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PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy (3)
A general introduction to problems concerning knowledge, reality, and conduct.
PHIL 106 Critical Thinking (3)
This course is intended to enhance the student’s analytical reasoning skills. Emphasis is placed on the study of arguments and the development of techniques of informal logic for assessing their cogency.
PHIL 121 Elementary Symbolic Logic (3)
The course concerns techniques of analyzing sentences and arguments by uncovering the formal structures and relations which underlie them. This involves translating ordinary language into the symbolic formulas of elementary logical systems and proving formalized arguments. This course satisfies the mathematics proficiency requirement.
PHIL 133 The Meaning of Life (3)
This course provides students with an opportunity to explore an important philosophical topic: the question of the meaning of life, including the possibility that life does not have any “meaning”. Historically, a number of important philosophers have regarded this question as the most important and profound of human inquiries. This course will examine a number of different philosophical attempts, from Western and Eastern traditions, to answer the questions of the meaning of life.
PHIL 202 History of Modern Philosophy (3)
A study of early modern philosophy, focusing on the period from Descartes through Kant.
PHIL 293 Special Topics in Philosophy (3)
Examination of philosophical issues not typically covered in existing courses. Primarily for freshmen and sophomores.
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