Courses

PHIL 2010 Introduction to Philosophy (Online)

A critical examination of such topics as knowledge and belief, God and the problem of evil, freedom and determinism, the right and the good, language and meaning, mind and body, appearance and reality, and man and the world.

PHIL 2010 Introduction to Philosophy

A critical exploration of such topics as knowledge and belief, God and the problem of evil, freedom and determinism, the right and the good, language and meaning, mind and body, appearance and reality, and man and the world.

PHIL 2010 Introduction to Philosophy (Honors)

A critical exploration of such topics as knowledge and belief, God and the problem of evil, freedom and determinism, the right and the good, language and meaning, mind and body, appearance and reality, and man and the world.

PHIL 2020 Logic Critical Thinking (Honors)

The principles and standards for thinking and communicating clearly and effectively. Topics include theories of meaning, uses of language, common causes of confusion and error in thought and argument, and evaluation of arguments.

PHIL 2020 Logic Critical Thinking (Online)

The principles and standards for thinking and communicating clearly and effectively. Topics include theories of meaning, uses of language, common causes of confusion and error in thought and argument, and evaluation of arguments.

PHIL 2020 Logic Critical Thinking

The principles and standards for thinking and communicating clearly and effectively. Topics include theories of meaning, uses of language, common causes of confusion and error in thought and argument, and evaluation of arguments.

PHIL 2030 Introduction to Ethics

The major philosophical positions concerning right and wrong, ethical values, and moral responsibility. The relevance of moral philosophy to current issues of personal and social ethics.

PHIL 2030 Introduction to Ethics (Honors)

The major philosophical positions concerning right and wrong, ethical values, and moral responsibility. The relevance of moral philosophy to current issues of personal and social ethics.

PHIL 2030 Introduction to Ethics (Online)

The major philosophical positions concerning right and wrong, ethical values, and moral responsibility. The relevance of moral philosophy to current issues of personal and social ethics.

PHIL 2400 Philosophy, Science, and Nature (Honors)

Philosophical issues concerning science, including theories of knowledge underlying science, metaphysical and ethical implications of current scientific theories, and the historical evolution of some major scientific theories.

PHIL 2400 Philosophy, Science, and Nature

The philosophy of science and the philosophy of nature, including such issues as standards governing scientific reasoning and the philosophical implications of contemporary and past scientific theories.

PHIL 2500 Symbolic Logic (Online)

The methods and principles used to distinguish correct from incorrect deductive arguments, with emphasis on contemporary techniques of analysis.

PHIL 2500 Symbolic Logic (Honors)

The methods and principles used to distinguish correct from incorrect deductive arguments, with emphasis on contemporary techniques of analysis.

PHIL 2500 Symbolic Logic

The methods and principles used to distinguish correct from incorrect deductive arguments, with emphasis on contemporary techniques of analysis.

PHIL 2700 Philosophical Approaches to Multiculturalism

  Introduces students to basic concepts in theories of multiculturalism and explores philosophical debates related to ethnicity, class, gender, race, religion, and food (among other problems) that have emerged from this discourse. Focusing on specific cases of cultural and political…

PHIL 3000 Classics of Ancient Western Philosophy

Ancient Greek philosophy focusing particularly on works of Plato and Aristotle.

PHIL 3010 Modern Philosophy

Examination of central themes in the modern period of philosophy, focusing on those writing in the 17th and 18th centuries such as Descartes, Elisabeth of Bohemia, Margaret Cavendish, Locke, Leibniz, Spinoza, Sor Juana, Hume, Kant, etc.

PHIL 3020 Nineteenth-Century Western Philosophy

Works of major nineteenth-century philosophers such as Kant, Hegel, Fichte, Schopenhauer, Mill, Frege, and Nietzsche.

PHIL 3030 Existentialism

European existentialism, as initiated by Kierkegaard and developed in this century by such figures as Sartre, Camus, Marcel, Jaspers, and Buber.

PHIL 3040 Asian Philosophies

An introduction to Asian philosophy, with a focus on traditions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Confucianism, Dadaism, and Islam, among others. Students will undertake a critical overview of key philosophical problems in the areas of epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language,…

PHIL 3200 Ethical Theory

The nature and justification of fundamental ethical concepts and moral principles.

