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PHILOSOPHY (PHIL)
110. Logic and Critical Thinking (3) I II Designed to improve ability to reason and think critically; emphasis on evaluating and presenting arguments. Includes a basic introduction to logic and scientific reasoning. P, Math Readiness Test score of at least 100 and have satisfied the 1998-99 admissions requirement for mathematics (i.e. four years of high school mathematics).
111. Introduction to Philosophy (3) I II Selected basic philosophical areas and problems: knowledge, belief and truth; the world and God; nature of persons; action and free will; the good life; the ideal community.
113. Introduction to Moral and Social Philosophy (3) I II Introduction to moral and political theory, and problems of practical ethics. Readings from representative moral and social philosophers.
121. Philosophical Foundations of Western Civilization: Justice and Virtue (3) Classical, medieval and modern moral and political thought; theories of human good, natural rights, political obligation, relation of individual and state, class conflict.
122. Philosophical Foundations of Western Civilization: Mind, Matter and God (3) Classical, medieval and modern metaphysical questions; What am I - mind, body, or both? Is the nature of the world ultimately physical? What is God? How may we know?
145. Science, Technology and Human Values (3) I Nature of science, technology, pseudo-science, and their relation to philosophy and culture; impact of science and technology on society and its values and religion.
195. Colloquium
a. Topics in Philosophy (1) I II
199. Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]
202. Introduction to Symbolic Logic (3) I II Truth-functional logic and quantification theory; deductive techniques and translation into symbolic notation. (Identical with MATH 202).
213. Contemporary Moral Problems (3) I II Issues and arguments arising in contemporary moral debates. Topics will vary but are likely to include abortion, mercy killing, the nature of economic justice, racism, sexism, pornography, animal rights, the death penalty, terrorism, the morality of war, and nuclear deterrence.
222. African American Studies: A History of Ideas (3) II (Identical with AFAS 222, which is home).
233. Philosophy of Religion (3) I Nature of religion; existence and nature of God; religion and meaning, values and knowledge. (Identical with RELI 233).
238. Philosophy in Literature (3) I Philosophical analysis of selected literary works.
245. Existential Problems (3) I II Exploration of central problems of the human condition, such as meaning of life; death; self-deception; authenticity, integrity and responsibility; guilt and shame; love and sexuality. (Identical with RELI 245).
260. Ancient Philosophy (3) I Survey of Greek philosophy, from the pre-Socratic philosophers through Plato and Aristotle to post-Aristotelian philosophers. (Identical with CLAS 260). Tier 2 - Humanities.
261. Medieval Philosophy (3) I II S The course focuses on three important thinkers in the Christian medieval tradition-Augustine, Anselm, and Aquinas. Topics covered: knowledge and skepticism, free will and the problem of evil, the nature and existence of God, and problem of universals. Tier 2 - Humanities.
262. Early Modern Philosophy (3) I II Survey of major 17th and 18th century British and European philosophers, chosen from Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. Tier 2 - Humanities.
263. From Hegel to Nietzsche: 19th Century Philosophy (3) I II Survey of influential 19th century philosophers, including Hegel, Marx, J.S. Mill, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche. Their views on the individual and society, and human nature.
299. Independent Study (2-4) [Rpt./]
299H. Honors Independent Study (1-2) [Rpt./] I
305. Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (3) I II Basic issues in the logic of science: scientific concepts and their meaning, testing of hypotheses, explanation, measurement, role of mathematics, truth versus convention, limits of science. Tier 2-Natural Sciences.
321. Medical Ethics (3) I II Ethical issues that arise in relation to medicine and health care: abortion, euthanasia, the allocation of scarce medical resources, socialized medicine, doctor-patient confidentiality, paternalism, etc.
322. Business Ethics (3) II Selected ethical issues in business, including corporate responsibility, preferential hiring and reverse discrimination, advertising practices, environmental responsibility.
323. Environmental Ethics (3) I II S Do we have an obligation to recycle? What can and what should we do about the quality of our air and water? In general, what are the proper environmental responsibilities of government, business, community organizations, and individual citizens. Tier 2 - Individuals and Societies.
344. Issues and Methods in Analytic Philosophy (3) I II Designed to improve ability to think analytically, with emphasis on analytic methodology. Selected readings on the nature of mental states, the analytic/synthetic distinction, personal identity, the concept of knowledge and justified belief, the theory of reference, and the distinction between science and pseudo-science. Writing-Emphasis Course*.
