| PHIL 1010 - CRITICAL THINKING |
Development of practical, logical, and problem-solving
skills important to all disciplines, with emphasis on the
composition of argumentative essays. Definitions, types of
meanings, fallacious and deceptive arguments, deductive and
inductive reasoning. Introduction to major forms of
scientific and logical reasoning used across humanities,
sciences and social sciences, including deductive,
hypothetico-deductive, and inductive arguments such as
statistical, causal, and analogical. This course may be
used as one of the courses required in Area B,
Institutional Options, and is designed to prepare students
for courses in Areas C, D, and E. 2 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 2010 - GREAT QUESTIONS OF PHILOSOPHY |
This course is an introduction to philosophy. We will explore some fascinating questions about human existence and discuss various answers offered by philosophers—questions such as: Does God exist? How should I live my life? What is justice? What is human nature? Do we have free will? What is the meaning of life? 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 2050 - PHILOSOPHICAL THINKING |
Philosophical methods, concepts, skills, and principles.
For example: sentential logic, regress and reductio
arguments, paradigm-case arguments, types of supervenience,
Leibniz's Law, necessity versus apriority. Applications to
important philosophical texts.
(Required for philosophy majors in Area F.) 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 3000 - MORTAL QUESTIONS: SEARCH FOR MEANING |
Examination of topics central to living a meaningful life,
such as life-goals, death, work, spirituality, money and
ownership, emotions, friendship, and love. Readings from
selected philosophers. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 3010 - HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY I: ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL |
(Same as RelS 3010.)
Development of European philosophy from the early Greeks to
the Renaissance. Typically included are Socrates, Plato,
Aristotle, St. Augustine, and St. Thomas Aquinas. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 3020 - HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY II: MODERN |
(Same as RelsS 3020.)
Development of European philosophy from the Renaissance to
the Enlightenment. Typically included are Hobbes, Descartes,
Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 3030 - HISTORY OF WESTERN PHIL III: 19-20TH CENTRY |
(Same as RelS 3030.)
Development of European and American philosophy from the
Enlightenment to the mid-twentieth century. Philosophers
and schools may include Hegel, Marx, Mill, Nietzsche,
Russell, James, Dewey, Sartre, Whitehead, and Wittgenstein,
and idealism, pragmatism, process thought, existentialism,
and analytic philosophy. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 3050 - ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY |
Introduction to analytic philosophy through some of the most
important works by leading figures, such as Russell, Ayer,
Quine, Austin, Ryle, and Putnam. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 3060 - EXISTENTIALISM |
Introduction to existentialism through selected literary and
philosophical writings of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Camus, de
Beauvoir, Sartre, and others. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 3080 - ISSUES IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN PHIL |
(Same as AAS 3080 and WSt 3080.)
Examination of historical and contemporary figures and
issues in African-American philosophy. Historical figures
such as Douglass, DuBois, Delaney, and Garvey as well as
historical topics such as emigration and assimilation.
Contemporary figures may include M. L. King, Cornel West,
and Angela Davis. Contemporary issues such as civil rights/
civil disobedience, Black feminist thought, integration, and
Black self-respect. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 3230 - PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION |
(Same as RelS 3230.)
Issues such as the nature of religion, arguments for the
existence of God, the problem of evil, faith and reason,
religious experience, immortality, myth and symbol, and
alternative religious philosophies. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 3690 - HONORS READINGS |
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor and Honors Program
director.
Discussion and readings on selected topics. 1 to 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 3720 - CONTEMPORARY MORAL PROBLEMS |
Selected moral issues, such as abortion, euthanasia,
environmentalism, genetic engineering, feminism, animal
rights, gay and lesbian rights, and political violence.
Brief coverage of ethical theories as they relate to the
issues at hand. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 3730 - BUSINESS ETHICS |
Moral issues in business, such as social responsibility,
employee obligations and rights, ethics and the professions,
marketing and advertising practices, and the environment.
