- PHL 101 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
Methods of philosophical inquiry and a variety of philosophical problems of perception and reality, personal identity, freedom and responsibility, existence of a supreme being, morality, knowledge and skepticism.
- PHL 102 ETHICS
Leading theories of right and wrong, good and evil, and related matters such as the functions of ethical language and the reality or unreality of moral knowledge.
- PHL 103 CONTEMPORARY MORAL PROBLEMS
Reasoned analysis of controversies concerning such matters as the death penalty, abortion, individual rights, sexual harassment and discrimination, global justice, terrorism and civil liberties, animal rights and the environment.
- PHL 103A CONTEMPORARY MORAL PROBLEMS
An analysis of contemporary issues, including hunger, world poverty, abortion, sexual morality, animal rights, environmental ethics, and the death penalty. 103A is not a prerequisite for 103B.
- PHL 105 REASON AND ARGUMENT
Methods of identifying, interpreting, reconstructing, and evaluating reasoning found in speeches, essays, editorials, magazine articles, and scientific reports. Analytical methods mastered in this course do not include those of formal symbolic logic.
- PHL 106 RATIONAL DECISIONS
Formal theory of rational decisions and its philosophical foundations: General Introduction to Decision Theory, Decisions under Ignorance, Probability, Utility, Game Theory, and Social Choice Theory. No math beyond high school required.
- PHL 107 ETHICS & SCIENCE OF STEM CELLS
An examination of both the science behind stem cell research and the ethical issues raised by it.
- PHL 110 INTRODUCTORY LOGIC
Symbolic logic through first-order quantification theory. Skill in deductive inference is strengthened through construction of proofs and other methods of a rigorously defined artificial language.
- PHL 111 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
Historical and recent readings are used to analyze issues such as: existence of God, divine attributes, the relation of God to the world, and faith and reason.
- PHL 115 PHILOSOPHY IN LITERATURE
Philosophical issues of morality, human action, and happiness, as seen by 18th-century and later writers: Defoe, Voltaire, Lessing, Shelley, Gide, and Camus. Readings are literary, but discussions and methods are analytical-philosophical.
- PHL 116 PHL HIST&PRACT OF NONVOILENC
Origins and history of nonviolence; 20th century manifestations especially in works of Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.; its prospects for interpersonal, social, and international affairs. Emphasizes moral assessment of nonviolence and independent thought and research.
- PHL 118 BUSINESS ETHICS
Questions and principles of business ethics: moral responsibilities of corporations, truth in advertising, sales practices, bribery, environmental issues, economic justice, nature of the employment contract, whistle-blowing, affirmative action, sexual harassment, corporate organization.
- PHL 141 AESTHETICS
Aristotle, Shaftesbury, Hutcheson, Burke, Hume, Kant, and others on: What makes a situation aesthetic? What are aesthetic properties and how do we know some objects have them? What are aesthetic values and how do we justify our value judgments?
- PHL 145Q MINDS & MACHINES
How philosophers think about the mind, in light of research in brain and cognitive science: What is it to have a mind? Does the mind have boundaries? What is consciousness? Could a robot experience the world in the same way we do? Discussion-oriented.
- PHL 152 SCIENCE AND REASON
The nature of science and its relationship to religion: Are there criteria that distinguish science from non-science? Is there such a thing as the scientific method? Has knowledge advanced steadily through the history of science? What role do values play in science? Do science and religion conflict? Is intelligent design science?
- PHL 155 DARWIN & RELIGION
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- PHL 171 PHIL FOUNDATION OF FEMINISM
Contemporary feminist theory: the conception of women expressed through our practices, laws, theories and literature; equality and equal rights; sex roles and gender specific language; power relations and self-determination; marriage and maternity.
- PHL 201 HISTORY OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
Survey of the origins of Western philosophy, from the Presocratics through Hellenistic philosophy six centuries later. The great philosophers of the Classical period, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, are studied in detail.
