18 courses with the subject PHIL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
This course provides students who have had little or no acquaintance with philosophy with a workable knowledge of philosophical language and familiarity with its method. Credits 4 Degree Attributes CLAS: (B) Philos/Relig Studies CoB: Humanities SoAD: Humanities
In this course we look at how various thinkers and philosophical schools have tried to answer questions about what makes life meaningful. Credits 4 Degree Attributes CLAS: (B) Philos/Relig Studies CoB: Humanities SoAD: Humanities
Sub-Total Credits 8 Natural Science emphasis electives Three courses (at least 11 credits) from among those listed, with no more than two 100-level courses. Course Code Title Credits
Sub-Total Credits 4 Total Credits 16 79 2025-2026 Alfred University Undergraduate Catalog
Varying topics from year to year are selected from either the history of philosophy or contemporary philosophic problems. . (Sufficient demand) Credits 1-4 Degree Attributes CoB: Humanities SoAD: Humanities
Equality is a core concept in contemporary philosophy and in discussions of social justice generally. In this course we discuss different kinds of equality: equality of opportunity; racial equality; sexual equality and political equality. Previous coursework in political science or philosophy is desirable but not required. Credits 2 Degree Attributes CoB: Humanities SoAD: Humanities
What constitutes a person’s identity and what is the self? Does being the same person over time mean having the same body or is psychological continuity required? If it is psychological; then is it acquired and can it be lost? Finally; there a self? What we learn from medical science; psychology and philosophy are brought together in this discussion. Credits 2 Degree Attributes CoB: Humanities SoAD: Humanities
This course is an examination of the nature of consciousness through discussion of the issues raised by the cognition and consciousness of non-human animals. Prerequisite: completion of at least one philosophy course or permission of instructor. Credits 2-4 Degree Attributes CoB: Humanities SoAD: Humanities
This course covers the history of Greek philosophy from the Presocratic through the Hellenistic period. Special emphasis is given to Plato and to Aristotle. Credits 4 Degree Attributes CoB: Humanities SoAD: Humanities
The intellectual foundations of our modern world were laid down in the 17th and 18th centuries by thinkers like Descartes; Locke; Hume; and Kant. In this course we will look is at some of the great debate of the period having to do with science; religion; free will; the self; the nature of truth; the limits of knowledge; and the possibility of happiness. Credits 4 Degree Attributes CoB: Humanities SoAD: Humanities
This course is a survey of the major political theorists from the Renaissance through the twentieth century; with primary emphasis on western thinkers. Particular attention is given to theory as an historical and cultural phenomenon. Credits 4 Degree Attributes CoB: Social Science SoAD: Humanities
Continued study of the question of meaning in art emphasizing the problem of interpretation. Models for criticism and contemporary debates about postmodern culture are examined. Topics include the relativity of interpretations; the role of styles and traditions; and the relationship of different artistic media to each other. (Sufficient demand) Credits 4 Degree Attributes CoB: Humanities SoAD: Humanities
Metaphysical topics concern very basic questions about reality such as: How can things change and be the same? What constitutes personal identity? What is time? If the world is deterministic; can people be free? and; Does any kind of God exist? (Sufficient Demand) Credits 2-4 Degree Attributes CoB: Humanities SoAD: Humanities
This course treats topics in social and political philosophy such as Equality; Freedom and Responsibility; Freedom. permission of instructor. Credits 2-4 Degree Attributes CoB: Humanities SoAD: Humanities
Varying topics from year to year are selected from either the history of philosophy or contemporary philosophic problems. (Sufficient demand) Credits 1-4 Degree Attributes CoB: Humanities SoAD: Humanities
Academic inquiry into an area not covered in any established course; and carried on outside the usual instructor/classroom setting. Approved Plan of Study required. Credits 1-4 Degree Attributes SoAD: Humanities
Source: Alfred University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
