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PHI 060 - Introduction to Chinese Philosophical and Religious Traditions Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Course introduces students to the major concepts and metaphors in
Chinese Confucianism and Taoism. Students engage in close readings of
texts from the classical and medieval periods. The goal is to arrive at
a sympathetic understanding of the major themes in Chinese thought.
Periodically, the students compare questions raised in China to
questions raised within the western philosophic and religious
traditions.
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PHI 067 - (HP) Evil: Religious, Philosophic and Scientific Perspectives Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
If God is good, then why is the world filled with such evil? Is the reality of evil an argument against the existence of God? And if God is not responsible for evil, then who is? What leads humans to do such horrible things to one another? The “problem of evil” is central to both theology and the philosophy of religion, and has been so for thousands of years. However, evil is not simply a problem for the religious but is one of the deepest challenges in creating just and stable human communities. In this course we will examine how both religious thinkers and secular philosophers have come to terms with evil. We will also look at contemporary scientific research on empathy and cruelty and consider what insight this may provide into the dark side of human nature.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Credit given for this course or RELI 067 , not both.
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PHI 080 - Philosophy of Love Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
This course explores the nature of love. It considers different kinds of love, such as love between friends, erotic or sexual love, filial love and Agape or love of humankind. The course also considers love as a feeling, an action, a species of ‘knowing someone,’ or a way to give or take
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PHI 090 - (HP) Contemporary Ethical Issues Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
A critical examination of various positions taken on some contemporary moral issues and dilemmas. Possible topics include abortion, sexism, euthanasia, sexual preference, the ethics of marriage, racism, privacy, capital punishment, suicide, civil disobedience, punishment, punishment and the mentally ill, environmental ethics, etc. The class may also suggest problems that it wishes to explore.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: PHI 014 recommended.
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PHI 091 - Technology and Human Values Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Investigation of the origin, nature, and status of human values in contemporary forms of technological civilization. The course combines three elements of coverage: survey of basic axiology (study of values); introduction to philosophy of technology (including its relations to science and society); examination of engineering ethics and/or aesthetics (including professional duty, cultural conscience, and environmental responsibility).
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Sophomore standing required. Same as TPP 112 .
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PHI 092 - (HP) Global Ethics Semester Hours: 3 Once a Year
Examination of the philosophical and ethical implications of globalization. Classical and contemporary ethical theories will be considered. The course is meant deepen students’ understanding of the phenomenon of globalization, and to strengthen students’ ethical insight, intercultural sensitivity, and capacity to address the challenges of today’s world with courage and deliberation. No prior course work in philosophy is required.
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PHI 093 - (HP) Philosophy and Ethics of Food Semester Hours: 3-4 Periodically
An examination of philosophical and ethical issues related to food. Possible topics covered include: omnivorism, vegetarianism, veganism; responsibility in the production and consumption of food; locavorism; hunger; food & gender identity; taste, pleasure and the asthetics of food.
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PHI 101 - (HP) Ecology and Environmentalism Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Using case studies from science and environmental thought, students will investigate how biology and concern for nature are related. Topics include the historical and philosophical roots of concepts such as wilderness, biodiversity, over-population, urban environmentalism, invasive species, and the balance of nature. Students will also critically examine foundational assumptions and reasoning in both biological and environmental literature.
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PHI 102 - (CC) Mysticism, Wisdom, and the Spiritual Quest Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Mystics sometimes behave in controversial ways. Could this represent a higher wisdom? How can we distinguish what might be insane wisdom from insanity? Mysticism is traditionally defined as the yearning for direct connection to a transcendent reality, and mystics from many different cultures report experiences of a higher reality. Do these experiences actually yield knowledge of such a reality or can they be explained in another way, perhaps as brain states? Are people from different cultures and traditions having similar mystical experiences? How much are their experiences shaped by their beliefs, traditions and expectations? We will compare mysticism and spiritual experiences across different cultures and explore various responses to these questions.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Credit given for this course or RELI 075 , not both. (Formerly (CC) Mysticism and the Spiritual Quest.)