346. Minds, Brains and Computers (3) [Rpt./ 1] I An introduction to cognitive science; current issues relating to minds as computers, neuroscience, vision and language. (Identical with PSYC 346). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Effective Spring 1999.
376. Introduction to the Philosophy of Language (3) I II A survey of basic issues in the philosophy of language. (Identical with LING 376).
396H. Honors Proseminar (3) II
399. Independent Study (1-4)
399H. Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II
401A. Symbolic Logic (3) I Intermediate propositional logic and quantificational theory, natural deduction, axiom systems, elementary metatheorems, introduction notions of modal logic, selected topics in philosophy of logic. Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PHIL 401A, PHIL 402. (Identical with C SC 401A, MATH 401A). May be convened with PHIL 501A.
401B. Symbolic Logic (3) II Advanced propositional logic and quantification theory; metatheorems on consistency, independence, and completeness; set theory, number theory, and modal theory; recursive function theory and Goedel's incompleteness theorem. (Identical with C SC 401B, MATH 401B). May be convened with PHIL 501B.
402. Mathematical Logic (3) I (Identical with MATH 402, which is home).
403. Foundations of Mathematics (3) II (Identical with MATH 403, which is home). May be convened with PHIL 503.
409A. Symbolic Logic (3) I Intermediate propositional logic and quantificational theory, natural deduction, axiom systems, elementary metatheorems, introduction notions of modal logic, selected topics in philosophy of logic. Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PHIL 409A, PHIL 402. (Identical with C SC 409A, MATH 409A). May be convened with PHIL 509A.Change course number to: PHIL 401A. Spring 99
409B. Symbolic Logic (3) II Advanced propositional logic and quantification theory; metatheorems on consistency, independence, and completeness; set theory, number theory, and modal theory; recursive function theory and Goedel's incompleteness theorem. (Identical with C SC 409B, MATH 409B). May be convened with PHIL 509B. Change course number to: 401B. Spring 99
410A. History of Moral and Political Philosophy (3) I Reading and analysis of selected texts from the Greeks to the present. Course focuses on the history of moral philosophy. May be convened with PHIL 510A.
410B. History of Moral and Political Philosophy (3) II Reading and analysis of selected texts from the Greeks to the present. Course focuses on the history of social and political philosophy. May be convened with PHIL 510B.
412. Readings in Greek Philosophy (3) [Rpt./ 1] I II Extensive readings in Greek in one of the following areas of Greek philosophy: the pre-Socratics, Plato's ethic and epistemology, Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. P, GRK 202. Writing Emphasis Course*. (Identical with GRK 412). May be convened with PHIL 512.
414. Philosophical Logic (3) I II Introduction to modal logic; problems of interpretation and application; extensions to such areas as tense logic, epistemic logic, deontic logic. May be convened with PHIL 514.
416. Philosophy of Mathematics (3) I II Problems at the foundations of geometry and set theory. Logicism, formalism and intuitionism. Nominalism vs. realism. Epistemology of mathematics. May be convened with PHIL 516.
419. Induction and Probability (3) I II Basic philosophical problems concerning justification of induction, confirmation of scientific hypotheses, and meaning of probability concepts. May be convened with PHIL 519.
421. Philosophy of the Biological Sciences (3) II Laws and models in biology, structure of evolutionary theory, teleological explanations, reductionism, sociobiology. (Identical with ECOL 421). May be convened with PHIL 521.
423A. Philosophy of the Physical Sciences (3) I Philosophical problems of space, time, and motion. Topics may include the nature of geometrical knowledge, the philosophical impact of relativity theory, absolute versus relative conceptions of space and time. May be convened with PHIL 523A.
423B. Philosophy of the Physical Sciences (3) I Theories and models. Measurement, experimentation, testing hypothesis. Philosophical problems concerning explanation, causation, and law of nature. Philosophical problems raised by quantum mechanics and/or other physical theories. May be convened with PHIL 523B.
424. Philosophy of Social Sciences (3) Theories, concepts, and forms of understanding in the social sciences. Possible topics: rational choice and decision at the individual and social levels; democracy; and market mechanisms. P, one course in philosophy. May be convened with PHIL 524.
425. Philosophical Issues in Feminism (3) I II Issues in philosophy raised by feminism and recent studies of gender. Possible topics: the source of gender differences; gender and the nature of knowledge; gender differences in conceptions of morality; feminist political theories; the nature of mothering. May be convened with PHIL 525.
