2003-2004 - The University of Scranton

174 Arts and Sciences/Philosophy
limited and unlimited knowledge and reality,
and fidelity to community.
PHIL 236 3 cr.
(P) Freud and Philosophy
Examination of overt and covert philosophical
implications of Freud’s system of psychoanalysis.
Emphasis on actual writings of Freud, particularly
after 1920.
PHIL 238 3 cr.
(P) Wealth and the Human Good
What is wealth? Is wealth the key to happiness?
Is it possible for individual human beings and
human society to flourish without wealth? What
does it mean to say that the measure of success
in contemporary consumer society is wealth?
These and other questions related to life in modern
capitalist commercial society will be
addressed in the course.
PHIL 240 3 cr.
(P,W) Logic and Written Discourse
PHIL 240 is to equip students with an understanding
of the conditions that constitute good
reasoning, and also the skill to construct good
arguments in writing. It covers the following
four areas: the nature of logical arguments,
deduction (e.g., syllogism, propositional logic),
induction (e.g., analogical reasoning, causal
inference), and fallacies
ED/P 306 3 cr.
(P) Philosophy of Education
An examination of representative modern systemic
philosophies of education with a critical analysis of
the answers that each system of philosophy provides
to the important questions concerning the
nature of knowledge, value, man and society.
PHIL 310 3 cr.
(P) Epistemology
An introduction to the theory of knowledge
ranging from ancient to contemporary philosophy.
Topics include sensation, perception, memory,
recollection, reason, truth, science, technology,
language, and the body. The unifying theme
of the course is the historical importance of
imagination and the central role it plays in
knowing.
PHIL 311 3 cr.
(P) Metaphysics
A textual inquiry into the adequacy of philosophers’
answer to the fundamental question,
“What is?” Special attention will be given to
Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Kant’s critical philosophy
and the issues of nature and history.
PHIL 312 3 cr.
(P) Modern Philosophy III
A study of 19th-century European philosophers
such as Hegel, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard and Marx.
We will consider the place of philosophy in history
and society, the theme of conflict in life and
thought, and the simultaneous spread and decay
of humanism in Europe.
PHIL 313 3 cr.
(P) Philosophy and Friendship
An historical survey of primary texts which discuss
friendship. Readings in the course include
authors of the ancient, medieval, modern and
contemporary periods in the history of philosophy.
Some of these authors are, Xenophon, Plato,
Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, de Montaigne,
Bacon, Kant, Emerson, Nietzsche, Gray, Arendt
and Sartre.
PHIL 314 3 cr.
(P,D,W) Philosophy and the City
This course explores philosophical issues connected
to urban and public policy. Students will
analyze the relationship between philosophy and
public life and will develop a deeper understanding
of their own relation to the city and their
roles as citizens.
PHIL 315 3 cr.
(P) Twentieth-Century Political Philosophy
This course is a survey of modern social contract
theory and its relation to capitalism, and of
modern Marxism. Issues raised will include obligation
and consent, equality, freedom and selfdetermination,
the role of markets, and the role
of the state.
PHIL 316 3 cr.
(P,D,W) American Perspectives on Health-
Care Ethics
This course will consider basic ethical issues in
the practice and distribution of health care in
the United States. Topics covered will include
the physician-patient relationship, clinical issues
such as transplants or end-of-life concerns, the
nature of professionalism, just distribution,
ethics in health-care institutions, and biomedical
research. Recommended for those interested in
the health-care professions.
PHIL 319 3 cr.
(P) Philosophy of Law
A study of the various justifications of law and
their implications. Special consideration will be
given to the problems of civil disobedience and
the force of law in private institutions.