58 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.
Introduction to selected problems of enduring philosophical importance, including such topics as the nature of morality, knowledge, human freedom, and the existence of God. Content varies with different sections. Credit is not allowed for both PHI 205 and PHI 210.
Introduction to the study of philosophy through an examination of philosophical questions raised by the nature of a democratic society, including a selection of topics from such areas as social epistemology, social ontology, ethics, and political philosophy. GEP Foundations of American Democracy, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall and Spring
An introduction to philosophy through the study of puzzles and paradoxes such as those of logic, language, infinity, rationality, knowledge, and tim travel. Not both PHI 205 and PHI 210 may be used towards satisfaction on PHI major or PHI minor requirements. Credit is not allowed for both PHI 210 and PHI 205 GEP Humanities, GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Typically offered in Fall and Spring Graduate Catalog 1407
Explores uses of the legal system and justifications of legal interference with individual liberty, including such topics as criminal law and punishment, the death penalty, Good Samaritan laws, the insanity defense, civil disobedience, prison abolition, the right to privacy, and hate speech. GEP Foundations of American Democracy, GEP Humanities, GEP
An analysis and evaluation of major issues in business ethics. Topics include the social responsibility of business; social justice and free enterprise; the rights and duties of employers, employees, manufacturers, and consumers; duties to the environment, the world's poor, future generations, and the victims of past injustices; the moral status of the corporation; and the ethics of advertising.
Philosophical analysis and theory applied to a broad range of contemporary moral issues, including euthanasia, suicide, capital punishment, abortion, war, famine relief, and environmental concerns.
Application of theories of moral right to issues such as free speech and "information pollution"; privacy and security; and algorithmic fairness, inequality and transparency. GEP Humanities, GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Typically offered in Fall and Spring
Deductive arguments attempt to guarantee their conclusions. Inductive arguments attempt to make their conclusions more probable. Using a small number of simple, powerful logical techniques, this course teaches you how to find, analyze and evaluate deductive and inductive arguments, and thus how to avoid the most common errors in reasoning.
Selected studies in philosophy that do not appear regularly in the curriculum. Topics will be announced for each semester in which the course is offered.
Western philosophy of the ancient world, with special emphasis on Plato and Aristotle.
Writing in History or Ethics (p. 1186) History of Philosophy (p. 1187) Ethics (p. 1187)
Western philosophy of the 19th century, including such philosophers as Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Marx, and Nietzsche.
The existence and nature of God, including such topics as traditional proofs of God, skeptical challenges to religious belief, miracles, the problem of evil, faith and reason, and religious experience.
and Political 3 IP
Philosophical study of important political ideas and values such as liberty equality, justice, rights, and democracy. May include readings from classical and contemporary sources.
Philosophy of Existentialism, including such thinkers as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Doestoevsky, Sartre, Heidegger, and Camus.
Exploration of fundamental issues in the philosophical study of law, such as what constitutes a law or legal system; competing theories of law, such as legal positivism and natural law theory; philosophical issues illustrated by specific legal cases. GEP Humanities, GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Typically offered in Spring only
Black thought on central issues in political philosophy such as justice, equality and state authority. Readings will be selected from the works of several Black thinkers, including figures such as W. E. B. Du Bois, Kwame Nkrumah, Charles Mills and Angela Davis.
Fundamental philosophical questions raised by the concept of race, such as whether race is a legitimate category for identifying human beings, and whether the category of race reinforces racism.
3 PHI 340 Philosophy of Science 3 7 PHI 440 The Scientific Method 3 2 REL 471 Darwinism and Christianity 3 3 STS 302 Contemporary Science, Technology and Human 3
Problems of metaphysics, including such topics as: possibility and necessity, paradoxes of time travel, nature of space and time, free will and determinism, causation, mind-body problem and identity-over-time.
Introduction to traditional and modern accounts of the relations between language and reality, the nature of truth, problems of intentionality and propositional attitudes. , GEP Humanities, GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Typically offered in Fall only
Problems and controversies that overlap the boundary between philosophy and psychology, such as the mind/body problem, the prospects for artificial intelligence, current theories of consciousness, and the nature of intentionality. GEP Humanities, GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Typically offered in Fall only
Analysis of such central concepts as knowledge, belief, and truth, and the investigation of the principles by which claims to knowledge may be justified.
