| PH
110 |
LOGIC (PH) (3
hours) |
|
An
introduction to the principles and
techniques of formal and informal
logic, including syllogistic logic
and propositional logic; emphasis
will be placed on using formal and
informal logic to analyze arguments
in ordinary language. No prerequisites.
[Required
Courses]
|
| PH
170 |
INTRODUCTION
TO ETHICS: THE MORAL OF THE STORY (PH) (3
hours) |
|
An introductory study
of the principles of moral philosophy
and a discussion of the relation
of these principles to issues that
are posed in literature.
[Required
Courses]
|
| PH
270 |
INTRODUCTION
TO PHILOSOPHY (PH) (3
hours) |
|
A
survey of the problems and history
of philosophy. This course is recommended
for students who have not previously
taken a philosophy course.
[Required
Courses]
|
| PH
280 |
TOPICS
IN PHILOSOPHY (PH) (3
hours) |
|
An
introduction to philosophy through
a discussion of selected topics in
philosophy.
[Required
Courses]
|
| PH
330 |
HISTORY
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (PH) (3
hours) |
|
An
introduction to the problems of
philosophy through a survey of
the history of European philosophy.
[Required
Courses]
|
| PH
340 |
ETHICS (PH) (3
hours) |
|
A
study of the principles of moral
philosophy and a discussion of the
relation of these principles to contemporary
moral and social issues.
[Required
Courses]
|
| PH
350 |
PHILOSOPHY
OF RELIGION (PH/IS) (3
hours) |
|
A
philosophical examination of
religious belief, the arguments
for the existence of God, the
problem of evil, and the nature
of religious language.
[Required
Courses]
|
| PH
360 |
PHILOSOPHY
OF HUMAN NATURE (PH/IS)
(3
hours) |
|
A
study of the human person with
special attention to the knowledge
processes, freedom of the will,
and the nature of the human person
as perceived from several philosophical
positions.
[Required
Courses]
|
| PHPS
371 |
POLITICAL
THOUGHT I (PH/SS) (3
hours) |
|
An introduction to ancient and medieval
political thought. The course introduces
the student to some of the foundational
texts of western political thought,
without which it is difficult to
understand the source of the modern
debate about political issues.
[Required
Courses]
|
| PHPS
372 |
POLITICAL
THOUGHT II (PH;/SS) (3
hours) |
|
Introduction to modern
political thought. The course introduces
the student to some of the important
political thinkers of the modern
era, whose ideas continue to influence
the world.
[Required
Courses]
|
| PH
377 |
EASTERN
PHILOSOPHY (PH) (3
hours) |
|
An
introduction to Hindu, Buddhist and
Chinese philosophy; discussion will
focus on human understanding of self,
the Absolute, nature and society.
No prerequisite required.
[Required
Courses]
|
| PH
420 |
METAPHYSICS (PH) (3
hours) |
|
A
philosophical examination of the
nature of reality, including the
nature of substance, change, and
causality, the relation of matter
and mind, the relation of finite
being to infinite being. These issues
will be examined from the perspectives
of both Thomistic philosophy and
contemporary philosophy.
[Required
Courses]
|
| PH
597 |
PHILOSOPHY
SEMINAR (PH) (3
hours) |
|
A
study in depth of a particular philosopher
or philosophical issue.
[Required
Courses]
|