- PHL 202 HISTORY OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY I
Philosophical responses of the 17th and 18th centuries to the new science and methodology of Galileo and others. Readings from Galileo, Descartes, Leibniz, Newton, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, on methodology, motion, space and time, causality, perception, the mind-body problem.
- PHL 214 LOGICAL METHODS
The tools of formal logic and set theory most widely used in contemporary philosophical analysis, such as modal propositional logic and applications: logics of necessity and possibility, tense logic, the logic of counterfactuals, modal predicate logic.
- PHL 216 MATHEMATICAL LOGIC
Metatheory of first-order logic. Relationships between validity and provability are addressed through proofs of the consistency and completeness of one or more systems.
- PHL 217 UNCERTAIN INFERENCE
Analysis of inference outside logic and mathematics. Probability theory and nonmonotonic logic are used to address uncertainty arising from uncertain premises and rules of inference that are not truth preserving.
- PHL 217W UNCERTAIN INFERENCE
Analysis of inference outside logic and mathematics. Probability theory and nonmonotonic logic are used to address uncertainty arising from uncertain premises and rules of inference that are not truth preserving.
- PHL 218 PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS
Analysis of the nature of mathematical objects and nature and foundations of mathematical knowledge.
- PHL 219 DEVIANT LOGIC
Alternative’ logics: logics in which more than two truth values are possible, logics in which not every statement has a truth value, logics that are designed to accommodate vagueness, logics that allow inconsistencies.
- PHL 219W DEVIANT LOGIC
Alternative’ logics: logics in which more than two truth values are possible, logics in which not every statement has a truth value, logics that are designed to accommodate vagueness, logics that allow inconsistencies.
- PHL 220 RECENT ETHICAL THEORY
Twentieth century classics on questions of moral theory: What makes some acts morally right? How could we ever know what has value and what we morally ought to do? Are there any universally applicable ethical norms, or is morality subjective or otherwise relative?
- PHL 220W RECENT ETHICAL THEORY
Twentieth century classics on questions of moral theory: What makes some acts morally right? How could we ever know what has value and what we morally ought to do? Are there any universally applicable ethical norms, or is morality subjective or otherwise relative?
- PHL 221 PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Political theory associated with the revolution and US Constitution, considered in historical context: predecessors such as John Locke, Montesquieu, and David Hume; works by Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson; the Federalist Papers and anti-Federalist works.
- PHL 221W PHIL. FDTNS. OF AM. REV.
Political theory associated with the revolution and US Constitution, considered in historical context: predecessors such as John Locke, Montesquieu, and David Hume; works by Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson; the Federalist Papers and anti-Federalist works.
- PHL 223 SOCIAL & POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Nature and justification of government and democracy, conflict and revolution, relations between church and state, moral relations of individuals to government, individual freedom, economic justice. Classic and contemporary readings.
- PHL 223W SOCIAL &POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Nature and justification of government and democracy, conflict and revolution, relations between church and state, moral relations of individuals to government, individual freedom, economic justice. Classic and contemporary readings.
- PHL 224 HISTORY OF ETHICS
Theories of ethics throughout history: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Hume, Kant, Mill, Nietzsche.
- PHL 224W HISTORY OF ETHICS
Theories of ethics throughout history: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Hume, Kant, Mill, Nietzsche.
- PHL 225 ETHICAL DECISIONS IN MEDICINE
Principled examination of the ethical dimensions of medical decisions: respect for life, quality of life, patient privacy and autonomy, quality of care, conflicts of interest, allocation of health care resources.
- PHL 225W ETHICAL DECISNS IN MEDICINE
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- PHL 226 PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
Theories of law and normative and conceptual problems in specific areas of law: transitional justice, jurisdiction, problems of legal interpretation, criminal attempts, the logic of fault, wrongful gain and compensation, moral limitations on freedom of contract, legal aspects of terrorism and torture, etc.