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PHI 103 - (CC) Life, Death and Immortality Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Examination of the concepts of life, death and immortality as represented in religious and literary texts from a range of cross-cultural sources: western and non-western monotheistic traditions, eastern traditions (e.g., Tibetan and Indian), middle eastern (e.g., Turkish), African, and Native American. Further examination of the encounter between a native tradition and a western colonial, typically Judeo-Christian presence. Discussion as well of the implications of these concepts for such issues as abortion, euthanasia, and suicide. Original texts in translation.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Credit given for this course or RELI 080 , not both.
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PHI 110 - The Meaning of the Meaning of Life Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Before we can answer a question philosophically, we must understand what the question asks. What is the meaning of life? – one of the most abiding philosophical questions – is problematic from this perspective. On one view, the question asks whether there is some ultimate purpose for the universe’s existence. On another, it asks what makes for a satisfying life. A third view holds that the very question is incoherent, while a fourth holds that the question really amounts to several different questions asking, for example, why anything at all exists, or if human life has value. This course will examine in detail these competing interpretations of the question, and the arguments for and against them.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: One previous PHI course , or permission of instructor.
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PHI 111 - Philosophy and the Holocaust Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Philosophical perspectives on the Holocaust. The first half of the course examines what it means to represent the Holocaust, including epistemological and cultural issues about how to come to terms with the event. The second half of the course focuses upon understanding the Holocaust, especially ethical issues such as whether the Holocaust was a unique event; whether “evil” is a meaningful category to describe it; if so, how should one define this evil?; does the Holocaust reveal limitations in traditional and/or all moral theory?
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PHI 113 - The Marxist Philosophers Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
A critical study of Marxist theory stressing philosophy, economics and history from Hegel through Marx and contemporary developments in Marxism.
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PHI 114 - Existentialism and Phenomenology Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Is there an essence to human nature or is one’s existence radically undetermined? The course explores this question through such major themes as freedom, self-deception, death and anxiety, tragedy and the healthy self, subjectivity, and alienation. The course also examines the basic structures of consciousness, including cognitive, emotional, and behavioral states or frames of mind.
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PHI 115 - Philosophy and Literature Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
An investigation into philosophical issues raised by or within literature. Possible topics include the puzzle of why we care for literary characters that do not exist, the claim that some truths can be revealed only through literature, the question of whether an immoral work can be a literary work, and the exploration in literary works of philosophical ideas like utopia, evil, free will, and many others.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: (Formerly Philosophical Ideas in Literature.)
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PHI 120 - (HP) Philosophy of Law Semester Hours: 3 Spring
The study of three major areas in the philosophy of law; the nature of law and its relation to morality and custom, conflicting theories about hard cases, and the proper limits of criminal and tort law.
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PHI 121 - (HP) Crime and Punishment Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Examination of the justification of punishment, proper sentencing, the death penalty, and the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: (Formerly Philosophical Views on Crime and Punishment.)
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PHI 122 - Morality and the Law Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
An examination of the use of law in the enforcement of morals, paternalism in
the law, the moral foundations of property and contract law, and constitutional
rights and the moral autonomy of the individual.
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PHI 130 - (HP) Bioethics: Medicine and Morality Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
An investigation of moral theory and applied ethics as to the traditional and modern practices of medicine, including techniques informed by recent developments in biological science. Meaning and value of health and disease, life and death will be explored. The course will be especially helpful to philosophy majors or minors concentrating on ethics and to any students preparing to become healthcare professionals.
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PHI 131 - (HP) Ethics and Animals Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Inquiry into the ethical significance of non-human animals. Consideration of such issues as whether non-human animals have interests and rights; whether animals’ capacity for consciousness or for pain and pleasure is a basis for their having ethical significance; whether animals are due a certain level of care and concern. The course will also examine whether similarity to human beings is necessary for non-human animals to have ethical significance. The course may look at cases involving the treatment and portrayal of animals in agriculture and diet, science and education, wild nature and domestic life, and entertainment and fashion.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: (Formerly (HP) Animal Ethics: Inter-species Moral Philosophy.)
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PHI 133 - (HP) 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 given for this course or PHI 233, not both. (Formerly Environmental Ethics and Ecophilosophy.)
