Philosophy
PHIL 310 - Ethics
Covers major ethical or moral theories and their relation to different social systems, institutions and cultures of the world.
PHIL 330 - Epistemology: Knowing and Not Knowing
An exploration of such issues as evidence, knowledge, skepticism, relativism, truth, and the nature of understanding.
PHIL 347 - Religion, Monsters, and Horror
Examines monsters as they appear in the world’s religions. Discusses the nature of evil, the fear of death, and the experience of the uncanny. References religious scriptures, folklore, and popular culture.
PHIL 355 - Race and Justice
A philosophical examination of race, racism, racial identity/formation, and racial justice incorporating the narratives and essays of members of diverse U.S. cultural groups.
PHIL 361 - The Birth of Philosophy: The Greeks & Their Legacy
Covers western philosophy from the ancient Greeks (including Socrates, Plato and Aristotle) through the philosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages (including St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas).
PHIL 362 - Exploring Modern Thought: From Descartes to Kant
Seventeenth and eighteenth century Western philosophy, especially rationalism (Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz) and empiricism (Locke, Berkeley, Hume).