2006-2007 Academic Year - Trinity University

TRINITY UNIVERSITY
PHIL 3340
PHIL 3343
PHIL 3350
PHIL 3351
PHIL 3352
PHIL 3353
PHIL 3354
PHIL 3355
Advanced Logic
Symbolic Logic II
Topics include: Review of first-order logic from a more abstract perspective than
that taken in PHIL 2340; introduction to set theory; basic metalogical results
including soundness, completeness, compactness, the Löwenheim-Skolem
theorem, and Gödel’s incompleteness theorems; connections with issues in
computability theory and the foundations of mathematics.
Prerequisite: PHIL 2340 or consent of instructor.
Non-Classical Logics
Extensions of, and alternatives to, classical logic. Possible topics include modal
logic, intuitionist logic, many-valued logic, and fuzzy logic. Some attention to
connections between these logics and topics in philosophy, computer science, and
other areas
Prerequisite: PHIL 2340 or consent of instructor.
Value Theory
Philosophy of Culture
Inquiry into the different forms and forces which shape contemporary life. The value
and impact of art, science, and social, economic, and political technology as
determinants of an emerging culture in the 21st century.
Prerequisites: PHIL 1301 or 1354; and 3320 or 3322.
Social and Political Philosophy
A critical study of philosophical views about society and politics, with particular
attention to the concepts of sovereignty, obligation, rights, justice, equality, and
liberty.
Prerequisite: PHIL 1301 or 1354.
Ethical Theory
A discussion of issues in normative ethics and metaethics. Typical topics covered
include some of the following: the meaning of ethical terms, the justification or moral
principles and judgments, intrinsic and extrinsic value, consequentialism and
deontology, moral relativism, natural rights, theories of justice.
Prerequisite: PHIL 1301 or 1354.
Philosophy of Law
A critical study of legal theory, legal reasoning, and the role of law in contemporary
society.
Prerequisite: PHIL 1301 or 1354.
Philosophy of Gender
A study of the relation between gender and thought. We will explore issues such as
the role of gender in the constitution of personal identity, the influence of gender in
scientific theory construction, and the possibility of gender-neutral discourse. In
addition, we will discuss feminist and psycho-analytic critiques of traditional
philosophical texts and issues. We will read selections from Woolf, Beauvoir,
Irigaray, Butler, and Haraway, among others.
Prerequisite: PHIL 1301 or 1354.
Aesthetics
A study of issues in the philosophy of the arts, through the examination of works of
art and the reading of historical and contemporary philosophers and critics. Topics
to be discussed include: what makes something a work of art, the nature of artistic
representation, the evaluation of works of art, and problems peculiar to such
specific art forms as literature, painting, music, and film.
Prerequisite: PHIL 1301 or 1354.
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