Nature of science highlighted by differences between science and pseudoscience, relationships between science and religion, and roles of purpose-directed (teleological) and causal explanation in physical, life and social sciences. GEP Humanities, GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Typically offered in Fall and Spring
Introduction to principal theoretical, empirical and normative issues at the intersection of neuroscience and philosophy, including such issues as: consciousness, the mind's I and the brain's I: free will, moral responsibility and neuroscience; the ethics of personal enhancement; brains, human nature and personal identity; neuroscientifically informed evaluation of well-being. GEP Humanities, GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Typically offered in Spring only
Examination of traditional questions of philosophical ethics: What are the principles of moral conduct? What sort of life is worthy of a human being? Includes both classic and contemporary literature.
Topics in the history of ethics. Philosophers to be studied may include Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Butler, Hume, Kant, Sidgwick and Nietzsche.
A text-based critical study of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason Focusing on such topics as perception, judgment, knowledge, space, time, substance, causation and reality. Students cannot receive credit for both PHI 401 and PHI 501. PHI 501.
Key themes in continental European philosophy after 1900. Work studied will include selections from writings of authors in at least two major traditions, e.g., phenomenology, hermeneutics, structuralism, and critical theory. Junior standing or above required. Students may not receive credit for both PHI 403 and PHI 503. R: Junior standing or above
The applications of the ideas of justice and right beyond and across the borders of individual nation states, attending to the facts of globalization and their consequences for political and economic justice and human rights. Topics: skepticism about global justice; transnational distributive justice, pollution, and poverty; national sovereignty, self-determination, and intervention; the ethics of war; international human rights; and global democracy. No one can receive credit for both PHI 420 and PHI 520. PHI 520.
PHI 525 Introduction To Cognitive Science 3 AFS 305 PSY 200 Introduction to Psychology 3 ANT 261 PSY 208 Psychobiology of Success 3 ANT 428 PSY 230 Introduction to Psychological Research 3 ANT 528 PSY 240 Introduction to Behavioral Research I 3 GEO 220 PSY 241 Introduction to Behavioral Research I Lab 1 PS 432 PSY 242 Introduction to Behavioral Research II 3 REL 309 PSY 243 Introduction to Behavioral Research II Lab 2 SOC 202 PSY 307 Industrial and Organizational Psychology 3 SOC 203 PSY 311 Social Psychology 3 SOC 203A PSY 312 Applied Psychology 3 SOC 204 PSY 313 Positive Psychology 3 SOC 205 PSY 340 Human Factors Psychology 3 SOC 206 Psychology and the African American Experience 3 Community Psychology Principles and Practice 3 Personality 3 Developmental Psychology 3 Perception 3 Psychology of Gender 3 Learning and Motivation 3 The Psychology of Interdependence and Race 3 Psychology of Emotion 3 Cognitive Processes 3 Introduction to Cognitive Science 3 Biological Psychology 3 Health Psychology 3 Introduction to Psychological Measurement 3 Advanced Methods in Psychology 3 Psychopathology and Mental Health 3 Child Psychology 3 Psychology of Adolescent Development 3 Special Topics in Psychology 3 Community-Based Applied Psychology 4 Psychology Honors Thesis 3 Individual Study in Psychology 1-6 Visual Perception 3 Physiological Psychology 3 Evolutionary Psychology 3 Cognitive Processes 3 Advanced Problems In Psychology 1-3 Advanced Social Psychology 3 Introduction To Cognitive Science 3 Tests and Measurements 3 Human Factors In Systems Design 3 Overview of Human Factors Psychology 3 Psychology and the African Experience 3 Adolescent Development 3 Advanced Developmental Psychology 3 Special Topics in Psychology 3 History and Systems Of Psychology 1-3 Psychology of Gender 3 Racial and Ethnic Relations 3 Technology in Society and Culture 3 Human Paleopathology 3 Human Paleopathology 3 Cultural Geography 3 Violence, Terrorism, and Public Policy 3 Religion and Society 3 Principles of Sociology 3 Current Social Problems 3 Current Social Problems 3 Sociology of Family 3 Jobs and Work 3 Social Deviance 3
Detailed examination of core issues in the philosophy of science: the confirmation of scientific theories, falsification, projectibility, the nature of scientific explanation, laws of nature, and causation. Students cannot receive credit for both PHI 440 and PHI 540. PHI 540. GEP Humanities, GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Typically offered in Fall only
World Languages and Cultures (BA): Chinese Education Concentration 5 ts 3 Arts and Letters Code Title Hours
An introduction to some central themes and issues in ethical theory. Topics in normative and meta-ethics such as consequentialism, deontology, virtue ethics, constructivism, realism, relativism, subjectivism, and expressivism. Readings primarily from contemporary literature. and PHI 575. Typically offered in Spring only
