24 courses with the subject PL, 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.
conceptual tools that are required for more advanced study in the subject. At the discretion of the instructor, the course will either examine fundamental philosophical problems or provide a survey of important thinkers. Pre-Req or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109 (H, WK-HT)
primary concern will be with death, one's own inevitable personal death as it figures in human life and in contributing, or perhaps even detracting from, the meaningfulness of such a life. It will give you a deeper philosophical understanding of the meaning of death, and consequently the meaning of life, which will ultimately bring you into true being and authentic existence. (H, WK-HT)
approach to informal arguments and the meaning of everyday claims. Aristotelian logic, Venn Diagrams, propositional logic and symbolic logic are included. (H, WK-FR)
i.e., pragmatic, relativistic and absolute and the application of such methods to contemporary ethical dilemmas, e.g., abortion, terrorism, euthanasia, and capital punishment. (H, SW-ER)
Departments may offer more than one special topic. Prerequisites vary by title.
will cover representative figures (including the major pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle and important authors/movements from the Hellenistic period, such as Epicurus, Stoicism and Skepticism). Prerequisite or
language, techniques for symbolizing ordinary languages and arguments, formal inference systems (either truth- free method or natural deduction), and other advanced topics in first-order logic. It has no prerequisites beyond high school algebra. (N, H, WK-FR)
professional values of the business world. In particular, students will examine the claims of society, government, labor, management as they impact upon the individual who contemplates a career in the business world. Issues such as safety in the workplace, the right to privacy, and the obligations of the corporation to its employees, its customers, and to society itself will be covered. Pre-Req or Co-Req: FYC- 101 or EN-110 or EN-109 (H, SW-ER)
explore the various codes, value assumptions, and dilemmas faced by those who practice the health care professions. Specific topics (or dilemmas) will be determined by each class, based upon the specific POEs of the enrolled students. Pre-req or co-req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109 (H, SW-ER)
science and social values, from the perspective of the humanities. It asks, "What good is science?" Through selected readings and discussion, students consider how everyday life is shaped by scientific innovation and technology, just as society provides a framework of cultural values for science. Prereq or coreq: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109 (H, WK-HT, CTGES)
sciences. The possible topics to be discussed: Is science rational and objective? Does science really make progress? If so, in what sense? How to distinguish science from pseudoscience. Is science superior knowledge to other types? What is a good scientific explanation? Could we ever know about unobservable
unquestionably of high value. Yet decisions about its care and its uses evoke controversy. This course explores contrasting viewpoints and practices that impact the earth and its plant and animal life. Through readings, projects, and critical discussion of cases, students apply ethical theories to selected contemporary issues. Prereq or coreq: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109 (H, SW-ER)
in contemporary ethical theory (including debates about the epistemic status of moral claims and moral relativism). It will also introduce students to important normative frameworks within contemporary ethics (such as virtue ethics, utilitarianism, deontology, Confucian ethics, feminist ethics, etc.). Prerequisite: FYC- 101 or EN-110 or EN-109 (H, SW-ER)
Modern Philosophy (F. Bacon, Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant) and Modern Science (Copernicus, Spinoza, Galileo, Pascal, Newton, and Boyle) are studied with an emphasis on the philosophical origins of modern psychology and the epistemic foundations of contemporary scientific methodology. Prereq or coreq: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109 (H, CA, CW, WK-HT)
Departments may offer more than one special topic. Prerequisites vary by title.
philosophers and themes associated with existentialist thought. Through a critical engagement with authors such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, and Camus (among others), we will explore questions concerning human freedom, alienation, authenticity, and mortality. Pre-or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN- 109. (H, CW, WK-HT)
introduction to important philosophical discussions in nineteenth-century philosophy and political thought centered around the Hegelian/Marxist themes of history's end and Nietzsche's attempt to grapple with the implications of what he called "the death of God." Prerequisite or corequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109. (H, CW, WK-HT)
orientations and figures in the twentieth/early twenty-first century. Instructors may also focus on specific topics which have driven recent debates in contemporary political philosophy, including distributive justice, the normative foundations of liberalism/democracy or the tension between state sovereignty and international law (among others). Prerequisites: Take 1 course from the PL department or permission of the instructor. (S, H, CW)
knowledge and justification of beliefs with special attention to three conceptually related topics: the nature and value of knowledge and the nature and structure of epistemic justification, the nature of truth, and the challenges from skepticism and influential responses to it. Prerequisites: Take any 1 Philosophy course, or by instructor consent. (H, WK-HT)
perennial debates concerning the nature of consciousness. It also explores questions concerning the existence of free-will, including (but not limited to) the problem of whether/how we would need to modify our approach to legal and moral accountability if we fully embraced determinism. Pre- or co-requisite: FYC-101 (WK-HT)
Departments may offer more than one special topic. Prerequisites vary by title.
paper which evidences sustained engagement with the secondary literature on a topic selected in consultation with faculty members. This course is designed as a capstone experience. Prereqisite: Senior standing. (H)
standing. Corequisite: PL-495.
standing. Corequisite: PL-490. PL-INS Independent Study (1-4 credits)
Source: Juniata College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
