18 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 1030Introduction to Philosophy: Moral Issues3
(Formerly PHIL 2010). A course addressing many of the most pressing ethical issues we face, such as euthanasia, abortion, preferential hiring, sex, animal rights, mass starvation, punishment, violence, pacifism, and civil disobedience. May be used toward satisfying University humanities requirement.
PHIL 2020Introduction to Philosophy-Enduring Problems3
A course including historical and recent sources on the perennial issues in philosophy, including the justification and significance of religious beliefs; knowledge and truth; materialism; human nature; free will and determinism.
Aesthetic and philosophical issues in film theory and criticism; principles of film criticism; film and other art forms; and the relation of the audience to film. Course aims toward understanding and appreciation of a major art form. Films exemplifying particular techniques and movements are viewed and discussed.
Informal fallacies in ordinary life, e.g., politics, editorials, advertising; language and its uses; analyzing extended arguments; introduction to deductive logic.
PHIL 2600 Philosophy of Love and Sex (3). An introduction to the history of Western philosophy and feminist philosophy that focuses on issues pertaining to love, sex, sexuality, and sexism.
(Formerly PHIL 335). Survey of major ethical issues arising in business: corporate social responsibility, corporate loyalty, government regulation and public interest, advertising, environmental responsibilities, preferential hiring, free enterprise, and social welfare.
(Formerly PHIL 336). A detailed consideration of various ethical issues in medicine and health care, including death and patients’ rights, abortion, truth-telling, experimenting on human beings, religious conflicts, and the rights to medical resources.
(Formerly PHIL 360). Issues in ethics and social philosophy, including foundational arguments of the civil rights movement, cultural diversity, and African-American approaches to philosophy.