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PHI 136 - Professional Ethics Semester Hours: 3 Once a Year
This course investigates ethical reasoning in the practical context of the professions and explores such issues as the nature of a profession and its distinctive ethical expectations. Occupational fields of relevance may include business, health care, education, law, journalism, and engineering. No prior course work in philosophy is required.
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PHI 137 - (HP) Leadership and Values Semester Hours: 3 Once a Year
This course examines the nature of leadership and of good leadership. It also considers the ethical guidelines and principles of leadership, and the issue of defining worthwhile goals and values for both leaders and followers. No prior course work in philosophy is required.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: None
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PHI 138 - (HP) Ethics and Sustainability: Personal, Social and Corporate Responsibility Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
This course considers the questions of how we should live and how we should value the future. Should we “discount” the future, that is, value it less than the present, or is it of equal or greater value than the present? Do we, as individuals, as societies, have responsibilities to future generations? The course examines the concept of sustainability and 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 238, not both.
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PHI 141 - Ancient and Medieval Philosophy Semester Hours: 3 Fall
Historical survey of ancient and medieval philosophy, examining pre-Socratic philosophers, Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic thinkers, and medieval writers. Course is designed to help students develop competency in the oral presentation of philosophical ideas and arguments.
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PHI 143 - Classical Modern Philosophy Semester Hours: 3 Spring
Beginnings of modern science and consequent reconstructions in philosophy from the 16th century forward. Particular emphasis on Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and Kant. Course is designed to help students develop competency in the oral presentation of philosophical ideas and arguments.
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PHI 145 - 19th-Century Philosophy Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
A study of philosophers and philosophical trends in the Post- Kantian era. Consideration of such topics as idealism, materialism, existentialism and criticism of the philosophical tradition. The course focuses on close textual readings of such figures as Hegel, Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche, J.S. Mill, C.S. Peirce and others.
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PHI 146 - Modernity and Post-Modernity Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Since the early 20th century, philosophers and other thinkers have argued that modernity has come to an end and that we now live under conditions of post-modernity. This course is an investigation of what this means and involves studying leading modern philosophers such as Descartes and Kant as well as more recent thinkers such as Heidegger, Derrida, Irigaray and Lyotard. Because post-modernity challenges disciplinary boundaries, the course also involves studying examples of modern and post-modern architecture, art and/or literature.
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PHI 147 - Contemporary Philosophical Movements Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
A critical examination of contemporary philosophical movements such as analytic philosophy, pragmatism and continental thought.
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PHI 148 - Philosophy in America Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
This course examines distinctive American philosophical movements (e.g., pragmatism), distinctive American themes (e.g., optimism; individualism and community; spiritual and religious themes, as for example, in response to evolutionary theory; legal positivism; American feminism), and developments with a distinctively American emphasis in ethics (e.g., care ethics) or politics (e.g., neoliberalism, cosmopolitanism). The course may also consider the extent to which philosophy in America is a reflection of American culture while at the same time offering a unique perspective on perennial philosophical problems. Specific topics and focus may vary.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: (Formerly The History of American Philosophy.)
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PHI 149 - (HP) French Philosophical Traditions Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
The course is an introduction to philosophy as it has been practiced in the French-speaking
world from early modern times to today and involves an exploration of one or more
of the dominant themes in the French philosophical tradition such as subjectivity,
rationalism, political philosophy, feminist philosophy and philosophy and literature.
Texts will be read in English.
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PHI 150 - (HP) Critical Reasoning Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
A study of reasoning and argument as they appear in ordinary usage. The aim of the course is to increase the student’s skills in critical thinking: how to recognize unsupported assertions, how to analyze and assess arguments encountered in everyday life, and how to formulate and present cogent arguments of one’s own.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: (Formerly Practical Logic.)
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PHI 152 - Scientific Reasoning Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
This course presents a systematic approach to scientific reasoning. Topics to be covered include the fundamental ideas of reasoning (support, evidence, argument); the nature of scientific theories and the evidence that grounds scientific theories; statistical reasoning, reasoning about causes, and the relation between the two; ways scientific reasoning commonly goes awry; and how statistical reasoning can support decision-making under uncertainty. Students will practice a variety of arguments from real contexts. Particular attention is paid to science as it is presented for non-specialist audiences, as for instance in science journalism.
