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2012-2013 Graduate Studies Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Philosophy Courses

Philosophy

Courses

Philosophy (PHI)

  • PHI 233 - Ethics and the Natural Environment


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Exploration of the relationship between human nature and the natural environment. Consideration of whether human beings have ethical duties to the natural environment, to animals and other species, e.g., plants and even microorganisms, and if so, what the basis for such a duty is. The course will also consider whether only living things have ethical value or whether the environment itself has ethical significance, and examine how we explain ethical significance.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit for this course or PHI 133, not both. (Formerly Environmental Ethics and Ecophilosophy.)



  • PHI 238 - A Guide to Ethics and Sustainability: Individual, Corporate, Social Responsibility


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    An examination of the concept of sustainability and of the ethical bases for individual, corporate, and social responsibilities to live, consume, and produce sustainably. The course combines philosophical readings with practical and concrete case studies.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit given for this course or PHI 138, not both.



  • PHI 261 - Philosophy of Science


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Study of the methods, assumptions, and limits of natural science with illustrations from the history of science. Topics include the problem of demarcating science from non-science, the structure of theories and explanations, how and whether science progresses, and science’s relationship to culture and values.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit given for this course or PHI 161, not both.