1301

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Introduction to Philosophy (3-3-0)

Teaches student how to think philosophically about basic issues about human nature and the limits of human knowledge, freedom and determinism, morality and responsibility, the role of science, technology, work and religion in their lives. (PHIL 1301)

2301

Classical Philosophy (3-3-0)

Traces the development of Western philosophy from its Greek sources through Roman and medieval philosophy to the birth of the modern world. (PHIL 2316)

2302

Modern Philosophy (3-3-0)

An historical survey of the development of philosophic thought from Descartes through Kant with emphasis on the rationalists and empiricists. (PHIL 2317)

2303

Logic (3-3-0)

Rules and principles of effective thinking and argumentation, including inductive and deductive logic and formal and informal fallacies. (PHIL 2303)

3301

Moral Issues, Personal and Professional (3-3-0)

Ethical theories, both traditional and modern, as applied to contemporary personal and professional problems; emphasis on legal, medical, political and business ethics and the so-called new morality.

3302

Philosophy of Science (3-3-0)

An examination of the organization of the sciences, the logic of their theories and methods, with some attention to the sciences’ implications for cultural and moral values.

3305

Contemporary Philosophy (3-3-0)

A survey of recent philosophic schools and movements from Neitzsche to the deconstructionists. Emphasis on phenomenological and existential philosophies.

3322

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World Religions (3-3-0)

A study of religion and religious experience around the world.

3323

Philosophy of Religion (3-3-0)

Essence and meaning of religion. A consideration of the problems of faith and reason, the nature of deity, arguments for and against God’s existence; Nature of evil.

3399

Directed Study in Philosophy

3.0 and GPA of at least 3.3 in the specific area of directed study

Selected topics in the field; intensive individual study under the guidance of a member of the faculty.

4315

Symbolic Logic (3-3-0)

An introduction to the principles of ordered thought, discussing the logic of predicates, quantifiers; non-deductive arguments; calculation of probabilities, statistical inference, prepositional and predicate calculus.