Department: Philosophy

Code Name Description
PH-100 Introduction to Philosophy A study of the nature of philosophical thought and methods by examining actual examples from a selection of classical Greek, medieval Christian, and modern European philosophers. Students will develop an understanding of the ways in which western cul...
PH-101 Logic No Description Set
PH-103 Critical Thinking Designed to be more than a study of non-formal reasoning methods, the course includes but is not limited to the study of logical fallacies. Assembling approaches from analytic philosophy, literary theory and cultural studies, the course models the rh...
PH-105 Ethics The study of the concepts of good and bad, right and wrong, has a long history. This course will study the origins and legitimacy of our standards of conduct and character and will discuss modern studies which consider the compelling and unconditiona...
PH-200 History of Philosophy No Description Set
PH-250 Introduction to Asian Thought Are there fundamental differences between Western and Asian assumptions about life and reality? How do Confucian ideas manifest themselves in China, Taiwan, and Japan after modernization? What secular forms do Hinduism and Buddhism take in modern tim...
PH-300 Philosophical Psychology What concepts or metaphors help us frame the notions of mind, consciousness, and self? Often called the philosophy of the mind in contemporary analytic culture, the subject examines the presuppositions of empirical studies of mental notions and explo...
PH-305 Sociology & Philosophy of Religion Religion from the perspectives of the behavioral sciences, especially sociology, and philosophy; the nature of religious experiences; higher states of consciousness (brought about by the use of drugs or other means); politics and religions; religion...
PH-310 Philosophy of Communications Moving beyond just using tools for enhancing our lives, we have first attempted to make technology become the extensions of our limbs and then have in recent times begun to reconstitute our own selves in accordance with the demands of technology. The...
PH-315 Social Philosophy Poets, philosophers, novelists, and in our own times, film makers and musicians, have provided an immense variety of drama and narration responsible for making our lives meaningful and enjoyable. From Durkheim and Weber to sitcom artists and pop musi...
PH-325 Philosophy of Law What is law, what does it do, and what can it do? Enjoying a historically venerable status, legal institutions are privileged in western civilization as the locus of ultimate social decision-making. Central to the philosophies that inform their struc...
PH-330 Asian Philosophy No Description Set
PH-360 Sociology & Philosophy of Gender An interdisciplinary course on gender from the perspective of the social sciences, philosophy, and the humanities. Students will evaluate arguments which view gender as a cultural construct or as corresponding to an essential reality. The nature of m...
PH-380 ST: No Description Set
PH-405 Theory of Knowledge Beginning with a discussion of the kind of questions that brought theory of knowledge into central focus as a philosophical discipline at the beginning of the Enlightenment, the course will examine a variety of modern approaches which study the intim...
PH-410 Aesthetics Appreciating the fact that ideas of truth, goodness and beauty mark norms or standards of perfection, the course assembles a diversity of views on the constitution and consequences of the ideal of perfection. Of special significance is the impact of...
PH-415 Philosophy of Language Assuming that reality is accessible to us only through the mediation of a symbolic system, the course will discuss various theories about the relationship between language and reality. Discussion of the ways in which we establish objectivity and othe...
PH-438 Rel., Philosophy & Social Eth No Description Set
PH-450 Contemporary Chinese Thought No Description Set
PH-451 Contemporary Japanese Thought No Description Set
PH-463 Psychology of Death & Dying The scope of this course is an exploration into the domain of death and dying. The focus of the course will be a psychological, philosophical, theological, ethical, biological, social and scientific inquiry to the nature of death. Topics to be examin...
PH-473 Holocaust Students will examine the history of anti-Semitism that led to the tragic destruction of most of European Jewry in the Holocaust. It involves a critical reflection on the relationship between Christianity and Judaism and the sources of the anti- Jewi...
PH-475 Transpersonal Psychology A phenomenological exploration of spiritual experience an self-transformation; focus on eastern and western traditions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, mystic Judaism, Christian mysticism, and Sufism. The approach is interdisciplinary, integrating...
PH-480 Special Topics Selected topics in philosophy to be announced. Past offering include Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, and Metaphysics. Prerequisite: any 100-level Philosophy course or consent of instructor.
PH-490 Senior Seminar This is the capstone seminar for the Philosophy minor. Students will select a topic from their area of study, develop a research plan, and implement that plan to produce a final work that will be presented at an open forum at the conclusion of the s...
PH-499 Directed Study Individualized study on a topic arranged with the program advisor. Prerequisites: Consent of the program advisor.
PH100 Introduction to Philosophy A study of the nature of philosophical thought and methods by examining actual examples from a selection of classical Greek, medieval Christian, and modern European philosophers. Students will develop an understanding of the ways in which wester...
