2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Philosophy (PHIL) Course Descriptions
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| PHIL-2003 | Being, Knowing, Doing: Intro to Phil Philosophy | 3.0 |
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THIS SURVEY OF PHILOSOPHY ACQUAINTS STUDENTS WITH FIGURES AND WORKS IN THE DISCIPLINE RANGING FROM THE ANCIENT PERIOD TO THE PRESENT. IT RELATES FIGURES AND WORKS BY DEMONSTRATING THE WAY IN WHICH THEORIES REGARDING THE ULTIMATE NATURE OF REALITY (METAPHYSICS) INFLUENCE THEORIES OF KNOWLEDGE (EPISTEMOLOGY) AND THEORIES OF PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CONDUCT (ETHICS). |
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| PHIL-2013 | Faith, Freedom, Fate: Intro to Philosoph To Philosophy of Religion | 3.0 |
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THIS CLASS PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY AND TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION. THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION CONSIDERS THE NATURE OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE AND CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY ARGUMENTS FOR TRADITIONAL ARTICLES OF FAITH. THE COURSE EXAMINES RELIGIOUS PHENOMENON, SUCH AS PRAYER, AS WELL AS CLASSICAL WORKS WHERE PHILOSOPHY HAS BEEN EMPLOYED TO ACHIEVE RELIGIOUS ENDS. |
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| PHIL-2023 | Self, Society, Justice: Intro to Philoso To Social Philosophy and Ethics | 3.0 |
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THIS CLASS PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO SIGNIFICANT AREAS IN PHILOSOPHY INCLUDING IDENTITY THEORY, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THEORY, AND MORAL PHILOSOPHY. DRAWING FROM CLASSICAL TO CONTEMPORARY SOURCES, IT ENGAGES DEEPLY PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS, INCLUDING: WHO AM I WHO ARE WE AND HOW SHOULD WE LIVE TOGETHER |
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| PHIL-2033 | Truth, Goodness, Beauty: Intro to Philos Introduction to the Philosophy of Art | 3.0 |
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THIS COURSE IS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART OR AESTHETICS. AESTHETICS REFERS TO THE PHILOSOPHIC DISCIPLINE THAT STUDIES THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH TASTE, MOST NOTABLY ART. READINGS INCLUDE WORKS FROM PROMINENT FIGURES IN AESTHETICS RANGING FROM CLASSIC FIGURES SUCH AS PLATO TO CONTEMPORARY FIGURES SUCH AS MARTHA NUSSBAUM. |
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| PHIL-4981 | Seminar in Philosophy | 1.0 |
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DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| PHIL-4982 | Seminar in Philosophy | 2.0 |
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DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| PHIL-4983 | Seminar in Philosophy | 3.0 |
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DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| PHIL-4984 | Seminar in Philosophy | 4.0 |
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DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| PHIL-4991 | Individual Study in Philosophy | 1.0 |
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DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| PHIL-4992 | Individual Study in Philosophy | 2.0 |
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DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| PHIL-4993 | Individual Study in Philosophy | 3.0 |
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DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| PHIL-4994 | Individual Study in Philosophy | 4.0 |
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DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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