PHIL 3210 Feminist Philosophy

Philosophical investigation and evaluation of feminist philosophy, examining such approaches as liberal feminism, socialist feminism, radical feminism, ecofeminism, and other feminist approaches.

PHIL 3220 Biomedical Ethics

Ethical and philosophical issues that arise in the context of medicine and bioresearch. Many ethical issues arise in health care contexts. This course will introduce students to some important problems in this area, and will help them to develop a decision framework for their resolution.

PHIL 3220 Biomedical Ethics (Honors)

Ethical and philosophical issues that arise in the context of medicine and bioresearch. Many ethical issues arise in health care contexts. This course will introduce students to some important problems in this area, and will help them to develop a decision framework for their resolution.

PHIL 3230 Ethics of Food

Introduces students to an array of ethical issues regarding contemporary food production, marketing, distribution, access, regulation, and consumption. Students will consider the ethical significance of individual food choices, as well as food policy decisions.

PHIL 3300 Philosophy of Sports and Games

Introduces students to philosophical discourse on sport and games, including conceptual analysis of the nature of sports and games, as well as particular ethical and aesthetic questions that arise from these practices.

PHIL 3400 Philosophical Psychology

What is the human mind? What is emotion? What is consciousness? What is the relation between thought and emotion? How is perception connected with thought? This course will raise these, or similar, questions and explore some answers that philosophers propose together with the arguments that they…

PSYC 3400 Philosophical Psychology

What is the human mind? What is emotion? What is consciousness? What is the relation between thought and emotion? How is perception connected with thought? This course will raise these, or similar, questions and explore some answers that philosophers propose together with the arguments that they…

PHIL 3500 Jewish Philosophy

What is the purpose of the commandments? Why do innocents suffer? Does the practice of Judaism add anything to ethics or is it even contrary? Is the Torah compatible with science? This course explores the variety of distinctive ways the rich tradition of Jewish philosophical thought has addressed…

PHIL 3510 Topics in Symbolic Logic

Principles and methods for distinguishing correct from incorrect deductive arguments in the context of modal logic, temporal logic, conditional logic, epistemic logic, and deontic logic.

ARTI 3550 Introduction to Cognitive Science

Interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligent activity that forms cognitive sciences. Contributions of psychology, philosophy, linguistics, biology, anthropology, computer science, and education toward uncovering important aspects of the mind and intelligent activity are discussed.

PHIL 3550 Introduction to Cognitive Science

Interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligent activity that forms cognitive sciences. Contributions of psychology, philosophy, linguistics, biology, anthropology, computer science, and education toward uncovering important aspects of the mind and intelligent activity are discussed.

PSYC 3550 Introduction to Cognitive Science

Interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligent activity that forms cognitive sciences. Contributions of psychology, philosophy, linguistics, biology, anthropology, computer science, and education toward uncovering important aspects of the mind and intelligent activity are discussed.

PHIL 3600 Metaphysics

Philosophical works that address problems such as: What is substance? What is causality? Is mind distinct from matter? Does God exist?

PHIL 3610 Theory of Knowledge

Basic problems and issues in the theory of knowledge, such as: What is truth? Can we acquire knowledge independently of experience? How can we justify our beliefs? Are inductive generalizations justified?

PHIL 3700 Criminal Justice Ethics

This course explores ethical and philosophical issues in the domains of criminal justice—for example, theories of punishment and rehabilitation, the legitimacy of prisons, the ethics of policing, and broader questions surrounding the treatment of the incarcerated.

PHIL 3810 Philosophy and Film

Exploration of ways in which films can do philosophy and illustrate or more generally give expression to philosophical theories. Although some discussion of the nature of cinema as a form of art and of what makes an individual work of art important may take place, this is not a course on aesthetics…

PHIL 3900 Philosophy for Children

This course focuses on doing philosophy with students ages K-12. Students in this course will engage with literature on doing philosophy with children and learn how to engage with children philosophically. Students will then research philosophical topics to…

PHIL 4000 Plato

The major writings of Plato.

PHIL 4010 Aristotle

The major writings of Aristotle.

