202 College of Arts and Education Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021 The following requirements apply to all three tracks. (i) any course taken to fulfill a requirement for the major may not Paul Warren, Professor and Chairperson be taken with the “pass/fail” option (with the exception of Sean Allen-Hermanson, Professor PHI 4945, Internship in Philosophy) and must be passed Timothy Aylsworth, Assistant Professor with a grade of “C” or better, (ii) no more than 6 (six) hours Michelle Beer, Associate Professor of Independent Study may be used to fulfill major Clinton Castro, Assistant Professor requirements, (iii) at most, one of PHI 2100 (Introduction Bong Kil Chung, Professor Emeritus to ) or PHI 2103 (Critical Thinking), or their Kenton Harris, University Lecturer equivalents, may be used to fulfill major requirements, and Bruce Hauptli, Professor Emeritus at most six other hours of lower division philosophy George Kovacs, Professor Emeritus courses may be counted toward the degree, (iv) after Celine Leboeuf, Assistant Professor completing at least 24 hours of philosophy courses, all Eugene Marshall, Associate Professor majors are required to take the one hour course PHI 4911 Kenneth Rogerson, Professor Emeritus (Research Paper). Elizabeth Scarbrough, Lecturer In addition to fulfilling the requirements of the major, Eric Scarffe, Assistant Professor the College of Arts, Sciences and Education has a number Laurie Shrage, Professor of requirements which are listed in the University’s Catalog Kiriake Xerohemona, University Lecturer at the beginning of the Arts and Sciences section. The Philosophy Department allows a maximum of 15 hours of Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy philosophy transfer credit for a major (6 hours for a minor) subject to the following restrictions: at most one of PHI Degree Program Hours: 120 2100 (Introduction to Logic), PHI 2103 (Critical Thinking), or their equivalents may be used to fulfill major Common Prerequisite Courses and requirements, and be counted toward the degree. Such Equivalencies transfer credit can only be awarded by a philosophy FIU Course(s) Equivalent Course(s) advisor, and students who wish to apply for it are advised None None to discuss their course of studies with an advisor early in Courses which form part of the statewide articulation their career at FIU. between the State University System and the Community The General Track: College System fulfill the Lower Division Common (34 Semester Hours Required) Prerequisites. Please visit https://cpm.flvc.org for a current list of The General Track is designed to serve students with a state-approved common prerequisites. broad interest in philosophy. One three-hour Logic course

Common Prerequisites is required, selected from PHI 2100, PHI 2103, PHI 4130, or PHI 4161. The remaining 31 hours may include any No specific courses are required; transfer students are philosophy courses (except that the requirements applying encouraged to complete the Associate of Arts degree. to all three tracks must be met). Students are strongly Philosophy encompasses a broad range of topics and encouraged to discuss their course selections with their methods of inquiry: Socratic questioning of the extent and advisor. After completing at least 24 hours of philosophy of human , probing the rational basis of courses, all majors are required to take the one hour moral and political thought, confrontation with fundamental course PHI 4911 (Research Paper). questions of value and meaning, analysis of basic concepts underlying theoretical and practical thought, The Professional Track: (34 Semester Hours Required) reflection on the human existential situation, and exploring the structure of reasoning itself. The great The Professional Track is designed for students are studied both for historical understanding and considering philosophy as a professional discipline. It is contemporary significance. especially appropriate for those considering graduate work Philosophy majors may choose one of three tracks. in philosophy and those with an interest in a thorough and The General Track is designed to serve students with a systematic study of the full range of philosophical thought. broad interest in philosophy. The Professional Track is After completing at least 24 hours of philosophy courses, designed for students considering philosophy as a all majors are required to take the one hour course PHI professional discipline. It is especially appropriate for 4911 (Research Paper). Receiving a ‘C’ or better in 34 those considering graduate work in philosophy and those semester hours of upper division philosophy courses with an interest in a thorough and systematic study of the distributed as follows will fulfill the requirements for this full range of philosophical thought. The Specialized Track track: is designed for students who are interested in Logic/Probability1 3 philosophical reflection on a specific discipline or area / 6 such as law, religion, or . It is especially Value Theory 6 appropriate for pre-law students and for dual majors who of Philosophy2 9 are interested in the relationship between philosophy and Non- 3 their other major discipline. Other Philosophy Courses 3 Degree Requirements Philosophy Seminar 3 Research Paper 1

Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021 College of Arts Sciences and Education 203 (see department for list of courses which satisfy these 2. they must have completed (by the end of that requirements) semester) at least five upper division philosophy 1Neither PHI 2100 nor PHI 2103 fulfills the courses, Logic/Probability requirement for this track; however, one 3. they must have completed (by the end of that may be included as a Philosophy elective. semester) at least one upper division philosophy in 2Must include 3 hours in the area of . the area in which they intend to write their Thesis, and

The Specialized Track: 4. they must have identified a faculty member who (34 Semester Hours Required) would be willing to supervise the Thesis and the two The Specialized Track is designed for students who are three-credit independent study courses which are associated with it. interested in philosophical reflection on a specific discipline or area such as law, religion, or psychology. It is Students considering pursuing the Thesis Option should especially appropriate for pre-law students and for dual read the recommendations regarding Independent Study majors who are interested in the relationship between in the Philosophy Brochure. philosophy and their other major discipline. An approved Individualized Plan of Study will meet the requirements for The Philosophy Minor this track. Such plans are designed by the Philosophy advisor in consultation with the student so that they can be A student majoring in another academic discipline can tailored to the student’s specific interests and goals. earn an academic minor in Philosophy by taking 15 hours Students pursuing the Specialized Track must secure prior in philosophy (PHH, PHI, PHM, and PHP prefixes) and written approval of their course selections from their earning a “C” or better. Only three hours may be earned in advisor. The proposed course selections must present a lower division (1000 and 2000 level) courses. clear, focused, and coherent plan of study. The Philosophy Program Brochure (available in the Department on either campus) includes several models of Course Descriptions such plans of study, including Pre-Law Studies, Western Definition of Prefixes Philosophy and Its Historical Context, Social and Political GRE-Ancient Greek; PHH-Philosophy, History of; PHI- Philosophy, Philosophy and Religious Thought, Philosophy; PHM-Philosophy of Man and Society; PHP- Philosophy and , Philosophy and Psychology, Philosophers and Schools. and Philosophy and the Arts. Each such plan must include Courses that meet the University’s Global Learning 34 semester hours, and the courses taken in accord with requirement are identified as GL. the plan must be passed with a grade of ‘C’ or better. One three-hour Logic course is required, selected from PHI GRE 3050 Introduction to Ancient Greek (3). Introduces 2100, PHI 2103, PHI 4130, or PHI 4161. After completing the Greek language of the New Testament, and other at least 24 hours of philosophy courses, all majors are works of the ancient period to enhance the understanding required to take the one hour course PHI 4911 (Research of translated texts. A portion of the Gospel of John is studied. Paper). With the prior written approval of a Philosophy advisor, up to nine semester hours from other programs PHH 2063 Classics in Philosophy: An Introduction to may be counted toward the 34 hour major. the History of Philosophy (3). Introduces the history of philosophy by examining the works of such philosophical Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with giants as , , Descartes, and Kant. Meets the Honors state composition requirement. Prerequisites: ENC 1101 and ENC 1102. A policy for Philosophy majors who wish to exercise the PHH 3042 (3). This course Thesis Option within the Honors College: This option is will examine the development of Latin American thought, open only to Honor’s Program students who are with particular attention to the 19th and 20th centuries. It Philosophy majors and who must apply for it during the will consider the traditions and initiatives of prominent spring semester of the Junior year. To receive Honors via Latin American philosophers in the light of problems such the Thesis Option: as personal and cultural identity. • students must enroll in one three-credit Honors Thesis Independent Study course in Philosophy in PHH 3100 Ancient Philosophy (3). The basic concerns each of the Fall and Spring semesters of their Senior and teachings of representative philosophers and schools year, of thought, particularly in the Greek and Roman cultural • be approved by both their Thesis Advisor (who directs settings, and linkages to their past and future are emphasized in this course. the independent studies) and the Departmental Chairperson. PHH 3200 (3). The basic concerns Eligible students may apply for the Thesis Option by and teachings of representative philosophers and schools submitting an Honors Thesis Proposal to the department of thought in the cultural settings of the , and Chairperson provided they have met the following minimal linkages to their past and future are emphasized in this course. conditions: 1. they must have a cumulative FIU GPA of at least 3.5, PHH 3401 Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Philosophy (3). The basic concerns and teachings of