B.A. DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN PHILOSOPHY

Hours

Core Areas A, B, C, D, E (see pages 124-130)      42

Core Area F      18

     PHIL 2100      3

     PHIL 2110      3

     PHIL 2120      3

     Additional Humanities Course      3

     Foreign Language through 2002      3-6

Upper-Division Major Courses      15

     PHIL 3100 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy      3

     PHIL 3110 Modern Philosophy      3

     PHIL 4300 Senior Seminar      3

     Choose one (1) course from the following:
        PHIL 3120 American Philosophy
        PHIL 4150 Analytic Philosophy     3

     Choose one (1) course from the following:
        PHIL 4100 Phenomenology
        PHIL 4140 Existentialism     3

Choose an additional six (6) courses, with a minimum of

one (1) course from each of the following areas:      18

A.
PHIL 3120 American Philosophy

PHIL 3301 History and Philosophy of Science

PHIL 4150 Analytic Philosophy

PHIL 4160 Symbolic Logic

B.
PHIL 3160 Philosophy and Literature

PHIL 4100 Phenomenology

PHIL 4140 Existentialism

PHIL 4220 Hermeneutics

PHIL 4240 Philosophy of Friendship and Love

C.
PHIL 4110 Philosophy of Law

PHIL 4115 Political Philosophy

PHIL 4120 Professional Ethics

PHIL 4130 Feminist Philosophy

D.
PHIL 3170 Asian Philosophy

PHIL 3205 Religious Texts

PHIL 3240 World Religions

PHIL 4230 Philosophy of Religion

Minor (optional) and/or Electives      27

TOTAL      120

*No more than two variable-credit or independent-study courses may count toward the major.

B.A. DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN PHILOSOPHY, PRE-LAW TRACK

Hours

Core Areas A, B, C, D, E      42

Core Area F      18

     PHIL 2100      3

     PHIL 2110      3

     PHIL 2120      3

     Additional Humanities Course      3

     Foreign Language through 2002      3-6

Upper-Division Major Courses      18

     PHIL 3100 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy      3

     PHIL 3110 Modern Philosophy      3

     PHIL 4300 Senior Seminar      3

     PHIL 4110 Philosophy of Law      3

     PHIL 4115 Political Philosophy*      3

     PHIL 4120 Professional Ethics      3

*POLS 4601 or POLS 4602 may be substituted for PHIL 4115.

Upper Division Elective Courses      15
Choose 5 courses, with a minimum of 1 course
from each of the following areas:

A.
PHIL 3120 American Philosophy

PHIL 3301 History and Philosophy of Science

PHIL 4150 Analytic Philosophy

PHIL 4160 Symbolic Logic*

*Because Symbolic Logic enhances one's abilities in skills necessary for the LSAT, pre-law students are encouraged to take this course.

B.
PHIL 3160 Philosophy and Literature

PHIL 4100 Phenomenology

PHIL 4140 Existentialism

PHIL 4220 Hermeneutics

PHIL 4240 Philosophy of Friendship and Love

C.
PHIL 3170 Asian Philosophy

PHIL 3205 Religious Texts

PHIL 3240 World Religions

PHIL 4230 Philosophy of Religion

Minor (optional) and/or Electives      27

TOTAL      120

B.A. DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION TRACK

Hours

Core Areas A, B, C, D, E      42

Core Area F      18

     PHIL 2100      3

     PHIL 2110      3

     PHIL 2120      3

     PHIL 2130      3

     Foreign Language through 2002      3-6

Upper-Division Major Courses      18

     PHIL 3100 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy      3

     PHIL 3110 Modern Philosophy      3

     PHIL 4300 Senior Seminar      3

     PHIL 3205 Religious Texts      3

     PHIL 3240 World Religions     3

     PHIL 4230 Philosophy of Religion      3

Upper Division Elective Courses      15
Choose 5 courses, with a minimum of 1 course
from each of the following areas:

