PHILOSOPHY
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| Any course whose title
contains the word "introduction" may be taken as a
first course. The department recommends that students take no
more than two such introductory courses. Often after a single
such course, students should proceed to follow their interests
with 200- and 300-level courses. |
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| PHL 110 |
Introduction to Philosophy |
3 cr |
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| An introduction
to philosophical analysis and criticism through a survey of the
major branches of philosophy. Topics may include, but are not
limited to: the mind/body problem, theory of knowledge, skepticism,
ethics, political philosophy, aesthetics, and philosophy of religion.
Fulfils the General Education Requirement. |
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| PHL 121 |
Introduction to Logic |
3 cr |
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| Studies arguments:
what they are, how to identify them, and how to judge their quality;
and examines inductive and deductive arguments in both their
informal and formal aspects. Fulfils the General Education Requirement.
MA 110 or equivalent is recommended. |
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PHL 131 |
Introduction to Ethics |
3 cr |
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| Examines
ideas about good and bad, right and wrong, and moral obligation
through a survey of major ethical systems in western philosophy.
The course includes consideration of how these ideas apply to
moral problems and issues. Fulfils the General Education Requirement. |
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PHL 231 |
Social Ethics (W) |
3 cr |
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| Readings
and analyses of ethical issues in society. Topics may include
euthanasia, sexual equality, sexual morality, censorship, world
hunger, animal rights, the environment, and capital punishment.
Fulfils the General Education Requirement. |
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PHL 233 |
Philosophy of Love and Friendship (W) |
3 cr |
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| Love and
friendship are investigated by a philosophical analysis of concepts
embraced by the terms. Examples of the concepts are drawn from
common life, religion, history, and literature. |
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PHL 240 |
Western Philosophy: |
3 cr |
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Classical and Medieval (C) |
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| Survey of
Greek, Roman, and Medieval philosophy with emphasis on classical
Greek philosophy. Core Course. Identical with CLA 240. Credit
cannot be received for both CLA 240 and PHL 240. |
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PHL 245 |
Western Philosophy: |
3 cr |
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Renaissance/Enlightenment (C)(W) |
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| Survey of
Western philosophy from F. Bacon to Kant with emphasis on the
empiricists, rationalists, and Kant. |
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PHL 251 |
Philosophy and Cognitive Science |
3 cr |
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| A survey
of central concepts and issues in cognitive science, including
an informal introduction to automata theory, intelligent systems
architecture, and the philosophical issues arising out of computational
models of language and cognition. |
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PHL 290 |
Special Topics |
1-3 cr |
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| Different
themes and issues of philosophical significance will be studied
as announced. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 hours. |
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| PHL 310 |
Classical Mythology |
3 cr |
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| Through the
disciplines of English and Philosophy, this course will provide
an introduction to myths and to the literature that recounts
the myths, legends, and folktales of ancient Greece and Rome.
Not only will this course offer a survey of Greek and Roman myth,
but also it will look at how different writers treat the material
and why their treatments vary. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102.
Identical with CLA 310, EH 310 and REL 310. Credit cannot be
received for both PHL 310 and either EH 310 or REL 310 or CLA
310. |
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PHL 311 |
Political Philosophy I: |
3 cr |
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| An examination
of the central themes of classical Western political philosophy
through the reading and discussing of the primary works of such
thinkers as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas. Prerequisites:
PSC 130, or Equivalent, or Permission of Instructor. Identical
with CLA 311 and PSC 311. Credit cannot be received for both
PHL 311 and either PSC 311 or CLA 311. |
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PHL 312 |
Political Philosophy II |
3 cr |
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Renaissance and Enlightenment |
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| An examination
of the central themes of classical Western political philosophy
through the reading and discussing of the primary works of such
thinkers as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. Prerequisites:
PSC 130, or Equivalent, or Permission of Instructor. Cross-listed
as PSC 312. Credit cannot be received for both PHL 312 and PSC
312. |
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PHL 313 |
Political Philosophy III 19th Century (W) |
3 cr |
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| An examination
of the central themes of classical Western political philosophy
through the reading and discussing of the primary works of such
thinkers as Hegel, Mill, Marx and Nietzsche. Prerequisites: PSC
130, or Equivalent, or Permission of Instructor. Cross-listed
as PSC 313. Credit cannot be received for both PHL 313 and PSC
313. |
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PHL 321 |
Symbolic Logic |
3 cr |
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| A study of
sentential and predicate logics and related topics. |
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PHL 327 |
Philosophy of the Social |
3 cr |
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| Studies such
topics as method and explanation in the sciences; realist and
anti-realist views about scientific theories; scientific change;
and society, science, and values. Attention will be given to
the similarities and differences between the social and natural
sciences. |
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| Alienation,
a fundamental element in human existence, is analyzed in the
philosophy of Marx, Hegel, Dostoevsky, Nietzsche and Sartre,
and then used to interpret characters and situations in selected
novels and films. |
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PHL 333 |
Biomedical Ethics (W) |
3 cr |
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| Ethical analyses
of problems and issues in the biomedical and health-related fields.
