PHIL 1100 cr-3
Introduction to Philosophy
Students will study some of the central topics in the major areas of philosophy. They will examine a variety of philosophical perspectives on such issues as the nature of reality, the limits of human knowledge, and the nature of morality.
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PHIL 1106 cr-3
History of Philosophy: Socrates to Galileo
This course covers readings from the classical period to the Renaissance.
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PHIL 1107 cr-3
History of Philosophy: Erasmus to Mill
This course incorporates readings from the works of some major philosophers from the Late Renaissance to the 19th Century.
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PHIL 1110 cr-3
Confronting Moral Issues: Ethics
Students will examine the meaning and justification of moral judgments. They will examine various theories concerning whether or not moral judgments have an objective basis. They will also study and evaluate leading theories of right action, and they will apply these theories to contemporary moral problems.
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PHIL 1120 cr-3
Philosophy of Religion
Rational arguments for and against the existence of God are examined with a view to understanding the interplay and boundaries of faith and reason. Other traditional problems of theology are examined from a philosophical perspective.
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PHIL 1145 cr-3
Critical Thinking
The single distinguishing characteristic of scholarly writing is the careful presentation and defence of the author's ideas. The practical skills of close reading, the use of argumentation, and the art of rhetoric, are the tools for this job. This course prepares students to exercise their skills in their writing in other courses.
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PHIL 1150 cr-3
Basic Logic
This is an introduction to elementary techniques of formal logic. Two artificial languages are developed, sentential logic and predicate logic. The construction of these languages will aid in understanding the nature of rational argument.
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PHIL 1155 cr-3
Scientific Reasoning
This is a course not only for science students but for all who are interested in the style of reasoning and kinds of claims made in the name of science. Scientific reasoning involves probability and hypotheses in ways which require careful analysis. This course provides an introduction to scientists' methods of argument and experiment, and to inductive argument generally.
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PHIL 1210 cr-3
Epistemology
Epistemology is the philosophical study of the nature of knowledge and our ways of acquiring it. Students will examine such topics as the justification of beliefs, the nature of truth, and the possibility of foundations of knowledge using the work of major contemporary philosophers.
Prerequisites: Any 1100 level PHIL or CRIM 1251 or HUMN 1100
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PHIL 1211 cr-3
Metaphysics
Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy which enquires into the nature of reality. Using classical and contemporary readings, students will study some of the main traditional topics of metaphysics such as the mind-body interaction problem, space and time, free will and fatalism, and theories of reality and truth.
Prerequisites Any 1100 level PHIL or CRIM 1251 or HUMN 1100
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PHIL 1250 cr-3
Formal Logic
This course will introduce contemporary symbolic logic, provide a working understanding of some symbolic languages, introduce propositional logic and first-order predicate logic, and discuss syntax and semantics at an elementary level. Soundness and completeness of first-order logical systems will be proved.
Prerequisites: PHIL 1150 or College Math at 1100 level or above.
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