Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: PROBLEMS OF PHILOSOPHY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An introduction to philosophy through such fundamental problems as the basis of morality, the foundation of state authority, determinism and freedom, and the possibility of knowledge.

Long Title: CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of moral issues surrounding such topics as abortion, euthanasia, war, capital punishment, justice, and equality.

Long Title: PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An examination of current research in cognitive science and its philosophical implications. Topics include whether the mind is a computational system, how the mind is organized, whether certain components of the mind are innate.

Long Title: PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SCIENCE

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The nature, origins, and impact of scientific knowledge will be examined from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. In addition to works by some of the most relevant philosophers of the past, including Descartes and Hume, readings will include writings of scientists such as Newton, and from 20th-century philosophers, and historians.

Long Title: HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study and discussion of central issues of Western philosophy as developed by its original thinkers from the ancient Greeks to the twentieth century.

Long Title: LOGIC

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to the formal theory of reasoning, which will be used to assess the validity of arguments in natural languages. Study of general properties of logical implication and logical truth.

Long Title: PHILOSOPHY OF ART

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An introduction to central issues in contemporary philosophy of art through the lens of artistic works and practice. Students investigate what constitutes a work of art, artistic representation, the nature of aesthetic qualities, and the relevance of artists' intentions to the evaluation of works art, with close attention to visual, performance, literary, and experimental art forms.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAW

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The course will discuss the nature of law in general as well as discrete topics in legal philosophy. How is a legal rule different from an order backed by a terrorist threat? Is retroactive legislation legal? What are legal rights? Is there a general moral duty to obey the law?

Long Title: HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY I

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Survey of the major philosophers and philosophical systems of ancient Greece, from Parmenides to the Stoics. Cross-list: CLAS 201, MDST 201.

Long Title: HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY II

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A survey of the history of philosophy from the 17th- to the 20th century.

Long Title: PHILOSOPHICAL CHALLENGES AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF STEM CELLS

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The course integrates philosophy and bioengineering approaches to stem cells. Students will learn the basic concepts and foundational values of stem cell biology, alongside biological mechanisms and engineering applications. Cross-list: BIOE 220.

Long Title: THE ETHICAL NATURE AND LIMITS OF PROFESSIONALISM IN MEDICINE

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will critically examine the ethical nature of medicine as a profession and ethically justified limits on medical professionalism in the context of contemporary ethical and public policy controversy.

Long Title: THE GLOBAL HISTORY OF MEDICAL ETHICS

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Medical ethics is not confined to the United States or the English-speaking world but has a global, multicultural history. In this course we will study major texts in the history of medical ethics from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe to critically understand the multicultural discourses of medical ethics created by philosophers, religious traditions, and medical practitioners. Topics will include abortion, infanticide, and life care, human experimentation, confidentiality, and medical war crimes during World War II.

Long Title: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Topics in the history of philosophy from the 4th century B.C. through the 14th century. Graduate students require permission of instructor. Cross-list: CLAS 301, MDST 301, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHIL 501. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: MODERN PHILOSOPHY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of themes or authors in 17th- and 18th- century philosophy. Topics vary from year to year. Repeatable for credit with consent of instructor. Normally offered every year. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Majors should take PHIL 202 before PHIL 302. For non-majors one previous course in philosophy is recommended. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Topics: analysis of knowledge, foundations of knowledge, skepticism, perception, etc.

Long Title: METAPHYSICS

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of metaphysical theories in the works of historical and contemporary thinkers. Topics may include: free will, the identity of persons over time, causation, possibility and necessity, design and chance, the nature of existence, the nature of time. Recommended prerequisite(s): A previous course in philosophy.

Long Title: MATHEMATICAL LOGIC

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: We study formal languages and methods for assessing correctness of arguments, including a brief look at modal and many-valued logics. We also consider their relations to natural languages and reflect on the techniques required to prove theorems about languages. A previous logic course is helpful, though the course is self-contained. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHIL 505. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHIL 305 if student has credit for PHIL 505.

