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1001  Intro: Philosophy and ethical dilemmas in the contemporary world (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   This course is suitable for students taking their first philosophy course, or those wishing to broaden their understanding of philosophical issues. The course focuses on well known ethical dilemmas. Examples of the kinds of problems considered include: genetic engineering; capital punishment; poverty and world hunger; the environment; abortion; affirmative action; animal rights; euthanasia; gender and sexism; legalization of narcotics; and war. Students will be introduced to basic moral theories as background for examining these complex issues.

1002  Intro: Philosophy and issues related to God, faith, and reason (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   This course is suitable for students taking their first philosophy course, or those wishing to broaden their understanding of philosophical issues. The course focuses on topics related to God, faith, and religion. Examples of the kinds of topics considered include: philosophical arguments for and against the existence of God; the case for and against miracles; the so-called problem of evil; the seeming tension between science and faith; the impact of religion on society; conceptions of the divine; the psychology of religious belief; the problem of whether there's any basis for objective morality if there is no God.

1250  Reasoning and Rational Decision Making (3) Fulfills Quantitative Reasoning (Statistics/Logic).
   Analyzing and evaluating arguments, basic logical framework, Aristotelian logic and beginning logic of sentences, fallacies, fundamentals of probability, decision theory, and game theory.

2010  Introduction to Philosophy Through _____ (topic varies) (3)
   An introduction to philosophy through examination of philosophical questions that arise in such areas as literature, the arts, film, politics, science, or history.

2080  Philosophical Issues in Feminism (3) Cross listed as GNDR 2080. Fulfills Diversity & Humanities Exploration.
   Introduction to theoretical and applied issues in feminism. Topics include theories of gender, feminist critiques of science, pornography, and abortion.

2600  World Religions (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Comparative study of basic tenets of the world's major living religions aimed at an appreciative understanding of each.

3011  Philosophy of _______ (3)
   Variable subject matter. This version of the course meets the Area I requirement. An examination of the philosophical dimensions of some topic of current interest; or of the work of some important philosopher.

3012  Philosophy of _______ (3)
   Variable subject matter. This version of the course meets the Area II requirement. An examination of the philosophical dimensions of some topic of current interest; or of the work of some important philosopher.

3013  Philosophy of _______ (3)
   Variable subject matter. This version of the course meets the Area III requirement. An examination of the philosophical dimensions of some topic of current interest; or of the work of some important philosopher.

3200  Deductive Logic (3) Fulfills Quantitative Reasoning (Statistics/Logic).
   Elementary techniques of symbolic logic and their application to arguments in natural languages, truth functions, first-order quantification.

3210  Foundations of Probability and Statistics (3) Recommended Prerequisite: PHIL 2200. Fulfills Quantitative Reason (Stat/Logic) & Quant Intensive BS.
   Basic concepts of probability and statistics. Rival interpretations and applications.

3300  Theory of Knowledge (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Examines common-sense knowledge, its sources and problems, as well as scientific knowledge and mathematical and logical knowledge.

3310  Science and Society (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Examines the impact of both science on society and of society on science. It will discuss the way in which science is a social enterprise and is affected by social demands. Case studies for studying the intersection of science and society will be drawn from such areas as the history of physics, the development of genetics, the measurement of human intelligence.

3350  History and Philosophy of Science (3)
   Theories about the aims and methods of science and discussion of the historical development of science. Examples from history of science illustrate different views about science. Topics may include the relations between the sciences and between science and religion.

3400  Mind, Language, and Reality (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Exploration of issues in metaphysics and philosophy of mind. Topics include causation, determinism, the nature of consciousness, and the relation of language to thought and the world.

3440  Cognitive Science (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Cognitive science is an interdisciplinary field studying the human mind. Related fields include philosophy, psychology, computer science, neuroscience, and linguistics. This course introduces students to the basic issues in the field and the contributions made by each discipline, especially philosophy of mind. The course can be used as a capstone for the cognitive science minor.

3500  Ethics (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Philosophical approaches to the nature of right and wrong, moral obligation, the source of moral rights and duties, ultimate moral values, etc.