- PHL 226W PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
Theories of law and normative and conceptual problems in specific areas of law: transitional justice, jurisdiction, problems of legal interpretation, criminal attempts, the logic of fault, wrongful gain and compensation, moral limitations on freedom of contract, legal aspects of terrorism and torture, etc.
- PHL 227 THE MEANING OF LIFE
Difficult questions about meaning in life are of perennial concern to philosophers and many other reflective people. The course looks closely and critically at these questions and traditional and contemporary answers.
- PHL 228 PUBLIC HEALTH ETHICS
Examines the values of health, social needs, and freedom through a systematic examination of situations in which these conflicts arise. Public health ethics lie at the intersection of medicine, political philosophy, and public policy.
- PHL 228W PUBLIC HEALTH ETHICS
Examines the values of health, social needs, and freedom through a systematic examination of situations in which these conflicts arise. Public health ethics lie at the intersection of medicine, political philosophy, and public policy.
- PHL 229 PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
Theories and controversies about the nature and aims of education; boundaries of educational authority; educational adequacy, equality, and justice; learning, inquiry, knowledge, and critical thinking; the measurement of learning; moral and civic education; patriotism, evolution, and sex in the curriculum.
- PHL 229W PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
Theories and controversies about the nature and aims of education; boundaries of educational authority; educational adequacy, equality, and justice; learning, inquiry, knowledge, and critical thinking; the measurement of learning; moral and civic education; patriotism, evolution, and sex in the curriculum.
- PHL 230 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Environmental justice and sustainability, both domestic and global, bringing philosophical and systems analysis to bear on environmental degradation, transparency and governance, climate change, the ethics of consumption and development, responsibility to future generations.
- PHL 230W ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Environmental justice and sustainability, both domestic and global, bringing philosophical and systems analysis to bear on environmental degradation, transparency and governance, climate change, the ethics of consumption and development, responsibility to future generations.
- PHL 242 METAPHYSICS
Investigates topics in contemporary metaphysics, including questions about the existence and persistence conditions of abstract and material objects; the nature of space and time; the possibility of time travel; the status of quantum mechanics. No prior courses in science required.
- PHL 242W METAPHYSICS
Investigates topics in contemporary metaphysics, including questions about the existence and persistence conditions of abstract and material objects; the nature of space and time; the possibility of time travel; the status of quantum mechanics. No prior courses in science required.
- PHL 243 THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
Addresses these and related questions using contemporary philosophical readings: What is knowledge? Do people really know anything? What makes a belief justified or rational?
- PHL 243W THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
Addresses these and related questions using contemporary philosophical readings: What is knowledge? Do people really know anything? What makes a belief justified or rational?
- PHL 244 PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
Overview and assessment of recent debates in philosophy of mind, focusing on the relationship between the mind and the physical world: physicalism about the mind; behaviorism, the identity theory, and functionalist theories of mind; consciousness and mental content; mental causation.
- PHL 244W PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
Overview and assessment of recent debates in philosophy of mind, focusing on the relationship between the mind and the physical world: physicalism about the mind; behaviorism, the identity theory, and functionalist theories of mind; consciousness and mental content; mental causation.
- PHL 247 PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
General nature of language and specific puzzles about language: the nature of truth and meaning, speech acts, reference, propositional attitudes, metaphor, understanding, interpretation, indeterminacy, etc.
- PHL 247W PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
General nature of language and specific puzzles about language: the nature of truth and meaning, speech acts, reference, propositional attitudes, metaphor, understanding, interpretation, indeterminacy, etc.
- PHL 249 FORMAL SEMANTICS
An in-depth introduction to the formal analysis of natural language meaning, employing techniques that have been developed in language and formal philosophy over the last century. Issues include intensionality, quantification, tense, presupposition, plurality, the analysis of discourse, and other current issues. Familiarity with syntax, logic, and/or computation are helpful but not necessary.
