Courses-PHI

Philosophy Courses

PHI-2010: Primer in Philosophy - 3 hours
An introduction to the central areas of philosophy including metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, logic, philosophy of religion and political philosophy. IAI: H4 900.

PHI-2110: Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion - 3 hours
A study of philosophical questions arising from religious belief. IAI: H4 905.

PHI-2210: Introduction to Logic - 3 hours
Elementary deductive and inductive logic with emphasis upon the use of logic in evaluative arguments. IAI: H4 906.

PHI-2310: Social and Political Philosophy - 3 hours
Central problems of social and political thought, with emphasis on political and social ideals such as justice, equality, the law, the basis of authority, rights, and obligations. Prerequisite: PHI-2010 or PHI-2110.

PHI-3110:Reason and Religion - 3 hours
Analysis of central problems in the philosophy of religion including the problems of evil, traditional arguments for the existence of God, religious experience, religious language, and reformed epistemology. Prerequisite: PHI-2010 or PHI-2110.

PHI-3410: Aesthetics - 3 hours
Traditional and modern approaches to the problem of aesthetics, literary criticism, music, and art theory. Cross-listed with ENG-3410.

PHI-3510: Ancient and Medieval Philosophy - 3 hours
Selections from Plato, Aristotle, Duns, Scotus, Ockham and Aquinas. Prerequisite: PHI-2010 or PHI-2110.

PHI-3520: Modern Philosophy - 3 hours
Selected philosophers from Descartes to the present, including Locke, Hume, Kant, Marx, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche. Prerequisite: PHI-2010 or PHI-2110.

PHI-3610:Ethical Theory - 3 hours
Critical analysis of the central moral systems in western philosophy including utilitarianism, the Kantian ethical tradition, the divine command theory, and virtue ethics. Prerequisite: PHI-2010 or PHI-2110.

PHI-4040: Classical and Medieval Political Theory - 3 hours
Cross-listed with POS-4040.

PHI-4050: Modern Political Theory - 3 hours
Cross-listed with POS-4050.

PHI-4900: Senior Seminar in Philosophy - 4 hours
Substantial research on a topic of the student's choice, culminating in the preparation and presentation of a research paper. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.

PHI-4910:Topics in Contemporary Philosophy - 1-4 hours
Advanced seminar on topics of current interest in philosophy. Prerequisite: 6 hours in philosophy.

PHI-4950: Independent Study in Philosophy - 1-6 hours