 | | Course ID: | PHIL 2010H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Philosophy (Honors) | Course
Description: | A critical exploration of such topics as knowledge and belief, God and the problem of evil, freedom and determinism, the right and the good, language and meaning, mind and body, appearance and reality, and man and the world. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Philosophy Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PHIL 2010, PHIL 2010E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 2010. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 1 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Philosophy | Course
Description: | A critical exploration of such topics as knowledge and belief, God and the problem of evil, freedom and determinism, the right and the good, language and meaning, mind and body, appearance and reality, and man and the world. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Philosophy | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PHIL 2010H, PHIL 2010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 2010E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Philosophy | Course
Description: | A critical examination of such topics as knowledge and belief,
God and the problem of evil, freedom and determinism, the right
and the good, language and meaning, mind and body, appearance and
reality, and man and the world. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Philosophy | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PHIL 2010, PHIL 2010H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 2020E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Logic and Critical Thinking | Course
Description: | The principles and standards for thinking and communicating
clearly and effectively. Topics include theories of meaning,
uses of language, common causes of confusion and error in thought
and argument, and evaluation of arguments. | | Athena Title: | Logic and Critical Thinking | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PHIL 2020, PHIL 2020H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 2020. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 1 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Logic and Critical Thinking | Course
Description: | The principles and standards for thinking and communicating clearly and effectively. Topics include theories of meaning, uses of language, common causes of confusion and error in thought and argument, and evaluation of arguments. | | Athena Title: | Logic and Critical Thinking | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PHIL 2020H, PHIL 2020E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 2020H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Logic and Critical Thinking (Honors) | Course
Description: | The principles and standards for thinking and communicating clearly and effectively. Topics include theories of meaning, uses of language, common causes of confusion and error in thought and argument, and evaluation of arguments. | | Athena Title: | Logic and Critical Thinking H | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PHIL 2020, PHIL 2020E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 2030. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 1 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Ethics | Course
Description: | The major philosophical positions concerning right and wrong, ethical values, and moral responsibility. The relevance of moral philosophy to current issues of personal and social ethics. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Ethics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PHIL 2030H, PHIL 2030E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 2030E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Ethics | Course
Description: | The major philosophical positions concerning right and wrong,
ethical values, and moral responsibility. The relevance of moral
philosophy to current issues of personal and social ethics. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Ethics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PHIL 2030, PHIL 2030H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 2030H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Ethics (Honors) | Course
Description: | The major philosophical positions concerning right and wrong, ethical values, and moral responsibility. The relevance of moral philosophy to current issues of personal and social ethics. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Ethics Honors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PHIL 2030, PHIL 2030E or HIL 2030E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 2400H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Philosophy, Science, and Nature (Honors) | Course
Description: | Philosophical issues concerning science, including theories of knowledge underlying science, metaphysical and ethical implications of current scientific theories, and the historical evolution of some major scientific theories. | | Athena Title: | Philosophy Science Nature Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PHIL 2400 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 2400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Philosophy, Science, and Nature | Course
Description: | The philosophy of science and the philosophy of nature, including such issues as standards governing scientific reasoning and the philosophical implications of contemporary and past scientific theories. | | Athena Title: | Philosophy Science and Nature | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PHIL 2400H | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 2500H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Symbolic Logic (Honors) | Course
Description: | The methods and principles used to distinguish correct from incorrect deductive arguments, with emphasis on contemporary techniques of analysis. | | Athena Title: | Symbolic Logic Honors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PHIL 2500, PHIL 2500E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 2500. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 1 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Symbolic Logic | Course
Description: | The methods and principles used to distinguish correct from incorrect deductive arguments, with emphasis on contemporary techniques of analysis. | | Athena Title: | Symbolic Logic | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PHIL 2500H, PHIL 2500E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 2500E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Symbolic Logic | Course