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PHI 154 - Introduction to Symbolic Logic Semester Hours: 3 Fall, Spring
A formal study of the logical properties and relationships of sentences by means
of the construction of a symbolic language for sentential and predicate logic.
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PHI 156 - Advanced Symbolic Logic Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Construction of a symbolic language for predicate (quantifier) logic. Metatheory for both sentential and predicate logic. Discussion of the limitations of predicate logic, and of more powerful formal systems designed to deal with natural language discourse, such as tense logic and modal logic.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: PHI 154 .
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PHI 160 - (HP) Philosophy of the Arts Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Are some works of art better than others? What makes something beautiful? How does context shape how we understand and value artworks? This class will explore how the various arts (music, dance, painting, sculpture, architecture, and more) relate to different aspects of our aesthetic experience of the world. We will examine several famous philosophical theories of art and discuss them in connection with numerous specific examples of artwork in the various genres.
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PHI 161 - (HP) Philosophy of Science Semester Hours: 3 Once a year
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.
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PHI 162 - (HP) Philosophy of Biology Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
This course surveys recent and current philosophical discussions of biology. Likely topics include debates about the reality of species, races, and ecosystems; how and what genes explain; analysis of concepts like adaptation and fitness; evolutionary explanations of morality; assumptions about what’s natural and unnatural in ecology.
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PHI 163 - (HP) Philosophy of Religion Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
This course explores various debates between theists, atheists and agnostics, including: whether there is adequate proof of God’s existence; the existence of the universe can be explained if there is no God; God’s existence is necessary for morality; life can have meaning and purpose without God; and whether there can ever be adequate responses to any of these questions. No previous study of philosophy is presupposed or required.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: None
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PHI 164 - Philosophy of Mind Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Philosophy of mind discusses issues like the mind/body problem, artificial intelligence, the nature of consciousness and intentionality, and mental causation. Some typical questions are: What are minds? Are they the same or different from souls? How could brains possibly think? Can animals, babies or computers think? Can persons change bodies? Could you or I survive the death of our bodies?
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PHI 165 - Philosophy of Language Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
How does language relate to the world? Philosophy of language discusses the nature of language and core linguistic concepts like meaning, syntax, reference, truth and fiction.
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PHI 166 - Contemporary Social and Political Philosophy Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Study of key contemporary thinkers who discuss the nature of justice in society. Special emphasis is placed on role played by the values of liberty, equality, and human well-being.
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PHI 167 - Philosophy of Feminism Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
The course considers how feminism challenges traditional ways of thinking about human nature. The course examines the nature/nurture distinction, rationality, objectivity and knowledge, morality, and the role of care and relationships in human life.
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PHI 168 - Philosophy of Mathematics Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
To have mathematical knowledge is to know a group of truths. But what are these truths about? What, exactly, are numbers, sets, geometrical objects, and so on? And how is it that we obtain our knowledge of these things? This course examines historical and contemporary readings that address these and other related questions.
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PHI 169 - Philosophy of Medicine Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Using examples from medical research and practice and articles from the philosophical literature on medicine, this course examines philosophical problems in medicine. It emphasizes problems in medical reasoning and acquiring medical knowledge, and questions about foundational concepts like disease, illness, health, wellness, and physicianship.
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PHI 170 - (HP) Ethical Theory: Values, Relativism and Pluralism Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
A detailed examination of some specific issue in contemporary ethical theory. Possible topics include the nature and objectivity of morality, the relationship between moral philosophy and theories of the self, the revival of a virtue-theory approach to ethics, and pluralism about values.
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PHI 171 - Neurophilosophy and Neuroethics Semester Hours: 3 This course introduces students to neurophilosophy and neuroethics. Neuroethics explores what the sciences of the mind tell us about the nature of morality (i.e., the neuroscience of ethics) and how we should ethically respond to neuroscientific advances (i.e., the ethics of neuroscience). Neurophilosophy focuses on recent research in neuroscience and psychology on the nature of moral judgment, decision- making, and action and the implications that this work has for cognition and theory of mind, as well as theories of responsibility, free will, altruism, and the self.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: There are no prerequisites, but it is recommended that the student have taken either a course in cognitive science or neuroscience, or in philosophy prior to taking this course.
