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PHILOSOPHY (PHL)
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course whose title contains the word "introduction"
may be taken as a first course. The department
recommends that students take no more than two
such introductory courses. Often after a single
such course, students should proceed to follow
their interests with 200- and 300-level courses. |
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PHL 110
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Introduction
to Philosophy |
3 cr |
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| An
introduction to philosophical analysis and criticism
through a survey of the major branches of philosophy.
Topics may include, but are not limited to: the
mind/body problem, theory of knowledge, skepticism,
ethics, political philosophy, aesthetics, and
philosophy of religion. Core Course. |
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PHL 121
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Introduction
to Logic |
3 cr |
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| Studies
arguments: what they are, how to identify them,
and how to judge their quality; and examines inductive
and deductive arguments in both their informal
and formal aspects. Core Course. |
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PHL 131
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Introduction
to Ethics |
3 cr |
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| Examines
ideas about good and bad, right and wrong, and
moral obligation through a survey of major ethical
systems in western philosophy. The course includes
consideration of how these ideas apply to moral
problems and issues. Core Course. |
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PHL 231
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Social
Ethics (W) |
3 cr |
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| Readings
and analyses of ethical issues in society. Topics
may include euthanasia, sexual equality, sexual
morality, censorship, world hunger, animal rights,
the environment, and capital punishment. Core
Course. |
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PHL 233
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Philosophy
of Love and Friendship (W) |
3 cr |
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| Love
and friendship are investigated by a philosophical
analysis of concepts embraced by the terms. Examples
of the concepts are drawn from common life, religion,
history, and literature. |
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PHL 240
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Western
Philosophy: |
3 cr |
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| Survey
of Greek, Roman, and Medieval philosophy with
emphasis on classical Greek philosophy. Core Course. |
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PHL 245
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Western
Philosophy: |
3 cr |
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Renaissance/Enlightenment
(W) |
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| Survey
of Western philosophy from F. Bacon to Kant with
emphasis on the empiricists, rationalists, and
Kant. |
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PHL 251
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Philosophy
and Cognitive Science |
3 cr |
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| A
survey of central concepts and issues in cognitive
science, including an informal introduction to
automata theory, intelligent systems architecture,
and the philosophical issues arising out of computational
models of language and cognition. |
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PHL 261
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Existentialism |
3 cr |
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| An
investigation of human individuality, the individual
in relation to society, and authentic versus inauthentic
individuality. Philosophers studied can include
Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, and
Camus. |
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PHL 290
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Special
Topics |
1-3 cr |
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| Different
themes and issues of philosophical significance
will be studied as announced. |
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PHL 311
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Political
Philosophy I: |
3 cr |
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| An
examination of the central themes of classical
Western political philosophy through the reading
and discussing of the primary works of such thinkers
as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas. Cross-listed
as PSC 311. Prerequisites: PSC 130, or equivalent,
or permission of instructor. Credit cannot be
received for both PHL 311 and PSC 311. |
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PHL 312
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Political
Philosophy II |
3 cr |
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Renaissance
and Enlightenment |
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| An
examination of the central themes of classical
Western political philosophy through the reading
and discussing of the primary works of such thinkers
as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. Cross-listed
as PSC 312. Prerequisites: PSC 130, or equivalent,
or permission of instructor. Credit cannot be
received for both PHL 312 and PSC 312. |
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PHL 313
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Political
Philosophy III 19th Century |
3 cr |
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| An
examination of the central themes of classical
Western political philosophy through the reading
and discussing of the primary works of such thinkers
as Hegel, Mill, Marx and Nietzsche. Cross-listed
as PSC 313. Prerequisites: PSC 130, or equivalent,
or permission of instructor. Credit cannot be
received for both PHL 313 and PSC 313. |
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PHL 321
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Symbolic
Logic |
3 cr |
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| A
study of sentential and predicate logics and related
topics. |
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PHL 327
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Philosophy
of the Social |
3 cr |
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| Studies
such topics as method and explanation in the sciences;
realist and anti-realist views about scientific
theories; scientific change; and society, science,
and values. Attention will be given to the similarities
and differences between the social and natural
sciences. |
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| Alienation,
a fundamental element in human existence, is analyzed
in the philosophy of Marx, Hegel, Dostoevsky,
Nietzsche and Sartre, and then used to interpret
characters and situations in selected novels and
films. |
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PHL 333
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Biomedical
Ethics (W) |
3 cr |
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| Ethical
analyses of problems and issues in the biomedical
and health-related fields. Topics may include
genetic research and technology, abortion, health
care, experimentation, and death and dying. |
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PHL 334
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Man and
Technology |
3 cr |
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| Examines
the most common impacts that technology is envisioned
to have on both the spirit of the human person
and the environment in which that person lives.
Both the technologist and antitechnologist arguments
will be explored. |
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PHL 336
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Legal
Theory |
3 cr |
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| Explores
theoretical issues and problems in the area of
law, including theories about the nature of law,
legal validity, the relations between morality
and law, and our obligation to obey the law. Specific
problems, such as legal moralism, are also examined.