3510  Business and Professional Ethics (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Moral issues in business such as justification of market allocation, problem of public goods, duties to consumers and employees, advertising, secrecy, and truth justifications for governmental regulation. Satisfies business ethics requirement for Management, David Eccles School of Business.

3520  Bioethics (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Moral issues arising out of advances in biological knowledge and technology, e.g., concerning behavior modification, genetic engineering, euthanasia, abortion, transplants, rights of patients.

3530  Environmental Ethics (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Basic theories of environmental ethics, issues in environmental ethics (e.g., wilderness/species preservation, animal rights, pollution control, development vs. preservation) distributive justice in relation to the environment.

3540  Engineering, Ethics, and Society (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   This course will focus on the ethical issues that arise in the practice of engineering. Issues to be covered include engineering's effect on public safety and the environment; engineers as professionals; engineering as large-scale human experimentation; conflicts between profit and the common good in business enterprises; the role of codes of conduct; and ethical issues raised by globalization.

3600  Philosophy of Religion (3)
   Principal problems in the philosophy of religion and solutions proposed by classical and contemporary philosophers.

3610  Religions of India (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism.

3620  Religions of China and Japan (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Shintoism.

3630  Buddhist Thought (3)
   The development of Buddhist thought in India, Tibet, China, and Japan; from the historical Buddha to Zen.

3700  Political Philosophy (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Major political philosophers such as Hobbes, Locke, and Marx; important political concepts such as liberty, democracy, and justice.

3710  Philosophy of Law (3)
   The nature of law, legal obligations, and rights; relationship between law and morality.

3720  Philosophy of Education (3)
   Purposes of education and theories of how those purposes can be achieved.

3800  Philosophy and the Arts (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Meaning and validity of aesthetic judgments; nature of aesthetic experience; understanding, appreciation, evaluation of works of art; nature of artistic creativity.

3810  Existentialism (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Existentialist philosophers from Kierkegaard to Merleau-Ponty.

3820  The Meaning of Life (3)
   Does life have a point or is it just a flurry of futile activity? What is it for a life to have meaning? If your life is happy, must it have meaning as well? If it has meaning, must it be happy? How does the fact you will die matter for the way you live? To what degree is the meaning of your life up to you? Readings from Mill, Wilde, Nagel, Wiggins, and others.

3910  Individual Research (1 to 3)
   Work with approved instructor on agreed research project.

4010  Senior Seminar (3) Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Capstone course for philosophy majors. Seminar treatment of some central philosophical problem(s).

4110  Ancient Greek Philosophy (3) Recommended Prerequisite: PHIL 3300 or 3400 or 3500. Fulfills Communication/Writing & Humanities Exploration.
   Development of Greek philosophy from its beginning to late antiquity; emphasis on Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle; includes also Stoicism, Scepticism, and Epicureanism.

4120  Early Modern Philosophy (3) Recommended Prerequisite: PHIL 3300 or 3400 or 3500. Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Medieval background to Bacon and Descartes; empiricists and rationalists; Kant.

4130  Nineteenth-Century Philosophy (3) Recommended Prerequisite: PHIL 3300 or 3400 or 3500.
   Kant to Bradley.

4140 Classical Chinese Philosophy (3)
   Meets with PHIL 6140. This course surveys the main thinkers of the "classical" period of Chinese philosophy (approx. 550-221 B.C.): Kongzi (Confucius), Mozi, Mengzi (Mencius), Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, and Han Feizi. Over time, these thinkers developed a complex and rich debate about ethics, human nature, moral psychology, and self-cultivation. The positions that they established greatly influenced later Chinese history, including the development of Buddhism, and they influenced philosophical discourse in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam as well. Thus understanding these early debates is an important stepping stone for understanding East Asian thought generally. Readings consist of primary texts in translation, with some secondary literature. No previous knowledge of Chinese language or history is necessary. Course requirements include homework assignments, papers, and an exam. Students registering for 6140 will have an extra discussion section and more substantive reading and writing assignments that are appropriate for the graduate level.

4999  Honors Thesis/Project (3) Prerequisite: Senior Honors standing
   Restricted to students in the Honors Program working on their Honors degree.