Description: | The methods and principles used to distinguish correct from
incorrect deductive arguments, with emphasis on contemporary
techniques of analysis. | | Athena Title: | Symbolic Logic | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PHIL 2500, PHIL 2500H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 2700. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Philosophical Approaches to Multiculturalism | Course
Description: | Introduces students to basic concepts in theories of multiculturalism and explores philosophical debates related to ethnicity, class, gender, race, religion, and food (among other problems) that have emerged from this discourse. Focusing on specific cases of cultural and political contestation, students reflect on both the achievements and shortcomings of the project of multiculturalism in the Anglo-American West. | | Athena Title: | Philosophy of Multiculturalism | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 3000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Classics of Ancient Western Philosophy | Course
Description: | Ancient Greek philosophy focusing particularly on works of Plato and Aristotle. | | Athena Title: | Ancient Western Philosophy | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E or PHIL 2020 or PHIL 2020H or PHIL 2020E or PHIL 2030 or PHIL 2030H or PHIL 2030E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 3010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Modern Philosophy | Course
Description: | Examination of central themes in the modern period of philosophy, focusing on those writing in the 17th and 18th centuries such as Descartes, Elisabeth of Bohemia, Margaret Cavendish, Locke, Leibniz, Spinoza, Sor Juana, Hume, Kant, etc. | | Athena Title: | Modern Philosophy | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E or PHIL 2020 or PHIL 2020H or PHIL 2020E or PHIL 2030 or PHIL 2030H or PHIL 2030E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 3020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Nineteenth-Century Western Philosophy | Course
Description: | Works of major nineteenth-century philosophers such as Kant, Hegel, Fichte, Schopenhauer, Mill, Frege, and Nietzsche. | | Athena Title: | 19th-Cent Western Philosophy | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E or PHIL 2020 or PHIL 2020H or PHIL 2020E or PHIL 2030 or PHIL 2030H or PHIL 2030E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 3030. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Existentialism | Course
Description: | European existentialism, as initiated by Kierkegaard and developed in this century by such figures as Sartre, Camus, Marcel, Jaspers, and Buber. | | Athena Title: | Existentialism | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E or PHIL 2020 or PHIL 2020H or PHIL 2020E or PHIL 2030 or PHIL 2030H or PHIL 2030E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 3040. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Asian Philosophies | Course
Description: | An introduction to Asian philosophy, with a focus on traditions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Islam, among others. Students will undertake a critical overview of key philosophical problems in the areas of epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language, aesthetics, and social and political philosophy. | | Athena Title: | Asian Philosophies | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 3200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ethical Theory | Course
Description: | The nature and justification of fundamental ethical concepts and moral principles. | | Athena Title: | Ethical Theory | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E or PHIL 2020 or PHIL 2020H or PHIL 2020E or PHIL 2030 or PHIL 2030H or PHIL 2030E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 3210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Feminist Philosophy | Course
Description: | Philosophical investigation and evaluation of feminist philosophy, examining such approaches as liberal feminism, socialist feminism, radical feminism, ecofeminism, and other feminist approaches. | | Athena Title: | Feminist Philosophy | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E or PHIL 2020 or PHIL 2020H or PHIL 2020E or PHIL 2030 or PHIL 2030H or PHIL 2030E or any WMST course or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 3220H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Biomedical Ethics (Honors) | Course
Description: | Ethical and philosophical issues that arise in the context of
medicine and bioresearch. Many ethical issues arise in health
care contexts. This course will introduce students to some
important problems in this area, and will help them to develop a
decision framework for their resolution. | | Athena Title: | Biomedical Ethics Honors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PHIL 3220 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 3220. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Biomedical Ethics | Course
Description: | Ethical and philosophical issues that arise in the context of medicine and bioresearch. Many ethical issues arise in health care contexts. This course will introduce students to some important problems in this area, and will help them to develop a decision framework for their resolution. | | Athena Title: | Biomedical Ethics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PHIL 3220H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 3230. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ethics of Food | Course
Description: | Introduces students to an array of ethical issues regarding
contemporary food production, marketing, distribution, access,
regulation, and consumption. Students will consider the ethical
significance of individual food choices, as well as food policy
decisions. | | Athena Title: | Ethics of Food | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 3300. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Philosophy of Sports and Games | Course
Description: | Introduces students to philosophical discourse on sport and games, including conceptual analysis of the nature of sports and games, as well as particular ethical and aesthetic questions that arise from these practices. | | Athena Title: | Philosophy of Sports and Games | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL(PSYC) 3400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Philosophical Psychology | Course
Description: | What is the human mind? What is emotion? What is consciousness?