PHIL 4020 Medieval Philosophy

The major figures of the medieval period in western philosophy, including Augustine and Aquinas.

PHIL 4045 Chinese Philosophy

An in-depth study of the seminal texts of Chinese philosophy, presenting a selection from the classical traditions of Confucianism, Mohism, Daoism, Legalism, and other medieval and contemporary sources.

PHIL 4050 Kant

The major writings of Immanuel Kant.

PHIL 4060 Hegel

The major writings of G.W.F. Hegel.

PHIL 4070 Nineteenth-Century European Philosophy

Works of some major nineteenth-century philosophers, typically organized around a theme. Philosophers to be studied may include Mill, Bentham, Frege, Brentano, Schopenhauer, Fichte, Schelling, and Nietzsche.

PHIL 4080 Classical American Philosophy

The major writings of C.S. Pierce, William James, and John Dewey and their influence on the development of contemporary philosophy.

PHIL 4090 Contemporary Continental Tradition

Writings from the early phenomenologists, existentialists, contemporary Marxists and their successors, such as Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Camus, Sartre, Marcuse, and Habermas.

PHIL 4100 Contemporary Analytic Tradition

The development of contemporary analytical philosophy from the turn of the century to the present. Readings will be from philosophers such as Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein, Carnap, Ryle, Austin, Quine, and Strawson.

PHIL 4210 Social and Political Philosophy

The nature and function of society and the state, human freedom and rights, and the bases of social and political obligations.

EETH 4220 Environmental Ethics

Major professional and nonprofessional writings in the field of environmental ethics.

PHIL 4220 Environmental Ethics

Major professional and nonprofessional writings in the field of environmental ethics.

PHIL 4230 Aesthetics

Philosophical theories about the arts; for example, painting, literature, and music. Questions to be addressed include: what makes art art? and what are appropriate criteria of good art? Attention may also be given to such topics as the function of art in society.

PHIL 4240 Philosophy of Law

The nature and function of law, with emphasis on the interpretation and application of the law in the judicial process. Readings in classical and contemporary schools of the philosophy of law.

EETH 4250 Philosophy of Technology

Technology in its broadest human context, with emphasis on the mutual influence between means and ends and the impact of technology on shaping the beliefs and attitudes of a civilization. Includes alternative assessments of technology and illustrates with specific crucial issues of our time.

PHIL 4250 Philosophy of Technology

Technology in its broadest human context, with emphasis on the mutual influence between means and ends and the impact of technology on shaping the beliefs and attitudes of a civilization. Includes alternative assessments of technology and illustrates with specific crucial issues of our time.

LING 4300 Philosophy of Language

Topics such as formal and ordinary languages, meaning, reference, truth, definition, analyticity, ambiguity, metaphor, symbolism, and the uses of language.

PHIL 4300 Philosophy of Language

Topics such as formal and ordinary languages, meaning, reference, truth, definition, analyticity, ambiguity, metaphor, symbolism, and the uses of language.

PHIL 4310 Philosophy of Mind

The philosophical implications of alternative approaches to psychology such as the behavioral, the psychoanalytic, the phenomenological, with particular attention to such problematic areas as the nature and validation of psychological concepts, law, and theories, and the knowledge of other minds.

PHIL 4400 History of Natural Science

Major physical, biological, and cosmological theories and their philosophic import, sixth century B.C. to the present.

PHIL 4410 Philosophy of Natural Science

The logical structure of scientific hypotheses and/or laws, and the problems of their meaning and confirmation; the general patterns of scientific explanation; and the ideals of prediction and control.

PHIL 4420 Philosophy of Social Science

The methods and problems of inductive reasoning, including the nature of probable inference, techniques of verification, and the structure of scientific explanation, with special reference to the social sciences.

PHIL 4500 Philosophy of Religion

The meaning, nature, and validity of religious discourse, beliefs, and practices, involving theories concerning the existence and nature of God and humanity's relation to God.

RELI 4500 Philosophy of Religion

The meaning, nature, and validity of religious discourse, beliefs, and practices, involving theories concerning the existence and nature of God and humanity's relation to God.