5040  Twentieth Century Analytic Philosophy (3) Recommended Prerequisite: PHIL 3300 or 3400 or 3500.
   Meets with PHIL 6040. Representative writings of major philosophers in the analytic tradition from Frege and Russell to the present.

5060  Twentieth Century Continental Philosophy (3) Recommended Prerequisite: PHIL 3300 or 3400 or 3500.
   Representative writings of major philosophers in the Continental tradition, including Husserl, Heidegger,Sartre, Habermas, Derrida.

5110  Issues in the History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (3) Recommended Prerequisite: PHIL 4110.
   Intensive study of significant themes in ancient or medieval philosophy or of the connections, contrasts, or debates between important figures in ancient or medieval philosophy. For juniors and seniors.

5120  Issues in the History of Modern and Recent Philosophy (3) Recommended Prerequisite: PHIL 4120 or 4130.
   Intensive study of significant themes in modern or recent philosophy or of the connections, contrasts, or debates between important figures in modern or recent philosophy. For juniors and seniors.

5130  History of Ethical Theory (3) Prerequisite: PHIL 3500 or instructor's consent.
   Ethical thought of Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Augustine, Aquinas, Hume, Kant, Butler, Mill, et al. For juniors and seniors.

5150  Topics in Classical Chinese Philosophy (3) Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Intensive study of significant themes or the connections, contrasts, or debates between important figures or schools in ancient Chinese philosophy. For juniors and seniors.

5191  Philosophy of _______. (3) 
   Variable subject matter. This version of the course meets Area I requirement. An examination of the philosophical dimensions of some topic of current interest; or of the work of some important philosopher.

5192  Philosophy of _______. (3) 
   Variable subject matter. This version of the course meets Area II requirement. An examination of the philosophical dimensions of some topic of current interest; or of the work of some important philosopher.

5193  Philosophy of _______. (3) 
   Variable subject matter. This version of the course meets Area III requirement. An examination of the philosophical dimensions of some topic of current interest; or of the work of some important philosopher.

5200  Symbolic Logic (4) Prerequisite: PHIL 2200 or instructor's consent. Fulfills Quan Reason (Stat/Logic) & Quant Intensive BS.
   Metatheory of modern logic. Includes model theory and proof theory. Proofs of consistency and completeness for first-order logic, undecidability of logic, and incompleteness of formal arithmetic. May include applications of logic. For juniors and seniors.

5210  Modal Logic (3) Prerequisite: PHIL 2200 or instructor's consent.
   Basic work in logic of possibilities and necessities; nature of modality, theorems, and proof techniques in modal logic, possible worlds semantics, rigid and nonrigid designation, etc. For juniors and seniors.

5220  Topics in the Foundations of Logic and Mathematics (3) Prerequisite: PHIL 5200 or instructor's consent.
   Various topics in set theory, consistency of formal systems, incompleteness results, model theory, recursion theory, category theory. For juniors and seniors.

5300  Epistemology (3) Prerequisite: PHIL 3300 or instructor's consent.
   Advanced treatment of topics such as the nature of and criteria for knowledge, perception, verification, truth, falsity, empirical and 'a priori' knowledge, induction, etc. For juniors and seniors.

5350  Topics in the Philosophy of Science (3) Prerequisite: PHIL 2310 or 3000 or 3400 or 3370 or instructor's consent.
   Meets with PHIL 6350. The course content may vary and will deal either with general issues in the philosophy of science such as explanation, laws and theories, realism/anti-realism; or it will focus on philosophical issues in such fields as physics, biology, and social science.

5360  Topics in the History of Science (3)
   Meets with PHIL 6360. This is a variable content course which covers various topics in the history of science, such as early modern science, or the development of physics, or the history of biology or genetics. The course aims to show how developments in science inform philosophical questions and how philosophy influences science.

5400  Metaphysics (3) Prerequisite: PHIL 3400 or instructor's consent.
   Focused study of some of the traditonal problems and contemporary treatments of issues in metaphysics. Topics may include questions of identity conditions, individuation, causation and determinism, and essence and necessity. For juniors and seniors.