What is the relation between thought and emotion? How is
perception connected with thought? This course will raise these,
or similar, questions and explore some answers that philosophers
propose together with the arguments that they make for those
answers. | | Athena Title: | Philosophical Psychology | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E or PHIL 2020 or PHIL 2020H or PHIL 2020E or PHIL 2030 or PHIL 2030H or PHIL 2030E or PSYC 1101 or PSYC 1030H or PSYC 1101E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 3500. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Jewish Philosophy | Course
Description: | What is the purpose of the commandments? Why do innocents
suffer? Does the practice of Judaism add anything to ethics or
is it even contrary? Is the Torah compatible with science? This
course explores the variety of distinctive ways the rich
tradition of Jewish philosophical thought has addressed such
issues. | | Athena Title: | Jewish Philosophy | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E or PHIL 2020 or PHIL 2020H or PHIL 2020E or PHIL 2030 or PHIL 2030H or PHIL 2030E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 3510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Topics in Symbolic Logic | Course
Description: | Principles and methods for distinguishing correct from
incorrect deductive arguments in the context of modal logic,
temporal logic, conditional logic, epistemic logic, and deontic
logic. | | Athena Title: | Topics in Symbolic Logic | | Pre or Corequisite: | PHIL 2500 or PHIL 2500H or PHIL 2500E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ARTI(LING)(PSYC)(PHIL) 3550E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Cognitive Science | Course
Description: | Interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligent activity that forms cognitive sciences. Contributions of psychology, philosophy, linguistics, biology, anthropology, computer science, and education toward uncovering important aspects of the mind and intelligent activity are discussed. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Cognitive Science | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ARTI 3550, LING 3550, PSYC 3550, PHIL 3550, ARTI 3550H, LING 3550H, PSYC 3550H, PHIL 3550H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | PSYC 1030H or PSYC 1101 or PSYC 1101E or PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ARTI(LING)(PSYC)(PHIL) 3550H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Cognitive Science (Honors) | Course
Description: | Interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligent activity that forms cognitive sciences. Contributions of psychology, philosophy, linguistics, biology, anthropology, computer science, and education toward uncovering important aspects of the mind and intelligent activity are discussed. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Cognitive Science Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ARTI 3550, LING 3550, PSYC 3550, PHIL 3550, ARTI 3550E, LING 3550E, PSYC 3550E, PHIL 3550E | | Prerequisite: | (PSYC 1030H or PSYC 1101 or PSYC 1101E or PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E) and permission of Honors | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ARTI(LING)(PSYC)(PHIL) 3550. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Cognitive Science | Course
Description: | Interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligent activity that forms cognitive sciences. Contributions of psychology, philosophy, linguistics, biology, anthropology, computer science, and education toward uncovering important aspects of the mind and intelligent activity are discussed. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Cognitive Science | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ARTI 3550E, LING 3550E, PSYC 3550E, PHIL 3550E, ARTI 3550H, LING 3550H, PSYC 3550H, PHIL 3550H | | Prerequisite: | PSYC 1030H or PSYC 1101 or PSYC 1101E or PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 3600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Metaphysics | Course
Description: | Philosophical works that address problems such as: What is substance? What is causality? Is mind distinct from matter? Does God exist? | | Athena Title: | Metaphysics | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E or PHIL 2020 or PHIL 2020H or PHIL 2020E or PHIL 2030 or PHIL 2030H or PHIL 2030E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 3610. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Theory of Knowledge | Course
Description: | Basic problems and issues in the theory of knowledge, such as: What is truth? Can we acquire knowledge independently of experience? How can we justify our beliefs? Are inductive generalizations justified? | | Athena Title: | Theory of Knowledge | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E or PHIL 2020 or PHIL 2020H or PHIL 2020E or PHIL 2030 or PHIL 2030H or PHIL 2030E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 3810. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Philosophy and Film | Course
Description: | Exploration of ways in which films can do philosophy and
illustrate or more generally give expression to philosophical
