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10 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.

PHIL 101Logic and Reasoning3

This course introduces the basics of critical thinking, reasoning, and argumentation by teaching students the skills and knowledge to evaluate and construct arguments, such as argument outlining and clarifying, reading for meaning, common argument fallacies, and the basics of symbolic logic. Students will use these skills and knowledge for everyday decisio

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.cayuga-cc.edu
PHIL 105Ethics3

Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 101. Ethics focuses on the philosophical study of the moral and immoral, good and bad, right and wrong and the field of knowledge that has developed from this study. This course introduces students to the history and methods of ethics by focusing on ethical theories like utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethic

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.cayuga-cc.edu
PHIL 130Medical Ethics3

Medical ethics focuses on the intersection between ethics, medical theory, practice, and policy. This course introduces students to the methods of medical ethics by focusing on the process and concepts of ethics and applying them to debates in the medical field like assisted suicide and euthanasia, assisted reproduction and abortion, and the problems of justice and health care access. Students will learn to use ethical theories to make sense of moral conflicts and support their conclusions with evidence. This course emphasizes critical thinking, ethical decision-making, and problem solving. DVRS, HUMN, CIVI

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.cayuga-cc.edu
PHIL 140Food Ethics3

Food ethics focuses on the ethical conflicts and decisions that arise in the growing, raising, selling, preparation, and consumption of food. This course introduces students to the methods of food ethics by focusing on the process and concepts of ethics and applying them to debates in the food ethics field like animal rights and treatment of food industry workers, product labeling and modification of food, and personal health care and pollution. Students will learn how to use ethical theories to make sense of moral conflicts and support their conclusions with evidence. This course emphasizes critical thinking, ethical decision-making, and problem solving. (HUMN)

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.cayuga-cc.edu
PHIL 201Introduction to Philosophy3

Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 101. This course introduces students to the history, topics, and methods of philosophy. Students will learn about the three distinct fields of philosophy (metaphysics, epistemology, and value theory) through historical and modern texts, and apply philosophical concepts and methods to contemporary problems. HUMN

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.cayuga-cc.edu
PHIL 203World Religions3

Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 101. Studies the beliefs and religious philosophies of major Eastern and Western religions including Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. GE06, GLBL

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.cayuga-cc.edu
PHIL 291Special Topic in Philosophy1

An introductory or more advanced exploration of subjects not covered or only partially covered by other courses in Philosophy.

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.cayuga-cc.edu
PHIL 292Special Topics in Philosophy2

An introductory or more advanced exploration of subjects not covered or only partially covered by other courses in Philosophy.

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.cayuga-cc.edu
PHIL 293Special Topics in Philosophy3

An introductory or more advanced exploration of subjects not covered or only partially covered by other courses in Philosophy.

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.cayuga-cc.edu
PHIL 294Special Topics in Philosophy4

An introductory or more advanced exploration of subjects not covered or only partially covered by other courses in Philosophy.

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.cayuga-cc.edu

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