Courses
CT 213 VIDEO PRODUCTION I 3.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PH 202 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE 3.0 Credit(s)
Selected topics in the philosophy of science are explored such as the distinction between science and pseudoscience; the nature of confirmation, refutation, and explanation; realism and antirealism about scientific theories; and the possibility of conflict between science, religion, and the law. Prerequisite: Take a 3 credit Philosophy course
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PH 203 TECHNOLOGY & ETHICS 3.0 Credit(s)
The development of technology raises unique questions about what it means to be human, what constitutes a just society or institution, and what constitutes moral behavior. This course uses the resources of moral philosophy to explore the ethical issues of modern technology. Potential topics include artificial intelligence, privacy, anonymity, autonomous machines, big data, surveillance, the environment, social media, and misinformation. Prerequisite: Any 3-credit Philosophy course
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
PH 207 PHILOSOPHY OF LIVED EXPERIENCE 3.0 Credit(s)
Introduces phenomenology as a working method for philosophical reflection on lived-experience. Topics include the distinction between the natural and phenomenological attitudes; the intentional structure of consciousness; the basic analysis of cognitive, evaluative, and volitional experience; and the phenomenological critique of naturalism, dualism, and subjective idealism. Prerequisite: Take a 3 credit Philosophy course
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
PH 223 GAME THEORY AND PHILOSOPHY 3.0 Credit(s)
The foundations and some applications of decision theory and game theory are introduced, e.g.:, decision equilibria, Bayesian learning, paradoxes of rationality, risk assessment, environmental policy, nuclear brinksmanship, cooperation theory and evolutionary theory. Prerequisite: Take 3 credits Philosophy Course
Offered: Spring Semester Odd Academic Years
PH 209 THEORIES OF JUSTICE 3.0 Credit(s)
Explores theories of social, political, and economic justice from the ancient to the modern and contemporary periods. Prerequisite: TAKE A 3 CREDIT PHILOSOPHY COURSE
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CT 214 TV STUDIO PRODUCTION I 3.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PH 210 PHILOSOPHY OF RACE 3.0 Credit(s)
Investigates the many philosophical issues surrounding race and racial identity. Some issues are metaphysical, such as what races are and whether race is a "real" feature of persons or not. Other issues are moral and political issues, such as what racism is, how it shapes our political landscape, and how societies can combat it. Prerequisite: TAKE A PH COURSE;
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PH 213 MARX AND MARXISM 3.0 Credit(s)
Topics include the philosophical foundations of Marx's critical project, analysis of key concepts like alienation and exploitation, his critique of liberal political thought, and his materialist view of history. The course may also consider how later thinkers have adapted, challenged, and applied Marx's insights. Prerequisite: Take a 3 credit Philosophy 100-level course
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PH 216 TRUTH AND MEANING 3.0 Credit(s)
Historical investigation of the nature of meaning and language, with a particular focus on work done since the mid-nineteenth century. Explores the relationship between the meaning of a proposition and the conditions for the possibility of its truth or verification, and the extent to which all meaning and understanding are (or are not) unified into a holistic "conceptual scheme." Prerequisite: Take a 3 credit Philosophy course
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PH 208 FEMINISM, GENDER & SEXUALITY 3.0 Credit(s)
Philosophically examines how feminist analysis can enhance an understanding of ourselves and the world. Prerequisite: TAKE A PHILOSPHY COURSE
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PH 206 PROBLEM OF AUTHENTICITY 3.0 Credit(s)
An examination of the problem of being true to oneself informed by existential ontology and ethics. Prerequisite: Take a 3 credit Philosophy course
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PH 217 AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY 3.0 Credit(s)
Engages representative figures from American Transcendentalism and American Pragmatism in the attempt to answer the questions, "How shall I live?" "What can I know?" and "What is real?" Prerequisite: Take 3 credit Philosophy course
Offered: Spring Semester Even Academic Years
PH 237 PHILOSOPHICAL THEOLOGY 3.0 Credit(s)
The problem of God before and after Kant's "Copernican Revolution," phenomenology of religion, and postmodern theology. Prerequisite: Take a 3 credit Philosophy course
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PH 266 PHILOSOPHY AND FILM 3.0 Credit(s)
Uses contemporary films to lead students through advanced philosophical examination of issues such as epistemology, ethics, religion, technology, and the nature of the mind. Prerequisite: Take a 3 credit Philosophy course
Offered: As Needed Contact Department