Philosophy (Phil)
20T. Introductory Topics in Philosophy (4; max total 8 if no
topic repeated)
Problems in diverse areas of philosophy, including ethics, religion, analysis,
social philosophy, theory of knowledge, and history of philosophy.
20.1. Introduction to Philosophy
20.2. Introduction to Ethics
20.3. Practical Philosophy
20.4. Religion and Ethics
20.5. Basic Philosophical Issues
20.7. Introduction to Pragmatism
25. Methods of Reasoning (4)
Principles and methods of valid inference. Typical topics: forms of deductive
inference, basic types of inductive inference, common pitfalls in moral
reasoning, problems in reasoning due to the nature of language, and common
fallacies found in arguments in everyday life.
100T. Topics in the History of Philosophy (4; max total 20 if no topic
repeated)
Concentrations on one or more philosophers or historical periods.
100.1. Descartes, Spinoza
100.2. Hume
100.3. Berkeley
100.4. Ancient Medieval
100.5. Hegel
100.6.. Locke
110. Symbolic Logic (4)
Prerequisite: Math 75 or Phil 25 or permission of instructor. Rigorous development
of deductions; sentential logic, a natural deduction system for the predicate
logic; definition of systematic consistency and completeness, proofs of
invalidity, consistency, and independence of sentences within predicate
logic. .
150T. Special Topics (1-4; max total 32 if no topic repeated)
Issues in such fields as aesthetics, comparative religion, ethics, existentialism,
literature of the Bible, logic, analysis, metaphysics; philosophy of education,
history, law, science; theology; theory of knowledge; twentieth century
philosophy.
150.1. Political Philosophy
150.3. Ethical Problems
150.4. Meaning and Proof
150.5. Persons
150.6. Comparative Religions
150.7. Philosophy of Religion
150.8. philosophy of Russell
150.9. Contemporary Conflicts in Morality
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
GRADUATE COURSES
200T. Seminar in the History of Philosophy (2-3; max total 16 if no
area repeated)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Concentration on one or more philosophers
or historical periods; independent research and submission of papers.
250T. Seminar in Systematic Philosophy (2-3; max total 16 if no area
repeated)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Concentration on issues in fields
of aesthetics, comparative religion, ethics, existentialism, literature
of the Bible, logic, analysis, metaphysics, philosophy of education, history,
law, science, theology, theory of knowledge; twentieth century philosophy.