- PHL 251 PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY
Primary focus is the nature, scope, and variety of biological explanations. Possible topics: fitness, natural selection and drift; whether there are biological laws; the degree of contingency of evolutionary outcomes; biological function; the scope of adaptationist explanations. No prior philosophy of science or biology is assumed.
- PHL 251W PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY
Primary focus is the nature, scope, and variety of biological explanations. Possible topics: fitness, natural selection and drift; whether there are biological laws; the degree of contingency of evolutionary outcomes; biological function; the scope of adaptationist explanations. No prior philosophy of science or biology is assumed.
- PHL 252 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Survey of primarily metaphysical questions about science: Must the entities posited by a scientific theory exist for it to be successful? Do laws of nature govern the world or simply articulate patterns? How are lower and higher level scientific theories related to one another? Is scientific explanation primarily concerned with laws, with causes, or with something else?
- PHL 252W PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Survey of primarily metaphysical questions about science: Must the entities posited by a scientific theory exist for it to be successful? Do laws of nature govern the world or simply articulate patterns? How are lower and higher level scientific theories related to one another? Is scientific explanation primarily concerned with laws, with causes, or with something else?
- PHL 254 PHILOSOPHY OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE
Topics may include the structure of cognition; theories of mental representation; explanation and reduction in cognitive science; folk psychology and theory of mind; evolutionary psychology. It is recommended that students first take Philosophy of Mind, Minds and Machines, or a class in Brain and Cognitive Science
- PHL 254W PHILOSOPHY OF COGNITIVE SCI
Topics may include the structure of cognition; theories of mental representation; explanation and reduction in cognitive science; folk psychology and theory of mind; evolutionary psychology. It is recommended that students first take Philosophy of Mind, Minds and Machines, or a class in Brain and Cognitive Science.
- PHL 255 TOPICS IN PHL OF PHYSICS
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- PHL 255W TOPICS IN PHL OF PHYSICS
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- PHL 256 DARWIN & RELIGION
Equal parts science, history, and philosophy, on the interaction of science and religion: the rise of modern science and challenges it has posed to religious culture in Europe and America; attitudes toward biblical literalism; Darwin's evolving scientific,philosophical, and religious views; the relevance of Darwinism to debates over the relationship between science and religion. Reading-intensive and discussion-based.
- PHL 256W DARWIN & RELIGION
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- PHL 260 TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHIC THEORY
A seminar devoted to a selected topic in philosophy of religion.
- PHL 261 KANT
Philosophy of Immanuel Kant: primarily the "Critique of Pure Reason," but also issues of practical and moral philosophy such as volition and free-will.
- PHL 262 GERMAN IDEALISM IN HIST CONT
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- PHL 263 JEWISH PHILOSOPHY
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- PHL 265 SELECT TOPICS IN ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
Foundations of Ancient Greek philosophy from Presocratic to Hellenistic periods. Covers ancient Greek ethics, metaphysics and epistemology, philosophy of mind. Special attention to Plato and Aristotle.
- PHL 265W SELECT TOP IN ANCIENT PHILOS
Foundations of Ancient Greek philosophy from Presocratic to Hellenistic periods. Covers ancient Greek ethics, metaphysics and epistemology, philosophy of mind. Special attention to Plato and Aristotle.
- PHL 266 RATIONALISM
Works of Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz, concentrating on the metaphysics, epistemology, logic, and philosophy of mind.
- PHL 267 BRITISH EMPIRICISM
Works of Francis Bacon, John Locke, and David Hume, examining their views on the nature of induction and empirical knowledge.
- PHL 268 AUGUSTINE, ANSELM, AQUINAS
Three formative philosophical treatments of religious belief on such topics as the existence of God, freedom, providence, and evil.
- PHL 269 THE ORIGINS OF ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY
Origins and development of the analytic tradition in philosophy in the writings of Frege, Russell, and the early Wittgenstein, especially their views on logic, language, mathematics, the nature of philosophy and role of conceptual analysis in resolving philosophical problems.