A.
PHIL 3120 American Philosophy

PHIL 3301 History and Philosophy of Science

PHIL 4150 Analytic Philosophy

PHIL 4160 Symbolic Logic

B.
PHIL 3160 Philosophy and Literature

PHIL 4100 Phenomenology

PHIL 4140 Existentialism

PHIL 4220 Hermeneutics

PHIL 4240 Philosophy of Friendship and Love

C.
PHIL 4110 Philosophy of Law

PHIL 4115 Political Philosophy

PHIL 4120 Professional Ethics

PHIL 4130 Feminist Philosophy

Minor (optional) and/or Electives      27

TOTAL      120

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN PHILOSOPHY

Eighteen (18) hours including PHIL 2100, 2110, 2120, plus (3) additional upper-division courses.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN RELIGION

Eighteen (18) hours including PHIL 2100, 2110, and 2130, plus three (3) courses chosen from the following areas: Religious Texts, Hermeneutics, Philosophy of Religion, World Religions, or Asian Philosophy.

PHILOSOPHY COURSES (PHIL)

PHIL 2100 Introduction to Philosophy 3/0/3

A historically framed introduction to philosophy, highlighting major developments that have defined Western philosophical inquiry. Required for Philosophy majors. May count for credit in Core Area C2.

PHIL 2110 Critical Thinking 3/0/3

An investigation of logical fallacies and patterns of valid reasoning in primarily oral but also written discourse. Required for Philosophy majors. May count for credit in Core Area B1.

PHIL 2120 Introduction to Ethics 3/0/3

An introduction to the central concepts in ethics and an exploration of such contemporary ethical issues as abortion, genetic engineering, euthanasia, and capital punishment. Required for Philosophy majors. May count for credit in Core Area C2.

PHIL 2130 Introduction to Religion 3/0/3

This course investigates what thinking about religion entails today. It concentrates on recent theories of meaning of religious practices and examines the significance of religious language. Required for Religion-track majors.

PHIL 3100 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy 3/0/3

Prerequisites: PHIL 2100 or permission of the instructor
An exploration of such philosophers as the pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, Epictetus, Augustine, Aquinas, and Occam. Required for Philosophy majors.

PHIL 3110 Modern Philosophy 3/0/3

Prerequisites: PHIL 2100 or permission of the instructor
An examination of such seventeenth- and eighteenth-century European philosophers as Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant with special attention to their metaphysical and epistemological theories. Required for Philosophy majors.

PHIL 3120 American Philosophy 3/0/3

Prerequisites: PHIL 2100 or permission of the instructor
This course considers metaphysical and epistemological questions by examining how they were treated by the thinkers who founded pragmatism, America’s distinctive philosophical tradition. Philosophers covered may include classical American pragmatists, such as Peirce, James, Dewey, and Mead, as well as the contemporary American pragmatists, such as Rorty.

PHIL 3160 Philosophy and Literature 3/0/3

Prerequisites: ENGL 1101 and 1102
An examination of significant philosophical and literary texts in terms oftheir thematic and/or conceptual interconnections.

PHIL 3170 Asian Philosophy 3/0/3

Prerequisites: PHIL 2100 or permission of the instructor
This course is designed to introduce students to an Eastern style of philosophical thinking. The theme of the course will focus upon that of non-duality and the concern will be overcoming the subject–object dichotomy.

PHIL 3205 Religious Texts 3/0/3

Prerequisites: PHIL 2100 or permission of the instructor
This course focuses on religious texts, themes, methods, and issues in religious studies and illustrates them on the basis of three Western religious traditions - specifically, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. Required for Religion-track majors.

PHIL 3240 World Religions 3/0/3

Prerequisites: PHIL 2100 or permission of the instructor
A comparative study of the major beliefs in light of their essential doctrines, cultural contexts, and contemporary geopolitical impacts. Required for Religion-track majors.

PHIL 3301 History and Philosophy of Science 3/0/3

Prerequisites: PHIL 2100 or permission of the instructor
A study of the historical development of science and a philosophical examination of scientific reasoning. Same as HIST 3301.

PHIL 4100 Phenomenology 3/0/3

Prerequisites: PHIL 2100 or permission of the instructor
A historical examination of such twentieth-century phenomenologists as Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Marcel, and Ricoeur.

PHIL 4110 Philosophy of Law 3/0/3

Prerequisites: PHIL 2100 or permission of the instructor
An exploration of the major philosophical concepts that underlie our idea of law as well as application of these to issues in moral, legal, criminological, and social philosophies. Required for Pre-law-track majors.

