Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Wake County Extension Center · Courses
PHI
68 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 101Critical Thinking3
3 lecture, 0 lab, 3 total contact hours Introduces the student to reasoning in a language-centered context. Students will learn how to identify arguments and distinguish them from other types of discourse. Some topics covered will be: evaluating claims, recognizing informal fallacies, problem solving, evaluating media. Students will also learn how to cast issues in a neutral manner to recognize and appreciat IAI H4 906 Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
3 lecture, 0 lab, 3 total contact hours Introduces the student to formal symbolic logic. After an introduction to the concept of argument, students will learn both Aristotelian and modern symbolic logic. Applications to the real world include contracts, legal arguments, and computer languages. Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
3 lecture, 0 lab, 3 total contact hours Principles and problems of philosophy as seen in different schools of thought. Topics: validity of human knowledge; nature of reality; mind and body; free will and determinism; moral and aesthetic values; and religious belief. IAI H4 900 Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
3 lecture, 0 lab, 3 total contact hours Considers problems of value and conduct, including the question of the "good life" or happiness; and contemporary moral issues such as war, violence, drugs, racism, crime and punishment. IAI H4 904 Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
3 lecture, 0 lab, 3 total contact hours Focuses on the ideas of justice, liberty, equality, law and order, rights and privileges. This includes discussion of such issues as democracy, communism, nuclear war, capital punishment, sexual equality, hunger and drugs. IAI H4907 Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
PHI 130Applied Ethics for Artificial Intelligence3
3 lecture, 0 lab, 3 total contact hours Examines central ethical questions posed by the design and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI). Students draw on leading ethical frameworks and perspectives to navigate challenges posed by the introduction of AI to a variety of morally significant contexts, such as public safety, medicine, and criminal justice.
3 lecture, 0 lab, 3 total contact hours Introduces philosophical ethical theory and its application to business decisions. Considers theories of economic justice, social responsibility, hiring practices and rights of employees and employers. Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
3 lecture, 0 lab, 3 total contact hours Introduces selected philosophical concepts and value systems of several non-Western cultures. Gives attention to the Bhagavad Gita, Vedanta and other Hindu texts, Confucius, the Tao Te Ching and other Chinese classics and key texts from at least two other traditions. IAI H4 903N World Culture and Diversity Typically offered: Fall, Spring
3 lecture, 0 lab, 3 total contact hours Introduces philosophical ethical theory and its application to environmental issues. Explores the roots of Western ideas about nature (Biblical, Greek, early Modern), the American environmental discussion and current positions including development, conservation, preservation and restoration. Considers issues including human-centered vs. life-centered views, whether sp Typically offered: Fall, Spring
3 lecture, 0 lab, 3 total contact hours Considers the ethics of the professional-patient relationship (confidentiality, informed consent, paternalism, truth-telling), the ethics of life and death (abortion, euthanasia, suicide), and the ethics of medicine on a social scale (the right to health care, the distribution of medical resources). Typically offered: Fall, Spring
3 lecture, 0 lab, 3 total contact hours Introduces philosophical thinking and its application to issues concerning women. Explores a variety of theories by and about women. Considers a number of issues including images of women, biological vs. social conditioning, the relation of gender to class and race, women's spirituality, education, family, work, violence and pornography. Men are welcome to take the cou World Culture and Diversity Typically offered: Spring
3 lecture, 0 lab, 3 total contact hours Introduces the teachings, practices, social structures and histories of the religions of India (mainly Buddhism and Hinduism), and China and Japan (mainly Confucianism, Shinto and Taoism), and of the Middle East (mainly Christianity, Islam and Judaism). IAI H5 904N World Culture and Diversity Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
3 lecture, 0 lab, 3 total contact hours Surveys the contribution of religion to American culture including the differences between rural and urban society, the development of religious freedom and the rise of a "secular religion." Examines the emergence of new forms of belief and practice and the variety of religious issues confronting American society today. IAI H5 905 Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
3 lecture, 0 lab, 3 total contact hours Examines the nature and presuppositions of Western religions, especially the reasons which can be given for and against the existence of God. Selected further topics: the problem of evil, life after death, the nature of religious experience, language, knowledge, and authority, religion and science, major philosophical theories on the nature of religion. IAI H4 905 Typically offered: Fall, Spring
PHI 231History of Philosophy--Ancient and Medieval3
3 lecture, 0 lab, 3 total contact hours Surveys the major figures and schools in Western philosophical tradition from the pre-Socratic Greeks through the 14th century. Emphasis on interpreting philosophical reflection in light of the social, political, religious and cultural context from which it arises. IAI H4 901 Typically offered: Fall
3 lecture, 0 lab, 3 total contact hours Surveys the major figures and schools in Western philosophical tradition from the 15th to the 20th century. Emphasizes interpreting philosophical reflection in light of the social, political, religious and cultural context from which it arises. IAI H4 902 Typically offered: Spring
PHI 2500Christian Philosophy: Worldview, Western Thought, and Apologetics
An introductory study in philosophy and apologetics, including the nature of religion, 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
