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PHIL 1315 - Ancient Philosophy Philosophy A study of being, nature, knowledge, man and the state, as developed by the pre–Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, the Epicureans, the Stoics and Plotinus. PHIL 1332 - HS Intro PHIL-Greek Philosophy PHIL 2314 - Ethics Philosophy A study of the components of the moral life and moral decision–making: freedom, obligation, conscience, objective goods and values. Application of moral principles to particular circumstances. Prerequisite: PHIL 1311 or three courses in the historical sequence. PHIL 2316 - Medieval Philosophy Philosophy A continuation of the study of classical philosophical problems from the Christian perspectives of St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Anselm, St. Bonaventure and others, while also noting Islamic and Jewish influences. Prerequisite: PHIL 1315/3315 or three courses in the systematic sequence. PHIL 2332 - Introduction to Modern Philosophy Philosophy PHIL 2333 - Logic Philosophy (Traditional Logic) A practical study of the rules of correct reasoning, both inductive and deductive, together with analysis of the concept, the proposition and fallacies. Prerequisite: PHIL 1311 or 1315/3315. PHIL 3313 - Metaphysics Philosophy A study of the fundamental aspects of physical things insofar as they are things, and existent, to see whether they lead to a realm that is “beyond the physical” (“metaphysical”). Prerequisites: PHIL 1311 and 2314 or three courses in the historical sequence. PHIL 3314 - Business Ethics Philosophy A second course in ethics with emphasis on the moral issues that arise in modern business life. Among issues to be considered are the role of profits, property rights, workers’ rights, fairness in hiring, truth–telling and whistle–blowing. Prerequisite: Completion of either PHIL 2314 or PHIL 2316/3316. PHIL 3315 - Ancient Philosophy Philosophy Same subject matter as PHIL 1315, satisfying all its requirements in the historical sequence but taught at an upper–division level. PHIL 3316 - Historical Introduction to Philosophy: Medieval Philosophy Philosophy Same subject matter as PHIL 2316, satisfying all its requirements in the historical sequence but taught at an upper–division level. PHIL 3317 - Modern Philosophy Philosophy A study of the rise of secular views of knowledge, ethics and politics as discussed by such philosophers as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Descartes, Locke, Rousseau and Hume. Prerequisites: PHIL 1315/3315 and PHIL 2316 or three courses in the systematic sequence. PHIL 3318 - Bioethics Philosophy A second course in ethics with emphasis on the moral issues that arise in modern health care. Issues to be discussed include patient autonomy, life issues, the right to refuse treatment and the right to health care. PHIL 3331 - Introduction to Philosophy Contemporary Philosophy PHIL 3332 - Philosophical Psychology Philosophy PHIL 3336 - Political Philosophy Philosophy An evaluation of the historically significant political theories in the Western tradition: classical, medieval and modern. Prerequisites: PHIL 2314 or PHIL 2316/3316. PHIL 3338 - God in Philosophy Philosophy A study of the teachings of some of the major philosophers, including St. Thomas Aquinas, concerning the existence and attributes of God and the consequences of theism and atheism in philosophy. Prerequisite: Completion of either the systematic or the historical sequence. PHIL 3350 - Contemporary Logic Philosophy This course aims to introduce students to the significant philosophical advances made in the past 150 years in the field of logic. Some of this material can be grouped under the rubric of symbolic logic, but this course will go beyond the field of mathematical logic by discussing theories of modal and tense logic, and, more generally, by discussing why 20th– century philosophers see such formal logic as the most suitable tool for the discovery and development of logical truth. Prerequisites: PHIL 2314 or PHIL 2316/3316. PHIL 3352 - Philosophy of Aristotle Philosophy A special study of the philosophical thought of Aristotle based on selected texts from his works. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or 2316/3316 PHIL 4192 - Directed Reading/Independent Study in Philosophy Philosophy Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty. Prerequisite: Completion of either the systematic or the historical sequence. PHIL 4193 - Special Topics in Philosophy Philosophy Upper–division treatment of selected topics of mutual interest to the faculty member and students. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or 2316/3316 PHIL 4292 - Directed Reading/Independent Study in Philosophy Philosophy Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty. Prerequisite: Completion of either the systematic or the historical sequence. PHIL 4293 - Special Topics in Philosophy Philosophy Upper–division treatment of selected topics of mutual interest to the faculty member and students. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or 2316/3316 PHIL 4312 - Philosophy of Knowledge (Epistemology) Philosophy A study of how we know, covering the kinds of knowledge, the role of the senses and the intellect, abstraction, intentionality and the challenge of various forms of skepticism. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or 2316/3316 PHIL 4318 - Contemporary Philosophy Philosophy A study of recent philosophical developments from Kant and Hegel to the existentialists and pragmatists. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or PHIL 2316/3316. PHIL 4324 - Faith and Reason Philosophy A study of the relationship between faith and reason. Examines possible conflicts between what reason (or science) discovers and what faith believes. Considers classical, modern, and contemporary authors. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or 2316/3316 PHIL 4327 - Philosophy of Karol Wojtyla Philosophy The course will present a holistic understanding of the work, both strictly philosophical and also theological, of the beloved John Paul II. To accomplish this, we will begin by reviewing important relevant features of the work of St. Thomas Aquinas. We will then move to Wojtyla's themes in the 'theater of the living word,' and proceed to survey his teaching on the nature of the human person. Such teaching will allow us to understand the origin and meaning of the 'personalistic principle,' and thus to approach moral questions with him. Special focus and attention will be given to his treatment of men and women and love, as treated in Love and Responsibility, of which we will read large portions. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or 2316/3316 PHIL 4329 - Pascal Philosophy This course will study the thought of the 17th century genius Blaise Pascal. In the course the Pensees will be examined closely; the student shall understand how Pascal used the modern developments of mathematics and science to address the question of the relationship of the human being to God in light of fundamental features of human existence. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or 2316/3316 PHIL 4331 - Philosophy of Art and Beauty Philosophy The metaphysics of beauty and its role in the metaphysics of art; artistic creation and the work of art (form, medium, style); the experience of art and aesthetic appreciation. Selected writings and works of art. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or PHIL 2316/3316. PHIL 4335 - Analytical Philosophy Philosophy A study of the origins, development and doctrine of the Analytical Schools. Selected readings. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or PHIL 2316/3316. PHIL 4336 - Special Problems in the Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas Philosophy A study of the texts relating to one or more special questions, such as human freedom, truth, good and evil, the division and methods of the sciences, love and the passions, friendship, being and essence, law, teaching and learning. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or 2316/3316 PHIL 4337 - Philosophy of History and Culture Philosophy The nature of culture and civilization, the relationship of religion and culture, and the communication media and culture; the possibility of a philosophy of history, types of the philosophy of history. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or PHIL 2316/3316. PHIL 4340 - Phenomenology and Existentialism Philosophy The philosophy of Husserl, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre and Marcel, with a concentrated study of one or more of these. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or PHIL 2316/3316. PHIL 4341 - Major Philosophers Philosophy The study of one major philosopher or of a group of two or three closely related major philosophers with selected readings. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or 2316/3316 PHIL 4350 - Philosophy of Law: Tradition of Natural Law Philosophy A critical study of the various versions of natural justice theory in historical perspective from the classical philosophers and jurists through the Christian conceptions of St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Scotus and the Spanish scholastics up to the modern secular schools of natural right. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or PHIL 2316/3316. PHIL 4352 - Philosophy of Science Philosophy A study of the methods of science and the extent of scientific knowledge from classical cosmology through the Newtonian and Darwinian revolutions, with an assessment of more recent scientific achievements. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or PHIL 2316/3316. PHIL 4354 - Philosophy of Saint Augustine Philosophy An introduction to the philosophical thought of St. Augustine based on selected texts from his work. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or PHIL 2316/3316. PHIL 4360 - Philosophy of War and Peace Philosophy An examination of issues arising within the Just War Theory with special emphasis on the history and development of philosophies of war and peace; attention will be given to wars of intervention, humanitarian intervention, nuclear war, and the war on terrorism. This course is designed to: -Explore some of the enduring questions that have shaped questions about war and warriors: Is it justifiable to use deadly force? What is courage? Are there moral limits to use of force? -Introduce students to the concepts and principles of the just war theory and to consider applications to historical case studies. -Frame contemporary issues concerning war such as torture, humanitarian intervention, and technology with clarity and rigor. PHIL 4362 - Philosophy of Woman Philosophy This course is an examination of the relationship between philosophical and theological theories about the nature of woman and how these theories envision her "citizenship" in political and religious communities. Readings of primary sources within a historical framework extending from Plato to Benedict XVI will attempt to answer the question of woman's place within the "City of God" and the "City of Man." Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or 2316/3316 PHIL 4364 - Philosophical Themes in Literature Philosophy Philosophical reflection on themes of good and evil, sin and grace; suffering and fortitutde; personal identity and authenticity; the human and the divine; time and eternity; love and death; fidelity and betrayal; the tragic and the comic. Exploration of these themes is carried out with the aid of enduring works of the imagination: novels, short stories and poetry. Close reading and discussion of texts such as The Brothers Karamazov (Dostoevsky); Til We Have Faces (C.S. Lewis); Four Quartets (T.S. Eliot); The End of the Affair (Graham Greene); Wise Blood and selected short stories (Flannery O'Connor); Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh); The Moviegoer (Walker Percy); Go Down, Moses (William Faulkner) One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Solzhenitsyn). Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or 2316/3316 PHIL 4366 - Philosophy of Education Philosophy A consideration of the following questions: What is the proper end of education? What modes of education are there (e.g., liberal, professional, Instrumental /Progressive , etc.)? Can these be rank ordered? What are the proper roles, respectively, of teacher and student? What are the specific challenges endemic to democratic education? Is theology a discipline proper to education? How should the various disciplines be related to one another? What sorts of educational technologies are valuable and appropriate? What are the principle modes of learning and how should these be evaluated? Students pursue these questions through close reading and discussion of classical and contemporary texts. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or 2316/3316 PHIL 4390 - Senior Seminar Philosophy Research, with oral and written presentations, as a culmination of the philosophy major. Required of philosophy majors and open to them exclusively. Prerequisite: Completion of either the systematic or the historical sequence. PHIL 4392 - Directed Reading/Independent Study in Philosophy Philosophy Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty. Prerequisite: Completion of either the systematic or the historical sequence. PHIL 4393 - Special Topics in Philosophy Philosophy Upper–division treatment of selected topics of mutual interest to the faculty member and students. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or 2316/3316 PHIL 4492 - Directed Reading/Independent Study in Philosophy Philosophy Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty. Prerequisite: Completion of either the systematic or the historical sequence. PHIL 4493 - Special Topics in Philosophy Philosophy Upper–division treatment of selected topics of mutual interest to the faculty member and students. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or 2316/3316 © Copyright  University of St. Thomas. All Rights Reserved. http://www.stthom.edu/Degrees_Programs_Courses/Courses_Schedule/Search_Courses_P op_Up.aqf