LING 4510 Deductive Systems

Symbolic-mathematical logic, examining the propositional and predicate calculi, with emphasis on problems in translation and formalization and topics in the philosophy of logic and mathematics.

PHIL 4510 Deductive Systems

Symbolic-mathematical logic, examining the propositional and predicate calculi, with emphasis on problems in translation and formalization and topics in the philosophy of logic and mathematics.

LING 4520 Model Theory

Formal semantics for sentential and first-order predicate logic, including both soundness and completeness results for first-order logic. Additional topics may include Goedel's incompleteness results, the Skolem-Lowenheim theorem, or possible world semantics for modal logics.

PHIL 4520 Model Theory

Formal semantics for sentential and first-order predicate logic, including both soundness and completeness results for first-order logic. Additional topics may include Goedel's incompleteness results, the Skolem-Lowenheim theorem, or possible world semantics for modal logics.

PHIL 4530 Philosophy of Mathematics

The philosophical issues associated with mathematical inquiry, including, perhaps, the existence and nature of mathematical objects, the epistemology of mathematical truths, the character of mathematical proof, and the foundations of mathematics.

CSCI 4550 Artificial Intelligence

The artificial intelligence approach to modeling cognitive processes. Topics include an introduction to heuristic methods, problem representation and search methods, classic AI techniques, and a review of the controversial issues of the AI paradigm of cognition as computation.

PHIL 4550 Artificial Intelligence

The artificial intelligence approach to modeling cognitive processes. Topics include an introduction to heuristic methods, problem representation and search methods, classic AI techniques, and a review of the controversial issues of the AI paradigm of cognition as computation.

PHIL 4700 Philosophy and Race

An exploration of several topics related to philosophy and race: race and racism in the history of Western philosophy; contemporary and historical meanings and understandings of racial categorizations; challenges to white supremacist philosophical paradigms; and the significance of matters of race…

PHIL 4900 Problems in Philosophy

Investigation of a philosophical problem or group of related problems with emphasis upon extensive reading in primary sources. Selection of topics will vary with instructor and interests of students.

PHIL 4950 Directed Readings in Philosophy

Reading and independent research on a specified topic beyond normal course offerings and closely supervised by the tutor. Application should be made in advance of registration to the department head. Open only to students prepared to pursue advanced material.

PHIL 4960 Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats. Nontraditional format: This…

PHIL 4970 Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats. Nontraditional format: These…

PHIL 4980 Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats. Nontraditional Format: These…

PHIL 4990 Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project)

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data. Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or…

PHIL 6000 Plato

The major writings of Plato.

PHIL 6010 Aristotle

The major writings of Aristotle.

PHIL 6020 Medieval Philosophy

The major figures of the medieval period in western philosophy, including Augustine and Aquinas.

PHIL 6045 Chinese Philosophy

An in-depth study of the seminal texts of Chinese philosophy, presenting a selection from the classical traditions of Confucianism, Mohism, Daoism, Legalism, and other medieval and contemporary sources.

PHIL 6050 Kant

The major writings of Immanuel Kant.

PHIL 6060 Hegel

The major writings of G.W.F. Hegel.

PHIL 6070 Nineteenth-Century European Philosophy

Works of some major nineteenth-century philosophers, typically organized around a theme. Philosophers to be studied may include Mill, Bentham, Frege, Brentano, Schopenhauer, Fichte, Schelling, and Nietzsche.

PHIL 6080 Classical American Philosophy

The major writings of C.S. Pierce, William James, and John Dewey and their influence on the development of contemporary philosophy.

PHIL 6090 Contemporary Continental Tradition

Writings from the early phenomenologists, existentialists, contemporary Marxists and their successors, such as Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Camus, Sartre, Marcuse, and Habermas.

PHIL 6100 Contemporary Analytic Tradition

The development of contemporary analytical philosophy from the turn of the century to the present. Readings will be from philosophers such as Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein, Carnap, Ryle, Austin, Quine, and Strawson.

PHIL 6210 Social and Political Philosophy

The nature and function of society and the state, human freedom and rights, and the bases of social and political obligations.

EETH 6220 Environmental Ethics

Major professional and nonprofessional writings in the field of environmental ethics.

