PHILOSOPHY
100-level philosophy classes:

PHI 150 Introduction to Philosophy (3,0,3) Application of philosophical thinking to perennial human concerns; human nature and the human condition, the good life, the good society. A general studies course (humanities/fine arts).

PHI 155 Introduction to Ethics (3,0,3) Moral dimension of human experience; development of a rational approach to ethical inquiry; major value questions and ethical issues. A general studies course (humanities/fine arts).

PHI 160 World Religions (3,0,3) A philosophical and comparative analysis of the major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. A general studies course (humanities/fine arts and non-western perspective).

PHI 165 Introduction to Logic (3,0,3) Methods and principles used to distinguish valid from invalid forms of argumentation in deductive and inductive reasoning; syllogisms, dilemmas, truth tables, and the scientific method. A general studies course (humanities/fine arts).

PHI 170 Philosophy and Sexuality (3,0,3) Differing analyses of sexuality, love, and friendship, including historical perspectives such as Greek, Christian, Marxist, Freudian, Feminist, Existentialist, and Contemporary Analytic; contemporary discussions concerning sexism, male chauvinism, marriage, polygamy, homosexuality, lesbianism, androgyny, pornography, and prostitution. A general studies course (humanities/fine arts)

PHI 180 History of Classical and Medieval Philosophy (3,0,3) Western philosophical tradition from the Greeks to the 15th century; birth of scientific explanations; the role of reason; impact of Christianity; influence of seminal thinkers such as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Atomists, Augustine, and Aquinas on political, ethical, religious, and other ideas. A general studies course (humanities/fine arts and historical perspective).

PHI 185 History of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy (3,0,3) Western philosophical tradition from the 15th to the 20th century; rise of rationalism, dualism, empiricism, idealism, skepticism, and utilitarianism, and the modern reactions to them, such as positivism, dialectical materialism, existentialism, and feminism; figures such as Bacon, Descartes, Hobbes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Hume, Mill, Kant, Hegel, and others. A general studies course (humanities/fine arts and historical perspective).

PHI 201 Ideas in Philosophy (3,0,3) Issues and/or works in philosophy revolving around a selected theme or concern. May be repeated as topics vary. A general studies course (humanities/fine arts).

PHI 220 Health Care Ethics(3,0,3) Ethical decision making and problems of contemporary health care; abortion, euthanasia, population, and behavior control; informed consent and counseling; professional codes and personal freedom; mental health and personal autonomy; justice and equality in health care; ethical conflicts in health service work; death and dying. A general studies course (humanities/fine arts).

PHI 240 Philosophy and the Arts (3,0,3) Differing theories of the nature and importance of art in the history of aesthetics in regard to the artist, to the audience, to society; form and content within various media; the art world; artistic creativity and truth; imagination, emotion, unconscious, intellect and the artistic process; craft and art; feminist and Marxist critiques of art.

PHI 250 Eastern Philosophy (3,0,3) Philososphical foundations of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Hinduism, including perspectives on self, reality, community, language, truth, enlightenment, embodiment, reason, emotion, and art; contrast with western perspectives; meditation and applied meditative practices. A general studies course (humanities/fine arts and non-western perspective).

PHI 301 Philosophy in Literature (3,0,3) Philosophical issues in literature considered historically and/or thematically; reality, nature , self, creativity, language, knowledge, community, good and evil, freedom, and God.

PHI 302 Ethics and Science (3,0,3) Ethical,legal, and public policy issues stemming from scientific research, including medical, psychological, and sociological; topics may include animal and human experimentation, informed consent, privacy, confidentiality, government regulations, freedom of inquiry and censorship, the moral responsibility of scientists, the implications of scientific research for ethics. PREREQ: 3 semester hours in philosophy or consent of instructor.

PHI 303 Philosophy and Psychotherapy (3,0,3)  Philosophical frameworks of underlying assumptions about reality, self, time, meaning, rationality, imagination, emotion, society, unconsciousness, embodiment, and therapeutic process in various psychotherapeutic modalities, such as Freudian, Jungian, Medical Model, Existential, Logotherapeutic, Gestalt, and Behaviorist; ethical issues of practice; social issues. PREREQ: 3 semester hours of philosophy or consent of instructor.

PHI 305 Existentialism (3,0,3) Meaning, freedom, responsibility, communication, creativity, and value in the works of thinkers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, DeBeauvoir, and others; critique of traditional notions of mind versus body, reason, truth, self-identity, language, and time.

PHI 306 Philosophy and Science (3,0,3) Philosophical issues in science; the nature of scientific explanation; science and pseudoscience; growth of scientific knowledge; Kuhn, Popper, Feyerabend, and others. PREREQ: 3 semester hours in philosophy or science or consent of instructor.