Topics may include genetic research and technology, abortion,
health care, experimentation, and death and dying. |
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PHL 334 |
Man and Technology |
3 cr |
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| Examines
the most common impacts that technology is envisioned to have
on both the spirit of the human person and the environment in
which that person lives. Both the technologist and antitechnologist
arguments will be explored. |
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PHL 336 |
Legal Theory |
3 cr |
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| Explores
theoretical issues and problems in the area of law, including
theories about the nature of law, legal validity, the relations
between morality and law, and our obligation to obey the law.
Specific problems, such as legal moralism, are also examined.
Cross-listed as CJ 336. Credit cannot be received for both PHL
336 and CJ 336. |
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PHL 337 |
Liability and Punishment |
3 cr |
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| Explores
theoretical issues and problems in the areas of law (especially
criminal law) concerning liability and punishment. Topics to
be examined include diminished capacity, theories of punishment,
and capital punishment. Cross-listed as CJ 337. Credit cannot
be received for both PHL 337 and CJ 337. |
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PHL 339 |
Philosophy of Culture |
3 cr |
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| Acquaints
students with Cassirer's philosophy of culture, with emphasis
on the unity of human experience as ramified into myth, language,
religion, art, history, science, and politicosocial life. |
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PHL 345 |
Anglo-American Philosophy Since Kant |
3 cr |
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| An examination
of selected themes and issues in Anglo-American philosophy since
1800. Topics may include pragmatism, ideal language philosophy,
and ordinary language philosophy. |
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PHL 348 |
19th Century Continental Philosophy |
3 cr |
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and Literary Theory |
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| An examination
of selected themes and issues in 19th Century Continental Philosophy
and Literary Theory. Topics may include Idealism, Romanticism,
Existentialism, Marxism, and Freudianism. Identical with EH 348
and LG 348. Credit cannot be received for both PHL 348 and either
EH 348 or LG 348. (For LG credit, students will be required to
do some coursework in their language of concentration.) |
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PHL 349 |
20th Century Continental Philosophy |
3 cr |
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and Literary Theory |
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| An examination
of selected themes and issues in 20th Century Continental Philosophy
and Literary Theory. Topics may include Phenomenology, Existentialism,
Hermeneutics, Structuralism, and Post-Structuralism. Identical
with EH 349 and LG 349. Credit cannot be received for both PHL
349 and either EH 349 or LG 349. (For LG credit, students will
be required to do some coursework in their language of concentration.) |
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PHL 351 |
Philosophy of Religion (W) |
3 cr |
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| Investigates
the nature of religion, including religious experience, religious
language, arguments for the existence of God, and the problem
of evil. Identical with REL 351. Credit cannot be received for
both PHL 351 and REL 351. |
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PHL 352 |
World Religions |
3 cr |
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| Major Eastern
and Western religions emphasizing their historical development,
their theological structure, and their philosophical implications.
Identical with REL 352. Credit cannot be received for both PHL
352 and REL 352. |
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PHL 354 |
Philosophies of India |
3 cr |
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| Introduces
the major religions and philosophies of India by way of the classical
Realist/Anti-Realist debate in India. Study of the major religious
doctrines of theistic and non-dualist Vedanta, Buddhism, and
Jainism, and their philosophical articulation in the Nyaya, Advaita
Vedanta, Madhyamaka, and other schools. Identical with REL 354.