representative European philosophers of the 16th and 204 College of Arts Sciences and Education Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021 17th centuries (esp. Hobbes, Descartes, Cavendish, PHH 5938 Advanced Topics in the History of Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, and Amo) are emphasized Philosophy (3). Examines in detail the works of a major figure and or period in the history of philosophy. May be PHH 3402 British (3). The basic concerns repeated. and teachings of representative British empiricists of the 17th & 18th centuries (esp. Locke, Newton, Leibniz, PHI 2010 Introduction to Philosophy (3). This course Berkeley, Du Châtelet, and Hume) are emphasized in this introduces both the tools of philosophical thinking and course. some of their applications to fundamental topics such as knowledge, value, meaning, and human society. Meets PHH 3410 Philosophy of the Enlightenment (3). the state composition requirement. Prerequisites: ENC Engages some of the greatest thinkers and one of the 1101 and ENC 1102. most intellectually exciting periods in Western history including the development of modem , liberal PHI 2016 Philosophy Through Film (3). Offers a democracy, and pivotal revolutions. thorough investigation into several philosophical issues through the medium of film. Close readings of individual PHH 3420 Early (3). The basic films will accompany the study of key philosophical texts. concerns and teachings of representative philosophers and schools of thought in the period from the PHI 2100 Introduction to Logic (3). This introductory to Kant and the linkages to their past and future are course in logical thinking and argumentation will treat both emphasized in this course. practical and theoretical approaches to understanding human communications and solving problems. Students PHH 3440 Late Modern Philosophy (3). The basic will be introduced to inductive and deductive logic, concerns and teachings of representative 19th century fallacies, and the role of logic in scientific explanation and German thinkers (esp. Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Marx, popular expression. and Nietzsche) are emphasized. PHI 2103 Critical Thinking (3). A course in practical PHH 3602 Twentieth Century (3). reasoning designed to sharpen abilities at analyzing, Examines the development of 20th century British evaluating, and constructing arguments. philosophy, with special attention to the justification for its aims, methods, and central concerns (e.g. knowledge, PHI 2600 Introduction to (3). Explores appearance and , memory, and the value of philosophical accounts of , including the rational philosophy). justification of commitment to the moral life, and theories of duty, obligation, and . Meets the state composition PHH 3700 American Philosophy (3). This course will requirement. Prerequisites: ENC 1101 and ENC 1102. examine the development of American philosophical thought, with particular attention to the 19th and 20th PHI 3073 (3). An analysis of the centuries. It will consider the traditions and initiatives of metaphysical, epistemic, ethical, and political thoughts the prominent American philosophers, in the light of constituting the African world views and cultural settings. problems such as the relationship between theory and PHI 3300 Epistemology (3). The viewpoints of various practice. philosophers and schools of thought regarding types of PHH 3810 Philosophy of Buddhism (3). Examines the knowledge, certitude, and creativity are the main central philosophy of Buddhism dealing with: 1) the emphases of this introductory course. The meaning of question of reality and appearance, 2) the theories of and truthfulness is analyzed from both the classical causation, 3) the relation of these views to Buddhist and the contemporary perspectives. soteriology (realism, , , Hwa-yen). PHI 3320 Philosophy of (3). An inquiry into the PHH 3840 (3). Metaphysical, concept of mind and subsidiary concepts such as epistemological and ethical theories within such major sensation, perception, desire, emotion, intention, volition, Indian philosophical systems as philosophical Buddhism, imagination, and intellect. The course will address the Gains, dualism, and problem of the relation of mind and body and such topics are examined. as the concept of a person, the nature of intentional action, and the nature of consciousness. PHH 4151 Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy (3). PHI 3400 (3). The philosophic of , North Africa, and the Eastern background of will be examined. Mediterranean 3rd Century BCE to 3rd Century CE. Focus Attention will be given to the philosophical consequences on Hellenistic & Roman philosophies such as , of conceptual change in the sciences. Such topics as the , Epicurean. growth and unity of science, explanation and prediction, PHH 4600 Twentieth Century Philosophy (3). The basic and the role of science in society will be explored. concerns and teachings of representative philosophers PHI 3420 Philosophy of Social Science (3). An inquiry and schools of thought in the cultural settings of the into philosophical questions raised by the social sciences. present century, and linkages to past and emerging Topics include forms of social explanation, the nature of generations are emphasized in this course. , and the status of values in social science.