Issues in both domestic and international areas may be
discussed. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 3740 - BIOMEDICAL ETHICS |
An introductory survey of major moral problems in
bioethics. Topics such as abortion, death and euthanasia,
treatment of the mentally ill, experimentation with human subjects,
and genetic research will be covered. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 3855 - TOPICS IN POLITICAL THEORY |
Introductory survey of the great writings in political thought. Examines the contributions these works made to Western conceptions such as democracy, equality, human nature, citizenship, and liberty, as well as their continuing relevance for understanding contemporary moral and political dilemmas. May be repeated if topic varies. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 3900 - STUDIES IN PHILOSOPHY |
Studies in Philosophy. Examination of selected philosopher(s) or topic(s). May be repeated if topic varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4010 - PLATO |
Prerequisite: one course in philosophy, or consent of
instructor.
Advanced introduction to the major areas of Plato's
philosophy, which may include the relationship between
virtue and knowledge, the theory of recollection, the theory
of forms, the nature of sensible objects, and the
relationship between the individual and the state.
3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4020 - ARISTOTLE |
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or
consent of instructor.
Advanced introduction to the major areas of Aristotle's
philosophy, which may include early and later theories of
substance, methodology, the study of nature, the soul, and
ethics. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4030 - TOPICS IN ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY |
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or
consent of instructor.
Investigation of a specific theme, philosopher, or text,
such as Aristotle's ethics, the philosophy of Socrates,
Plato's Republic, Stoicism, Hellenistic ethics, or
Aristotle's philosophy of mind. May be repeated if topic
varies, but only six credit hours may be applied to the
major. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4040 - AUGUSTINE & AQUINAS |
(Same as RelS 4040. Formerly Phil 4120.)
Selected works of the major religious philosophers of
the Middle Ages with emphasis on their views on topics such
as God, sin, human nature, free will, faith, and politics. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4050 - TOPICS IN MODERN PHILOSOPHY |
(Formerly Phil 4150.)
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or
consent of instructor.
Intensive study of major works of at least two of the
following rationalist or empiricist philosophers: Descartes,
Spinoza, Leibniz, Malbranche, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, or
Reid. May be repeated if topic varies, but only six credit
hours may be applied to the major. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4055 - HUME |
Prerequisite: one 2000 or 3000-level course in philosophy or consent of
instructor. Advanced introduction to the major areas of Hume's philosophy.
Topics may include the relation between his theoretical and moral
philosophy, skepticism, causation, necessity, the foundations of human
knowledge, self- consciousness, personal identity, reason, will, sentiment,
naturalism, and normativity. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied
toward the major. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4060 - KANT |
(Formerly Phil 4160.)
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or
consent of instructor.
Selected works of Kant, such as The Critique of Pure
Reason or The Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4070 - MARXISM |
(Formerly Phil 4790.)
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course,
or consent of instructor.
Origin and development of central themes in the philosophy
of Karl Marx, such as alienation, exploitation, and
dialectal materialism, with limited reference to
contemporary trends in Marxist thought. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4075 - TOPICS IN 19th CENTURY PHILOSOPHY |
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course,
or consent of instructor.
This course may focus on the ideas of a single 19th century European or Anglo-American thinker (such as Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Mill, or James) or a school of thought; on the relationships between various schools of thought (like German Romanticism and Idealism as reactions to Kant’s Critiques); on the influence of cultural and scientific revolutions (like the reception of Darwinism) on the development of philosophy; or even on the forerunners of important later developments (like critical theory, the “linguistic turn” in analytic philosophy, or the emergence of philosophy in America). May be repeated if topic varies, but only six credit hours may be applied to the major. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4080 - WITTGENSTEIN |
(Formerly Phil 4170.)
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course,
or consent of instructor.
Intensive study of selected works, including the Tractacus
Logico-Philosophicus, Philosophical Investigations, On
Certainty, and others. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4085 - TOPICS IN HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY |
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course,
or consent of instructor.
Investigation of a specific theme, philosopher, or text, such as Skepticism in Ancient and Modern Philosophy, Anselm, or the Summa Contra Gentiles. May be repeated if topic varies, but only six credit hours may be applied to the major. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4090 - TOPICS IN CONTINENTAL PHILOSPHY |
(Formerly Phil 4190.)
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or
consent of instructor.