Long Title: ETHICS

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course deals with fundamental questions of value and morality-questions such as: What sort of life is best? What kind of person is it best to be? What does morality require of us? It also deals with important second-order questions about these fundamental questions- for example: Can morality be justified? How can we know what's right or good? Is there moral truth? What is the relation between morality and self-interest? Readings are drawn from both classical and contemporary sources.

Long Title: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: What makes a society just? On what grounds may the liberty of individuals be legitimately limited? What social ends may a state legitimately pursue?

Long Title: CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An examination of philosophical movements in 20th-century European philosophy-including phenomenology, existentialism, hermeneutics, critical theory, deconstruction, and postmodernism. Repeatable for credit with consent of instructor. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHIL 508. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: AESTHETICS

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An introduction to the philosophy of art drawing upon traditional and contemporary philosophical theories, artist's manifestos, and reflection upon exemplary art works. Topics include: What is a work of art? What is artistic genius? What makes an artwork good? What is the place of art within morality and society.

Long Title: PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The course examines philosophical issues that emerge in biological science, with emphasis on evolutionary theory, genetics and development, and systems biology. Recommended Prerequisite(s): BIOS 201 and BIOS 202.

Long Title: PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of God's existence, the problem of evil, the relation between faith and reason, and the varieties of religious experience.

Long Title: PHILOSOPHY OF MIND

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Inquiry into the nature of mind, with emphasis on the mind/body problem. Recommended Prerequisite(s): One course in philosophy or permission of the instructor.

Long Title: PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course treats topics of central importance to general philosophy of science. We ask what makes something a scientific explanation, what is required for observations to support (confirm) scientific theories, the nature of evidence, and how experiments relate to theories and models of the world. Topics covered include logical empiricism, the problem of induction, theory-laden observation, relativism, and the role of social values in science. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: THE PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The biomedical sciences, the practice of medicine, and health care policy employ concepts of health, disease, disability, and defect in explanatory accounts, intermixing factual claims with moral and other evaluations. This course explores the interplay of evaluation and explanation in medicine's models of disease and health.

Long Title: ETHICS, MEDICINE, AND PUBLIC POLICY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The relationship between theories of justice and accounts of the proper allocation of health care is explored. The first half examines Rawl's "Theory of Justice", Nozick's "Anarchy, State, and Utopia", and particular accounts of justice and health care. The second addresses specific problems in the allocation of health care resources.

Long Title: PHILOSOPHY OF LAW

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of social control of private property, compensation in the law of torts, the right to privacy and bodily integrity, and justice through compensatory discrimination, etc.

Long Title: ETHICS AND EXISTENCE

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An examination of the concept of ethical obligation from an existential point of view. Readings from Kierkegaard, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Derrida, Levinas, and Apel.

Long Title: FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course is an introduction to feminist philosophy, including texts by both historical and contemporary thinkers (e.g. Wollstonecraft, Mill, de Beauvoir, MacKinnon, Gilligan, Irigaray). We shall discuss both feminists' radical critiques of traditional values and beliefs, and feminist alternative views of justice, ethical judgment, and truth.

Long Title: KANT AND 19TH CENTURY PHILOSOPHY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An examination of Kant's philosophical revolution in his "Critique of Pure Reason," and of the development and criticism of conceptions of self-consciousness, autonomy, sociality, and history in the later post-Kantian philosophical tradition, which may include works by Hegel, Schopenhauer, Marx, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, or others. Recommended prerequisite(s): One previous course in philosophy.

Long Title: HISTORY OF ETHICS

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An introduction to the major issues of ethical theory through the reading and discussion of such classical figures as Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, the Epicureans, St. Augustine, St. Thomas, Maimonides, Bishop Butler, David Hume, Adam Smith, J.S. Mill, and I. Kant. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHIL 526. Recommended Prerequisite(s): One previous course in Philosophy. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHIL 326 if student has credit for PHIL 526.

Long Title: HISTORY OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A survey of classic texts in the history of social and political philosophy, from Plato to Machiavelli to Mill.

