Minor
Philosophy
Program Learning Outcomes
Degrees and Certificates
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Philosophy,
Classes
PHI 101: Philosophy and Life Today
Class Program
A survey of traditional philosophical issues applied to concerns in today’s world.
Core Tags
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Semester Offered
Offered at departmental discretion.
PHI 110: Introduction to Modern Logic
Class Program
A study of the formal validity of deductive inference and the bases of inductive reasoning.
Semester Offered
Offered at departmental discretion.
PHI 120: Introduction to Ethics
Class Program
A study of major ethical theories and their application to specific moral issues.
Semester Offered
Offered every semester.
PHI 201: Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (to 1600)
Class Program
An historical survey with emphasis upon the thought of Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas.
Semester Offered
Offered at departmental discretion.
PHI 202: Modern Philosophy (1600 to 1850)
Class Program
An historical survey with emphasis upon Continental Rationalists, British Empiricists, and Immanuel Kant.
Semester Offered
Offered at departmental discretion.
PHI 212: Philosophy of Human Nature
Class Program
An exploration of selected philosophical issues, including the mind/body problem, free will versus determinism, personal identity, and human dignity.
Semester Offered
Offered at departmental discretion.
PHI 220: Social Philosophy and Ethics
Class Program
A study of classical and contemporary texts on the relation between morality, justice, and the law.
Semester Offered
Offered at departmental discretion.
PHI 230: Ethics of Health Care
Class Program
This course introduces students to contemporary ethical discussion regarding health care issues. Topics may include: medical professionalism, the nature of the patient-provider relationship, beginning and end of life issues, the just distribution of medical resources, and caring for public health communities.
Semester Offered
Offered at departmental discretion.
PHI 304: Contemporary Philosophy (since 1850)
Class Program
An examination of recent trends in Western thought, including philosophical analysis and existentialism.
Semester Offered
Offered at departmental discretion.
PHI 311: Philosophy of Religion
Class Program
Philosophical analysis of the central problems of religious belief.
Semester Offered
Offered at departmental discretion.
PHI 312: Philosophical Ethics
Class Program
A study of major moral philosophers, ethical theories, and the structure of moral reasoning.
Semester Offered
Offered at departmental discretion.
PHI 320: Philosophy of Gender
Class Program
This course is framed around the central question of how gendered conceptions of the human person have been used as a tool for individual, collective, and structural power. The course will examine biological and social constructions of gender identity; investigate the historic and contemporary intersection of gender with religion, economics, and politics; and listen to voices, fictional and real, speak to their experiences in relation to gender and gender identity. Ongoing writing assignments will build toward a final portfolio that includes a gender autobiography, a book review, and a gender manifesto.
Semester Offered
Offered at departmental discretion.
PHI 322: The Examined Life
Class Program
If, as Socrates reportedly proclaimed, “the unexamined life is not worth living”, then how ought we to live examined lives? This course invites students to consider the qualities and activities of a genuinely examined life. Students will read autobiographical examples of the examined life, develop practices of self-reflection, engage in a community project, and craft a portfolio that articulates their own understanding of the examined life.
Semester Offered
Offered at departmental discretion.
PHI 330: Topics in Philosophy
Class Program
A single topic of interest to faculty and students will be selected. Examples include: Existentialism. Environmental Ethics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Aesthetics.
Prerequisites
must have passed at least one 100-level or 200-level Philosophy course prior to enrollment
Semester Offered
Offered at departmental discretion.
PHI 482: Seminar on Problems in Philosophy
An intensive study of a selected philosophical issue or an individual philosopher.
Semester Offered
Offered at departmental discretion.
PHI 491: Independent Study
Open only to juniors and seniors of demonstrated ability majoring or minoring in Religion and Philosophy. Subject to Independent Study rules and regulations..
PHI 499: Senior Essay
Class Program
A project requiring scholarly research and culminating in the public presentation of a formal paper. Subject to Senior Essay rules and regulations.
Semester Offered
Offered spring semester.