PHIL 4115 Political Philosophy 3/0/3

Prerequisite: PHIL 2100 or permission of instructor
An examination of signifi cant themes in political philosophy, highlighting the way in which major concepts of political thought have evolved from ancient Greece to contemporary western society. By critically examining the works of classical and modern political theorists (such as Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Mill, Rawls and Nozick), we will explore such topics as the nature of the state, the justification of political authority, and distributive justice. Required for Pre-law-track majors

PHIL 4120 Professional Ethics 3/0/3

Prerequisites: none
This course examines ethical questions that can arise in the professions and occupations, such as: Is my privacy violated when my job requires that I be tested for drugs? What should I do if I know that my employer is making an unsafe product? Should physicians ever lie to their patients? Do corporations have any responsibilities beyond making a profi t for their shareholders? The course also examines more theoretical issues concerning professionalism and the professions, such as the nature of the relationship between professionals and clients and the connection between ordinary and professional morality. Required for Pre-law-track majors.

PHIL 4130 Feminist Philosophy 3/0/3

Prerequisite: PHIL 2100 or permission of instructor
The aim in this course is to examine critically the central arguments of variousfeminist theories; to explore what it means to have a feminist approach to philosophical problems of epistemology, identity, morality, freedom, and human nature; to identify the presuppositions of theories; and to recognize the problematic principles of essentialism and exclusion from a more informed standpoint.

PHIL 4140 Existentialism 3/0/3

Prerequisite: PHIL 2100 or permission of instructor
An examination of the historical development and representative themes of existentialism, beginning with Kierkegaard and Nietzsche and continuing through Sartre.

PHIL 4150 Analytic Philosophy 3/0/3

Prerequisite: PHIL 2100 or permission of instructor
This course is an introduction to analytic philosophy, the predominant tradition of philosophy in America and England during the 19th and 20th centuries. Areas of philosophy to be covered may include the philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, and ethics. Philosophers covered may include Frege, Moore, Wittgenstein, Russell, Ayer, Ryle, Austin, Quine, and Putnam.

PHIL 4160 Symbolic Logic 3/0/3

An intensive introduction to the elements of deductive logic essential to scientific reasoning, computer programming, mathematics, and everyday problem-solving.

PHIL 4220 Hermeneutics 3/0/3

Prerequisite: PHIL 2100 or permission of instructor
An investigation of key issues in and historical approaches to biblical hermeneutics, including theories of divine inspiration, inerrancy, and official versus individual interpretations.

PHIL 4230 Philosophy of Religion 3/0/3

Prerequisite: PHIL 2100 or permission of instructor
An examination of philosophical arguments about such religious questions as the existence of God, the problem of evil, the relationship between faith and reason, and the concept of human destiny. Required for Religion-track majors.

PHIL 4240 Philosophy of Friendship and Love 3/0/3

Prerequisites: PHIL 2100 or permission of instructor
The aim of this course is to examine critically the historical theories of friendship and love through examining important primary philosophical texts; to explore what it means to love and how such notions of love and friendship have changed throughout the centuries; to grasp the value and meaning of friendship and love as social and personal elements; and to recognize the historical nature of definitions and questions of friendship and love.

PHIL 4300 Senior Seminar 3/0/3

Prerequisites: Senior level standing
The aim of this course is to examine current theoretical and practical issues about the discipline of philosophy; to refl ect upon and analyze implications of students’ course of study; to read and discuss the debates surrounding the topic of the seminar; to develop, research, and execute a rigorous philosophical argument relating to the topic of the seminar; and to develop the skills of leading class discussion and presenting an academic paper. Required for philosophy majors.

PHIL 4381 Independent Study var. 1-3

Prerequisite: PHIL 2100 or permission of instructor
Guided investigation of a topic not addressed by regularly scheduled courses. Students must propose a detailed plan of readings, articulating precise learning objectives, and secure the written consent of both a supervising instructor and the department chair. Not more than two (2) Independent Study courses may count toward the major in Philosophy without the chair’s permission.

PHIL 4385 Special Topics 3/0/3

Prerequisite: PHIL 2100 or permission of instructor
An examination of a topic in philosophy that transcends the boundaries of the fi xed curriculum. Requires permission of the department chair to repeat.