| PHIL 101G. The Art of Wondering | 3 cr. |
Introduction to some of the main problems of philosophy, with an emphasis on critical thinking. Philosophy conceived as an aid to living in this world with oneself and with others.
| PHIL 136. The Quest for God | 3 cr. |
An effort to understand the religious life; a consideration of some of the traditional approaches to God and what it means to be religious.
| PHIL 161. Special Topics | 3 cr. |
Specific subjects to be announced in the Schedule of Classes.
| PHIL 201G. Introduction to Philosophy | 3 cr. |
Survey of the main branches of philosophy; metaphysics, logic, theory of knowledge, ethics and aesthetics. Some treatment of the philosophies of religion, language, science, and of political and social philosophy.
| PHIL 211. Informal Logic | 3 cr. |
Logical analysis of ordinary language, construction of definitions, argumentation, analysis of fallacious modes of thought and basic rhetorical considerations.
| PHIL 220. Individual Conduct and Society | 3 cr. |
A philosophical exploration of outstanding contemporary moral problems.
| PHIL 223. Ethics | 3 cr. |
The philosophical explication of morality. Significant ethical systems developed in the history of Western thought.
| PHIL 261. Special Topics | 3 cr. |
Specific subjects to be announced in the Schedule of Classes.
| PHIL 303. Introduction to Oriental Thought | 3 cr. |
Survey of the most important philosophies of the East; emphasis is on the basic teachings.
| PHIL 312. Formal Logic | 3 cr. |
Introduction to symbolic logic and its application in the analysis of arguments in scientific and ordinary discourse.
| PHIL 313. Inductive Logic and Probability | 3 cr. |
A formal introduction to the methods and problems of inductive reasoning and the concept of evidence. The relationship between inductive reasoning and the probability calculus will be explored, with an emphasis on the various interpretations of probability theory.
| PHIL 315. Philosophy of Language | 3 cr. |
A critical examination of philosophical inquiries into the syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic dimensions of language.
| PHIL 316. Philosophy of Mathematics | 3 cr. |
A survey of traditional philosophical problems and views concerning the nature of mathematics. Emphasis will be placed on such questions as: What is the nature of mathematical knowledge? What is mathematical truth? What is a number? What is proof? What is the relationship between logic and mathematics?
| PHIL 320. Social and Political Philosophy | 3 cr. |
This course critically examines such fundamental concepts as liberty, equality, and human rights.
| PHIL 331. Philosophy of Religion | 3 cr. |
The nature, fundamental concepts, and problems of religion. Emphasis on the significance of religion for creative and practical value.
| PHIL 343. Origins of Philosophy | 3 cr. |
Introduction to the philosophies of the early cosmologists, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Epicureans, the Stoics, and the medieval scholastics.
| PHIL 344. Modern Philosophy | 3 cr. |
Foundations of contemporary thought: introduction to the philosophies of Descartes, Bacon, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, and Hegel.
| PHIL 345. Contemporary Philosophy | 3 cr. |
A comparative and critical examination of some twentieth century developments in philosophy, including logical positivism, ordinary language philosophy and phenomenology.
| PHIL 350. Theories of Knowledge | 3 cr. |
Introduction to epistemology. The philosophical critique of alleged ways of knowing. An examination of the nature of truth.
| PHIL 351. Philosophy of Science | 3 cr. |
Philosophical examination of the methodology of science. The logical, metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical critique of science and its impact on human affairs.
| PHIL 352. Philosophy of the Human Sciences | 3 cr. |
Critical examination of method in the social sciences and humanities. Topics include: explanation vs. understanding, inductive vs. deductive methods, the human vs. the natural sciences.
| PHIL 361. Special Topics | 3 cr. |
Specific subjects will be announced in the Schedule of Classes.
| PHIL 363. Directed Readings | 2-4 cr. |
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
| PHIL 370. Aesthetics | 3 cr. |
Theories of the nature of beauty and the arts. Examination of the roles artistic creation and appreciation play in different philosophies.
| PHIL 373. Ethical Theory | 3 cr. |
The critical examination of the justification of ethical theories with particular attention to the language of moral discourse.
| PHIL 376. Philosophy of Law | 3 cr. |
Ethical, logical, and epistemological implications of law, together with an analysis of the rhetoric of legal practice.
| PHIL 380. Nature of Reality | 3 cr. |
Introduction to metaphysics: a treatment of such issues as the meaning of existence, the mind-body problem, the problem of universals, and free will versus determinism.
| PHIL 397. Existentialism | 3 cr. |
Existential thought - its origins and implications, together with a historical introduction to phenomenology. Contributions from literature are discussed along with more formal philosophical material.
| PHIL 413. Modal Logic | 3 cr. |
A formal introduction to the logic of necessity, possibility, and impossibility: the syntactic and semantic aspects of the formal modal systems T, S4, S5, as well as their philosophical implications.
| PHIL 456. Rhetoric | 3 cr. |
Effective communication of philosophical ideas. Rhetoric is concerned with matters about which an audience is undecided and for which no science presents convincing answers.
| PHIL 461. Special Topics | 2-4 cr. |
For students with some background in philosophy wishing to do work in a special area. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
| PHIL 463. Directed Readings | 2-4 cr. |
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
| PHIL 464. Seminar | 3 cr. |
In-depth treatment of a philosopher or philosophical movement through dialogue.