Courses

    Examines the moral status of nonhuman animals, and its implications for the common use of animals as food and experimental subjects for humans. Prereq., 12 hours of PHIL coursework completed. Recommended prereq., PHIL 3100. PHIL 4120 and 5120 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
    Provides a survey of recent approaches to political philosophy: liberalism (Rawls, Dworkin); libertarianism (Nozick); communitarianism (Sandel, Macintyre); and feminism (Jaggar). Topics and readings vary with the instructor. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereqs., PHIL 2200, 3200, and 12 hours of philosophy course work. Same as PHIL 5200. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

    Prereq., CLAS/HIST 1051, CLAS/HIST 1061, HIST 1010, PSCI 2004, or PHIL 3000. Restricted to juniors/seniors. Same as CLAS 4041 and HIST 4041.

    Historical and systematic study of principal themes of Marxist thought, from its Hegelian origins to its contemporary varieties, emphasizing the works of Marx and Engels. Prereq., 12 hours of GRMN or PHIL course work or instructor consent. Same as GRMN 4251. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
    Considers philosophical topics concerning law and the U.S. legal system. Topics that may be considered include the nature of law, relations between law and morality, justifications of punishment, the moral duty to obey the law, and law and liberty. Prereq., junior or senior standing and 12 hours in philosophy. Same as PHIL 5260. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
    Discusses problems in the philosophy of mind, including the mind-body problem, and such concepts as consciousness, mental representation, and intentionality. Prereqs., PHIL 2440, 3010, 3480, and 4340. Same as PHIL 5300. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
    Studies some of the main topics of theory of knowledge, such as evidence, justification, prediction, explanation, skepticism, and concept acquisition. Prereq., 12 credit hours of philosophy, including PHIL 2440 and 3010. Recommended prereq., PHIL 3480. PHIL 4340 and 5340 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Philosophy (PHIL) majors only.
    Traditional and contemporary theories of the basic categories of reality and the human relationship to it, including universals, substance, identity, change, mind and body, free will, and modality. Prereqs., PHIL 2440, 3010, 3480 and 4340. Same as PHIL 5360. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
    Prereqs., 12 hours PHIL course work including PHIL 2440 or equivalent, and junior standing. Same as PHIL 5400. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
    Provides for offering courses in a variety of topics in logic, including, but not limited to, mathematical logic, philosophical issues in logic, probability theory, decision theory, and inductive logic. Prereq., 12 hours PHIL course work, including PHIL 2440 or equivalent. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as PHIL 5440. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
    Investigates the role of experiment in physics. Uses case studies in the history and philosophy of physics and in scientific methodology. Prereqs., PHYS 1020 or 1120 or 2020 or instructor consent, 12 hours PHIL course work, and junior standing. Same as PHIL 5450 and PHYS 4450. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
    Introduces the most philosophically relevant kind of logic that builds on PHIL 2440. Modal logic is the logic of the concepts of necessity, possibility, and contingency. A variety of systems of sentential modal logic will be covered, along with the standard system of first-order modal logic. Recommended prereq., PHIL 2440. Same as PHIL 5460. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

    Examines issues in four related areas: probability theory (e.g. the interpretation of probability, the raven paradox, and the principle of indifference), decision theory (e.g., the Newcomb problem, the toxin puzzle, and Pascal's wager), game theory (e.g., Prisoner's dilemma, tragedy of the commons, and Schelling points), and social choice theory (e.g., Arrow's theorem). Familiarity with symbolic logic is strongly recommended. Prereq., 12 hours of PHIL coursework completed. Recommended prereq., PHIL 2440. PHIL 4470 and 5470 are the same course.

    Examines theories and problems regarding the nature of language and its relation to reality. Concepts discussed include sense, reference, conventions, intentions, and their relation to science and social life. Relevant literature includes readings in Frege, Russell, Quine, Putnam, Kripke, and Chomsky. Prereq., PHIL 2440, 12 credit hours of philosophy, and junior standing. Same as PHIL 5490. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
    Discusses a variety of theological and philosophical topics. Some reading, much discussion, occasional guest speakers. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours with permission of instructor. Prereq., 12 hours of PHIL course work. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
    A variety of new courses at the 4000 level. See current departmental announcements for specific content. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereqs., 12 credit hours of philosophy and junior standing. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
    Critical in-depth examination of a selected philosophical topic. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., 15 hours of philosophy. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Philosophy (PHIL) majors only.
    May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours. Prereq. 12 hours of philosophy course work. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior).
    May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., 12 hours of philosophy course work. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
    May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Same as PHIL 4010. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Same as PHIL 4020. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Selected readings in classical philosophy, with a focus on achieving fluency in reading philosophical Greek. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours. May enroll in multiple sections in the same term.

    Selected readings in classical and medieval authors, in the original language. The focus is on achieving fluency in reading philosophical Latin. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours.

    Presents representative positions in normative ethics and metaethics. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Same as PHIL 4110.

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