theories. Although some discussion of the nature of cinema as
a form of art and of what makes an individual work of art
important may take place, this is not a course on aesthetics or
film theory. Most of the time in the classroom will be devoted
to examining ways in which ideas are expressed in a
corresponding manner in movies and philosophical texts. | | Athena Title: | Philosophy and Film | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 3900S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Philosophy for Children | Course
Description: | Focuses on philosophy for students in grades K-12. Students in this course will engage with literature on doing philosophy with children and learn how to engage with children philosophically. Students will then research philosophical topics to prepare and implement philosophy programs with children as part of the service-learning component of the course, making use of their knowledge gained through their research and course texts. Lesson planning and subsequent critical, written reflection, and evaluation of service-learning project(s) will be essential to effective learning. | | Athena Title: | Philosophy for Children | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives. Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 25-50% of the overall instruction time. | | Prerequisite: | 3 credit hours in any PHIL course | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4000/6000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plato | Course
Description: | The major writings of Plato. | | Athena Title: | PLATO | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 3000 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4010/6010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Aristotle | Course
Description: | The major writings of Aristotle. | | Athena Title: | Aristotle | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 3000 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4020/6020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Medieval Philosophy | Course
Description: | The major figures of the medieval period in western philosophy, including Augustine and Aquinas. | | Athena Title: | Medieval Philosophy | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 3000 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4045/6045. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Chinese Philosophy | Course
Description: | An in-depth study of the seminal texts of Chinese philosophy,
presenting a selection from the classical traditions of
Confucianism, Mohism, Daoism, Legalism, and other medieval and
contemporary sources. | | Athena Title: | Chinese Philosophy | | Prerequisite: | Any 3000-level PHIL course or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4050/6050. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Kant | Course
Description: | The major writings of Immanuel Kant. | | Athena Title: | KANT | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 3010 or PHIL 3020 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4060/6060. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Hegel | Course
Description: | The major writings of G.W.F. Hegel. | | Athena Title: | Hegel | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 3010 or PHIL 3020 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4070/6070. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Nineteenth-Century European Philosophy | Course
Description: | Works of some major nineteenth-century philosophers, typically organized around a theme. Philosophers to be studied may include Mill, Bentham, Frege, Brentano, Schopenhauer, Fichte, Schelling, and Nietzsche. | | Athena Title: | 19th Century European Phil | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 3010 or PHIL 3020 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4080/6080. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Classical American Philosophy | Course
Description: | The major writings of C.S. Pierce, William James, and John Dewey and their influence on the development of contemporary philosophy. | | Athena Title: | Classical American Philosophy | | Prerequisite: | Any 3000-level PHIL course or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4090/6090. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Contemporary Continental Tradition | Course
Description: | Writings from the early phenomenologists, existentialists, contemporary Marxists and their successors, such as Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Camus, Sartre, Marcuse, and Habermas. | | Athena Title: | Contemp Continental Tradition | | Prerequisite: | Any 3000-level PHIL course or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4100/6100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Contemporary Analytic Tradition | Course
Description: | The development of contemporary analytical philosophy from the turn of the century to the present. Readings will be from philosophers such as Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein, Carnap, Ryle, Austin, Quine, and Strawson. | | Athena Title: | Contemp Analytic Tradition | | Prerequisite: | [(PHIL 2500 or PHIL 2500H or PHIL 2500E) and any 3000-level PHIL course] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4210/6210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Social and Political Philosophy | Course