Credit cannot be received for both PHL 354 and REL 354. |
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PHL 355 |
Chinese Philosophy |
3 cr |
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| Introduces
the major classical religious and philosophical systems of China
by way of an examination of early Confucianism, Mohism, Yangism,
Legalism, Taoism, and Chinese Buddhism. Particular emphasis will
be placed upon the role of these schools in the development of
Chinese religion, morality, and political organization. Identical
with REL 355. Credit cannot be received for both PHL 355 and
REL 355. |
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PHL 361 |
Philosophy of Mind |
3 cr |
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| A study of
the concept of consciousness and related concepts (e.g., mind,
self, thinking) as applied to man, other animals, non-terrestrials,
and machines. |
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PHL 370 |
Philosophy of Art |
3 cr |
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| Acquaints
students with main issues in aesthetics, both ancient and modern.
Includes such issues as the nature and function of art, the creative
process, the work of art, and the criteria of aesthetic judgment
and appreciation. Identical with ARH 370. Credit cannot be received
for both PHL 370 and ARH 370. |
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PHL 390 |
Special Topics |
1-3 cr |
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| Different
figures or topics of philosophical significance will be studied
as announced. May be repeated, when content varies, for a total
of six hours. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 hours. |
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| NOTE: The
Department requires at least one lower-level philosophy course
or junior standing as a prerequisite for 400-level courses. |
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PHL 421* |
Literary Criticism to 1900 (W) |
3 cr |
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| Classical,
Neoclassical, Romantic, and Victorian literary theory. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and 102. Identical with EH 421. Credit cannot be received
for both PHL 421 and EH 421. |
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PHL 422* |
Literary Criticism Since 1900 (W) |
3 cr |
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| Modern and
contemporary literary theory. Prerequisites: EH 101 and 102.
Identical with EH 422. Credit cannot be received for both PHL
422 and EH 422. |
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PHL 431 |
Advanced Ethical Theory |
3 cr |
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| Problems
in traditional and recent value theory and ethics. |
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PHL 441 |
Theory of Knowledge |
3 cr |
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| Examines
knowledge, its scope and limits. Topics may include the conditions,
criteria, and grounds for knowledge, and theories of truth and
meaning. |
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| Studies philosophical
theories about the nature of reality, including such topics as
what is real, change, the nature of things, universals, and such
views as monism, materialism, realism, and idealism. Prerequisites:
PHL 240, PHL 245, PHL 321. |
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| PHL 467 |
Mathematical Logic |
3 cr |
| An introduction
to formal first-order logic, first-order metatheory, and its
extensions. Topics include axiom systems and their models, completeness,
compactness, and recursive sets and functions. Identical with
MA 467. Credit cannot be received for both PHL 467 and MA 467.
Prerequisites: PHL 321 or any 300-level or higher MA course. |
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| PHL 490 |
Special Topics |
1-3 cr |
| An investigation
of issues and concepts in philosophy for advanced undergraduates
and graduate students. May be repeated, when content varies,
for a total of six hours. Prerequisites: Junior, senior or graduate
standing. |
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| An investigation
of issues and concepts in philosophy for advanced undergraduates
and graduate students. May be repeated, when content varies,
for a total of six hours. Prerequisites: Junior, senior or graduate
standing. |
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PHL 494 |
Directed Studies |
1-3 cr |
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| Directed
research in philosophy under the guidance of a member of the
department. Credit according to the magnitude of the individual
project. May be repeated, if content varies, for a total of six
hours. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing and approval
of directing professor and department chair. Prerequisites: Junior,
senior or graduate standing. |
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PHL 499 |
Honors Thesis |
3 cr |
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| Extended
research paper prepared under direction of thesis advisor plus
two-person committee selected by advisor in consultation with
student. Prerequisites: The student must have developed a proposal
for the thesis in consultation with the advisor, and received
permission for the work from the committee. In addition, the
student must be a senior major or minor, have completed the logic
and history of philosophy requirements, have at least two courses
at the 300-level or higher, and have at least a 3.3 GPA in Philosophy.
Credit for this course is only given as an addition to the hours
required for the major. |
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PHL 590 |
Special Topics |
1-3 cr |
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| Study of
individuals or topics of philosophical significance. May be repeated
for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 6 hours. Enrollment
is limited to students in disciplines other than philosophy. |