Study of works of such authors as Husserl, Scheler,
Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, and Ricoeur. May be
repeated if topic varies, but only six credit hours may be
applied to the major. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4095 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY |
Study of works of such authors as Russell, Moore, Carnap,
Putnam, Lewis, Feinberg, Hart, and Rawls. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4100 - EPISTEMOLOGY |
(Formerly Phil 4190.)
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or
consent of instructor.
Problems in the concept of knowledge, such as the
definition of propositional knowledge, the problem of
induction, the a priori, and theories of truth. May also
include theories such as coherentism, reliabilism, and
foundationalism. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4130 - PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE |
(Formerly Phil 4430.)
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course,
or consent of instructor.
Varieties of scientific explanation; hypothesis formation
and confirmation; paradigms, laws, and theories; the status
of unobservable entities; holism and reductionism; science
and values; nature and scope of scientific progress; limits
of scientific explanation. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4150 - TOPICS IN EPISTEMOLOGY |
Prerequisite: one 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Investigation of selected contemporary or classical topics in epistemology, May be repeated if topic varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4300 - METAPHYSICS |
(Same as RelS 4300, Formerly Phil 4600.)
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course,
or consent of instructor.
(Same as RelS 4300. Formerly Phil 4600.)
Topics may include personal identity and human nature;
space, time, matter, and causality; freedom and determinism;
teleology; conceptions of divinity; and world views and
paradigm shifts. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4330 - PHILOSOPHY OF MIND |
(Formerly Phil 4440.)
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or
consent of instructor.
Topics such as theories of mind; the connection
between mental and physical states; the relation between
mind, language, and the world; and artificial intelligence. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4350 - TOPICS IN METAPHYSICS |
Study of specific issues in metaphysics, such as free will, causation, time, personal identity, possible worlds, existence of God, realism, etc. May be repeated if topic varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4520 - SYMBOLIC LOGIC |
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course,
or consent on instructor.
Fundamentals of propositional and predicate logic, with
selected topics in such areas as the logic of identity and
relations. Emphasis placed on construction of proofs in
formal systems. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4530 - PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE |
(Formerly Phil 4400.)
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course,
or consent of instructor.
Efforts in twentieth-century philosophy to account for
the unique capacities of language to represent the world
and to communicate our beliefs about it. Topics may
include the nature of language, theories of meaning and
reference, semantic paradoxes, private language, speech
acts, and non-human language. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4610 - HINDUISM |
(Same as RelS 4610.)
Introduction to Hindu religion and philosophy, with some
consideration of Indian Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Islam,
and contemporary thought. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4615 - BUDDHISM |
(Same as RelS 4615.)
Historical introduction to the Buddhist tradition, tracing
its developments in India, Southeast Asia, Tibet, China,
Japan, and the West. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4620 - CONFUCIANISM AND TAOISM |
(Same as RelS 4620.)
Historical introduction to Chinese religion and philosophy,
tracing developments in Confucianism and Taoism. Some
consideration given to Chinese Buddhism and popular
religion. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4625 - ZEN AND SHINTO |
(Same as RelS 4625.)
Historical introduction to Japanese religion and philosophy,
tracing its developments in Shinto, folk religion, and
various Buddhist schools. Special consideration given to
Zen Buddhism. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4650 - RELIGION AND ETHICS |
(Same as RelS 4650.)
Study of the relation between religion and morality,
including both Eastern and Western religious perspectives.
Topics may include such issues as warfare, social justice,
sexual ethics, and issues in modern medicine. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4670 - CHURCH AND STATE |
(Same RelS 4670.)
Philosophical and theological perspectives on the
relationship between church and state. Issues such as
conscientious objection, school prayer, the free exercise
of religion, and Islamic attitudes toward the state. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4680 - WAR, PEACE, AND RELIGION |
(Same as RelS 4680.)
Comparative study of attitudes toward war and violence in
major religious traditions. Topics may include the Christian
just-war tradition; Islamic notions of jihad; Buddhist
renunciation and pacifism; the writings of Gandhi; nuclear
arms and the status on noncombatants; civil disobedience and
conscientious objection; and religious motivated terrorism. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4690 - TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION |
Prerequisite: one 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of
instructor. An advanced introduction to the philosophy of religion. May be repeated if topic varies, but only six credit hours may be applied to the major. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4700 - ETHICS |
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or
consent of instructor.