PHH 4930 A Major (3). This course will examine in detail the works of a major figure in the history of philosophy. Course may be repeated on a different philosopher. (S)

Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021 College of Arts Sciences and Education 205 PHI 3454 (3). Examines the PHI 4220 (3). The subject philosophical problems raised by the theory of in matter concerns the relations between language, thought, 3 parts: external challenges to the theory, internal disputes and the world. Topics to be studied include reference, about key concepts, controversies about applications meaning, speech acts, and propositional attitudes. Also to theory. be considered are the implications of claims here for issues in other areas of philosophy. PHI 3500 Metaphysics (3). This introductory course examines basic metaphysical questions regarding the PHI 4230 Language and Paradox (3). An inquiry into the nature of reality, as well as the meaning of these nature of semantic paradoxes, including analysis of their questions for the relationship of persons with their world. significance, examination of proposed solutions, and Fundamental texts from classical and contemporary investigation of the relationship between paradoxes, philosophers will be considered. language, and truth.

PHI 3601 Ethics (3). What is intrinsically good? What PHI 4321 Topics in the (3). This ought one to do? How are moral claims justified? course examines selected issues in the philosophy of Competing views of major philosophers are considered. mind. Topics include the nature and value of the passions, self and self-deception, theory of action, etc. May be PHI 3640 Environmental Ethics – GL (3). Examines repeated. philosophical and ethical perspectives on human interaction with the natural world. Course designated as a PHI 4370 Topics in Epistemology (3). Study of a Global Learning course. focused topics in epistemology (such as: a priori knowledge and justification; ; or ). This PHI 3638 Contemporary Ethical Issues (3). After a course may be repeated. review of basic questions regarding ethics, this course considers special ethical problems in contemporary PHI 4371 Truth and Deception (3). Examines the society from the perspective of one or more philosophers concepts of truth and deception across a variety of or systems of ethics. Topics will be selected and academic disciplines, their ubiquitous, complex and announced in advance. multifaceted applications from everyday use to moral, social, political disclosure. PHI 3700 (3). This course investigates whether or not religious beliefs can be PHI 4541 Philosophy of Time (3). An analysis of the rationally justified. Such topics as the nature of God, the nature of time. Topics include the “passage” of time, the , religious , and the relationship asymmetry between past and future, Zeno’s paradoxes, of faith to will be explored. and philosophical implications of the special . PHI 3762 Eastern Philosophical and Religious Thought (3). This introductory course examines the PHI 4633 Biomedical Ethics (3). After examining the development of philosophical and religious thought in the foundations of ethics, this course will consider the human East from ancient to modern times. Hinduism, Buddhism, and ethical dimensions of current issues in the life , , and other major viewpoints will be sciences, such as the meaning of human living and considered, in themselves and in comparison with suffering, ethics of genetic control, death and dying, Western forms of thought. personal responsibility in the medical and counseling professions. PHI 3800 (3). Examines philosophical issues arising from an examination of the nature of art and PHI 4764 Religious Experience (3). An introduction to beauty. Topics include aesthetic experience, expressive philosophical thought about religious . After a theory, representation and the art world. brief survey of the major types of religious experiences, issues about their nature and cognitive status are PHI 4034 (3). Explores the examined. questions and problems of the Philosophy of Sport. Areas include metaphysical, ethical, political theoretical, PHI 4840 Art, Mind and Cognitive Science (3). aesthetic and conceptual issues arising from sport practice Examines what the production and appreciation of art can and spectating. tell us about the nature of mind and cognition and what theories of mind and cognition can tell us about the nature PHI 4130 Symbolic Logic (3). This course provides an of art. introduction to symbolic logic. Emphasis is upon both the formal techniques of analysis of argument and upon the PHI 4841 Global Aesthetics – GL (3). In contrast to theoretical aspects of formal logic. standard aesthetic courses, we focus on non-European aesthetics, theories values. Topics include world aesthetic PHI 4161 Philosophy and Probability (3). An traditions, globalization and cultural appropriation. introduction to the philosophical applications of elementary probability theory. Topics include mathematical probability, PHI 4882 Philosophy in Literature (3). Philosophical rational decision making, the foundations of science, and implications of selected works and the impact of Pascal’s wager. philosophical concepts such as the self, death, identity, alienation, responsibility, freedom, and the absurd.

