345 General Philosophy Electives (minimum 12 credit hours) Select a minimum of 12 credit hours from the following, of which at least 9 must be upper division, including one of either PHIL 3010 or PHIL 3020. PHIL HUl 120 Contemporary Moral Problems (3) PHIL 2920/4920 Short Courses, Workshops... (1-3) PHIL 3010 History of Philosophy: Classic & Medieval (3) PHIL 3020 History of Philosophy: Modem (3) PHIL 3150 Existentialism (3) PHIL 3200 Philosophy of Democracy (3) PHIL 3300 Great Issues in Philosophy (3) PHIL 3350 Medical Ethics (3) PHIL 3400 Great Thinkers of Philosophy (3) PHIL 3500 Philosophy of Western Religion (3) PHIL DV3550 Philosophy of Eastern Religion (3) PHIL 3600 Ethical Theory (3) PHIL 3650 Aesthetics (3) PHIL 4250 Philosophy of Law (3) PHIL 4510 Metaphysics (3) PHIL 4520 Epistemology (3) PHIL 4830 Direded Readings (1-2) PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENTAL HONORS Program Prerequisite: Enroll in the General Honors Program and complete at least 12 hours of General Honors courses (see the Honors Program on page 45). Grade Requirements: Maintain an overall GPA of 3.3. Credit Hour Requirements: Fulfill requirements for the Philosophy minor as outlined above, of which at least 12 credit hours must be completed on an Honors basis. This must include special honors study to be negotiated with the professor and the Honors student. ' Permission from the department chair should be sought before registering in courses for Honors credit. A written agreement should be reached with the appropriate professor regarding the work ex£ Honors credit. (See the Honors Program on page 45.) PHILOSOPHY COURSES - PHIL PHIL HU1000. Introduction to Philosophy (3) An introduction to the methods and problems of philosophy, with special emphasis on topics pertaining to the nature of reality, the theory of knowledge, and value theory. PHIL HUl 120. Contemporary Moral Problems (3) An introduction to ethical theories and their application to contemporary moral issues, such as human doning, abortion, and physidan-assisted suicide. PHIL HU1250. Critical Thinking (3) An introduction to informal logic, focusing on issues of logical form, standards of good and bad reasoning, and argumentative writing. PHIL QL2200. Deductive Logic (3) An introduction to the concepts and methods of modem symbolic logic. Emphasis is placed on problems of translating English expressions into logical symbols, on the development of skills in using the formal proof procedures of sentential and predicate logic, and development of the predicate calculus. Prerequisites: MATH ND0955, MATH ND0960, or placement test eligible for MATH 1010. PHIL 2920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-3) Consult the semester dass schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and number of credits authorized will appear on the student's transcript. PHIL 3010. History of Philosophy: Classical & Medieval (3) A survey of the major philosophers and issues from the Presocratics to the beginning of the early modern period, covering such major figures as Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Augustine, and Aquinas. PHIL 3020. History of Philosophy: Modern (3) A topical survey of the major philosophers and issues from the seventeenth century to the beginning of the nineteenth century (Descartes to Kant). PHIL 3150. Existentialism (3) An examination of central themes in Existentialism, induding anxiety, dread, freedom, awareness of death, and the consdousness and meaning of existence. These themes will be traced through the writings of such writers as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Camus, Sartre, and Simone de Beauvior. PHIL 3200. Philosophy of Democracy (3) An examination of the ideals of and justifications for democratic institutions. PHIL 3300. Great Issues in Philosophy (3) Variable Title Course A seleded study of one of the traditional questions of philosophy, such as the nature of knowledge and truth, the mind/body problem, free will/determinism, and the nature of moral/aesthetic value. PHIL 3350. Medical Ethics (3) A survey of fundamental moral issues arising from the pradice of medicine and from advances in medical sdence. PHIL 3400. Great Thinkers of Philosophy (3) Variable Title Course Selected study of the major works of a single central figure in philosophy. Philosophers whose works may be taught include, but are not limited to: Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Descartes, Ldbniz, Spinoza, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Mill, and Wittgenstein. May be taken twice with a different philosopher. PHIL 3500. Philosophy of Western Religion (3) A survey of topics in the philosophy of rdigion, especially as they pertain to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. PHIL DV3550. Philosophy of Eastern Religion (3) An examination of classic philosophical issues in Eastern religious thought, with a special emphasis on Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. PHIL 3600. Ethical Theory (3) An in-depth study of western ethical theories, induding utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, virtue ethics, and sodal contrad theory. PHIL 3650. Aesthetics (3) An examination of philosophical issues concerning the nature and importance of aesthetic experience and appreciation in the arts and the environment, induding questions about the definition of art, artistic representation and expression, and aesthetic value. PHIL 4250. Philosophy of Law (3) An examination of central topics in the philosophy of law, induding the relationship between law and morality, the justification of punishment, and legal reasoning. PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET CS MFET/MET CMT DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts 8 Humanities MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business SEcon MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/PEP/REC EDUC Health Professions MHA CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS ZOOL Social S Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS PHIL PSY SW GERT SOC ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2007 - 2008 Catalog