19 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.
Credit(s) 3 An introduction to the basic concepts and techniques of logical analysis.
Credit(s) 3 An examination of the theories of human nature from both classical and contemporary sources, philosophical, scientific and religious. Dual listing with REL 1040 .
Credit(s) 3 An introduction to contemporary moral theory and its application to modern ethical dilemmas. Possible topics of discussion. Sexual morality, censorship, euthanasia, the ethical treatment of animals, abortion, drugs and gambling, cloning, the death penalty, terrorism and torture, reparations, and climate change.
Credit(s) 1-3 Special Topics in Philosophy
Credit(s) 3 An examination of various theories of the state and of human society.
Credit(s) 3 A survey of philosophy from ancient Greece through medieval scholasticism. Special focus Is given to the appropriation of classical Greek philosophy by the monotheistic traditions. Dual listing with REL 3052 .
Credit(s) 3 A survey of philosophy from the 16th through the 20th centuries.
Credit(s) 3 A survey of Asian philosophy and religion including Hinduism, Jainism, Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. (DUAL listed with REL 3160 ).
Credit(s) 3 The human relationship to the environment is examined from two perspectives: one’s relationship to locality (a special focus will be given to Appalachian communities and places) and the global nature of environmental problems. Specific topics will include land use, planning, energy production and consumption, population, and the relation between environmental social justice.
Credit(s) 3 A philosophical exploration of concepts, arguments, and definitions central to all religions. Topics may include arguments for and against the existence of God, the nature of religion, the problem of freedom and evil, the nature of religious experience, religious language, the relationship between science and religion, and the nature and destiny of humanity. (DUAL listed with REL 3300 ).
Credit(s) 3 The history of ethics, from Plato and Aristotle through the early 20th century, is critically surveyed. Special attention will be given to ethical intuitionism (Plato), virtue ethics (Aristotle, Aquinas), religious ethics (Bhagavad Gita, Hebrew and Greek Bible, Martin Luther King, Jr.), deontological ethics (Kant), utilitarianism (Bentham, Mill) and existentialism (Simone de Beauvior). Dual listing with REL 3310 .
Credit(s) 3 Topics include romanticism, German idealism, the rise of the social sciences, and three traditions of political thought: liberalism, socialism, and the politics of cultural pessimism. (Dual listing with HIS 3450 / HIS 4450 )
Credit(s) 3 Readings and discussions on selected topics of 20th century European thought. Topics include existentialism, the impact of science and technology, political thought, and others. (Dual listing with HIS 3460 / HIS 4460 )
Credit(s) 3 A survey of the intellectual history of the United States from the Constitutional debates to the present. Topics which may be included are federalism and anti-federalism, transcendentalism, social Darwinism, socialism, liberalism, pragmatism, African-American thought, environmentalism and feminism. (Dual listing with HIS 3730 / HIS 4730 )
Credit(s) 3 Readings and discussions of problems in contemporary historiography. Focus is given to the opposing positions of post-modernism (Lyotard, Foucault) and world systems analysis (Wallerstein). (Dual listing with HIS 3930 / HIS 4930 )
Credit(s) 1-3 Special Topics in Philosophy
Credit(s) 3 Readings in Philosophical Problems
Credit(s) 1-3 Special Topics in Philosophy
Credit(s) 1-3 Independent Study in Philosophy
Source: University of Virginia's College at Wise's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