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PHI 180 - Theories of Knowledge and Being Semester Hours: 3 Spring
An investigation of theories of being, which state the most general characteristics of reality; and theories of knowledge, which state what knowledge is and how, if at all, we know things; and the ways that theories of being and knowledge are related.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Six (6) s.h. in philosophy or permission of instructor.
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PHI 180A - Epistemology Semester Hours: 3 Once a Year
An investigation of theories of knowledge and justification that attempt to define these concepts, and a consideration of the ways in which theories of knowledge and being are related.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Six (6) s.h. in philosophy or permission of instructor.
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PHI 180B - Metaphysics Semester Hours: 3 Once a Year
An investigation of theories of being that state the most general characteristics of reality, and a consideration of the ways in which theories of being and theories of knowledge are related.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Six (6) s.h. in philosophy or permission of instructor.
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PHI 181 A-Z - Topics in Philosophy Semester Hours: 1-3 Periodically
This course provides an in-depth study of a problem in philosophy. The specific topic for the course varies from semester to semester. Examples of possible course topics are free will versus determinism, the nature of truth, philosophical approaches to issues in psychology, space and time, personal identity, autonomy, or other topics of contemporary philosophical interest.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be repeated for credit when topics vary. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. (Formerly 181, 3 s.h.)
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PHI 182 - Selected Philosophers Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
This course provides an in depth study of a major philosophical figure; the figure to be studied varies from semester to semester depending on the instructor.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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PHI 183 - Seminar: Problems of Philosophy Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Each semester topic is chosen for a study in depth, ranging from problems of space-time and universals to issues pertaining to social and political philosophy.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Students who take PHI 183 in partial satisfaction of a philosophy major or minor may take it on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
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PHI 184 - Seminar: Problems of Philosophy Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Each semester topic is chosen for a study in depth, ranging from problems of space-time and universals to issues pertaining to social and political philosophy.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Students who take PHI 184 in partial satisfaction of a philosophy major or minor may take it on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
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PHI 185 - Topics in Philosophy and Law Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
Study of a topic in philosophy of law or a major thinker in the field. The specific topic or figure varies from semester to semester. Examples of course topics are natural law theory, liberty, gender equality, hate crime, sexuality and the law, and disability and the law.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: (Formerly Selected Topics in Philosophy and Law.)
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PHI 190 - Internship in Philosophy Semester Hours: 1-4 Fall, Spring, Summer
This course provides students with an opportunity to integrate insights gained in practical work with those gained through the academic study of philosophy.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: 18 s.h. in philosophy, with a philosophy GPA of at least 2.5, and permission of the department chairperson. A minimum of 28 hours of on-site work and 10 hours of academic work (readings and writing assignments) per semester hour are required, in addition to regular meetings with a faculty member. Grades will be based on both on-site evaluation and academic work. An on-site evaluation of “poor” will result in a grade no higher than a C. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
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PHI 191 - Undergraduate Research in Philosophy Semester Hours: 1-3 Fall, Spring
The student will conduct research under supervision of faculty.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Permission of instructor.
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PHI 192 - Undergraduate Research in Philosophy II Semester Hours: 1-3 Fall, Spring
The student will conduct research in philosophy under the supervision of faculty.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Permission of instructor.
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PHI 193 - Departmental Honors Candidacy: Essay Semester Hours: 3 Fall, Spring
Research for and writing of a substantial essay in philosophy. Open only to philosophy majors who are eligible and desire to graduate with departmental honors. Interested students must secure, before registration, written permission of the instructor who will supervise the essay. The Honors Essay will be evaluated by the department.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be repeated for credit if taken in both fall and spring of senior year.
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PHI 194 - Seminar Semester Hours: 3 Periodically
For juniors and seniors who have previously taken at least three philosophy courses in logic: (PHI 150 , 154 , 156 ).
