10 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 2010Truth, Value, and the Good Life: An4
Introduction to Philosophy. This course offers a survey of pivotal philosophical theories relating to truth, value, and the good life. It will provide an introduction to the history of philosophical thought, engender a reflective stance toward these topics, and promote clear and critical though about the health of our culture and how we ought to live as U.S. and global citizens ..........................................................................
PHIL 2020Logic and Critical Thinking. This course4
covers the principles of logic and critical thinking. It provides insight into the structure of arguments and the nature of inference, and introduction to basic forms of symbolic logic, and awareness of predominant kinds of informal fallacies. It promotes an appreciation for virtues of sound reasoning and a healthy respect for the gravity of truth ......................................................
PHIL 2410Philosophy of Religion. A course designed4
to acquaint the student with some of the basic questions of philosophy of religion, the answers philosophers have given, and to help the student develop answers of their own ....................................
examines environmental ethics in three parts. In the first, we explore the relation that humans have with the natural world. Where does the human sphere end and the natural, non-human sphere begin? Is there a division? is line of thought informs the second part of this study, which seeks clarification on the nature or ground of our ethical obligation to the natural world. How ought we comport with the nature world? What justifies this ethical claim? Is there even an ethical obligation in the first place? irdly, once these larger questions are considered, we apply whatever insights we have gained to select issues/controversies within the s.h. field, such as, means of conservation, genetic notification and manipulation, global warming, and animal rights. For the most part, the aims of this course are achieved through earnest study and discussion of key philosophical texts in the field, from classical Greek texts, then, modern, to contemporary and post-modern contributions. ...............................
writings within the Asian philosophical tradition, from the Upanishads to the Buddhist scriptures, and examination of their metaphysical, epistemological, psychological, and ethical standpoints .....................4 s.h. 321
PHIL 3500History of Philosophy Survey. This course
offers a survey and examination of significant thought from within the history of philosophy. The course content will cover pivotal metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical movements from the ancient Greek era to 21st Century. It will provide understanding of the philosophical underpinnings of current ways of thought, a stream of thought against which to compare Christian beliefs, along with some measure of insight into the fundamental questions of human life ................................................
Beauty, and Culture. This course offers an in-depth study of significant thinking within the field of aesthetics. Students will examine influential theories relating to the nature of art, beauty, aesthetic appreciation, and art criticism; conduct a detailed study of a selected work of art or topic in the field of aesthetics; and reflect on the state of the arts today and the role that they play within contemporary culture ....
philosophical survey of prominent ethical theories, an examination of the philosophical and scientific methods, and applied ethical analysis of the most pressing issues and dilemmas within the fields of science and medicine. Ethics in this context entails deep reflection on how we ought to live, the kind of people we ought to be, and the course of action we ought to take in any given situation. Accordingly, students will discuss these theories openly and earnestly as they collectively apply them to the issues and dilemmas at hand. This effort will make them more informed ethical agents. It will intellectually prepare them for the ethical challenges that they will face as leaders and practitioners within their respective professions ...............................................
examination of philosophical thought relating ................. ................. to the nature of the human being, freewill, value, human rights, happiness, love, purpose, development, and survival .................................................................. 4 s.h.