Description: | The nature and function of society and the state, human freedom and rights, and the bases of social and political obligations. | | Athena Title: | Social Political Philosophy | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2030 or PHIL 2030H or PHIL 2030E or any 3000-level PHIL course or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL(EETH) 4220/6220. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Ethics | Course
Description: | Major professional and nonprofessional writings in the field of environmental ethics. | | Athena Title: | ENVIRON ETHICS | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2200 or any 3000-level PHIL course or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4230/6230. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Aesthetics | Course
Description: | Philosophical theories about the arts; for example, painting, literature, and music. Questions to be addressed include: what makes art art? and what are appropriate criteria of good art? Attention may also be given to such topics as the function of art in society. | | Athena Title: | Aesthetics | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E or PHIL 2020 or PHIL 2020H or PHIL 2020E or PHIL 2030 or PHIL 2030H or PHIL 2030E or any 3000-level PHIL course or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4240/6240. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Philosophy of Law | Course
Description: | The nature and function of law, with emphasis on the interpretation and application of the law in the judicial process. Readings in classical and contemporary schools of the philosophy of law. | | Athena Title: | Philosophy of Law | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2030 or PHIL 2030H or PHIL 2030E or any 3000-level PHIL course or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL(EETH) 4250/6250. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Philosophy of Technology | Course
Description: | Technology in its broadest human context, with emphasis on the mutual influence between means and ends and the impact of technology on shaping the beliefs and attitudes of a civilization. Includes alternative assessments of technology and illustrates with specific crucial issues of our time. | | Athena Title: | Philosophy of Technology | | Prerequisite: | Any 3000-level PHIL course or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL(LING) 4300/6300. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Philosophy of Language | Course
Description: | Topics such as formal and ordinary languages, meaning, reference, truth, definition, analyticity, ambiguity, metaphor, symbolism, and the uses of language. | | Athena Title: | Philosophy of Language | | Prerequisite: | [(PHIL 2500 or PHIL 2500H or PHIL 2500E) and any 3000-level PHIL course] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4310/6310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Philosophy of Mind | Course
Description: | The philosophical implications of alternative approaches to psychology such as the behavioral, the psychoanalytic, the phenomenological, with particular attention to such problematic areas as the nature and validation of psychological concepts, law, and theories, and the knowledge of other minds. | | Athena Title: | PHILOSOPHY OF MIND | | Prerequisite: | Any 3000-level PHIL course or ARTI(PSYC)(EPSY)(PHIL) 3550 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ARTI(PHIL) 4340/6340. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ethics and Artificial Intelligence | Course
Description: | AI-based machines are making life-and-death decisions out in the world and can lead to additional bias and injustice in society. Examination of ethical issues and obligations related to AI. Topics include politics of technology, data collection and mining, algorithm creation and transparency, and the use and future of AI. | | Athena Title: | Ethics and AI | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2030 or PHIL 2030E or PHIL 2030H or CSCI 3030 or CSCI 3030E or CSCI 3030H or CSCI(PHIL) 4550/6550 or a 3000-level PHIL course | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4400/6400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | History of Natural Science | Course
Description: | Major physical, biological, and cosmological theories and their philosophic import, sixth century B.C. to the present. | | Athena Title: | History of Natural Science | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E or any 3000-level PHIL course or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4410/6410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Philosophy of Natural Science | Course
Description: | The logical structure of scientific hypotheses and/or laws, and the problems of their meaning and confirmation; the general patterns of scientific explanation; and the ideals of prediction and control. | | Athena Title: | Philosophy of Natural Science | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E or any 3000-level PHIL course or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4420/6420. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Philosophy of Social Science | Course