Cross-listed as CJ 336. Prerequisites: CJ 205,
or equivalent, or permission of instructor. Credit
cannot be received for both PHL 336 and CJ 336. |
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PHL 337
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Liability
and Punishment |
3 cr |
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| Explores
theoretical issues and problems in the areas of
law (especially criminal law) concerning liability
and punishment. Topics to be examined include
diminished capacity, theories of punishment, and
capital punishment. Cross-listed as CJ 337. Prerequisites:
CJ 205, or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Credit cannot be received for both PHL 337 and
CJ 337. |
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PHL 339
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Philosophy
of Culture |
3 cr |
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| Acquaints
students with Cassirer's philosophy of culture,
with emphasis on the unity of human experience
as ramified into myth, language, religion, art,
history, science, and politicosocial life. |
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PHL 345
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Anglo-American
Philosophy Since Kant |
3 cr |
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| An
examination of selected themes and issues in Anglo-American
philosophy since 1800. Topics may include pragmatism,
ideal language philosophy, and ordinary language
philosophy. |
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PHL 348
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Continental
Philosophy Since Kant (W) |
3 cr |
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| An
examination of selected themes and issues in continental
philosophy since 1800. Topics may include German
idealism, Marxism, existentialism, hermeneutics,
phenomenology, and poststructuralism. |
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PHL 351
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Philosophy
of Religion (W) |
3 cr |
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| Investigates
the nature of religion, including religious experience,
religious language, arguments for the existence
of God, and the problem of evil. |
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PHL 352
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World
Religions |
3 cr |
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| Major
Eastern and Western religions emphasizing their
historical development, their theological structure,
and their philosophical implications. |
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PHL 354
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Philosophies
of India |
3 cr |
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| Introduces
the major religions and philosophies of India
by way of the classical Realist/Anti-Realist debate
in India. Study of the major religious doctrines
of theistic and non-dualist Vedanta, Buddhism,
and Jainism, and their philosophical articulation
in the Nyaya, Advaita Vedanta, Madhyamaka, and
other schools. |
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PHL 355
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Chinese
Philosophy |
3 cr |
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| Introduces
the major classical religious and philosophical
systems of China by way of an examination of early
Confucianism, Mohism, Yangism, Legalism, Taoism,
and Chinese Buddhism. Particular emphasis will
be placed upon the role of these schools in the
development of Chinese religion, morality, and
political organization. |
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PHL 361
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Philosophy
of Mind |
3 cr |
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| A
study of the concept of consciousness and related
concepts (e.g., mind, self, thinking) as applied
to man, other animals, non-terrestrials, and machines. |
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PHL 370
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Philosophy
of Art |
3 cr |
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| Acquaints
students with main issues in aesthetics, both
ancient and modern. Includes such issues as the
nature and function of art, the creative process,
the work of art, and the criteria of aesthetic
judgement and appreciation. |
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PHL 390
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Special
Topics |
1-3 cr |
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| Different
figures or topics of philosophical significance
will be studied as announced. May be repeated,
when content varies, for a total of six hours. |
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| NOTE:
The Department requires at least one lower-level
philosophy course or Junior standing as a prerequisite
for 400-level courses. |
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PHL 421
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Theory
of Knowledge |
3 cr |
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| Examines
knowledge, its scope and limits. Topics may include
the conditions, criteria, and grounds for knowledge,
and theories of truth and meaning. |
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PHL 431
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Advanced
Ethical Theory |
3 cr |
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| Problems
in traditional and recent value theory and ethics. |
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| Studies
philosophical theories about the nature of reality,
including such topics as what is real, change,
the nature of things, universals, and such views
as monism, materialism, realism, and idealism. |
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| An
investigation of issues and concepts in philosophy
for advanced undergraduates and graduate students.
May be repeated, when content varies, for a total
of six hours. |
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PHL 494
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Directed
Studies |
1-3 cr |
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| Directed
research in philosophy under the guidance of a
member of the department. Credit according to
the magnitude of the individual project. May be
repeated, if content varies, for a total of three
hours. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing
and approval of directing professor and department
chair. |
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PHL 499
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Honors
Thesis |
3 cr |
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| Extended
research paper prepared under direction of thesis
advisor plus two-person committee selected by
advisor in consultation with student. Prerequisites:
The student must have developed a proposal for
the thesis in consultation with the advisor, and
received permission for the work from the committee.
In addition, the student must be a senior major
or minor, have completed the logic and history
of philosophy requirements, have at least two
courses at the 300-level or higher, and have at
least a 3.3 GPA in Philosophy. Credit for this
course is only given as an addition to the hours
required for the major. |
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PHL 590
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Special
Topics |
1-3 cr |
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| Study
of individuals or topics of philosophical significance.
May be repeated for credit when content varies.
Enrollment is limited to students in disciplines
other than philosophy. |
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