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PHL 130 3 Credits PHILOSOPHY (PHL) An introduction to the problems of political philosophy with an emphasis on recent and contemporary issues, such as the conflict between liberal PHL 100 and Aristotle 3 Credits and conservative , , revolution, civil disobedience, and The beginnings of Western scientific and humanistic thought among the the concept of legitimate political . This course counts towards early Greeks and their progress into the two great systems of Plato and the fulfillment of the Disciplinary Perspectives element of the CLAS Aristotle. Selections from Plato and Aristotle are read and discussed to general curriculum. determine the meaning and significance of philosophical ideas that have PHL 202 3 Credits subsequently influenced the whole history of Western . This Emphasizes social through critical studies of such contemporary course counts towards the fulfillment of the Disciplinary Perspectives problems as abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty, pornography and element of the CLAS general education curriculum. censorship, animal , drug use, sexual , environmental PHL 102 Philosophical Thinking 3 Credits ethics, and hunger. This course counts towards the fulfillment of An introduction to philosophical thought with an emphasis on the the Disciplinary Perspectives element of the CLAS general education enduring questions and problems of philosophy. We explore such curriculum. questions as: how do I know I am not dreaming? Is there an external PHL 203 Business Ethics 3 Credits world? What is ? Is there a self? Is there a ? What is the Surveys and examines ethical problems concerning the institutions and relationship between the and the body? How can I tell right from practices of contemporary business. Problems considered include: the wrong? What makes legitimate? What is ? What is conflicts of economic freedom and social responsibility; the relation the ? We will consider answers to these questions from of profits to work and alienation; the responsibilities of business to diverse philosophical , reading such as Plato, employees, minorities, consumers and the environment; the role of Descartes, , Hume, , Berkeley, Aquinas, Avicenna, truthfulness in business practices; and the ethics of self-fulfillment and , Kant, Mill, Russell, Camus, and Nishitani. This course counts career ambitions. Readings selected from works of contemporary and towards the fulfillment of the Disciplinary Perspectives element of the historical philosophers, social theorists, and business people. CLAS general education curriculum. PHL 207 Asian Philosophy 3 Credits PHL 110 and Language 3 Credits A survey of the principal philosophical perspectives of . Emphasis A study of the logical structure of argumentation in ordinary language, on the traditional Indian schools of , , and , with an emphasis on the relation of logic to the uses of language in Chinese and , and the development of practical affairs. Traditional informal fallacies are studied as well. Buddhism in China and . Philosophical topics include: mystical Discussions explore the of validity, truth, meaning, and evidence in , the ultimate nature of , the of a , the relation to the evaluation of arguments. This course counts towards the causes of human suffering, and the possibility of release, the nature of fulfillment of the Disciplinary Perspectives element of the CLAS general and its development, and the nature of society and government. education curriculum. This course counts towards the fulfillment of the Disciplinary PHL 115 Ethics 3 Credits Perspectives element of the CLAS general education curriculum. A combined historical and systematic analysis of the problems of PHL 210 Symbolic Logic 3 Credits ethics. Such problems as the nature and meaning of moral values and An introduction to logic from the standpoint of modern symbolic judgments, moral responsibility and freedom, and happiness, methods, including techniques of formal deductive proof, quantification, the good life, and the relativity of value, are explored through the the logic of relations, and properties of formal deductive systems. writings of such philosophers as Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Kant, Mill, and Discussions focus on philosophical issues in recent and contemporary Nietzsche. This course counts towards the fulfillment of the Disciplinary logical theory. This course counts towards the fulfillment of the Perspectives element of the CLAS general education curriculum. Disciplinary Perspectives element of the CLAS general education PHL 120 3 Credits curriculum. The development of philosophical thought in the United States from PHL 215 Environmental Ethics 3 Credits the colonial era to the 20th century. Studies such thinkers as Edwards, A comprehensive introduction to environmental ethics that examines Jefferson, Emerson, Thoreau, Peirce, James, Dewey, and King, and their the major theoretical approaches, including anthropocentric (human- ideas on human nature, , , morality, and . This centered), zoocentric or sentientist (animal-centered), and biocentric course counts towards the fulfillment of the Disciplinary Perspectives or ecocentric (nature-centered) value systems, as well as the most element of the CLAS general education curriculum. important critiques of these ethical approaches. We will examine PHL 125 of Education 3 Credits and analyze several classical ethical theories that are particularly Studies classical and contemporary theories of the nature, structure, relevant to a study of contemporary environmental controversies. We and aims of education, including major works of such philosophers as will also address specific issues such as biodiversity and wilderness Plato, Rousseau, and Dewey. The course will also introduce students to preservation; human use of animals as food, entertainment, and methods of critical philosophical analysis. This course counts towards research subjects; environmental racism and toxic dumping; sustainable the fulfillment of the Disciplinary Perspectives element of the CLAS development, population and consumption. Students will analyze and general education curriculum. discuss the ethical dimensions of several contemporary environmental controversies. This course counts towards the fulfillment of the Disciplinary Perspectives element of the CLAS general education curriculum. 2 Philosophy (PHL)

PHL 225 3 Credits PHL 305 3 Credits Examines one of the most exciting periods in the history of philosophy An inquiry into the meaning, significance, and fundamental problems of during which philosophers from Descartes to Kant tried to come to religion as they appear in their philosophical perspective. The relation terms with the following questions: What is ? Can we know between religion and science, between faith and ; religious the physical world exists? Can we have scientific knowledge? Can we experience, religious truth, and symbolism, etc. will be explored. know God exists? Can we even know whether we exist? The works of Selections from the works of Anselm, Aquinas, Augustine, Paley, Hume, Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and Kant are read and Kant, James, and Wittgenstein will be discussed. discussed. This course counts towards the fulfillment of the Disciplinary PHL 310 Problems in 20th-Century Philosophy 3 Credits Perspectives element of the CLAS general education curriculum. Consideration of major philosophical movements in the 20th century PHL 226 Limits of Reason: 19th Century Philosophy 3 Credits such as phenomenology, , , and analytic Studies the nature and meaning of reason, freedom, individuality, philosophy. Within these movements such topics as the function of and society in the writings of philosophers such as Fichte, Hegel, analysis, language and meaning, the nature of values, the nature of Schopenhauer, Emerson, Thoreau, Comte, Mill, Spencer, Marx, and persons, the synthetic-analytic distinction, the mind-body problem, and Nietzsche. Examination of the impact of such philosophies as the the possibility of are considered. The work of such figures dialectical theory of history, , evolutionary theory, as Wittgenstein, Russell, Heidegger, Husserl, Sartre, Whitehead, and , and existentialism on ideas about the nature and limits of Dewey are read and discussed. human reason. Prerequisite(s): CMP 125 or CMP 203 or BHP 150.