PHI 4884 (3). An investigation into the distinctly philosophical issues that arise when studying film. In particular, questions surrounding narration, authorship and genre will be considered. 206 College of Arts Sciences and Education Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021 PHI 4910 Independent Research (1-6). Topics will be PHM 3200 Social and (3). The selected to meet the academic needs of the individual nature of society and the state, authority of society and the student. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. state over the individual, political obligation, legitimacy of , and idea of are considered. PHI 4911 Research Paper (1-3). Based on previous course work, a research paper will be expanded and PHM 3400 (3). After an analysis of revised. Deepened knowledge of the specific topic will be the nature of law and judicial reasoning in the light of developed, and oral and written skills improved. fundamental alternative interpretations, basic topics of Prerequisites: 24 hours of PHH, PHI, PHM, or PHP. legal philosophy will be considered, such as freedom and Corequisite: Philosophy major PHIL10BA. rights, responsibility and punishment, rule of law and , legality and . PHI 4930 Special Topics (3). In-depth study of topics of special interest in philosophy. PHM 3500 (3). After exploring the definitions, dimensions and interrelations of philosophy PHI 4932 Special Topics in Aesthetics (3). Examines and history, students will examine major philosophies of selected issues in aesthetics in depth such as the nature history. The social responsibility of the historical narrative of art, fictive emotions, the artworld, or an artistic medium, and the philosophical assumptions of historiographies will truth and purpose in art, etc. May be repeated. be discussed. PHI 4935 Philosophy Seminar (3). This seminar is PHM 4020 Love and Sexuality (3). Examines historical designed for majors and other qualified students approved and contemporary philosophical writings about human by the Department, and will be guided by one or more sexuality and erotic love. Topics include attraction, faculty members. Topic will be selected and announced in objectification, violence, marital and nonmarital sex, love advance. The number of participants will be limited. and rationality. PHI 4938 Special Topics in Philosophy of Religion (3). PHM 4041 Thought, Community, and Inquiry (3). Examines issues of historical and contemporary Investigates the notion of a community of philosophical significance in the Philosophy of Religion such as the inquiry, its emergence, its epistemological and and nature of God, evil, faith, religious pedagogical commitments and practical outcomes. experience, etc. Repeatable for credit. PHM 4050 Philosophy of Death (3). This course PHI 4945 Internship in Philosophy (0-6). Provides analyzes the meaning of death and man’s attitude towards oversight and structure for an internship in fields related to death and the dying. It examines how philosophy can philosophy such as with community service organizations, share in the new confrontation between man and his schools, research projects, law, government, art, death, and shows the ways philosophical thinking journalism, etc. May be repeated. (Pass/Fail Only) contributes to the discovery of an authentic attitude Prerequisite: Permission of the department. towards the phenomenon of death as part of human living. PHI 5931 Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Mind and PHM 4123 Philosophy and Feminism (3). A conceptual Cognitive Science (3). Explores issues of contemporary analysis of alternative feminist views. Topics include the interest to philosophers and psychologists. Topics include: goals of the feminist movement, sexist theories on the self, , moral psychology, introspection, women’s nature, sexual stereotypes and androgyny, the , perception, consciousness, etc. May be repeated nature of oppression, sexism, racism and homophobia. for credit. PHM 4125 Philosophy of and Race (3). PHI 5933 Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Language Introduces the metaphysical and ethical issues pertaining and Logic (3). Explores a focused issue in philosophy of to gender and race. Addresses such topics as: definitions language, logic and possibly . Possible topics of gender and race eliminativism, definitions of racism and include: truth, meaning, reference, paradoxes, formal and sexism, etc. informal , issues in language, etc. Repeatable for credit. PHM 4360 Topics in Political Philosophy (3). Examines a selected topic in political philosophy, such as: justice, PHI 5934 Special Topics (3). Topics will be selected to democracy, , or an important thinker. May be meet the academic needs of groups of students. repeated. Prerequisites: PHM 3200 or permission of the PHI 5937 Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Religion instructor. (3). Explores issues of historical and contemporary issues. PHM 4362 – GL (3). An examination of Topics may include the , the problem of philosophical perspectives on the problems of global evil, the nature or faith, religious experience, etc. justice. Course designated as a Global Learning course. Repeatable for credit. PHM 4430 Topics in Philosophy of Law (3). Examines a PHM 3040 Philosophical Anthropology (3). Examines focused topic in philosophy of law, such as: punishment, philosophically scientific perspectives concerning the legislation of morality, the rule of law, or an important nature of humankind and the human condition. Elucidate thinker. May be repeated. qualities that make humans what we are and distinguish us from other . PHM 5935 Advanced Topics in Social and Political Philosophy (3). Explores central problems in social and political philosophy. Possible topics include: justice, equality, freedom, democracy, the state, political obligation, etc. May be repeated for credit. Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021 College of Arts Sciences and Education 207 PHM 5936 Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Law (3). Explores a focused issue in philosophy of law. Possible topics include: constitutionalism, the rule of law, theory, theories of punishment, the philosophy of the U.S. Constitution, etc. Repeatable for credit.