Major Western theories, such as relativism, egoism,
emotivism, utilitarianism, deontology, naturalism,
intuitionism, virtue ethics, existential ethics, and
feminist ethics. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4720 - ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS |
Prerequisite: one 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of
instructor. A consideration of the challenges environmental problems
pose for ethical theory. Topics covered may include: the moral status
of nonhuman animals, environmental preservation and restoration,
environmental sustainability, development, human population growth,
ethics as it bears on issues in nonbiological environmental sciences,
and other related issues. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4740 - ADVANCED BIOMEDICAL ETHICS |
Prerequisite: one 2000 or 3000level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Major moral problems in science and medicine, including abortion, death and
euthanasia, treatment of the mentally ill, experimentation with
human subjects, and genetic research. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4750 - TOPICS IN ETHICS |
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course,
or consent of instructor.
Study of the works of major authors or views in normative ethics and/or metaethics. The focus will be on contemporary ethics but the course may include some study of historical figures. May be repeated if topic varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4800 - SOCIAL & POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY |
(Formerly Phil 4760.)
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or
consent of instructor.
Issues such as the definition and justification of human
rights, justice, social welfare, and forms of political
participation, and the debate between ideologies. Readings
from classical and contemporary sources, for example, Plato,
Locke, Mill, Marx, and Rawls. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4820 - PHILOSOPHY OF LAW |
(Formerly Phil 4720.)
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or
consent of instructor.
Topics such as theories of law, feminist legal theory, the
nature of legal reasoning, legal obligation, law and
justice, law and morality. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4822 - TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY OF LAW |
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or
consent of instructor.
May be repeated if topic varies. This course is designed to teach selected topics in the philosophy of law. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4830 - PHILOSOPHY OF ART |
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or
consent of instructor.
Historical and contemporary accounts of the nature of art,
aesthetic experience, creative activity, imagination,
expression, interpretation, and aesthetic evaluation. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4850 - AFRICAN-AMERICAN ETHICAL/LEGAL ISSUES |
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or
consent of instructor.
(Same as AAS 4750. Formerly Phil 4750.)
Application of ethical and legal theories to selected
issues, such as affirmative action, the legality of slavery,
civil disobedience, punishment, and reparations. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4855 - ADV TOPICS POLITICAL THEORY |
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Advanced survey of the great writings in political thought. Examines the contributions these works made to Western conceptions such as democracy, equality, human nature, citizenship, and liberty, as well as their continuing relevance for understanding contemporary moral and political dilemmas. May be repeated if topic varies. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4860 - PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON WOMEN |
(Same as WSt 4360, Formerly Phil 4770.)
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or
consent of instructor.
Classical and contemporary issues concerning women,
such as discrimination on the basis of gender, class,
race, or sexuality, whether gender is natural or
constructed, and historical roots of feminist and anti-
feminist perspectives. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4870 - HONORS THESIS: RESEARCH |
Prerequisites: consent of the instructor and Honors Program
director. (Same as WSt 4360. Formerly Phil 4770.)
Readings or research preparatory to honors thesis or
project. 1 to 6 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4880 - HONORS THESIS: WRITING |
Prerequisites: Phil 4870, consent of the instructor and
Honors Program driector.
Writing or production of honors thesis or project. 1 to 6 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4890 - TOPICS IN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY |
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or
consent of instructor.
Study of issues in social/political philosophy. The focus will be on contemporary topics but the course may include some study of historical figures. May be repeated if topic varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4900 - ISSUES IN PHILOSOPHY |
Prerequisite: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or
consent of instructor.
Examination of selected philosopher(s) or topic(s).
May be repeated if topic varies, but only six credit hours
may be applied to the major. 3 Credit Hours
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| PHIL 4950 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH |
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Designed to provide students with the opportunity to do more
advanced work in an area in which they have already had
regular course work. Not to be used as a substitute for
regular upper-level courses. 1 to 3 Credit Hours
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