(C) PHIL 1023.
Introduction to Philosophy. (PHIL 1301) Survey of basic philosophical issues:
methodology, metaphysics, axiology, including epistemology, cosmology, ontology,
ethics, and aesthetics; selected readings from great philosophers, both eastern
and western. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
(C) PHIL 2033. Logic and Critical Thinking. (PHIL 2303) A consideration of
critical thought from the perspective of induction and deduction, formal and 264
Psychology and Philosophy informal fallacies, structure of syllogism, symbolic
logic, and principles of scientific method. Three lecture hours a week. Credit:
Three hours.
(C) PHIL 2043. Contemporary Philosophy. Comprehensive study of the persons,
problems and principles related to the movements of thought within philosophy in
recent times; special consideration given to phenomenology, existentialism,
linguistic analysis, and process philosophy. Three lecture hours a week. Credit:
Three hours.
(C, M) PHIL 2053. Philosophy of Comparative Religions. (PHIL 1304) A critical
analysis of the phenomenon of religion and religious methodology. A comparative
consideration of world religious traditions such as Buddhism, Christianity,
Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism. Three seminar hours a week. Credit:
Three hours.
(C, M) PHIL 2063. Philosophy of Religions in America. An analysis of
religious practice in America in its various forms and institutions, and
consideration of the challenge of dialogue with people of differing cultural,
ideological and religious heritage. Three seminar hours a week. Credit: Three
hours.
(C) PHIL 3013. History of Ancient Philosophy. A consideration of the history and
development of ideas from the Pre-Socratic period to Plotinus; emphasis placed
upon Plato and Aristotle as systematic philosophers. Three lecture hours a week.
Credit: Three hours.
(C) PHIL 3023. History of Medieval and Modern Philosophy. A critical study from
the period of Plotinus through the Renaissance and Reformation up through
Descartes; extensive readings and discussion of the philosophers in this period.
Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
(C,M) PHIL 3043. Philosophy of Religion. The inquiry into religion from a
philosophical perspective; a study of contemporary theological methodology;
emphasis on religious imagery, meaning, the nature of religious experience, and
knowledge claims. Three seminar hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
(C,M) PHIL 3053. Ethics. A consideration of the primary ethical theories with
respect to personal, social and professional action; the critical discussion of
the ethical systems of the major classical philosophies. Three lecture hours a
week. Credit: Three hours.
(C,M) PHIL 3073. Bioethics. Centers upon problems of value with respect to
biomedical technology, genetics, ecology, abortion, euthanasia, human
experimentation, prolongation of life, psychosurgery; ethical and social issues
in biomedicine. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
(C,M) PHIL 3083. Ethics and Feminism. Same as WS 3083. A comprehensive study of
the literature, principles and linguistic impact of contemporary ethics with
special emphasis on the origins, authors and audiences related to feminist
philosophy. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
(C,M) PHIL 4033. Philosophy of Women in Western Religions. (WS 4033) A
comprehensive study of feminist critiques of Western religious traditions.
Includes historical and philosophical perspectives of women in Psychology and
Philosophy 265 scripture, religious leadership, attitudes toward sexuality,
experiences of the sacred, and gendered imagery of the divine. Emphasis on
readings of primary sources. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
(C) PHIL 4043. American Philosophy. A study from its earliest history to the
present time; special emphasis given to Charles Sanders Pierce, William James,
and John Dewey. Three seminar hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
(C,M) PHIL 4053. Philosophy of Science and Religion. Centers upon the nature and scope of
science and method in comparison to the nature and scope of religion, with the
emphasis upon modern science, cosmology, biology and physics in relationship to
contemporary religious thought. Three seminar hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
PHIL 4913. Independent Study. Credit: Three hours.
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