15 courses with the subject PHI, 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.
PHI 6500Philosophy of Sex and Gender3
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. This course will provide an overview of feminist perspectives of sex, gender, and sexuality. We will start with feminist philosophical perspectives for methodological reasons not for political or cultural reasons. In the 1970s and 1980s, feminist critiques of scientific objectivity arose in philosophy as a method of examining the frameworks of science- particularly the biological sciences - and the inherent subjectivity of both scientific research and research methods. This historical critique allowed philosophers to ask important questions about sex and sexuality, gender identity, gender normativity, biological essentialism, and more. Throughout the course, we will focus on key issues within feminist philosophy as well as on important areas of disagreement between feminist philosophy and its critics. Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 Application of ethical theories to moral issues arising in the American criminal justice system, such as civil disobedience, police corruption, whistle blowing, stop and frisk, prosecutor, plea bargaining, capital punishment, liability for unethical conduct, and the war on terror. Flexible Core: Flexible Core: Individual and Society (Group D) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science 533
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. This course provides students with a broad and solid theoretical grasp of political problems. As a result, students who take the course will be better positioned to make educated and adequate choices in the innumerable political situations of everyday life. The course relies on conceptual analysis, reading and interpreting texts, and writing clearly and effectively. The result is an enhanced ability to think critically, understand sophisticated and nuanced political discourse, and intervene in it for the sake of civic engagement and communal life. Flexible Core: Individual and Society (Group D) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. Application of normative ethical theories to moral issues that exist in business and technology, such as employee rights and responsibilities, honesty in advertising, diversity and discrimination, privacy, and corporate responsibility. Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. A selection of the range of ethical and philosophical issues raised by humanity's acceleration of environmental change. Topics include our obligations to living organisms, ecosystems, and future generations, animal rights, and the definition of "nature" and what is "natural." Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. Introduction to philosophical problems, such as the nature and scope of knowledge, the existence of God, free will, the mind-body problem, the nature of the self, and the nature of moral judgments. Multiple perspectives will be considered, e.g., Western, Asian, mystical, etc. Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. Development of classical philosophy of the ancient period, focusing on the thought of such thinkers as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Buddha, Confucius, and Lao Tsu. Flexible Core: Individual and Society (Group D) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science 534
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. Development of philosophy from the Renaissance to the present, focusing on the works of such thinkers as Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, and Kierkegaard. Flexible Core: Individual and Society (Group D) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. Introduction to the basic theories of argumentation in their evolution from Plato and Aristotle to contemporary theories. Principles of logic, scientific method, and their application. Flexible Core: Scientific World (Group E) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. The standards of right conduct and the good life in classical and contemporary ethical theories will be examined. Critical thinking skills in the application of these standards to moral issues will be developed. Flexible Core: Individual and Society (Group D) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. Study of the aesthetic experience in the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and Kierkegaard. Examination of the criteria of the theories of beauty with reference to art, literature and music. Flexible Core: Creative Expression (Group C) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
PHI 7600Ethics and Morality in the Health Professions3
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. The range of moral dilemmas associated with health care and biological research includes an in-depth study of the major ethical theories that determine the content of our moral concepts. Flexible Core: Individual and Society (Group D) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science 535
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. A philosophical examination of basic concepts found in the world's diverse religious traditions, such as God, religious meaning, faith, and religious experience. Readings may be drawn from classical and contemporary sources. Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. A survey of the development of philosophical thought in the great Asian religious traditions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism and Taoism. Special emphasis on the major philosophical debates between and within these divergent traditions. Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. Ethical issues of globalization, human rights and global crises will be studied. Students engage in a co- curricular civic-engagement component, such as the Salzburg Global Seminar International Study Program or the Student World Assembly. Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science Physical Education, Recreation and Recreation Therapy (PERRT) RPE 82XX - Topical/Pilot Course 1-3 Credit(s) Hours: 1-3 hrs. This course is of a topical and pilot nature and is designed to meet the immediate needs and interests of various student populations. It is offered for a maximum of two semesters. Department: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
