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Course Schedule for PHILOSOPHY - Fall 2013

Class No.	Course ID	Title	Credits	Type	Instructor(s)	Days:Times	Location	Permission Required	Dist
2302	PHIL-101-01	Intro to Phil	1.00	LEC	Theurer,Kari L.	TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 30
		NOTE: 6 seats reserved for first-years, 6 for sophomores.
		An introduction to fundamental topics and concepts in the history of philosophy, e.g., rationality, wisdom, knowledge, the good life, the just society, and the nature of language. This course is especially appropriate for first-year students or students beginning the college-level study of philosophy. Students contemplating majoring in philosophy are strongly urged to make this their first philosophy course.
2799	PHIL-101-02	Intro to Phil	1.00	LEC	Lloyd,Dan	TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 30
		An introduction to fundamental topics and concepts in the history of philosophy, e.g., rationality, wisdom, knowledge, the good life, the just society, and the nature of language. This course is especially appropriate for first-year students or students beginning the college-level study of philosophy. Students contemplating majoring in philosophy are strongly urged to make this their first philosophy course.
3185	PHIL-102-01	Intro to Political Phil	1.00	LEC	Wade,Maurice L.	WF: 2:40PM-3:55PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 30
		This course will consider some of the foundational issues of political philosophy such as the conflict between individual liberty and social welfare, the criteria for just distribution of wealth, the concept of equality, and the ideal forms of social cooperation. We will read from the works of some of the major political philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Machiavelli, Rousseau, Hegel, and Marx.
3309	PHIL-103-01	Ethics	1.00	LEC	Marcano,Donna	MW: 10:00AM-11:15AM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 25
		An introductory study of values, virtues, and right action. Major concepts of ethical theory (goodness, responsibility, freedom, respect for persons, and morals) will be examined through a study of Aristotle, Kant, and Mill. The course is not primarily a historical survey, but rather attempts to clarify in systematic fashion both moral concepts and moral action.
3186	PHIL-205-01	Symbolic Logic	1.00	LEC	Ryan,Todd	MWF: 10:00AM-10:50AM	TBA		NUM
		Enrollment limited to 35
		An introduction to the use of symbols in reasoning. The prepositional calculus and quantification theory will be studied. This background knowledge will prepare the student to look at the relation of logic to linguistics, computer science, mathematics, and philosophy. Students cannot receive credit for this course and Phil 255 Philosophy of Logic.
3252	PHIL-247-01	Latin Amer Soc & Polit Thought	1.00	LEC	Wade,Maurice L.	WF: 1:15PM-2:30PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 25
		An historical survey of important Latin American socal and political thinkers. Thinkers covered may include las Casas, Sepulveda, Bolivar, Sarmiento, Marti, Mariategui, Vasconcelos, Jose Gracia, Enrique Dussel, Linda Alcoff, and Ofelia Schutte among others. No knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese is required. All texts are available translated into English.
3272	PHIL-281-01	Ancient Greek Philosophy	1.00	LEC	Ewegen,Shane M.	M: 1:15PM-3:55PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 30
		This course looks at the origins of western philosophy in the Presocratics, Plato, and Aristotle. Students will see how philosophy arose as a comprehensive search for wisdom, then developed into the “areas” of philosophy such as metaphysics, ethics, and political philosophy. This course fulfills part two of the writing intensive (WI) requirement for the Philosophy major.
3189	PHIL-282-01	Medieval Philosophy	1.00	LEC	Ryan,Todd	MW: 1:15PM-2:30PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 25
		A study of representative thinkers of the medieval period. Discussion will focus on such major issues as the existence of God, the problem of evil, the nature of universals, the relation between philosophical reason and religious faith. Attention will also be paid to the cultural, historical and religious climates which helped influence the unique scholastic doctrines under discussion. (Students enrolling in Philosophy 282 must also enroll in Philosophy 290-01L.) Enrollment limited.
3310	PHIL-304-01	20th Cen African-Am Phil Thgt	1.00	SEM	Marcano,Donna	MW: 2:40PM-3:55PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 25
		Only during the last century have African Americans been allowed and enabled to contribute to professional philosophy (or philosophically oriented discourses) to any significant degree. This course is a broad yet intensive study and assessment of some of the theories, ideas, and arguments produced by these 20th-century writers. Not surprisingly, much of the philosophical attention of these thinkers has focused upon analysis and interpretation of the meaning(s) of being a member of a stigmatized racial group, particularly in the context of United States history. Among the thinkers to be covered are Alain Locke, W.E.B Du Bois, Derek Bell, Bernard Boxill, Anthony Appiah, Angela Davis, Cornel West, Charles Mills, Laurence Thomas, Leonard Harris, Luscious Outlaw, Lewis Gordon, Tommy Lott, Anita Allen, Michelle Moody-Adams, Naomi Zack, and Patricia Williams.
3273	PHIL-306-01	20th C Cont Phil	1.00	SEM	Ewegen,Shane M.	W: 6:30PM-9:10PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 25
		What are poets for in a destitute time?” asks Heidegger’s favorite poet, Holderlin. We add, “and what are philosophers for?” The tradition of 20th-century continental philosophy has responded, “certainly not just to analyze language!” We shall follow some of the leading figures and themes of this rich tradition from its roots in Nietzsche through the transformations of phenomenology, to existentialism and beyond. Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, and Derrida will be studied among others.
