23 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.
Central problems of philosophy explored in an historical context, including metaphysics, ethics, epistemology, political philosophy, or other existential issues. Liberal Arts Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Individual Expression SUNY Framework: Humanities Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Introduction to moral problems in contemporary society. Emphasis on how to identify real world moral problems, and possible solutions to these, through case studies about current events, literature, or film. Practice includes good ethical reasoning by reflection, discussion, and writing. Liberal arts Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Individual Expression SUNY Framework: Humanities Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
Introduction to modern (1492-1804) European philosophical conceptions of self, freedom, rights, and equality. European philosophers often developed universal theories of a rational, autonomous self– usually assumed to be a white male. European societies practiced gender discrimination and racism, instituted modern slavery, and exported these practices and institutions to the Americas. Students will read canonical modern philosophers as we examine philosophy’s role in colonizing the Americas, practicing slavery, suppressing women, and in promoting political revolutions for freedom and equality. Liberal arts Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: World Cultures SUNY Framework: World History and Global Awareness Semester(s) Offered: Spring
Introduction to the language, methods, and content of deductive logic. Topics include truth-tables, syllogisms, syntax and semantics of sentential logic and predicate logic systems, and proofs of validity in sentential logic and predicate logic. Liberal arts Semester(s) Offered: Fall
This course compares the formative philosophical thought of Ancient Greece and Rome to Asian and Middle Eastern philosophies. It focuses on the concepts of virtue, beauty, justice and living a good life, which influence social and cultural institutions. This course works towards a cross-cultural understanding of philosophical theories and promotes global awareness. Liberal Arts Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: World Cultures SUNY Framework: World History and Global Awareness Semester(s) Offered: Fall
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
This course philosophically examines technology and its effect on social practices and concepts of being human. The course begins by analyzing definitions of and raising ethical issues about technology. The remainder of the course explores ways we are using technology: to shape our concepts of the self and social relations; to enhance the human body and cognitive functions; to blur the distinction between human and machine, and construct a radically new way of being human. Liberal Arts
Origins and principles of existential thought. Analysis of concepts, such as alienation, inauthenticity, absurdity, dread. Representative readings in Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, Marcel. Liberal arts
Study of the fundamental theories and concepts of ethical life. Topics may include moral emotions and sentiments, free will, responsibility, moral weakness, duty, integrity, autonomy, rights, ethical reasoning, virtues and vices, and accounts of the good life. Issues such as egoism, altruism, ethical pluralism and moral relativism are also discussed. Ethical theories may include care ethics, virtue ethics, natural law theory, utilitarianism, Kantianism, contract and discourse ethics. Liberal arts
This course examines culturally diverse aesthetic theories. Approximately one half of the course will study Euro-American aesthetic theories, and the other half will survey aesthetic theories from among African, Asian, Latin American, or Oceanic cultures. Will emphasize culturally unique concepts of beauty and authenticity, and theories of aesthetic experience and interpretation. Course content and assignments will encourage students to examine their aesthetic values within a diverse society, and to explore culturally diverse ways art embodies human experiences and institutions. Liberal arts
A critical survey of movements and figures in American philosophy from the Colonial Period to the present. Emphasis on transcendentalism, pragmatism and neo-pragmatism. Liberal arts
Exploration and evaluation of the relations between humans and their natural environment. To what extent and in what circumstances are we morally responsible for the natural environment? To whom or what are we responsible? How are these responsibilities justified? Topics may include animal rights, feminist and non-Western perspectives, science and values, wilderness preservation. When appropriate, issues of local concern will be emphasized. Liberal arts
Specialized study of a particular topic in philosophy. Topics will vary with instructor and semester but may include: emotions, ethics and animals, nature, culture and the hunt. Liberal arts
Study of the ethical issues that emerge from how food is grown, produced, transported, and distributed. Topics may include farmworker rights, food insecurity, food sovereignty, sustainable agriculture, and activism on behalf of food justice. Liberal arts
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean. Semester(s) Offered: Spring
Prepares philosophy majors and minors for graduate school, internships or careers after graduation. Students identify their philosophical expertise acquired in the philosophy curriculum: critical reasoning and public dialogue skills, argumentative writing, ethical reasoning, and interdisciplinary thinking. Activities may include: applying for internships, graduate or professional school, identifying career paths, and marketing oneself (résumé, social media networking, and interviews). Liberal Arts
Examines issues in the recent literature of philosophical ethics. Topics vary but may include some of the following: metaethics, moral epistemology, friendship and moral theory, feminist ethics, biology and ethics, moral responsibility. Liberal arts
Special topics on major figures, problems, or movements. Provides extensive writing practice in various modes of written expression, such as expository essays, position papers, discussion papers, critical essays, or reading journals. Students must complete a major project emphasizing the critical processes of writing, including drafting, editing, and revising. Open only to junior and senior philosophy majors. Liberal arts
Students will assist in the instruction of a course under the supervision of a faculty member. A signed contract specifying activities will be filed in the department. May be repeated once for up to six credits. Liberal arts credit. Liberal arts
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Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean. Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
Source: SUNY College at Plattsburgh's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