PHP 3840 Chinese and (3). Metaphysical and ethical theories of the three main philosophical systems of China, namely, Classical and neo-Confucianism, Taoism, and Chinese Buddhism are examined. For Japanese philosophy, Shintoism is included.

PHP 4510 Marxism (3). This course examines the philosophic insights of Marx and the main trends (anthropological, social, existential) in contemporary Marxism. It includes an analysis of the Marxist interpretation of alienation, work, and human authenticity.

PHP 4782 Phenomenology (3). This course analyzes the method, the basic philosophical insights and the applications of 20th century phenomenology. It includes the phenomenological analysis of knowing as well as basic questions regarding the nature of reality together with the study of fundamental texts from Husserl, Heidegger, and Merleau-Ponty.

PHP 4784 (3). This course examines the 20th century Anglo-American tradition of approaching philosophic problems by the methods of linguistic analysis. It will include study of techniques of linguistic analysis and an evaluation of their adequacy in dealing with meaning and truth, the mind-body problem, and free will.

PHP 4786 (3). This course examines the origin, basic philosophical insights, and influence of the mainstreams of modern existentialism. It includes the study of fundamental texts of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre, Jaspers, and Camus.

PHP 4789 Contemporary (3). Main trends (, postmodernism, ) in twentieth century French philosophy, with emphasis on seminal thinkers, e.g., Levinas, Derrida, Ricoeur, Foucault, Irigaray.