PHI 307 Business Ethics (3,0,3) Codes by which businesses and individuals in business act; problems that can develop concerning ethical issues; corporate personhood; corporate, employer, employee, and consumer rights and responsibilities. PREREQ: 3 semester hours in philosophy or consent of instructor.

PHI 311 Philosophy of Women (3,0,3) Ideas of and about women in the history of philosophy; perennial issues that have emerged from classical times to the present. PREREQ: 3 semester hours in philosophy or women's studies or consent of instructor.

PHI 315 Knowledge and Reality (3,0,3) Differing views on the nature of knowledge and reality, e.g., analytic, idealist, realist, materialist, existentialist, mystical, intuitionist, and emotivist; relevance of these theories to one's personal philosophy of life and actions; nature of language, perception, intellection, time, matter, mind, God, freedom, truth, reason, emotion. PREREQ: 3 semester hours in philosophy or consent of instructor.

PHI 320 Social and Political Philosophy (3,0,3) Nature and purposes of the state, grounds of political obligation, freedom and its limitations, human rights, social justice, and selected contemporary issues.

PHI 323 Peace and War (3,0,3) Philosophical study of main issues related to the ideas and realities of war and peace. Topics will include beliefs and theories about peace and war, the causes of violence and war, war and morality, alternatives to violence and war, peace ideas and proposals, applications to current world conditions. PREREQ: 3 semester hours in philosophy or consent of instructor.

PHI 325 Philosophy of Nonviolence (3,0,3) RElective and evaluative study of the theory and practice of nonviolence. Topics will include the origins of nonviolence in both Western and Eastern thought; modern philosophers of nonviolence--Tolstoy, Gandhi, and King; civil disobedience; types of pacifism; women and nonviolence; recent examples of nonviolent action. PREREQ: 3 semester hours in philosophy or consent of instructor.

PHI 330 Philosophy and Law (3,0,3) Major philosophical issues in law; theories of the nature and purposes of law, legal enforcement of community standards, strict liability, human rights, civil disobedience, theories of punishment, and legal ethics. PREREQ: ENG 291 or equivalent. A general studies course (humanities/fine arts).

PHI 335 Great Traditions in Ethics (3,0,3) In-depth study of the major sources of western moral philosophy; representative selections from philosophers of classical times to the present (e.g., Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Kant, Bentham, Mill, Marx, Dewey, and Sartre). PREREQ: 3 semester hours in philosophy or consent of instructor.

PHI 340 Contemporary Anglo-American Philosophy (3,0,3) Central issues and themes in 20th century Anglo-American philosophy, Russell, Wittgenstein, Quine, and others; language, truth and meaning, free will and determinism, and relation of mind and body. PREREQ: 3 semester hours in philosophy or consent of instructor.

PHI 350 Philosophy of Religion (3,0,3) Issues in religious philosophy, including the relation between faith and reason, the nature of religious experience, arguments for the existence of God, the problem of evil, and immortality. PREREQ: ENG 291 or equivalent. A general studies course (humanities/fine arts).

PHI 355 Socrates & Plato (3,0,3) Study of two major formative persons in the development of Western thought and culture. Socrates' life, trial, death, thought, and significance. Plato on the good, justice, education, knowledge, and reality; the Platonic tradition. PREREQ: 3 semester hours in philosophy.

PHI 370 Ethics and the Nursing Profession (3,0,3) Ethical, legal and social ramifications regarding the nurse's role and nursing's professional codes; moral and legal dilemmas of the nurse in relation to the patient, to the institution, to other health care providers, and to personal moral and religious concerns. PREREQ: PHI 220

PHI 394 Topics: Philosophy (3,0,3) In-depth examination of a major figure, issue, or school in philosophy. Topic will be announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated as topics vary. PREREQ: 3 semester hours in philosophy.

PHI 396 Applied Philosophy Internship (2,5,3) Supervised readings and research carried out in conjunction with practicum, internship, or job in student's primary area of interest; focus upon philosophical and ethical issues of the work experience. PREREQ: 6 semester hours in philosophy and consent of instructor.

PHI 494 Seminar: Philosophy (3,0,3) Examination of a selected problem or tradition in philosophy. Offered according to demand and interest of students at discretion of philosophy faculty. May be repeated when topics vary. PREREQ: 6 semester hours in philosophy or consent of instructor.

PHI 499 Independent Study (1-3 sem. hrs.) Individually supervised readings and study of some philosophical work, problem, or tradition. May be repeated as topics vary, but no more than twice. PREREQ: 6 semester hours in philosophy and consent of instructor.