PHL 230 Philosophy of the Sexes 3 Credits PHL 315 Existentialism 3 Credits Studies philosophical views of the differences between the sexes, sexual Historical development and contemporary problems of existentialism equality, , marriage, and the from ancient Greece to the 20th with emphasis on the nature of man, his ability to know his situation, the century. Texts from the contemporary women’s and men’s movements relation between existence and , and the meaning of human life will also be examined. This course counts towards the fulfillment of and activity. The works of such figures as Kierkegaard, Sartre, Heidegger, the Disciplinary Perspectives element of the CLAS general education Camus, Kafka, Beckett, Buber, Laing, and Frankl are read and discussed. curriculum. PHL 320 3 Credits PHL 252 The Nature of Art 3 Credits The logic of fundamental concepts of science and scientific methods An inquiry into the nature of art, creativity, aesthetic experience, and are studied. Patterns of explanation are examined to understand the value. Special attention to the importance of art in relation to the nature functions of , theories, and predictions in science. Inquiry is made of man and society. Readings from classical theories of art (Plato, Hegel, into the relation between mathematics and empirical science; similarities Schopenhauer, Croce, Santayana), as well as from contemporary analyses and distinctions between the natural and social sciences. The role of of 20th-century art. science in human affairs and the value of scientific knowledge. PHL 300 Philosophy and Civilization 3 Credits Prerequisite(s): CMP 125 or CMP 203 or BHP 150. An investigation of the rise and fall of in history, studying philosophical questions such as is history cyclical? Linear? Progressive? PHL 334 Theories of Knowledge 3 Credits Directed toward a final goal? What is the role of the individual in history? An investigation of selected, representative theories of knowledge Of economic, political, sociological, and psychological causes? Does from classical and contemporary sources. Considers the analytic- history have a meaning? The works of St. Augustine, Vico, Hegel, synthetic distinctions, necessary truth, and the foundations of empirical Marx, and Toynbee, and the contemporary debate about the “clash of knowledge. Such philosophers as Leibniz, Hume, Kant, Russell, and Quine civilizations” between Islam and the West will be discussed. are read and discussed. Prerequisite(s): CMP 125 or CMP 203 or BHP 150. PHL 303 Philosophy of 3 Credits An examination and analysis of selected topics including classical and PHL 336 3 Credits contemporary theories in the and moral philosophy. An investigation of the nature, existence, and capacities of the mind Such topics as the nature of the law and legal reasoning, the legal and self in the light of recent philosophical and psychological theories, enforcement of morality, protection of personal liberty, and the moral including psychoanalysis and behaviorism. Considers such topics as justification of punishment are considered. Such philosophers as the interaction of mind and body, the unconscious, and machines, Aquinas, Austin, Holmes, Bentham, Hart, and Dworkin are read and freedom of thought and action. discussed. Prerequisite(s): CMP 125 or CMP 203 or BHP 150. PHL 304 Medical Ethics 3 Credits PHL 343 Theories of Reality 3 Credits Introduces the student to ethical problems associated with the practice An examination of metaphysical problems with an emphasis of medicine, the pursuit of biomedical research, and health care social on philosophical views of human nature from ancient Greece to policy. The course will explore such issues as: Is a physician morally contemporary evolutionary theories. The writings of such classical, obligated to tell a terminally ill patient that he or she is dying? Is society modern, and contemporary figures as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Kant, ever justified in enacting laws that would commit an individual, against Hegel, and Darwin are read and discussed. Issues studied include the his or her will, to a mental institution? Does society have a moral relation between mind and , freedom and , and the obligation to ensure that all its members have access to health care? To . what extent, if at all, is it ethically acceptable to clone a human ? Prerequisite(s): CMP 125 or CMP 203 or BHP 150. Under what conditions is human experimentation ethically acceptable? Prerequisite(s): CMP 125 or CMP 203 or BHP 150. Philosophy (PHL) 3

PHL 348 3 Credits PHL 407 Philosophy of Hannah Arendt 3 Credits Consideration of major movements in the philosophical Seminar involving a concentrated study of the philosophy of Hannah of . Emphasis on the disputes between the traditional Hindu Arendt with special attention to her analysis of action, thought, and and Buddhist schools of the classical period over logic, knowledge, freedom. and reality. Philosophical topics include: , the problem of Prerequisite(s): any previous philosophy course or permission of universals, realism and , the nature of , the problem of instructor. induction, the nature of , and the problem of identity over . Philosophers such as , Vasubandhu, Vatsyayana, , PHL 408 The Philosophy of William James 3 Credits and Udayana will be read and discussed. Seminar involving a concentrated study of William James’ contributions