Philosophy Courses [275-320]

[250-274] [275-320] [321-399]

PHIL 275. Symbolic Logic. 3 crs. Presents the principles and techniques of analyzing and evaluating deductive arguments through symbolic representation of logical structure.

PHIL 277. Philosophy of Social Science. 3 crs. Investigation of the philosophical problems raised by method and theory in the social sciences.

PHIL 281. Philosophy of Logic. 3 crs. Discussion of views on the nature of logic and the status of its principles, with readings from Frege, Lewis, Strawson, and Quine.

PHIL 282. Seminar of Plato. 3 crs. Reading of selected middle and late dialogues, including Parmenides, Theaetetus, Sophist, and Philebus.

PHIL 283. Seminar on Aristotle. 3 crs. Study of representative philosophers since the Renaissance, with special attention given to Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Hume, Kant, and Hegel.

PHIL 285. Rationalism and Empiricism. 3 crs. Analysis of theories of knowledge of representative modern and contemporary writers.

PHIL 287. Philosophy of Hegel. 3 crs. Study of selected philosophical works, with attention to the Phenomenology of Spirit.

PHIL 288. Philosophy of Kierkegaard. 3 crs. Consideration of the major works of Kierkegaard and their influence on contemporary thought.

PHIL 289. Nineteenth-Century Philosophy. 3 crs. Study of idealism and naturalism, with attention to Schopenhauer, Hegel, Nietzsche, Marx, Comte, and J.S. Mills.

PHIL 292. American Philosophy. 3 crs. Review of the dominant traditions in American thought, including Calvinism, transcendentalism, idealism, pragmatism, and realism.

PHIL 293. Comparative Philosophy. 3 crs. A comparative analysis of the contemporary philosophical orientations of Western, African and Latin-American thought, focusing on ethics, metaphysics, social and political philosophy and on representative schools and individuals.

PHIL 294. Philosophy of History. 3 crs. Consideration of critical and speculative theories of history, with attention to methodology, causation, and values.

PHIL 295. Philosophy of Education. 3 crs. Analysis of modern theories of education, with attention to the philosophical implications of contemporary experimental techniques.

PHIL 297. Philosophy of William James. 3 crs. Systematic study of James' thought, with attention to such crucial themes as meliorism, pragmatism, and pure experience.

PHIL 298. Seminar in Kant's Ethics. 3 crs. Reading of the Critique of Practical Reason and the Metaphysics of Morals (Part II).

PHIL 301. Seminar in Ancient Egyptian Philosophy. 3 crs. An examination and analysis of concepts and theories in ancient Egyptian philosophy.

PHIL 302. Seminar in Greek Philosophy. 3 crs. Advanced study of the works of ancient Greek philosophers, including the pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle. A particular philosopher may be the focus of the seminar in any one semester.

PHIL 303. Seminar in Medieval Philosophy. 3 crs. Major figures in Latin, Arabic and African philosophical traditions from Augustine through Ockham.

PHIL 304. Seminar in Modern Philosophy. 3 crs. An investigation of the contributions of specific philosophers of the modern period from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century, including Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Hegel, and Marx.

PHIL 305. Seminar in Contemporary Philosophy. 3 crs. Critical examination of the selected works of selected 20th century philosophers. The philosopher selected will vary from time to time.

PHIL 306. Seminar in the History of Africana Philosophy. 3 crs. An advanced study of the philosophical contributions of people of African descent to contemporary philosophical scholarship.

PHIL 307. Topics in the History of Philosophy. 3 crs. A detailed investigation of selected topics in the history of philosophy.

PHIL 308, 309. Directed Research.

PHIL 310. Classical Ethics. 3 crs. Analysis of the nature of moral conduct, good and evil, vice and virtue, and other topics in ethics as they are treated by such classical moralists as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Bentham, Mill, and Kant.

PHIL 311. Contemporary African Philosophy. 3 crs. Presents a detailed analysis of the current philosophical trends and perspectives in Africa.

PHIL 314. Topics in African Philosophy. 3 crs. Presents specific topics in African philosophical scholarship. Topics vary from semester to semester.

PHIL 315. Directed Research in African Philosophy . 3 crs.

PHIL 316. Seminar in African American Philosophy. 3 crs. Advanced study of the African American perspectives on philosophy. May deal with specific periods and/or specific philosophers.

PHIL 317. Topics in African American Philosophy. 3 crs. Investigates specific topics in African American philosophical scholarship. Topics vary from time to time.

PHIL 318. Seminar in African American Political Philosophy. 3 crs. An examination of the main themes in African American political thought, including justice, race and racism, freedom and empowerment.

PHIL 319. Directed Research in African American Philosophy. 3 crs.

PHIL 320. Existentialism. 3 crs. The course examines the main issues in existentialist philosophy focusing on its key figures including Satre, Marcel and Kal Jaspers.