Long Title: MORAL PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An examination of the role of intellect, emotion, and character as they contribute to the moral (and immoral) life, and as they pertain to rationality and moral responsibility.

Long Title: ACHIEVEMENT AND THE MEANING OF LIFE

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course looks at the value of achievements in a rigorous philosophical manner. we examine approaches to the meaning of life and the value of achievement in the works of great philosophers, current philosophy, and we also draw from literature, history, current events, and psychology.

Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN VALUE THEORY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Intensive examination of a topic of contemporary or historical interest in ethics or social and political philosophy. Recommended prerequisite(s): One course in philosophy or permission of the instructor.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN MEDICAL ETHICS

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A philosophical examination of some of the fundamental issues in clinical ethics, including informed consent, competency, confidentiality, end of life decision making, the definition of death, allocating scarce medical resources, and the role of economic analysis in clinical decision making. Readings drawn from the clinical and philosophical literature. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHIL 536. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHIL 336 if student has credit for PHIL 536.

Long Title: RESEARCH ETHICS

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A philosophical and ethical examination of some of the major issues related to research on human and animal subjects. A general framework will be introduced and it will be applied to research on new technologies, research on special populations, and research in an international setting.

Long Title: PHILOSOPHY OF PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course covers core issues in the Philosophy of Psychology. The Philosophy of Psychology is concerned with the question of whether and how the mind can be studied scientifically. Topics include the question of the form of a scientific psychology and the issue of whether there are any psychological laws. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Philosophical investigation of relations among language, thought, and reality. Recommended prerequisite(s): One course in philosophy or permission of the instructor.

Long Title: PHILOSOPHY OF PERCEPTION

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Perception is our most immediate form of acquaintance with the world. It is a rich source of experience and of information. Perception guides action and it grounds concepts and beliefs. Yet, the world we encounter perceptually can seem to differ dramatically from the world as described by science. This course aims at an understanding of the nature of perception and of perceptual experience. Recommended Prerequisite(s): PHIL 103 and PHIL 202.

Long Title: PHILOSOPHICAL TOPICS IN ADVANCED LOGIC

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PHIL 305 OR PHIL 505

Description: Various systems of formalization for modalities, tenses and other intentional concepts are studied syntactically and semantically. Students use and compare these systems and evaluate their strengths and limits. These provide examples for discussion of questions such as: What is a logical constant? What is the scope of logic?

Long Title: INCOMPLETENESS, UNDECIDABILITY, AND COMPUTABILITY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Proof of Godel's Incompleteness Theorems for number theory in several forms and by various methods, as well as development of several definitions of computability for number-theoretic functions, which are then shown to be equivalent. Includes proof of the unsolvability of the Halting Problem and analysis of Church's thesis, as well as exploration of the extension of the concept of computability to real-valued functions.

Long Title: TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Topics may vary. Please consult with department for additional information. Repeatable for credit with consent of the instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: INDEPENDENT READING I

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Course for undergraduate students to pursue independent research projects under direction of a philosophy department faculty member. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: INDEPENDENT READING II

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: See PHIL 401. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SENIOR THESIS

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Independent research course for undergraduate philosophy majors who wish to write a senior thesis and become eligible for honors in the major. Students may enroll in PHIL 411 only with consent of a faculty advisor and the department, and only if they intend to enroll in PHIL 412 as well. Senior Thesis is a year-long research course. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: SENIOR THESIS

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Independent research course for undergraduate philosophy majors who wish to write a senior thesis and become eligible for honors in the major. Students may enroll in PHIL 412 only with consent of a faculty advisor and the department, and only if they intend to enroll in PHIL 411 as well. Senior Thesis is a year-long research course. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Long Title: SEMINAR IN MODERN PHILOSOPHY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Graduate level examination of topics and figures of 17th and 18th century history of philosophy. Topics vary from year to year. Repeatable for credit with the consent of the instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN EPISTEMOLOGY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Long Title: SEMINAR IN METAPHYSICS

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Long Title: MATHEMATICAL LOGIC