An apologetic and missional study of significant contemporary cults and world religions f 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A study of classical logic drawing upon primary and secondary sources. This includes a focus on rational argumentation 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
An examination of the primary texts that demonstrate the development of Western though 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
This course explores the concepts and history of metaphysics and the related discipline of ph 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
PHI 3550Epistemology and the Philosophy of Language
A study in the theory and nature of truth, the grounds for justification of belief, and the nature 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A philosophical, theological, biblical and historical study of the problem of evil, wit 3 credit hour(s). Prerequisite(s): HUM 3120 Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
This course explores the developments in modern and contemporary philosophy. It fe 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A Christian analysis of culture and its relationship to the church in general 3 credit hour(s). Prerequisite(s): PHI 1100 - Introduction to Philosophy: Faith, Reason, and th Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A study of the historical and textual foundations for the trustworthiness of Scripture, with particula 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
This course critically examines and offers apologetic responses to unbelieving attacks up 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
BA General Electives - 18 Hours In addition to a selected major and a Christian Studies minor, all baccalaureate students must complete at least Total Hours - 127 Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A review of the evidences from Scripture, history, and nature that suppor 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A Christian analysis of culture and its relationship to the church in genera 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A review of the history of scientific thought and implications for Christian faith. 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A philosophical analysis of the classical and contemporary arts (including modern 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A study of a selected philosopher, classical, or contemporary, Christian or no 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
The juxtaposition of the philosophical/apologetic works of Francis Schaeffer and C. S. 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A study of the nature of reality, including discussions on personal identit 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A study in the theory and nature of truth, the grounds for justification of belief, and t 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
PHI 7550Critical Thinking and Argumentation for Theological Discourse
An introduction to critical thinking skills, formal and informal logic, and the elements 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A study of the use of philosophical methods in developing, articulating, and analyzing theological con 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
PHI 7620Seminar in Readings in Christianity and Other Faiths
A study of the major world religions from a worldview analysis comparison with orthodox Christianity. It constitutes an intensive study of key issues of how Chris 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
An advanced study of historical and contemporary philosophical/theological issues relevan 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
An advanced study of the theories involved in the philosophy of mind as well as an investigation of how 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
An examination of the issues involved with the integration of science and orthodox Christian theology as well as an 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
This class is designed to help students explore in depth the miraculous elements in the biblical traditions, with a focus and emphasis on the New T 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
PHI 7700Seminar in Readings in Apologetics and Christian Philosophy
A reading seminar designed to have students read the primary works within Apologetics, Christian Philosophy, and Philosophy of Rel 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
An examination of the traditional interpretations of history and their im 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
Review, analysis, and critique of selected philosophical/theological issues of 3 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A study of the history of Christian Apologetics and the development of worldviews and 4 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
Conduct specialized research on a selected topic in Philosophy. 4 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A study of the use of philosophical methods in developing, articulating, and analyzing theological concepts, p 4 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A seminar on the philosophical and theological issues associated with 4 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A Christian critique of contemporary cultural artifacts including, but no advertising . 4 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A focused study of philosophical developments in ancient, medieval, and R 4 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
An exploration of the miraculous in Scripture, with a focus on the New Testament. An examination of bibli 4 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A seminar on issues such as religious authority, theistic proofs, faith and 4 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A study in the important philosophical issues in the area of Philosophy of Mind and how 4 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A seminar on the relationship of popular culture, media, and the arts to the Christia 4 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A seminar on the relationship of science and technology to the Christian faith. 4 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A seminar the examines the coherence of trinitarianism and the philosophically informed 4 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
A seminar on the nature, extent, and source of knowledge with a focus on the justific 4 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
This course explores the concepts and history of metaphysics and all of the sub-discipline 4 credit hour(s). Add to Portfolio (opens a new window) Add to My Favorites (opens a new window)