PHIL 6220 Environmental Ethics

Major professional and nonprofessional writings in the field of environmental ethics.

PHIL 6230 Aesthetics

Philosophical theories about the arts; for example, painting, literature, and music. Questions to be addressed include: what makes art art? and what are appropriate criteria of good art? Attention may also be given to such topics as the function of art in society.

PHIL 6240 Philosophy of Law

The nature and function of law, with emphasis on the interpretation and application of the law in the judicial process. Readings in classical and contemporary schools of the philosophy of law.

EETH 6250 Philosophy of Technology

Technology in its broadest human context, with emphasis on the mutual influence between means and ends and the impact of technology on shaping the beliefs and attitudes of a civilization. Includes alternative assessments of technology and illustrates with specific crucial issues of our time.

PHIL 6250 Philosophy of Technology

Technology in its broadest human context, with emphasis on the mutual influence between means and ends and the impact of technology on shaping the beliefs and attitudes of a civilization. Includes alternative assessments of technology and illustrates with specific crucial issues of our time.

LING 6300 Philosophy of Language

Topics such as formal and ordinary languages, meaning, reference, truth, definition, analyticity, ambiguity, metaphor, symbolism, and the uses of language.

PHIL 6300 Philosophy of Language

Topics such as formal and ordinary languages, meaning, reference, truth, definition, analyticity, ambiguity, metaphor, symbolism, and the uses of language.

PHIL 6310 Philosophy of Mind

The philosophical implications of alternative approaches to psychology such as the behavioral, the psychoanalytic, the phenomenological, with particular attention to such problematic areas as the nature and validation of psychological concepts, law, and theories, and the knowledge of other minds.

PHIL 6400 History of Natural Science

Major physical, biological, and cosmological theories and their philosophic import, sixth century B.C. to the present.

PHIL 6410 Philosophy of Natural Science

The logical structure of scientific hypotheses and/or laws, and the problems of their meaning and confirmation; the general patterns of scientific explanation; and the ideals of prediction and control.

PHIL 6420 Philosophy of Social Science

The methods and problems of inductive reasoning, including the nature of probable inference, techniques of verification, and the structure of scientific explanation, with special reference to the social sciences.

PHIL 6500 Philosophy of Religion

The meaning, nature, and validity of religious discourse, beliefs, and practices, involving theories concerning the existence and nature of God and humanity's relation to God.

RELI 6500 Philosophy of Religion

The meaning, nature, and validity of religious discourse, beliefs, and practices, involving theories concerning the existence and nature of God and humanity's relation to God.

LING 6510 Deductive Systems

Symbolic-mathematical logic, examining the propositional and predicate calculi, with emphasis on problems in translation and formalization and topics in the philosophy of logic and mathematics.

PHIL 6510 Deductive Systems

Symbolic-mathematical logic, examining the propositional and predicate calculi, with emphasis on problems in translation and formalization and topics in the philosophy of logic and mathematics.

LING 6520 Model Theory

Formal semantics for sentential and first-order predicate logic, including both soundness and completeness results for first-order logic. Additional topics may include Goedel's incompleteness results, the Skolem-Lowenheim theorem, or possible world semantics for modal logics.

PHIL 6520 Model Theory

Formal semantics for sentential and first-order predicate logic, including both soundness and completeness results for first-order logic. Additional topics may include Goedel's incompleteness results, the Skolem-Lowenheim theorem, or possible world semantics for modal logics.

PHIL 6530 Philosophy of Mathematics

The philosophical issues associated with mathematical inquiry, including, perhaps, the existence and nature of mathematical objects, the epistemology of mathematical truths, the character of mathematical proof, and the foundations of mathematics.

CSCI 6550 Artificial Intelligence

The artificial intelligence approach to modeling cognitive processes. Topics include an introduction to heuristic methods, problem representation and search methods, classic AI techniques, and a review of the controversial issues of the AI paradigm of cognition as computation.

PHIL 6550 Artificial Intelligence

The artificial intelligence approach to modeling cognitive processes. Topics include an introduction to heuristic methods, problem representation and search methods, classic AI techniques, and a review of the controversial issues of the AI paradigm of cognition as computation.