3187	PHIL-323-01	Adorno	1.00	LEC	Vogt,Erik	M: 6:30PM-9:30PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 25
		Along with Martin Heidegger, Theodor W. Adorno is one of the most important German philosophers of the 20th century. In order to appreciate the extraordinary breadth of Adorno’s thought, we shall examine his work from his early lectures on historical figures, to his productive engagement with phenomenology, to his significant contributions in Dialectic of Enlightment, to his late works, including Negative Dialectic and Aesthetic Theory.
3188	PHIL-325-01	Nietzsche	1.00	SEM	Hyland,Drew A.	T: 6:30PM-9:10PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 25
		Nietzsche is one of those thinkers whose influence on our culture has been far wider than the number of people who have actually read him. Through a careful study of this 19th-century thinker’s major works we shall examine his own claim to be thinking the most challenging thoughts of the next century.
2677	PHIL-355-01	Moral Theory and Pub Pol	1.00	SEM	Wade,Maurice L.	M: 6:30PM-9:30PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 25
		The purpose of this course is to assist students in acquiring the skill in ethical reasoning and analysis needed for mature participation in society’s continuing debates over moral issues of public concern. The course will begin by examining some types of ethical theories and will proceed to consider a number of controversial social issues. Abortion, euthanasia, racial and sexual discrimination, world hunger, treatment of animals, and capital punishment are among the topics to be considered
3267	PHIL-378-01	Philosophy of Mind	1.00	LEC	Theurer,Kari L.	TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 25
		In this course we will investigate classical and contemporary theories of mind, such as dualism, logical behaviorism, materialism, and functionalism. Among the issues we will consider are what is the nature of the mental? Is the mind identical with or distinct from the body? What is the nature of consciousness? Is the mind a genuine cause? What, if anything, do contemporary investigations in cognitive science and artificial intelligence have to teach us about the nature of the mind?
2797	PHIL-383-01	Time	1.00	SEM	Lloyd,Dan	TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 25
		If the past no longer exists, and the future is not yet, then what is time? This seminar will consider time and temporality as issues in philosophy of science, phenomenology, and cognitive science. Authors include Augustine, James, Husserl, and Einstein, with the thought-experimental contributions of Proust, Borges, and others.
2383	PHIL-399-01	Independent Study	0.50 - 1.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 100
		Independent, intensive study in a field of special interest requiring a wide range of reading and resulting in an extended paper. Normally there will be only a few meetings with the supervisor during the course of the semester. Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment.
2251	PHIL-466-01	Teaching Assistant	0.50 - 1.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 100
		Work conducted in close consultation with the instructor of a single course and participation in teaching that course. Duties for a teaching assistant may include, for example, holding review sessions, reading papers, or assisting in class work. In addition, a paper may be required from the teaching assistant. This course may count as one of the 11 total required for the major, but will not count as one of the six required “upper-level” (300 and above) courses. Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment.
2351	PHIL-498-01	Senior Thesis Part 1	2.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 100
		A two-credit course culminating in an extended paper to be read by two or more members of the department. It may be organized like a tutorial or independent study. This is a required course for all students who wish to graduate with honors in philosophy. To be eligible for this course a student must have an A- average in the major or must successfully petition the department for an exemption. Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for each semester of this year-long thesis. (2 course credits are considered pending the first semester two course credits will be awarded for completion in the second semester).
2559	PHIL-499-01	Senior Thesis Part 2	2.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 100
		A two-credit course culminating in an extended paper to be read by two or more members of the department. It may be organized like a tutorial or independent study. This is a required course for all students who wish to graduate with honors in philosophy. In order to be eligible for this course a student must have an A- average in the major or must successfully petition the department for an exemption. Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for each semester of this yearlong thesis.
2495	PBPL-344-01	Seeking JUSTICE in Amer Life	1.00	SEM	Fulco,Adrienne Schaller,Barry R.	M: 1:15PM-3:55PM	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 20
		Prerequisite: C- or better in PBPL 201 or PBPL 202 or permission of the instructor.
		This course will examine basic theories of ethics (common morality), found in moral and political philosophy in order to consider the extent to which traditional ethical and moral principles govern legal, political, and private decision-making. We will begin by identifying ethical and moral principles in our founding documents before proceeding with the main work of the course, which is to examine the ethical and moral reasoning behind legal and policy decisions, business decisions, and personal decisions. Among the diverse subjects that will be discussed are physician-assisted suicide, the death penalty, buying and selling of body parts, human cloning, legalizing drugs, affirmative action, national service in war, hate speech and political dissent, wealth and income distribution including disbursing public money to private business, individual rights versus the needs of the community, torture, truth and lying in private and public, equality and inequality, drug-enhancement in sports, immoral behavior on the part of public figures.
3216	POLS-105-01	Intro Pol Philosophy	1.00	LEC	Maxwell,Lida E.	MW: 1:15PM-2:30PM	TBA		SOC
		Enrollment limited to 45
		Not open to seniors.
		NOTE: 10 seats reserved for first-year students.
		An introduction to the philosophical study of political and moral life through a consideration of various topics of both current and historical interest. Topics include environmentalism, ancients and moderns, male and female, nature and nurture, race and ethnicity, reason and history, and reason and revelation.
3225	RELG-308-01	Jewish Mysticism	1.00	LEC	Kiener,Ronald	TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 30
		Prerequisite: C- or better in Religion 109.
		An examination of the secret speculative theologies of Judaism from late antiquity to the present. The course will touch upon the full range of Jewish mystical experience: visionaries, ascetics, ecstatics, theosophists, rationalists, messianists, populists, and pietists. Readings will include classical texts (such as the Zohar) and modern secondary studies.

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