Description: | The methods and problems of inductive reasoning, including the nature of probable inference, techniques of verification, and the structure of scientific explanation, with special reference to the social sciences. | | Athena Title: | Philosophy of Social Science | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E or any 3000-level PHIL course or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | RELI(PHIL) 4500/6500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Philosophy of Religion | Course
Description: | The meaning, nature, and validity of religious discourse, beliefs, and practices, involving theories concerning the existence and nature of God and humanity's relation to God. | | Athena Title: | Philosophy of Religion | | Prerequisite: | RELI 1003 or RELI 1003E or RELI 2003H or PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E or PHIL 2020 or PHIL 2020H or PHIL 2020E or PHIL 2030 or PHIL 2030H or PHIL 2030E or any 3000-level PHIL course | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL(LING) 4510/6510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Deductive Systems | Course
Description: | Symbolic-mathematical logic, examining the propositional and predicate calculi, with emphasis on problems in translation and formalization and topics in the philosophy of logic and mathematics. | | Athena Title: | Deductive Systems | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2500 or PHIL 2500H or PHIL 2500E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL(LING) 4520/6520. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Model Theory | Course
Description: | Formal semantics for sentential and first-order predicate logic, including both soundness and completeness results for first-order logic. Additional topics may include Goedel's incompleteness results, the Skolem-Lowenheim theorem, or possible world semantics for modal logics. | | Athena Title: | Model Theory | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | PHIL(LING) 4510/6510 or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | PHIL(LING) 4510/6510 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4530/6530. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Philosophy of Mathematics | Course
Description: | The philosophical issues associated with mathematical inquiry, including, perhaps, the existence and nature of mathematical objects, the epistemology of mathematical truths, the character of mathematical proof, and the foundations of mathematics. | | Athena Title: | Philosophy of Mathematics | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2500 or PHIL 2500H or PHIL 2500E or MATH 2200 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CSCI(PHIL) 4550/6550. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Artificial Intelligence | Course
Description: | The artificial intelligence approach to modeling cognitive processes. Topics include an introduction to heuristic methods, problem representation and search methods, classic AI techniques, and a review of the controversial issues of the AI paradigm of cognition as computation. | | Athena Title: | ARTIF INTELLIGENCE | | Prerequisite: | CSCI(MATH) 2610 or PHIL 2500 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4700/6700. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Philosophy and Race | Course
Description: | An exploration of several topics related to philosophy and
race: race and racism in the history of Western philosophy;
contemporary and historical meanings and understandings of
racial categorizations; challenges to white supremacist
philosophical paradigms; and the significance of matters of
race for philosophical investigations concerning identity,
politics, ethics, and religion. | | Athena Title: | Philosophy and Race | | Prerequisite: | PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H or PHIL 2010E or PHIL 2020 or PHIL 2020H or PHIL 2020E or PHIL 2030 or PHIL 2030H or PHIL 2030E or any 3000-level PHIL course or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4900. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Problems in Philosophy | Course
Description: | Investigation of a philosophical problem or group of related problems with emphasis upon extensive reading in primary sources. Selection of topics will vary with instructor and interests of students. | | Athena Title: | Problems in Philosophy | | Prerequisite: | Any 3000-level PHIL course or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4950. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Readings in Philosophy | Course
Description: | Reading and independent research on a specified topic beyond normal course offerings and closely supervised by the tutor. Application should be made in advance of registration to the department head. Open only to students prepared to pursue advanced material. | | Athena Title: | DIR READING IN PHIL | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 6900. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Problems in Philosophy | Course
Description: | Investigation of a philosophical problem or group of related
problems, with emphasis upon extensive reading in primary sources.