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PESP 002A - Archery Semester Hours: 0.5 Spring
Basic skills and techniques, cost, care and maintenance of equipment. Interclass competitive shooting and attendance at an archery meet.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 002B - Archery Semester Hours: 1 Spring
Basic skills and techniques, cost, care and maintenance of equipment. Interclass competitive shooting and attendance at an archery meet.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 003A - Badminton Semester Hours: 0.5 Fall, Spring
Basic strokes (grip, stance, form), rules of the game, care and selection of equipment. Class tournaments arranged.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 003B - Badminton Semester Hours: 1 Fall, Spring
Basic strokes (grip, stance, form), rules of the game, care and selection of equipment. Class tournaments arranged.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: none
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PESP 005A - Basketball Semester Hours: 0.5 Fall
Basic knowledge, techniques and the practice of fundamental skills.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 005B - Basketball Semester Hours: 1 Fall
Basic knowledge, techniques and the practice of fundamental skills.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: none
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PESP 007A - Bowling Semester Hours: 0.5 Fall, Spring
The fundamentals of 10-pin bowling. Classes are held off campus. Students must provide their own transportation. Student pay a weekly $10 fee that includes 3 games of bowling and bowling shoes. Fees are paid directly to the bowling alley.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 007B - Bowling Semester Hours: 1 Fall, Spring
The fundamentals of 10-pin bowling. Classes are held off campus. Students must provide their own transportation. Student pay a weekly $10 fee that includes 3 games of bowling and bowling shoes. Fees are paid directly to the bowling alley.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 008A - Football Fundamentals Semester Hours: 0.5 Fall
An introduction to individual and team concepts of football. Offensive and defensive theories of play as well as individual skills are presented. Theories and skills learned are applied in flag football scrimmages and games.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 009A - Fencing Semester Hours: 0.5 Fall
Fundamental skills and strategies of foil fencing.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 009B - Fencing Semester Hours: 2 Fall, Spring
Fundamental skills and strategies of foil fencing. Bouts and the use of electrical scoring equipment.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 010A - Field Hockey Semester Hours: 0.5 Fall
For students interested in team sports. Basic instruction includes the fundamentals of skills and team play.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 010B - Field Hockey Semester Hours: 1 Fall
For students interested in team sports. Basic instruction includes the fundamentals of skills and team play.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: none
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PESP 011A - Pickleball Semester Hours: 1 Fall
This course is designed to teach students the basics for the game of pickleball. Students will learn the basics for eye-hand coordination, development of basic skills, ball placement, teamwork and match play. Skills covered will include forehand, backhand, drive, lob, serve, smash and game-play strategy.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: For Physical Education majors only. Credit given for this course or 011B , not both. May not be taken on a Pass/Fail basis. May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 011B - Pickleball Semester Hours: 1 Fall
This course is designed to teach students the basics for the game of pickleball. Students will learn the basics for eye-hand coordination, development of basic skills, ball placement, teamwork and match play. Skills covered will include forehand, backhand, drive, lob, serve, smash and game-play strategy.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: For non-Physical Education majors only. Credit given for this course or 011A , not both. May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 012 - Folk and Square Dance Semester Hours: 1 Fall
Broad range of elementary folk dances; customs and dances of other countries.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 013A - Fundamentals of Human Movement Semester Hours: 3-4 Once a Year
In this course the student has the opportunity to learn about the age-related changes that occur in motor behavior from infancy through adulthood and how to use this knowledge to help people achieve their individual movement potentials. Students in the dual degree BS/MS in health and physical education will take the course for 4 s.h., and the course content will be expanded to include additional clinical hours working with pre- and early elementary age children to identify and develop developmentally appropriate motor learning experiences.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Students enrolled in the dual degree BS/MS in health and physical education program must register for the course for 4 s.h. Students in the BSEd in physical education program must register for the 3 s.h. option.