PH102 Introduction to Philosophy No Description Set
PH103 Critical Thinking Designed to be more than a study of non-formal reasoning methods, the course includes, but is not limited to, the study of logical fallacies. Assembling approaches from analytic philosophy, literary theory and cultural studies, the course models the...
PH105 Ethics The study of the concepts of good and bad, right and wrong, has a long history. This course will study the origins and legitimacy of our standards of conduct and character and will discuss modern studies which consider the compelling and unconditiona...
PH201 The Philosophy of Religion No Description Set
PH250 Introduction to Asian Thought Are there fundamental differences between Western and Asian assumptions about life and reality? How do Confucian ideas manifest themselves in China, Taiwan, and Japan after modernization? What secular forms do Hinduism and Buddhism take in modern tim...
PH300 Philosophical Psychology What concepts or metaphors help us frame the notions of mind, consciousness, and self? Often called the philosophy of the mind in contemporary analytic culture, the subject examines the presuppositions of empirical studies of mental notions and explo...
PH305 Sociology & Philosophy of Rel Religion from the perspectives of the behavioral sciences, especially sociology, and philosophy; the nature of religious experiences; higher states of consciousness (brought about by the use of drugs or other means); politics and religions; religion...
PH310 Philosophy of Communications Moving beyond just using tools for enhancing our lives, we have first attempted to make technology become the extensions of our limbs and then have in recent times begun to reconstitute our own selves in accordance with the demands of technology. The...
PH315 Social Philosophy Poets, philosophers, novelists, and in our own times, film makers and musicians, have provided an immense variety of drama and narration responsible for making our lives meaningful and enjoyable. From Durkheim and Weber to sitcom artists and pop musi...
PH325 Philosophy of Law What is law, what does it do, and what can it do? Enjoying a historically venerable status, legal institutions are privileged in western civilization as the locus of ultimate social decision-making. Central to the philosophies that inform their struc...
PH360 Sociology & Philosophy of Gender An interdisciplinary course on gender from the perspective of the social sciences, philosophy, and the humanities. Students will evaluate arguments which view gender as a cultural construct or as corresponding to an essential reality. The nature of m...
PH405 Theory of Knowledge Beginning with a discussion of the kind of questions that brought theory of knowledge into central focus as a philosophical discipline at the beginning of the Enlightenment, the course will examine a variety of modern approaches which study the intim...
PH410 Aesthetics Appreciating the fact that ideas of truth, goodness and beauty mark norms or standards of perfection, the course assembles a diversity of views on the constitution and consequences of the ideal of perfection. Of special significance is the impact of...
PH415 Philosophy of Language Assuming that reality is accessible to us only through the mediation of a symbolic system, the course will discuss various theories about the relationship between language and reality. Discussion of the ways in which we establish objectivity and othe...
PH463 Psychology of Death & Dying The scope of this course is an exploration into the domain of death and dying. The focus of the course will be a psychological, philosophical, theological, ethical, biological, social and scientific inquiry to the nature of death. Topics to be examin...
PH473 Holocaust Students will examine the history of anti-Semitism that led to the tragic destruction of most of European Jewry in the Holocaust. It involves a critical reflection on the relationship between Christianity and Judaism and the sources of the anti-Jewis...
PH475 Transpersonal Psychology A phenomenological exploration of spiritual experience an self-transformation; focus on eastern and western traditions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, mystic Judaism, Christian mysticism, and Sufism. The approach is interdisciplinary, integrating...
PH480 Special Topics: Selected topics in philosophy to be announced. Past offering include Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, and Metaphysics. Prerequisite: any 100-level Philosophy course or consent of instructor.
PH488 Magic, Science, and Belief Designed to give students an interdisciplinary experience, this course will explore historical and contemporary theories and practices of medicine, examining in parallel ancient, modern, non-Western, and Western views of health, disease, and hea...
PH488 Magic, Science, and Belief Designed to give students an interdisciplinary experience, this course will explore historical and contemporary theories and practices of medicine, examining in parallel ancient, modern, non-Western, and Western views of health, disease, and healing....
PH490 Senior Seminar This is the capstone seminar for the Philosophy minor. Students will select a topic from their area of study, develop a research plan, and implement that plan to produce a final work that will be presented at an open forum at the conclusion of the se...
PH499 Directed Study Individualized study on a topic arranged with the program advisor. Prerequisites: Consent of the program advisor.
RE-305 Sociology & Philosophy of Religion Religion from the perspectives of the behavioral sciences, especially sociology, and philosophy; the nature of religious experiences; higher states of consciousness (brought about by the use of drugs or other means); politics and religions; religion...