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A version of PHIL 305 for philosophy graduate students. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHIL 305. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHIL 505 if student has credit for PHIL 305.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN ETHICS

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Long Title: SEMINAR IN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Long Title: SEMINAR IN CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The study of selected topics and figures in 20th century European philosophy. Repeatable for credit with consent of the instructor. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHIL 308. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN AESTHETICS

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A focused seminar on one aspect of aesthetics, either topical or historical; to include, e.g., the 18th century theories of taste, beauty and the sublime, environmental aesthetics, or the nature of artistic expression. Repeatable for credit with consent of the instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SEMINAR PHILOSOPHY OF MIND

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Focused consideration of either topics of perennial interest (e.g. explanation, experiment, the problem of induction, confirmation, the measurement problem of quantum mechanics, interpretation of probability, realism vs. anti-realism, the role of values in science) or topics currently popular in the field.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN PHILOSOPHY OF LAW

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The seminar will concentrate on one or more of such central topics in the philosophy of law as the normative foundations of contracts, criminal responsibility, the debate over legal positivism, theories of corrective justice, and the duty to obey the law.

Long Title: TOPICS IN MODERN PHILOSOPHY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Topics in early modern philosophy: a focused, more advanced seminar on select problems or figures in the 17th and 18th centuries. Repeatable for credit with consent of the instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN KANT

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Long Title: SEMINAR IN HEGEL

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Long Title: HISTORY OF ETHICS

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Graduate verison of PHIL 326. Special graduate student requirements inlcude addtional readings and the writing of a term research paper. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHIL 326. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHIL 526 if student has credit for PHIL 326.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN HISTORY OF ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Long Title: SEMINAR IN MORAL PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A study of the philosophical issues raised by moral agency. Topics to be discussed may include reason and its relation to motivation and desire, character, responsibility, weakness of will, self-deception, and the nature of the self. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN METAETHICS

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Long Title: LIBERALISM

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An examination of the philosophical foundations of liberalism, with emphasis on the thesis that government should be neutral toward competing conceptions of the good life.

Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN VALUE THEORY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Intensive examination of a topic of contemporary or historical interest in ethics or social and political philosophy.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN MEDICAL ETHICS

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An examination of the theoretical foundations of bioethics emphasizing principalism, utilitarianism, Kantianism, contractarianism, medicalism, post-modernism, and casuistry. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHIL 336. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHIL 536 if student has credit for PHIL 336.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN RESEARCH ETHICS

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An examination of the major issues of research ethics, including informed consent and IRB review, involvement and protection of special groups of subjects, fetal tissue and stem cell research, and genetic research.

Long Title: SEMINAR ON RATIONAL PRACTICES

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The course will examine what it is for a practice to be rational, from a broadly naturalistic perspective. Special focus on scientific inquiry and other epistemic practices.

Long Title: TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY OF MIND

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An in-depth look at different topics in contemporary philosophy of mind. Some sample topics: consciousness, mental representation, innateness, modularity, and the role of language in thought. Repeatable for credit with consent of the instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Long Title: TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Topics may vary: Please consult with the department for additional information. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED INDEPENDENT READING

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Directed reading and research. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED INDEPENDENT READING

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Directed reading and research. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: MASTERS THESIS RESEARCH

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 15

Description: Research course for graduate students preparing a masters thesis. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: MASTERS THESIS RESEARCH

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 15

Description: Research course for graduate students preparing a Masters thesis. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: READING AND RESEARCH FOR QUALIFYING EXAMINATION AND THESIS PROPOSAL

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 15

Description: Reading course in preparation for the comprehensive examination and thesis proposal defense. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: READING AND RESEARCH FOR QUALIFYING EXAMINATION AND THESIS PROPOSAL

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 15

Description: Reading course in preparation for the comprehensive examination and thesis proposal defense. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TEACHING WORKSHOP

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 2

Description: A highly participatory workshop for graduate students to improve their teaching abilities.

Long Title: RESEARCH AND THESIS

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 15

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.