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PESP 014A - Golf Semester Hours: 0.5 Fall
The fundamentals of golf: grip, stance, swing, rules and etiquette. Practice with long and short irons, drivers and putters.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 014B - Golf Semester Hours: 1 Fall, Spring
For students seeking further skill and knowledge beyond the beginning level. Instruction is given mainly on a golf course.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: none
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PESP 015A - Gymnastics Semester Hours: 1 Fall
This course is designed to help the physical education major to acquire the knowledge, the performance and pedagogical skills in tumbling, educational, and artistic gymnastics to enable him/her to teach these activities effectively and safely in a school setting.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 016 - Lacrosse Semester Hours: 0.5 Spring
For students interested in team sports. Basic instruction includes the fundamentals of skills and team play.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 017 - Body Conditioning Semester Hours: 2 Fall, Spring
This course will teach students both the theory and practice of designing full-body workout programs without the use of machines. This course will increase students’ muscular strength and endurance and overall health. Through proper body alignment and technique, students will learn how to activate various muscle groups will free weights and isometric exercises, and learn how to engage the “CORE” muscles which will enhance back health and posture.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 018 - Physical Conditioning Semester Hours: 2 Fall, Spring
Summer Designed to introduce the basic principles of physical fitness through lecture and activity related experiences. A variety of activities are introduced that emphasize cardiovascular conditioning, strength and flexibility. Concepts of improving one’s health related fitness and caloric intake are included.
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PESP 020 - Pilates Semester Hours: 2 Fall, Spring
This class focuses on improving core body strength by elongating and strengthening postural muscles. This class will emphasize proper exercise technique, breathing technique, and improved body awareness throught the development of core body strength.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 021 - Scuba: Basic Underwater Diving Techniques Semester Hours: 2 Fall, Spring
Students learn to dive using scuba equipment and to apply these skills to further investigate the underwater marine environment. All necessary equipment is supplied.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Students may receive the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) certification by taking PESP 121 . Lab fees additional. May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 022 - Self-Defense Semester Hours: 2 Fall, Spring
Instruction and practice for men and women. Strategy, skills and physical conditioning. Valuable skills can be attained for use in emergency situations.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 025 - Fitness for Life Semester Hours: 2 Fall, Spring
An activity course designed to improve one’s fitness and to gain knowledge regarding aerobic fitness and weight control. Improvement of fitness is gained through activities including walking, jogging, resistive and exercise machines. Gaining of information regarding body percent fat, weight control, consumer nutrition, exercise prescription and stress reduction are included.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 026A - Soccer Semester Hours: 0.5 Fall, Spring
Basic skills in heading, dribbling, shooting as well as strategy and rules of the game. Interclass competition.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 026B - Soccer Semester Hours: 1 Fall, Spring
Basic skills in heading, dribbling, shooting as well as strategy and rules of the game. Interclass competition.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: none
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PESP 027A - Softball Semester Hours: 0.5 Spring
For students interested in team sports. Basic instruction in the fundamentals of skills and team play.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 031 - Swimming I Semester Hours: 1 Fall, Spring
Fundamentals of elementary swimming, with emphasis on individual achievements and water safety, working toward the American Red Cross Beginners Certificate as minimum achievement.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 032 - Tai Chi Chuan I Semester Hours: 2 Fall, Spring
An ancient Chinese exercise for health, relaxation, centering, balance, grace and fluidity.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 033A - Tennis I Semester Hours: 0.5 Fall, Spring
Fundamentals: grip, forehand, backhand, serve, etc., rules of the game, strategy, and care and selection of equipment.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 033B - Tennis I Semester Hours: 1 Fall, Spring
Fundamentals: grip, forehand, backhand, serve, etc., rules of the game, strategy, and care and selection of equipment.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Course is designed for non-majors. May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 034A - Track and Field Semester Hours: 0.5 Spring
Instruction and practice in fundamentals and techniques.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 035 - Hatha Yoga Semester Hours: 2 Fall, Spring
Specially designed postures and exercises which not only improve the student’s overall physical fitness level, but also increases bodily awareness and creativity.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 036A - Volleyball Semester Hours: 0.5 Fall, Spring
Basic knowledge of the rules and regulations, techniques, fundamental skills, and their application in game situations.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 036B - Volleyball Semester Hours: 1 Fall, Spring
Basic knowledge of the rules and regulations, techniques, fundamental skills, and their application in game situations.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Course is designed for non-majors. May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 038A - Weight Training Semester Hours: 0.5 Fall, Spring
Basic principles and skills. Emphasis on cardiovascular and flexibility activities.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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PESP 038B - Weight Training Semester Hours: 1 Fall, Spring
Basic principles and skills. Emphasis on cardiovascular and flexibility activities.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be taken up to two times for credit.
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