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PHIL 604 Philosophy of Law.
PHIL 605 Moral Philosophy.
Prerequisite: one previous course in ethics or graduate standing. An advanced critical inquiry into the major issues of normative and critical ethics. Problems and positions concerning moral conduct and responsibility and the meaning and justification of ethical discourse are discussed in connection with readings from classical and contemporary sources.
PHIL 606 Advanced Symbolic Logic.
Prerequisite: 121 or equivalent. Translation of propositions into quantified formulas with single-place and relational predicates. Deduction by quantification rules. Also, theorematic development of an axiomatic logistic system.
PHIL 607 Mathematical Logic.
This course treats theory of computable (general recursive) functions, arithmetical coding of syntax, unprovability of consistency, and undefinability of truth. The course develops these topics and reflects on their philosophical significance. Instructor approval strongly recommended.
PHIL 609 Philosophy of Science.
The scientific method as phases of forming hypotheses and verifying them. The logic and epistemology of scientific explanation. Metaphysical presuppositions underlying scientific knowledge.
PHIL 610 Skepticism.
A study of historical and contemporary skepticism about knowledge.
PHIL 612 Metaphysics.
Prerequisites: 201 and 202, or equivalent. An examination of the basic problems of metaphysics (being, substance, process, universals, person, God) as treated by the main traditions in classical and contemporary thought.
PHIL 613 Moral Philosophy.
Prerequisite: one previous course in ethics or graduate standing. An advanced critical inquiry into the major issues of normative and critical ethics. Problems and positions concerning moral conduct and responsibility and the meaning and justification of ethical discourse are discussed in connection with readings from classical and contemporary sources.
PHIL 615 Freedom and the Self.
Free will is one of the main puzzles in philosophy. While human beings ordinarily think that their choices are free, it is difficult to see how this conception can go together with modern scientific conceptions of nature. The problem is not only to establish whether human beings have free will, but whether it is an intelligible conception at all. This course will examine major approaches put forward to solve this puzzle, drawn from contemporary as well as classical sources.
PHIL 617 Philosophy of Perception
Prerequisite: approval of instructor. A systematic philosophical and interdisciplinary examination of major theories of perception.
PHIL 618 Mental Representation.
Prerequisite: approval of instructor. A survey and evaluation of major theories of mental representation drawing on recent work in philosophy of mind, cognitive psychology, linguistics, semantics, and artificial intelligence. Major topics: linguistic representation, the language of thought, propositional attitudes, mental imagery, and innate representations.
PHIL 619 Philosophy of Mind.
The mind-body problem, knowledge of other minds, and problems about thought, action, and feelings are discussed in the light of readings from classical and contemporary sources.
PHIL 620 Plato.
Prerequisite: PHIL 201 or PHIL 211. An in-depth study of one or more of the Platonic dialogues, such as Symposium, Republic, Theaetetus, Sophist, Statesman, Philebus, Timaeus, with reading and discussion of related dialogues as background.
PHIL 621 Aristotle.
Prerequisite: 201 or 211. An in-depth study of one or more of the Aristotelian treatises, such as Metaphysics, Physics, De anima, Ethics, Politics, Rhetoric or Poetics.
PHIL 625 Locke: Moral and Political Philosophy.
A detailed critical examination of the political philosophy of John Locke. Locke is arguably the pivotal figure in the development of modern individualist liberalism. Both historically and philosophically, the course examines Locke's doctrines of natural law, freedom, property rights, contractually grounded government, rights of resistance and rebellion, and the rights of toleration.
PHIL 626 Rationalism.
PHIL 202 or equivalent. Descartes, Spinoza, and/or Leibniz examined individually and as contributors to one of modern philosophy’s historical developments.
PHIL 627 Empiricism.
Prerequisites: PHIL 202 or equivalent. Locke, Berkeley and/or Hume examined both individually and as contributors to one of modern philosophy’s historical developments.
PHIL 628 Kant's Critique of Pure Reason.
Prerequisite: PHIL 202 or
equivalent. An examination of Kant's Critique of
Pure Reason. Topics include Kant's epistemology (e.g. his
Copernican Revolution), as well as his metaphysics (e.g. freedom and
the self).
Prerequisite: PHIL 202 or equivalent. An examination of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. Topics include Kant's epistemology (e.g. his Copernican Revolution), as well as his metaphysics (e.g. freedom and the self).
PHIL 629 Kant's Ethics.
