in the Phil. of Film  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course offers an advanced examination of the theories of meaning, aesthetics, and value that inform interpretation of film.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 6450:   Problems in Business Ethics  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines different ethical issues arising in business life, such as the responsibilities of a business to different stakeholders, the nature of work itself, as well as the norms governing economic transactions.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 6480:   Studies in Feminist Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course examines definitions of gender and sex, feminist ethical theories and epistemologies, disputes about essentialism, and the role of women in the history of philosophy.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 6610:   Studies in Ancient Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course is an advanced study of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy. May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 6620:   St. in Early Modern Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course is an advanced study of 17th- and 18th-century philosophy. May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
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Seminar  
PHIL 6670:   Kant  
Philosophy and Religion  
An intensive study of the Critique of Pure Reason.  
3 credits  
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Seminar  
PHIL 6680:   Major Western Philosophers  
Philosophy and Religion  
One or more classical thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Leibniz, Hume, Kant, Hegel. (May be repeated for credit).  
1 - 3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 6700:   St. in Existential Philosophy  
Philosophy and Religion  
Basic works and themes in existentialism, centering on the fundamental philosophical questions as they are raised in Hebrew and Greek thought, synthesized in Christian thought, and examined by the existentialist philosophers.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 6710:   Mjr. Figures of Analytic Phil.  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course is an advanced study of one of the major figures of analytic philosophy such as Frege, Russell, or Quine. Content varies. May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 6720:   St. in the Hist. of Poli. Phil  
Philosophy and Religion  
This course studies major issues and figures in ancient, medieval, and early modern political theory.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 6910:   Advanced Symbolic Logic  
Philosophy and Religion  
Advanced approaches to deductive symbolic logic. Topics covered include propositional logic, quantificational logic, and modal logic. May be repeated once for credit with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
PHIL 6960:   Seminar  
Philosophy and Religion  
May be repeated once with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 6961:   Special Topics in Metaphysics  
Philosophy and Religion  
May be repeated once with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 6962:   Special Topics in Ethics  
Philosophy and Religion  
May be repeated once with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 6963:   Spec. Topics in Hist. of Phil.  
Philosophy and Religion  
May be repeated once with a change in topic.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
PHIL 6970:   Research  
Philosophy and Religion  
May be repeated for credit.  
1 - 3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
PHIL 6997A:   Thesis  
Philosophy and Religion  
No grade  
1 - 12 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Thesis