An examination of ethical issues in the health sciences, such as the patient-doctor relationship, reproductive rights and technologies, genetic...
This course surveys a variety of competing ethical positions that have been, and continue to be, adopted by different cultures around the world. Can...
An investigation of several aspects concerning the meaning and existence of God. Is God-talk possible? Can faith and reason be reconciled? Is...
A critical discussion of basic religious concepts. Among the topics covered will be faith, miracles, religious experience, immortality, arguments for...
An examination of classical propositional logic, covering proof methods, expressive completeness, soundness, and completeness. Also introduction to...
How does science work? Does anything fall outside the scope of scientific inquiry? Under what circumstances do scientific claims deserve our trust?...
A historical survey of ancient and medieval philosophy in the Western tradition with an emphasis on metaphysics and epistemology. [Note: Formerly PHIL...
A historical survey of modern philosophy in the Western tradition with an emphasis on metaphysics and epistemology. [Note: Formerly PHIL 200B.]
This course will discuss fundamental questions concerning the nature of mind, including the relation between mind and body, the plausibility of...
Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligence. This course will draw on philosophy, psychology, artificial intelligence,...
This course considers fundamental questions concerning the nature of science. Consideration is given to such topics as scientific methodology,...
What is technology? What is its relationship with modern science? Is technology a means or an end? Does the development of technology require a change...
An introduction to existentialism using both literary and philosophical texts. Also offered Online
Special topics, as announced by the department.
An examination of ancient and modern accounts of the natural world. Problems include whether matter alone can account for change, whether there is...
A philosophical study of the approaches to the material world used by contemporary physical science. The nature and the value of the experimental...
This course surveys a number of philosophical examinations of education - its nature, purpose, methods and consequences. Prereq: Level at least 2A
An analysis from the standpoint of philosophical ethics of moral issues arising in professional engineering practice. Issues include the social...
A philosophical examination of the family: its foundation, its purpose, its importance in personal growth and its relation to political community. ...
Examination of the principles of philosophical ethics that are applicable to some of the problems posed by the new methods and technologies used in...