- PHL 269W ORIGINS OF ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY
Origins and development of the analytic tradition in philosophy in the writings of Frege, Russell, and the early Wittgenstein, especially their views on logic, language, mathematics, the nature of philosophy and role of conceptual analysis in resolving philosophical problems.
- PHL 291 SARTRE & HEIDEGGER
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- PHL 292 PHILOSOPHY OF ART
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- PHL 300 SEMINAR FOR MAJORS:PERCEPTN
Capstone seminar for philosophy majors, it serves as the main writing course for the major. Explores a limited number of changing topics in depth. Limited to students with concentrations and minors in philosophy.
- PHL 303 PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Political theory associated with the revolution and US Constitution, considered in historical context: predecessors such as John Locke, Montesquieu, and David Hume; works by Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson; the Federalist Papers and anti-Federalist works.
- PHL 306 SEL TOP IN PHILOSPHY OF MIND
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- PHL 308 MORALITY AND WAR
Critical examination of political realism, just-war theory, and the killing of innocents in wartime.
- PHL 311 SELECTED TOPICS IN BIOETHICS
Seminar on a limited number of changing topics in biomedical ethics.
- PHL 311W SEMINAR FOR BIOETHICS MAJORS
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- PHL 318 TOPICS IN MODERN PHILOSOPHY
This is a seminar for undergraduates focused on the philosophy of one or more major thinker in the modern period. Topics vary with each offering. Interested students are encouraged to contact the instructor for details.
- PHL 320 SELECTED TOPICS IN ETHICS
Seminar on a limited number of changing topics in ethics.
- PHL 322 MARXISM AND MORALITY
Marxism is frequently depicted as an amoral doctrine, but this mistakes Marx's specific criticisms of various moralities for a rejection of morality as such. Marx's approach to morality stems from an nderstanding of humans as natural beings that attempt to satisfy their diverse and expanding needs by metabolizing their environment through labor. On this basis, Marx advocated for the "limitless progress" of human beings: the constant expansion of human knowledge and the use of that knowledge to gain rational control over the world's resources, abolishing want, drudgery, and oppression, so that humans may flourish. Far from rendering Marxist theory ¿merely¿ political or economic,this conception of human progress as a moral end, tied to an explanation of how the material basis for this can be brought about through the political action of the working class, makes Marx¿s approach extremely valuable. We will look at Marx¿s writings, as well as those of authors such as Lukács, Trotsky, Dietzgen, and others.
- PHL 324 ROUSSEAU TO REVOLUTION
Seminar on the works of Rousseau and the crisis of legitimacy in the age of revolution he shaped. Examines works of Rousseau and his contemporaries Voltaire and Denis Diderot, and the philosophical debates about the French Revolution itself, including works by Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and Mary Wollstonecraft
- PHL 325 ITALIAN PHILOSOPHY 1922-1945
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- PHL 326 GLOBAL JUSTICE
Theories and issues of global justice, in a seminar format. Topics may include: theories of global distributive justice, development policy, global tax and regulatory schemes, refugees and immigration, human rights, humanitarian intervention.
- PHL 342 METAPHYSICS
Seminar on limited, changing topics in contemporary analytical metaphysics.
- PHL 343 REASON & RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY
Seminar on ways religion and philosophy deal with basic issues of rationality and truth, especially in light of religious diversity. Different religions make claims that appear to conflict. Can these conflicting religious claims all be true? Is it reasonable to think that there is one "true" religion?
- PHL 348 FREE WILL
Seminar examining proposed answers to classical philosophical issues concerning free will: What is free will? Is free will compatible with determinism? Is determinism compatible with moral responsibility? Readings may include both historical and contemporary sources.
- PHL 390 SUPERVISED TEACHING
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- PHL 391 INDEPENDENT STUDY
The reading of philosophical literature under guidance, for seniors majoring in philosophy.
