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(H) Humanities and Performing ArtsPH – PhilosophyPH 101Introduction to Philosophical ThinkingAn entry into philosophy by one of two routes:an exploration of philosophical problemsthrough reading and discussing selectionsfrom the great thinkers or a lecture-discussionsurvey of philosophy conceived in the broadestfashion. 3:0:3PH 102Introduction to Ethical ThinkingAn exploration of what things have value andproposals about how people ought to livetheir lives including relativism, utilitarianism,Kantian ethics, and virtue ethics. This coursealso emphasizes the application of theseproposals to personal life and contemporarysocial issues. 3:0:3PH 103Fundamentals of LogicPrinciples of sound analytical reasoning. Topicsinclude: analysis of propaganda and sourcesof prejudice, fallacies in reasoning and speech;the logic of the syllogism with techniques fortesting validity; and the basic apparatus ofsymbolic logic. 3:0:3PH 205The Meaning of LifeStudents in this course participate in thequest for meaning in life through reading anddiscussion of the contributions of philosophers,religious prophets, poets and writers, andthrough talking with persons who seem to haveachieved meaning in their own lives. Studentsare expected by the end of the course to haveformulated in writing or some other mediuma statement of where they are in their personalquests. 3:0:3PH 217Ancient and Medieval PhilosophyA survey of the central figures of classical andmedieval philosophy, including the early Greekthinkers, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine,and Aquinas. Their contributions to thedevelopment of science, religious thought, andsocial and political theory are studied. 3:0:3PH 220 (PO 220)History of Political PhilosophyAn analysis of political philosophy inits historical perspective, with a specialexamination of the influences of politicalphilosophy on political institutions and on thedevelopment of political science. 3:0:3PH 221Ethics and SocietyApplies the insights of philosophical ethics tovalue questions that require public decision.Content of the course description will varyaccording to the choice of the instructorutilizing topics such as abortion, capitalpunishment, euthanasia, use of naturalresources, nuclear concern or censorship. 3:0:3PH 223Modern PhilosophyA survey of select figures in 16th-18th centuryEuropean philosophy (e.g., Descartes, Spinoza,Leibniz, Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant)and how they have shaped modern scientific,religious, ethical and political thought. 3:0:3PH 302Ethical Issues in Public PolicyConsiders several controversial questionsregarding values which require public decision,such as abortion, capital punishment, anddiscrimination based on sexual preference.The insights of philosophical ethics are thenapplied to each—for example, how a utilitarian,formalist, or existentialist might handle eachissue. 3:0:3PH 303Philosophy of ScienceAn examination of the philosophicalassumptions of both the natural and the socialsciences. Topics include: the distinction betweenscience and non-science; the nature and types ofscientific explanation; the structure and functionof scientific laws and theories; the problems andparadoxes of confirmation and disconfirmation;the role of mathematics and models of science;the basis for probability and induction; and therelationship between science and values. 3:0:3329