PHIL 6700 Philosophy and Race

An exploration of several topics related to philosophy and race: race and racism in the history of Western philosophy; contemporary and historical meanings and understandings of racial categorizations; challenges to white supremacist philosophical paradigms; and the significance of matters of race…

PHIL 6900 Problems in Philosophy

Investigation of a philosophical problem or group of related problems, with emphasis upon extensive reading in primary sources. Selection of topics will vary with instructor and interests of students.  Repeatable for a maximum 9 hours credit.

PHIL 7000 Master's Research

Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.

PHIL 7005 Graduate Student Seminar

Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study.

PHIL 7010 Teaching Philosophy

Materials, techniques, and objectives for teaching undergraduate courses in philosophy. Particular attention to presenting lectures, leading discussions, constructing examinations, and instructional evaluations.

PHIL 7300 Master's Thesis

Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.

PHIL 8000 Seminar in History of Philosophy, Ancient and Medieval

Philosophical topics and problems as found in the works of ancient and medieval philosophers.

PHIL 8010 Seminar in History of Philosophy: Modern and Contemporary

Philosophical topics and problems as found in the works of modern and contemporary philosophy.

PHIL 8012 Seminar in Continental Philosophy

An exploration of topics in the continental philosophy tradition. Topics and thinkers will vary from instructor to instructor and semester to semester.

PHIL 8200 Seminar in Ethics

Problems and topics in classical and contemporary moral philosophy.

PHIL 8210 Seminar in Political Philosophy

Problems and topics in classical and contemporary political philosophy.

LING 8300 Seminar in the Philosophy of Language

The original course materials dealing with such topics as formal and ordinary languages, meaning, reference, descriptions, truth, definition, analyticity, speech acts, and the uses of language.

PHIL 8300 Seminar in the Philosophy of Language

The original course materials dealing with such topics as formal and ordinary languages, meaning, reference, descriptions, truth, definition, analyticity, speech acts, and the uses of language.

PHIL 8310 Seminar in the Philosophy of Mind

One or more central problems in the philosophy of mind such as the mind-body problem, intentionality, and metal causation.

PHIL 8400 Seminar in Philosophy of Science

Basic concepts in science, such as explanation, description, prediction, law, cause, theory, confirmation, probability, observation, and measurement.

PHIL 8500 Seminar in Problems of Logic

Modal logic, epistemic logic, temporal logic, conditional logic, nonmontonic logic, the problem of induction, and the logic of belief revision.

PHIL 8600 Seminar in Metaphysics

Various metaphysical systems and related problems.

PHIL 8610 Seminar in Epistemology

Various theories of knowledge and related problems.

PHIL 8630 Seminar in Philosophy of Religion

Major topics in the philosophy of religion, such as the nature and existence of God, the problem of evil, and the character of religious discourse.

CSCI 8650 Logic and Logic Programming

Theoretical foundations of automated reasoning and logic programming. Topics covered include propositional logic, predicate logic, first-order models, resolution principles, logic programming paradigms, nonmonotonic reasoning.

PHIL 8650 Logic and Logic Programming

Theoretical foundations of automated reasoning and logic programming. Topics covered include propositional logic, predicate logic, first-order models, resolution principles, logic programming paradigms, nonmonotonic reasoning.

PHIL 8700 Problems and Topics in Philosophy

Philosophical positions and problems.

PHIL 8800 Readings and Research in Special Problems in Philosophy

Directed reading and research in philosophy in areas of a student's special interest. Nontraditional format: An independent research course. Each student meets individually with a faculty supervisor on a weekly basis to discuss the progress of his/her research project.

PHIL 8900 Environmental Philosophy

Students will read primary texts in Environmental Philosophy and learn to interpret and analyze the positions and arguments in these texts. Nontraditional format: This is a seminar that will have a combination of lectures and student presentations. Lectures will be 1/2 of the course and student…

PHIL 8910 Seminar in Feminist Philosophy

Varying topics in feminist philosophy. Nontraditional format: Students will be graded on the basis of one in-depth research paper and several class presentations.

PHIL 9000 Doctoral Research

Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.   Nontraditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.

PHIL 9005 Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar

Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study.

PHIL 9300 Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.

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