Electives

Upper-division electives prerequisite: PHL 150 and PHL 220 must be successfully completed before taking upper-division philosophy electives.

PHL 410 Education and Politics

Inquiry into the political foundations of education and how these interface with epistemological, ethical, and metaphysical concerns. Concrete issues relating to educational injustices will also be addressed. Students will study both classical and contemporary thinkers, such as Confucius, Lao Tzu, Plato, Rousseau, Jane Addams, John Dewey, Paulo Freire, Bell Hooks, Maria Lugones.

3

Prerequisites

PHL 150, PHL 220

PHL 412 Philosophy of Law

The basic philosophical principles of justice and law in the Western legal traditions: morality and law; natural and positive law; Roman law and common law traditions; logic, language, and symbols of law; Marxian concept of law; legal education.

3

Prerequisites

PHL 150, PHL 220

PHL 422 Philosophy of Science

An analysis of fundamental concepts of science: fact, law, observation, theory, explanation, truth, discovery, progress, methods of scientific reasoning, science and pseudo-science, moral implications of scientific research, science and society.

3

Prerequisites

PHL 150, PHL 220

PHL 430 Advanced Ethics

An inquiry into current issues and debates in the field of ethics. The course will consider the relationship of ethical debates to other areas of philosophy. Investigation may focus on issues such as autonomy, internalism, moral realism, and/or the relationship between moral philosophy and problems in social and political philosophy.

3

Prerequisites

PHL 150, PHL 220

PHL 479 Existentialism

A survey of existential philosophers including Sartre, De Beauvoir, Marcel, and Merleau-Ponty; a critical study of their reflections on the nature and meaning of human existence, freedom, and authenticity.

3

Prerequisites

PHL 150, PHL 220

PHL 490 Directed Study

Credit arranged.

Variable

PHL 499 Senior Capstone

Research, study, or original work under the direction of a faculty mentor, leading to a scholarly thesis document with a public presentation of results. Requires approval of thesis director and department chair.

Variable