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Fall, day and evening; Spring, day; Summer I. 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. Fall, day; Spring, day; Summer I. PHIL 2314 - Ethics Philosophy A study of the components of moral decision and moral life: freedom, obligation, conscience, objective goods and values. Application of moral principles to particular circumstances. Prerequisite: PHIL 1311 or 3317. Fall, day; Spring, day, evening; Summer I. 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 3313. Fall, day and evening; Spring, day; Summer I. 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. Fall, day. 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 which is 'beyond the physical' ('metaphysical'). Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or 3317. Fall, day and evening; Spring, day; Summer I. PHIL 3314 - Business Ethics Philosophy A second course in ethics with emphasis on the moral issues which 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: PHIL 3313 or 3317. 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. Spring, evening. PHIL 3316 - Hist Intr Phil:Mediaeval Phil 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. Fall, day and evening; Spring, day; Summer I. 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. Prerequisite: PHIL 2316 or 3313. Fall, day; Spring, day and evening. PHIL 3318 - Bioethics Philosophy A second course in ethics with emphasis on the moral issues which 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. Prerequisite: PHIL 3313 or 3317. Spring, day. PHIL 3336 - Political Philosophy Philosophy An evaluation of the historically significant political theories in the Western tradition, classical, medieval and modern. Prerequisite: PHIL 3313 or 3317. 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: PHIL 3313 or 3317. 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. Prerequisite: PHIL 3313 or 3317. PHIL 3352 - Philosophy of Aristotle Philosophy A special study of the philosophical thought of Aristotle, based on selected texts from his works. Prerequisite: PHIL 3313 or 3317. 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: PHIL 3313 or 3317. PHIL 4193 - Special Topics in Philosophy Philosophy Upper division treatment of selected topics of mutual interest to the professor and students. Prerequisite: PHIL 3313 or 3317 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: PHIL 3313 or 3317. PHIL 4293 - Special Topics in Philosophy Philosophy Upper division treatment of selected topics of mutual interest to the professor and students. Prerequisite: PHIL 3313 or 3317. PHIL 4312 - Philosophy of Knowledge (Epistemology) Philosophy (Epistemology) 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. Spring, day. Prerequisite: PHIL 3313 or 3317. PHIL 4318 - Contemporary Philosophy Philosophy A study of recent philosophical developments from Kant and Hegel to the existentialists and pragmatists. Prerequisite: PHIL 3313 or 3317. Fall, day. 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 3313 or 3317. Fall, even years. PHIL 4335 - Analytical Philosophy Philosophy A study of the origins, development and doctrine of the Analytical Schools. Selected readings. Prerequisite: PHIL 3313 or 3317. PHIL 4336 - Special Problems in the Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas Philosophy A study of the texts of one or more special questions, such as human freedom, truth, good and evil, the method and division of the sciences, love and the passions, friendship, being and essence, law, teaching and learning. Prerequisite: PHIL 3313 or 3317. 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 3313 or 3317. 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 3313 or 3317. 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 3313 or 3317. 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 3313 or 3317. 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 3313 or 3317. PHIL 4354 - Philosophy of Saint Augustine Philosophy An introduction to the philosophical thought of St. Augustine based on selected texts from his work. Fall, odd years. Prerequisite: PHIL 3313 or 3317. 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: Philosophy majors only. Spring, day. 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. Prerequisites: PHIL 3313 or 3317. PHIL 4393 - Special Topics in Philosophy Philosophy Upper division treatment of selected topics of mutual interest to the professor and students. Prerequisites: PHIL 3313 or 3317. 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. Prequisites: PHIL 3313 or 3317. 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