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PHL-150
Introduction to Philosophy
IAI: H4 900
Introduction to Philsophy is a survey of a selection of major philosophical issues. These may include: the nature of human beings, the possibility and limits of human knowledge, human freedom and responsibility, the nature of religion, the nature of beauty, and the nature of morality. The course will include a survey of philosophers, their works and some of the philosophical methods and tools used in their theorizing.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
PHL-151
Introduction to Non-Western Philosophy
IAI: H4 903N
Introduction to Non-Western Philosophy provides a survey of non-Western philosophical questions, methods, and concepts especially in the areas of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, theology, the philosophy of mand and social/political philosophy. The persepctives of several non-Western philosophers will be examined, including those from traditions found in Africa, India, Easter Asia and Latin America.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
PHL-153
Medical Ethics
IAI: None
Medical Ethics provides an examination of a selection of moral issues that arise in health-care contexts. These may include: truth-telling and the patient, obligations to treat in times of epidemic, universal entitlement to health care, assisted suicide, the AIDS crisis, health care reform, surrogate motherhood, and genetic engineering. Also included will be a brief examination of metaethical theories and principles to be used in analyzing the individual moral issues.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
PHL-154
Introduction to Religion
IAI: H5 900
Introduction to Religion is an introduction to the concept of religion within society, treating the nature, origin, beliefs, practices and roles that religion plays.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
PHL-155
World Religions
IAI: H5 904N
World Religions is a survey of the major religions of the world. This course will include a philosophical examination of the histories and selected teachings, practices and institutions of major Eastern and Western religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, and Taoism.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
PHL-156
Religion in American Society
IAI: H5 905
This course is a survey of the contribution of religion to American culture, including the differences between rural and urban society; the development of religious freedom and the rise of "secular religion." Examines the emergence of new forms of belief and practice and the variety of religious issues confronting American society today. Credit: 3 semester hours Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
PHL-157
Foundational Religious Texts
IAI: H5 901
This course is the humanistic study of one or more of the foundational documents of the world's major religions, such as the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, the Qur'an (Koran), or the Vedas.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
PHL-255
Logic
IAI: H4 906
Logic is an examination of the nature of reason and argumentation. The course will focus on developing formal and informal tools and techniques for evaluating arguments and for sharpening one's own reasoning skills. Topics covered may include: nature of thought, language, and meaning, definitions, argument recognition, argument interpretation, informal fallacies, syllogistic and propositional logic.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
PHL-256
Contemporary Moral Issues
IAI: H4 904
Contemporary Moral Issues combines an extensive treatment of different theories of morality with an application of these theories to a selected group of particular moral issues dominant in contemporary culture. These may include: abortion, homosexuality, corporal punishment, capital punishment, obligations in times of famine, animal rights, and civil disobedience.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
PHL-260
Philosophy of Religion
IAI: H4 905
Philosophy of Religion provides a critical examination of the central philosophical issues associated with religion. Topics my include: the existence and nature of a deity, good and evil, miracles, souls, life after death, and revelations, and may include such relationships as those between myth and religion, religious experience and justification, faith and knowledge, and between religious beliefs and moral conduct.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
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