Advanced Science/Technology Option Course III 3 16 Free Electives 3
hours) A substantial paper in history of philosophy, assigned by the instructor of the co-requisite; enrollment subject to departmental approval; may be repeated for credit. Individualized/Independent Study and Research courses require a Course Agreement for Students Enrolled in Non- Standard Courses be completed by the student and faculty member prior to registration by the department. course; Co-requisite: One of PHI 298, 300, 301, 302, 310, 401, 403 or 498 Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
PHI or LOG Electives (p. 3) 9 400-Level PHI/LOG Course (verify requirement) (p. 4) Humanities & Social Sciences Acad Writing Research (p. 4) 4 Arts and Letters (p. 6) 3 History (p. 4) 3 Literature (p. 5) 3 Writing and Communication (p. 4) 3 Social Science (3 Different) (p. 7) 9 General Education Program (GEP) Courses GEP Health and Exercise Studies (https://catalog.ncsu.edu/ 2 undergraduate/gep-category-requirements/gep-health-exercise- studies/) GEP Elective (https://catalog.ncsu.edu/undergraduate/gep-category- 3 requirements/) GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives (https://catalog.ncsu.edu/ 2 undergraduate/gep-category-requirements/gep-interdisciplinary- perspectives/) GEP Global Knowledge (https://catalog.ncsu.edu/undergraduate/gep- / category-requirements/gep-global-knowledge/) (verify requirement) GEP Foundations of American Democracy (https://catalog.ncsu.edu/ undergraduate/gep-category-requirements/gep-fad/) (verify requirement) World Language Proficiency (https://catalog.ncsu.edu/undergraduate/ gep-category-requirements/world-language-proficiency/) (verify requirement)
and Reasoning
Detailed investigation of selected topics in philosophy. Topics determined by faculty members in consultation with head of the department. Course may be used for individualized study. Typically offered in Fall and Spring
A text-based critical study of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason focusing on topics such as perception, judgment, knowledge, space, time, substance, causation, and reality. Students cannot receive credit for both PHI 401 and PHI 501. and PHI 401.
Key themes in continental European philosophy after 1900. Work studied will include selections from writings of authors in at least two major traditions, e.g., phenomenology, hermeneutics, structuralism, and critical theory. Students cannot receive credit for both PHI 403 and PHI 503. Junior standing is required for PHI 403. Graduate standing is required for PHI 503. R: Graduate Standing Typically offered in Fall only
The applications of the ideas of justice and right beyond and across the borders of individual nation states, attending to the facts of globalization and their consequences for political and economic justice and human rights. Topics: skepticism about global justice; transnational distributive justice, pollution, and poverty; national sovereignty, self-determination, and intervention; the ethics of war; international human rights; and global democracy. No one can receive credit for both PHI 420 and PHI 520. and PHI 420. PHI 525/PSY 525 Introduction To Cognitive Science (3 credit hours) Philosophical foundations and empirical fundamentals of cognitive science, an interdisciplinary approach to human cognition. Topics include: the computational model of mind, mental representation, cognitive architecture, the acquisition and use of language. Students cannot receive credit for both PHI/PSY 425 and PHI/PSY 525. PHI/PSY 425. Typically offered in Spring only
PHI(PSY) 525 Introduction to Cognitive Science
Select nine credit hours from the following:
Detailed examination of core issues in the philosophy of science: the confirmation of scientific theories, falsification, projectibility, the nature of scientific explanation, laws of nature, and causation. Students cannot receive credit for both PHI 440 and PHI 540. and PHI 440. Typically offered in Fall only
This course covers philosophical issues in the evolutionary study of human cognition: the role of adaptationism; the values of psychological vs. behavioral approaches; the phenotypic gambit; the evolution of morality and altruism; the nature of culture and the possibility of cultural evolution; innateness, genetic determinism and development; and case studies of evolutionary explanation of human behavior or psychology. Students cannot receive credit for both PHI 447 and PHI 547. Credit is not allowed for both PHI 547 and PHI 447. Graduate Standing Required. Typically offered in Fall only
An introduction to some central themes and issues in ethical theory. Topics in normative and meta-ethics such as consequentialism, deontology, virtue ethics, constructivism, realism, relativism, subjectivism, and expressivism. Readings primarily from contemporary literature. and PHI 475. Typically offered in Spring only
Typically offered in Fall and Spring
Institutional rules guiding the responsible conduct of research (RCR) and their philosophical justification. Rudiments of moral reasoning and their application to RCR. Topics: plagiarism, falsification and fabrication of data, and ethics versus custom, law, science, and religion. Typically offered in Fall and Spring
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