5450  Philosophy of Mind (3) Prerequisite: PHIL 3400 or instructor's consent.
   Survey of traditional and contemporary problems of the mind and its relation to the body. Topics may include the problem of other minds, personal identity, mental causation, dualism, physicalism, and some of the challenges consciousness and self-awareness raise for physicalism. For juniors and seniors.

5480  Philosophy of Language (3) Prerequisite: PHIL 3400 or instructor's consent.
   Survey of traditional and contemporary problems related to language. Topics may include how language refers to the world, how thoughts get mental content, the difference between what is said and what is communicated, demonstratives, indexicals, and self-reference. For juniors and seniors.

5500  Contemporary Ethical Theory (3) Prerequisite: PHIL 3500 or instructor's consent.
   Contemporary treatment of problems of ethics including the justification of moral beliefs, as well as a consideration of some particular moral theories or concepts. For juniors and seniors.

5510  Applied Ethics (3) Prerequisite: PHIL 3500 or 3510 or instructor's consent.
   Theoretical foundations of applied ethics. Ethical and meta-ethical theories and their application to professional and individual decision-making. The rational basis of moral judgments and policies in social and professional contexts. For juniors and seniors.

5520  Advanced Bioethics (3) Prerequisite: PHIL 3520 or instructor's consent.
   Advanced topics in bioethics. For juniors and seniors.

5700  Advanced Political Philosophy (3) Prerequisite: PHIL 3700 or instructor's consent.
   Rigorous examination of theoretical bases of views concerning justice, liberty, equality, democracy, and grounds of political obligation. Material drawn from such classical figures as Plato, Aristotle, Locke, Rousseau, and Marx, as well as from contemporary writers such as Rawls and Nozick. For juniors and seniors.

5910  Individual Research (1 to 3)
   Work with an approved instructor on an agreed research project culminating in the writing of a substantial paper. Only available to juniors and seniors.

6005  Proseminar in Ethics and Public Affairs (3)
   Provides theoretical foundation for the study of ethics as it relates to public affairs. Includes basic approaches to problems of justice and morality and discussion of current issues in public policy.

6040  Twentieth Century Analytic Philosophy (3) Recommended Prerequisite: PHIL 3300 or 3400 or 3500.
   Meets with PHIL 5040. Representative writings of major philosophers in the analytic tradition from Frege and Russell to the present.

6060  Twentieth Century Continental Philosophy (3) Recommended Prerequisite: PHIL 3300 or 3400 or 3500.
   Representative writings of major philosophers in the Continental tradition, including Husserl, Heidegger,Sartre, Habermas, Derrida.

6110  Issues in the History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Intensive study of significant themes in ancient or medieval philosophy or of the connections, contrasts, or debates between important figures in ancient or medieval philosophy.

6120  Issues in the History of Modern and Recent Philosophy (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Intensive study of significant themes in modern or recent philosophy or of the connections, contrasts, or debates between important figures in modern or recent philosophy.

6130  History of Ethical Theory (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Ethical thought of Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Augustine, Aquinas, Hume, Kant, Butler, Mill, et al.

6140 Classical Chinese Philosophy (3)
  Meets with PHIL 4140. This course surveys the main thinkers of the "classical" period of Chinese philosophy (approx. 550-221 B.C.): Kongzi (Confucius), Mozi, Mengzi (Mencius), Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, and Han Feizi. Over time, these thinkers developed a complex and rich debate about ethics, human nature, moral psychology, and self-cultivation. The positions that they established greatly influenced later Chinese history, including the development of Buddhism, and they influenced philosophical discourse in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam as well. Thus understanding these early debates is an important stepping stone for understanding East Asian thought generally. Readings consist of primary texts in translation, with some secondary literature. No previous knowledge of Chinese language or history is necessary. Course requirements include homework assignments, papers, and an exam. Students registering for 6140 will have an extra discussion section and more substantive reading and writing assignments that are appropriate for the graduate level.

6150  Topics in Classical Chinese Philosophy (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Intensive study of significant themes or the connections, contrasts, or debates between important figures or schools in ancient Chinese philosophy.