- PHL 391W INDEPENDENT STUDY
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- PHL 392 HONORS TUTORIAL
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- PHL 393 HONORS THESIS
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- PHL 394 INTERNSHIP
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- PHL 396 INTERNSHIP SEMINAR
Interns work with elementary school children, usually in the fourth and fifth grade, on thinking and writing strategies. Specific projects taken up in classes include organizing debates among students on contemporary issues, writing argumentative essays, and analyzing the persuasive techniques used in advertising. Interns spend several hours per week in their classes and attend biweekly internship meetings. Meetings will be scheduled at a mutually convenient time. Academic credit for the internship is based on a satisfactory report from the supervising teacher, participation in internship meetings, and a final paper which describes and reflects on the intern's classroom activities and examines the connections between those activities and selected readings.
- PHL 414 LOGICAL METHODS
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- PHL 416 MATHEMATICAL LOGIC
This course is an introduction to the metatheory of first-order logic. The relationships between validity and provability are addressed through proofs of the consistency and completeness of one or more systems.
- PHL 417 UNCERTAIN INFERENCE
The course is concerned with the analysis of uncertain inference, which covers all inference outside logic and mathematics. Real inference is uncertain either because its premises are uncertain, or because the rule of inference employed is not truth preserving. Probability theory and nonmonotonic logic are among the ways of dealing with this uncertainty.
- PHL 418 PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS
A study of the nature of mathematics from a philosophical point of view.
- PHL 419 DEVIANT LOGIC
This course is concerned with the study of 'alternative' logics: logics in which more than two truth values are possible, logics in which not every statement has a truth value, logics that are designed to accommodate vagueness, logics that allow inconsistencies. Some of these alternatives have been suggested on philosophical grounds, others on pragmatic grounds.
- PHL 420 RECENT ETHICAL THEORY
The course will be a study of the work of major twentieth century philosophers on fundamental questions in ethics, such as: What is really meant by value terms like "good", "evil", "right", and "wrong"? How could we ever know what has value and what we morally ought to do? Are there any universally applicable ethical norms, or is morality subjective or otherwise relativized? Readings from Moore, Ross, Ayer, Stevenson, etc. This course may be taken for upper-level writing credit.
- PHL 421 PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION
In this course, we will examine the philosophical foundations of the American Revolution by examining the political theory which lies behind the revolution itself and which underlies the foundations of the Constitution, while keeping an eye at the historical contexts that shaped the philosophy. We will begin by looking at the important predecessors to the revolution, particularly the works of John Locke, Montesquieu, and David Hume. We will then consider important works from the period surrounding the revolution, including works by Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson. Finally, we will look at the debates surrounding the adoption of the U.S. Constitution, including the Federalist Papers and important anti-Federalist works.
- PHL 423 SOCIAL &POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
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- PHL 424 HISTORY OF ETHICS
A study of the theoretical thinking about ethics throughout history. The primary empjhasis is on Western figures, such as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Hume, Kant, Mill, Nietzsche.
- PHL 426 PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
This course will examine the nature of law in common law legal systems. It will proceed historically, beginning with Aquinas, mentioning Blackstone, examining Bentham and Austin, mentioning Gray, examining Holmes, Hart, and Dworkin. Topics emphasized will include the relation between Law and Morality, the nature of legal interpretation, with emphasis on the role of precedent in common law, the nature of legal rules, and the issue of the completeness of law. Written work will include two short (ca. 5 pages) papers, mid-term, final exam, and periodic quizzes. Regular class attendance is expected.
- PHL 427 KANT, HEGEL, KIERKEGAARD
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- PHL 428 PUBLIC HEALTH ETHICS
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- PHL 429 PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
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- PHL 430 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Environmental injustice occurs whenever some individual or group bears unjustifiable environmental risks, lack of access to environmental goods, or lack of opportunity to participate in environmental decision-making. This course will examine issues of environmental justice, both local and global, bringing philosophical analysis to bear on case studies and topics ranging from toxic exposure and land rights, to energy, global warming, and responsibility to future generations.
