Course Descriptions
Philosophy Courses
ILC 208 - Philosophy and Poetry
4.00 CrILC 213 - The Elusive Self
4.00 CrThe Elusive Self: On Mind, Brain, and Consciousness.
No concept is more central to our lives than the notion of "I." We could not navigate the world if we lacked a fundamental sense of self-hood. Yet, for philosophers and psychologists alike, this commonplace idea has been the starting point for much speculation, research, and wonder. This course explores various dimensions of what we call the self from both psychological and philosophical perspectives. We begin with questions on the nature of consciousness, with special emphasis on the relationship between the mind and the brain. We then explore issues related to personal identity, self-awareness, and memory. We next consider the prospects for consciousness and self-hood in non-human animals and machines. Finally, we reckon with the self's ultimate limitation, death.
ILC 389G - Atrocity, Suffering & God
4.00 CrPHIL 101 - Perspectives in Philosophy
3.00 CrPHIL 113 - Formal Logic
3.00 CrPHIL 114 - Critical Thinking
3.00 CrPHIL 121 - Philosophy of Human Being
3.00 CrPhilosophical Reasoning. An introduction to philosophy through a consideration of what constitutes humanity. The course examines such features as the existence of a soul, the nature of human knowing, and the possibility of human freedom. Subject matter is particularly useful to students in biology, psychology and the social sciences.
PHIL 131 - Philosophy & Film
3.00 CrCourse will be offered every two years, in the fall semester.
PHIL 150 - Philosophy in Love
3.00 CrPHIL 161 - Artificial Intelligence
3.00 CrPHIL 189 - Special Topic
1.00 CrPHIL 200 - Ancient Philosophy
3.00 CrPHIL 202 - Medieval Philosophy
3.00 CrPHIL 203 - Islam: Philosophy/CultureCDGD
3.00 CrPHIL 205 - Ethics
3.00 CrPHIL 206 - Environmental Ethics
3.00 CrPHIL 207 - Business Ethics
3.00 CrPHIL 208 - Bioethics
3.00 CrPHIL 223 - Asian Philosophy (CD)(GD)
3.00 CrPHIL 252 - Philosophy&History of Science
3.00 CrPHIL 255 - Philosophy of Art & Beauty
3.00 CrPHIL 256 - Soc/Political Philosophy (WI)
3.00 CrPHIL 261 - Philosophy & Gender
3.00 CrPHIL 303 - Modern Philosophy
3.00 CrPHIL 304 - Contemporary Philosophy
3.00 CrPHIL 310 - Metaphysics
3.00 CrPHIL 313 - Epistemology
3.00 CrPHIL 315 - 20th Century European PHIL
3.00 CrPHIL 324 - Ethical Theory (WI)
3.00 CrEthical Reasoning, Faith & Reason-Philosophy. An intensive exploration of enduring theoretical issues in ethics such as relative and absolute moral laws, subjective and objective components of moral knowledge, the relation of facts in nature to human values, and the place of reason in ethical decisions.
PHIL 389 - Special Topic
1.00 CrPHIL 425 - Internship
1.00 CrPHIL 485 - Independent Study
1.00 CrPHIL 495 - Philosophy Seminar
3.00 CrIn a seminar setting, a discussion of preselected philosophical issues or important texts (seminar topics change from year to year). Required of all philosophy majors and minors, but open to any student who had a previous philosophy course and who has obtained the permission of the Philosophy Department.
PHIL 497 - Senior Paper
1.00 CrThe senior paper is an original work a student prepares under the guidance of a professor in the Philosophy Department. It must provide evidence of scholarship in any of the major philosophical areas and is approved by the Department Chair.