6190  Philosophy of . . . (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Meets with PHIL 5190. Variable subject matter. An examination of the philosophical dimensions of some topic of current interest; or of the work of some important philosopher.

6200  Symbolic Logic (4) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Metatheory of modern logic. Includes model theory and proof theory. Proofs of consistency and completeness of first-order logic, undecidability of first-order logic, and incompleteness of formal arithmetic. Also may include applications of logic.

6210  Modal Logic (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Basic work in logic of possibilities and necessities; nature of modality, theorems, and proof techniques in modal logic, possible worlds semantics, rigid and nonrigid designation, etc.

6220  Topics in the Foundations of Logic and Mathematics (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Various topics in set theory, proofs of consistency for formal systems, incompleteness results, recursive function theory, category theory, model theory.

6300  Epistemology (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Advanced treatment of topics such as the nature of and criteria for knowledge, perception, verification, truth, falsity, empirical and a priori knowledge, induction, etc.

6350  Topics in the Philosophy of Science (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Meets with PHIL 5350. The course content may vary and will deal either with general issues in the philosophy of science such as explanation, laws and theories, realism/anti-realism; or it will focus on philosophical issues in such fields as physics, biology, and social science.

6360  Topics in the History of Science (3)
   Meets with PHIL 5360. This is a variable content course which covers various topics in the history of science, such as early modern science, or the development of physics, or the history of biology or genetics. The course aims to show how developments in science inform philosophical questions and how philosophy influences science.

6400  Metaphysics (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Focused study of some of the traditonal problems and contemporary treatments of issues in metaphysics. Topics may include questions of identity conditions, individuation, causation and determinism, and essence and necessity.

6450  Philosophy of Mind (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   The problem of other minds, philosophical behaviorism, concepts of memory, imagination, perception, pleasure, et al.

6480  Philosophy of Language (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Survey of traditional and contemporary problems related to language. Topics may include how language refers to the world, how thoughts get mental content, the difference between what is said and what is communicated, demonstratives, indexicals, and self-reference. For juniors and seniors.

6500  Contemporary Ethical Theory (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Justification of moral beliefs, or critical consideration of particular moral theories or concepts.

6510  Applied Ethics (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Ethical and meta-ethical theories and their application to professional decision-making. The rational basis of moral judgments and policies.

6520  Advanced Bioethics (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Advanced topics in bioethics.

6700  Advanced Political Philosophy (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Rigorous examination of theoretical bases of views concerning justice, liberty, equality, democracy, and grounds of political obligation. Material drawn from such classical figures as Plato, Aristotle, Locke, Rousseau, and Marx, as well as from contemporary writers such as Rawls and Nozick.

6910  Individual Research (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Work with an approved instructor on an agreed research project culminating in the writing of a substantial paper.

6920  Practicum (1 to 3)

6970  Master's Thesis Reasearch (1 to 12) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.

6980  Faculty Consultation: Master's (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.

7010  Proseminar (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Variable subject material. Required of all entering graduate students.

7020  Seminar in Philosophical Traditions (1 to 3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Variable subject material.

7110  Seminar in Ancient Philosophy (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Variable subject material.

7130  Seminar in Modern Philosophy (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Variable subject material.

7200  Seminar in Logic and Philosophy of Logic (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Variable subject material.

7300  Seminar in Epistemology (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Variable subject material.

7350  Seminar in Philosophy of Science (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Variable subject material.

7400  Seminar in Metaphysics (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Variable subject material.

7450  Seminar in the Philosophy of Mind (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Variable subject material.

7480  Seminar in Philosophy of Language (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Variable subject material.

7500  Seminar in Ethics (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Variable subject material.

7510  Seminar in Applied Ethics (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Variable subject material.

7600  Seminar in the Philosophy of Religion (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Variable subject material.

7700  Seminar in Political Philosophy (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Variable subject material.

7970  Thesis Research: Ph.D. (1 to 12)

7980  Faculty Consultation: Ph.D. (3)

7990  Continuing Registration: Ph.D. (0)
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