An examination of Kant's Groundwork and Critique of Practical Reason. Topics include Kant's view of the nature of morality, the role of the Categorical Imperative, as well as his views on worth, respect, dignity and autonomy.
PHIL 631 Hegel
Prerequisite: PHIL 202 or 212. A close reading and critical examination of selected major works of Hegel.
PHIL 633 Nietzsche.
Prerequisite: PHIL 202 or 212. A close reading and critical examination of selected major works of Nietzsche.
PHIL 634 Heidegger.
Prerequisites: PHIL 202 or 212. A
close reading and critical examination of selected major works of
Heidegger.
Prerequisites: PHIL 202 or 212. A close reading and critical examination of selected major works of Heidegger.
PHIL 651 Theories of Economic Justice.
A study of alternative conceptions of economic justice including the conceptions offered by utilitarians, contractarians, natural rights theorists, and Marxists. Other topics include the just distribution of natural resources and the choice between command and market economies.
PHIL 652 Environmental Ethics.
An examination of ethical issues regarding treatment of nonhuman beings. Major topics include moral extentionism, as well as critiques of attempts to extend human-centered moral doctrines to nonhuman beings.
PHIL 653 Philosophy and Gender.
An examination of conceptions of gender in the history of philosophy and in contemporary philosophic discussions. Topics may include relations between gender and identity, ethics, law, and science.
PHIL 654 Philosophy: Global Justice.
A study of the justice of relations among nations and among individuals across national boundaries. Topics include international distributive justice, the ownership of global resources, the morality of secession, just war, and terrorism.
PHIL 662 Philosophical Logic.
Prerequisite: approval of instructor. Central topics in philosophical logic are covered, including reference, predication, vagueness, logical form, counterfactuals, propositional attitudes, logical truth, paradoxes.
PHIL 674 Contemporary Political Philosophy.
Analyzing contemporary approaches to normative concepts in politics, reviewing many writers, and concentrating on political philosophers such as Arendt, Marcuse, Oakeshott, Rawls, and Strauss. Same as Political Science 479.
PHIL 675 Utilitarianism: From Bentham to Harsanyi.
This course introduces students to the utilitarian tradition and to the modern debate over whether some version of utilitarianism is likely to serve as the most adequate moral and political philosophy.
PHIL 676 Mill’sUtilitarian Liberalism
A study of the liberal moral and political philosophy of John Stuart Mill, including his utilitarian ethics, doctrine of individual liberty, theory of constitutional democracy, and analysis of capitalism versus socialism.
PHIL 688 Writing Practicum.
Corequisite: three-credit departmental course. Prerequisite: successful completion of the First-Year Writing Requirement. Fulfills the college intensive-writing requirement.
PHIL 693, 694 Special Offerings.
Prerequisites: two courses in philosophy and junior standing. For specific offering, see the Schedule of Classes. For description, consult department.
700 Level Courses
PHIL 701 Theory of Conceptual Meaning
PHIL 702 Seminar in Metaphysics
PHIL 703 Epistemology
PHIL 704 The Mind at Work
PHIL 705 Explanation and Interpretation
PHIL 706 Ethical Theory
PHIL 707 Metaethics
PHIL 708 Philosophy of Language
PHIL 710 Game Theory
PHIL 715 Philosophical Psychology
PHIL 716 Set Theory
PHIL 717 Seminar in Logical Positivism
PHIL 720 Topics in the History of Philosophy
PHIL 722 Aristotle
PHIL 724 Problems in Medieval Logic
PHIL 727 Hume
PHIL 728 Kant: The Critique of Pure Reason
PHIL 729 Kant: The Later Critical Writings
PHIL 730 Hegel
PHIL 731 Kierkegaard
PHIL 732 Wittgenstein
PHIL 734 Pramatism
PHIL 737 C. S. Peirce
PHIL 738 William James
PHIL 739 Seminar in Phenomenology
PHIL 740 Husserl
PHIL 741 Topics in American Philosophy
PHIL 742 Heidegger
PHIL 743 Whitehead
PHIL 744 Seminar in Comtemporary Continental Philosophy
PHIL 745 Dewey
PHIL 748 Nietzsche
PHIL 749 Topics in Moral and Political Philosophy
PHIL 750 Recent and Social Political Philosophy
PHIL 751 Contemporary Issues in Logic
PHIL 792-794 Teaching Philosophy
PHIL 998 Master's Research
PHIL 999 Dissertation Research
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