Prerequisite(s): CMP 125 or CMP 203 or BHP 150. to philosophy with special attention to his pragmatism, pluralism, and radical . Many of James’ philosophical works are read, PHL 358 3 Credits analyzed, and critically discussed. Recent scholarly interpretations of Consideration of major movements in the philosophical tradition of James’ philosophy are considered. China. Emphasis on the political philosophies of ancient China. Topics PHL 418 Great Buddhist Thinkers 3 Credits include: human nature and the development of virtue, the nature and Concentrated study of a single Buddhist , emphasizing the purpose of government, and the cognitive value of mystical experience. systematic views of that philosopher across a range of philosophical Philosophers such as , , Xunzi, , , and issues. Through an examination of primary sources in translation and Zhuangzi will be read and discussed. recent scholarship, students will investigate the views and arguments Prerequisite(s): CMP 125 or CMP 203 or BHP 150. of one important figure from the Buddhist philosophical tradition on PHL 360 Contemporary Ethics 3 Credits a variety of philosophical problems regarding knowledge, existence, An examination of recent and contemporary challenges to traditional , religion, and ethics. ethical theory including such movements as , PHL 490 Independent Study: Research and Creative Expression 1-4 cultural , feminism, environmentalism, multiculturalism, and Credits postmodernism. Such problems as the meaning and cognitive status Independent Research and Study allows juniors and seniors in good of value judgments, the relation between fact and value, the relativity of academic standing to investigate topics of interest under faculty values, and how value judgments can be justified are considered. supervision. Projects must be approved by the faculty member, Prerequisite(s): CMP 125 or CMP 203 or BHP 150. department chairperson, and academic dean no later than the third week of the semester in which the project is to be conducted. Only one project PHL 368 3 Credits can be scheduled in a semester, and for no more than four semester Consideration of major movements in the philosophical tradition hours; up to 12 semester hours of independent research and study may of Japan, with an emphasis on Zen Buddhism in Medieval Japan be counted toward graduation. Note that individual departments may and the in the 20th century. Topics include: the use of have additional restrictions. and in Zen practice, the relationship between practice and enlightenment, the nature of time, meaning and nihility, and the PHL 491 Internship in Philosophy 1-4 Credits relationship between science and religion. Philosophers such as , Students will work under supervision within an area hospital, corporation, Mumon, , and Nishitani will be read and discussed. or legal . The specific duties and tasks will be developed jointly Prerequisite(s): CMP 125 or CMP 203 or BHP 150. by the intern, intern agency, and faculty supervisor. Within the hospital setting, students will work with the Hospital Medical Ethics Committee. PHL 402 Nietzsche and 3 Credits Within the corporate setting, there will be two types of internships: A seminar dealing with Nietzsche’s provocative ideas on Nihilism students will work in the corporate office responsible for addressing the and the possibility of creating meaning, value, and truth for human ethical issues that arise in the business environment; or students will existence. Many of his important works are read, analyzed, and critically work in a department that allows them to explore the potential business discussed. Recent scholarly interpretations of Nietzsche’s philosophy are applications of their philosophic training. Within the legal considered. setting, students will work with the federal magistrate, prosecutor, or Prerequisite(s): any previous philosophy course or permission of public defender, exploring issues in the philosophy of law that arise in the instructor. practice of law. Students must have completed four philosophy courses, one at the 300 level, before applying for the internship. No more than six PHL 404 Philosophy of Wittgenstein 3 Credits credits will be allowed toward graduation. A member of the department of Seminar involving a concentrated study of Wittgenstein’s contributions philosophy will supervise the internship. to philosophy with special attention to his analysis of language, meaning, Prerequisite(s): juniors and seniors with a minimum of 2.7 cumulative and mental concepts. GPA and 3.0 GPA in philosophy, or permission of the department of Prerequisite(s): any previous philosophy course or permission of philosophy. instructor. PHL 494 Preparation and Research for Senior Philosophy Thesis 1 PHL 406 Philosophy of 3 Credits Credits Seminar involving a concentrated study of Hume’s contributions to Supervised by a faculty member, the Philosophy major chooses a topic, philosophy, including his work on , metaphysics, ethics, composes an outline and a bibliography. Must be completed prior to philosophy of science, and philosophy of religion. enrolling in PHL 495. Prerequisite(s): any previous philosophy course or permission of instructor. 4 Philosophy (PHL)

PHL 495 Senior Philosophy Thesis 3 Credits In a tutorial setting, the Philosophy major will write a thesis which serves as the Capstone Experience in the Department. Prerequisite(s): PHL 494.