Selection of topics will vary with instructor and interests of
students. | | Athena Title: | Problems in Philosophy | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 7000. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S RESEARCH | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 7005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This
course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of
study. | | Athena Title: | GRAD STUDENT SEM | | Nontraditional Format: | Seminar. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 7010. 1-3 hours. | | Course Title: | Teaching Philosophy | Course
Description: | Materials, techniques, and objectives for teaching undergraduate courses in philosophy. Particular attention to presenting lectures, leading discussions, constructing examinations, and instructional evaluations. | | Athena Title: | Teaching Philosophy | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 7300. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 30 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Thesis | Course
Description: | Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S THESIS | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 8000. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in History of Philosophy, Ancient and Medieval | Course
Description: | Philosophical topics and problems as found in the works of
ancient and medieval philosophers. | | Athena Title: | SEM-ANCT & MED PHIL | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 8010. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in History of Philosophy: Modern and Contemporary | Course
Description: | Philosophical topics and problems as found in the works of
modern and contemporary philosophy. | | Athena Title: | SEM-MOD & CONT PHIL | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 8012. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Continental Philosophy | Course
Description: | An exploration of topics in the continental philosophy
tradition. Topics and thinkers will vary from instructor to
instructor and semester to semester. | | Athena Title: | Continental Philosophy Seminar | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 8200. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Ethics | Course
Description: | Problems and topics in classical and contemporary moral philosophy. | | Athena Title: | SEMINAR IN ETHICS | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 8210. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Political Philosophy | Course
Description: | Problems and topics in classical and contemporary political philosophy. | | Athena Title: | SEM IN POL PHIL | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL(LING) 8300. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in the Philosophy of Language | Course
Description: | The original course materials dealing with such topics as formal and ordinary languages, meaning, reference, descriptions, truth, definition, analyticity, speech acts, and the uses of language. | | Athena Title: | SEM PHIL OF LANG | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 8310. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in the Philosophy of Mind | Course
Description: | One or more central problems in the philosophy of mind such as the mind-body problem, intentionality, and metal causation. | | Athena Title: | SEM PHIL OF MIND | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 8400. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Philosophy of Science | Course
Description: | Basic concepts in science, such as explanation, description, prediction, law, cause, theory, confirmation, probability, observation, and measurement. | | Athena Title: | SEM PHIL OF SCIENCE | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 8500. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Problems of Logic | Course
Description: | Modal logic, epistemic logic, temporal logic, conditional logic, nonmontonic logic, the problem of induction, and the logic of belief revision. | | Athena Title: | SEMINAR IN LOGIC | | Prerequisite: | PHIL(LING) 4510/6510 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 8600. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Metaphysics | Course
Description: | Various metaphysical systems and related problems. | | Athena Title: | SEM METAPHYSICS | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 8610. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Epistemology | Course
Description: | Various theories of knowledge and related problems. | | Athena Title: | SEM EPISTEMOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL(RELI) 8630. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Philosophy of Religion | Course
Description: | Major topics in the philosophy of religion, such as the nature and existence of God, the problem of evil, and the character of religious discourse. | | Athena Title: | SEM PHIL OF REL | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CSCI(PHIL) 8650. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Logic and Logic Programming | Course
Description: | Theoretical foundations of automated reasoning and logic programming. Topics covered include propositional logic, predicate logic, first-order models, resolution principles, logic programming paradigms, nonmonotonic reasoning. | | Athena Title: | LOGIC & LOGIC PROG | | Prerequisite: | [CSCI(ARTI) 4540/6540 and PHIL(LING)4510/6510] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 8700. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Problems and Topics in Philosophy | Course
Description: | Philosophical positions and problems. | | Athena Title: | TOPICS IN PHIL | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 8800. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Readings and Research in Special Problems in Philosophy | Course
Description: | Directed reading and research in philosophy in areas of a student's special interest. | | Athena Title: | READINGS IN PHIL | | Nontraditional Format: | An independent research course. Each student meets individually with a faculty supervisor on a weekly basis to discuss the progress of his/her research project. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 8900. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Environmental Philosophy | Course
Description: | Students will read primary texts in Environmental Philosophy
and learn to interpret and analyze the positions and arguments
in these texts. | | Athena Title: | ENV PHIL | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a seminar that will have a combination of lectures and
student presentations. Lectures will be 1/2 of the course and
student presentations will be 1/2 of the course. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 8910. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Feminist Philosophy | Course
Description: | Varying topics in feminist philosophy. | | Athena Title: | Seminar in Feminist Philosophy | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will be graded on the basis of one in-depth research
paper and several class presentations. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 9000. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | DOCTORAL RESEARCH | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 9005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This
course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of
study. | | Athena Title: | DOC GRAD STU SEM | | Nontraditional Format: | Seminar. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PHIL 9300. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 30 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | Course
Description: | Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | DOCT DISSERTATION | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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