- PHL 442 METAPHYSICS
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- PHL 443 THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
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- PHL 444 PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
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- PHL 447 PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
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- PHL 449 FORMAL SEMANTICS
See Linguistics 265.
- PHL 451 PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY
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- PHL 452 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
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- PHL 454 PHILOSOPHY OF COGNITIVE SCI
This course is an introduction to the philosophy of cognitive science. Possible topics include the structure of cognition; theories of mental representation; explanation and reduction in cognitive science; folk psychology and theory of mind; and evolutionary psychology. While not assumed, it is recommended that students first take Philosophy of Mind, Minds and Machines, or at least one class in Brain and Cognitive Sciences. This course may be taken for upper writing level credit.
- PHL 455 TOPICS IN PHL OF PHYSICS
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- PHL 456 DARWIN & RELIGION
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- PHL 460 TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHIC THEORY
See Religion and Classics, REL 291.
- PHL 461 KANT
A study of the philosophy of Immanuel Kant focusing on the "Critique of Pure Reason". The course will also pay some attention to several issues in Kant's practical and moral philosophy such as his account of volition and the free-will problem.
- PHL 465 SELECT TOP IN ANCIENT PHILOS
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- PHL 466 RATIONALISM
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- PHL 467 BRITISH EMPIRICISM
The course examines the British Empiricist School's views on the nature of induction and empirical knowledge. Our readings will be drawn from the works of Francis Bacon, John Locke, and David Hume. There will be both lectures and class discussions.
- PHL 468 AUGUSTINE, ANSELM, AQUINAS
Please see Religion and Classic REL 230.
- PHL 469 Origins of Analytic Philosophy
This course explores the origins and development of the analytic tradition in philosophy through the writings of Frege, Russell, and the early Wittgenstein. The focus of the course will be on their views on logic, language, mathematics, and the nature of philosophy, with special attention to the development of characteristic analytic themes, such as the centrality of language and logic to philosophy or the role of conceptual analysis in the resolution of philosophical problems. This course may be taken for upper level writing credit.
- PHL 491 MASTER'S READINGS IN PHL
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- PHL 493 MASTER'S ESSAY
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- PHL 495 MASTER'S THESIS RESEARCH
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- PHL 502 THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
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- PHL 515 SEL TOP PHIL OF MIND REDUCTN
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- PHL 516 PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
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- PHL 517 SEL TOP ETHICS
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- PHL 519 SEL TOP IN MODERN PHILOSOPHY
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- PHL 520 SEL TOP IN POLITICAL PHIL
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- PHL 521 ANCIENT PHIL: ARISTOTLE
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- PHL 522 ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY: PLATO
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- PHL 530 KANT
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- PHL 542 METAPHYSICS: FREE WILL
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- PHL 544 TOPICS IN PHIL OF MIND
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- PHL 552 TOPICS IN PHIL OF SCIENCE
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- PHL 560 WRITING SEMINAR
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- PHL 580 SUPERVISED INSTRUCTN IN PHL
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- PHL 581 SUPERVISE INSTRUCT:LEC TO UN
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- PHL 591 PHD READINGS IN PHL
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- PHL 594 INTERNSHIP
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- PHL 595 PHD RESEARCH IN PHL
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- PHL 595A PHD RESEARCH IN ABSENTIA
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- PHL 890 MASTER'S SUMMER IN RESIDENCE
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- PHL 895 CONT OF MASTER'S ENROLLMENT
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- PHL 899 MASTER'S DISSERTATION
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- PHL 985 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
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- PHL 986V FULL TIME VISITING STUDENT
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- PHL 990 SUMMER IN RESIDENCE
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- PHL 995 CONT OF DOCTORAL ENROLLMENT
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- PHL 997 DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
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- PHL 999 DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
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- PHL 999A DOCT DISSERTATN IN ABSENTIA
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