25 courses with the subject PHIL, 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.
PHIL 105Introduction to Philosophy3
A general introduction to philosophy and its major debates, with a special focus on the Western philosophical tradition. Topics include the metaphysics of the world and the human person, the nature of knowledge and morality, and the existence of God. Fall, Spring, Summer.
(same as THEO 230) (3 credits) This course examines philosophical and religious aspects of death and dying. The course begins with a discussion of the “meaning” of death and the significance of death as the final terminus of life. Further topics include: the stages of dying and bereavement; legal issues in death and dying; how the major world religions treat death and dying, and the significance and possible meaning of recent scientific inquiry into the near-death experience. As needed.
An examination of the philosophical development of antiquity, with a special focus on the works of Plato and Aristotle. PHIL 105 or PHIL 110 . As needed.
An examination of the philosophical development of the Middle Ages, with a special focus on the works of Augustine, Aquinas, and Bonaventure. PHIL 105 or PHIL 110 . As needed.
An analysis of science and the major debates concerning science, with a special focus on theory construction and selection, the problem of induction, laws of nature, and scientific knowledge, along with the religious implications of these debates.
(same as RLST 350) (3 credits) Sports and Ethics examines the ethical implications and impact of contemporary moral issues in the world of sports. The course focuses on defining, understanding, and working on solutions to crucial ethical questions facing the human community by examining the moral dimensions of sports and athletics. As needed.
For students of philosophy, an internship is an opportunity to experience the practical application of those great ideas discussed and mastered in the classroom. It is a chance to examine how theories of reality, knowledge, ethics, and politics are put into action, as well as to envision and propose alternate courses of action, based upon alternative philosophical argumentation. Students are individually assigned to a cooperating government agency, political party, interest group, or attorney’s office (for pre-law students) for a semester or a summer, full-time or part-time, with or without pay. No more than six credits are applicable to the minimum requirement for major; no more than three to minimum requirement for minor; additional credits counted as free electives. Counts toward Ethics minor.
Twelve credits in philosophy courses, and consent of the chair of the department and the Provost. Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHIL 404Philosophy of Knowledge3
An analysis of knowledge and the major debates concerning knowledge, with a special focus on internalism and externalism, skepticism and intuitions, and the religious implications of these debates. PHIL 105 or PHIL 110 . As needed.