430A. Ethical Theory (3) I Meta-ethics: meaning of moral terms, relativism, subjectivism, ethics and science, social contract theory. May be convened with PHIL 530A.
430B. Ethical Theory (3) II Normative ethics: Utilitarianism, egoism, rights, natural law, justice, deontological duties, blameworthiness and excuses. May be convened with PHIL 530B.
432. Psychology of Language (3) II (Identical with LING 432, which is home). May be convened with PHIL 532.
433. Aesthetics (3) I II Classical and contemporary theories of art; the esthetic experience, form and content, meaning, problems in interpretation and criticism of works of art. May be convened with PHIL 533.
434. Social and Political Philosophy (3) I II Fundamental concepts of politics; leading social and political theories, such as anarchism, social contract, Marxism. May be convened with PHIL 534.
436. Games and Decisions (3) I Classical theory of subjective probability, utility, and rational choice, with applications to games theory and social welfare theory. P, MATH 119. May be convened with PHIL 536.
438A. Philosophy of Law (3) I Nature and validity of law; law and morality, judicial reasoning, law and liberty. (Identical with POL 438A). May be convened with PHIL 538A.
438B. Philosophy of Law (3) II Problems about justice, compensation and contracts and/or responsibility and punishment. (Identical with POL 438B). May be convened with PHIL 538B.
440. Metaphysics (3) I II Topics include free will and determinism; causation; personal identity; necessity and essence; truth, realism and ontology. May be convened with PHIL 540.
441. Theory of Knowledge (3) I II Critical examination of some of the major problems concerning evidence, justification, knowledge, memory, perception and induction. May be convened with PHIL 541.
442. Knowledge and Cognition (3) I Issues in philosophy and psychology of knowledge, with emphasis on cognitive mechanisms. Perception, memory, concepts, mental representation, problem solving, reasoning and rationality. P, two philosophy courses. May be convened with PHIL 542.
443. Knowledge and Society (3) II Social and interpersonal processes affecting the acquisition and diffusion of knowledge. Emphasis on philosophical perspectives, with interdisciplinary borrowings. P, one course in philosophy. (Identical with LI S 443). May be convened with PHIL 543.
445. Neural Network Modeling: What and Why (3) II (Identical with PSYC 445, which is home). May be convened with PHIL 545.
450. Philosophy of Mind (3) I II Topics include the nature of mental states; the relation between mind and brain; and analysis of perception, emotion, memory and action. May be convened with PHIL 550.
451. Philosophy and Psychology (3) I II Investigation of philosophical issues arising from current work in psychology including perception, reasoning, memory, motivation and action. May be convened with PHIL 551.
455. Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence (3) I II Interdisciplinary problems lying at the interface of philosophy and artificial intelligence. (Identical with PSYC 455). May be convened with PHIL 555. Change prerequisities to: P, PHIL 202 or consent of instructor. Spring 99
463. Philosophy of Language (3) I II Survey of basic issues in the philosophy of language such as: speech acts, reference, meaning, logical form. (Identical with LING 463). May be convened with PHIL 563.
465. Pragmatics (3) II Study of language use, its relationship to language structure and context; topics such as speech acts, presupposition, implication, performatives, conversations (Identical with LING 465). May be convened with PHIL 565.
467. Early Analytic Philosophy (3) I II The 50 year rise of analytic philosophy from Frege through early Russell to Wittgenstein's Tractatus. May be convened with PHIL 567.
470. Greek Philosophy (3) [Rpt./ 1] I II Topics in Greek philosophy. May be selected from the pre-Socratics, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and post-Aristotelian philosophy. (Identical with CLAS 470). May be convened with PHIL 570.
471A. Rationalism and Empiricism (3) I Rationalists of the 17th and 18th centuries: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, and Kant. May be convened with PHIL 571A.
471B. Rationalism and Empiricism (3) II Empiricists of the 17th and 18th centuries: Locke, Berkeley, Hume. May be convened with PHIL 571B.
472A. Ancient Philosophy (3) [Rpt./ 1] I A philosophical introduction to the major works of Plato. (Identical with CLAS 472A). May be convened with PHIL 572A.
472B. Ancient Philosophy (3) [Rpt./ 1] II A philosophical introduction to the major works of Aristotle. (Identical with CLAS 472B). May be convened with PHIL 572B.
493. Internship
l. Legislative Internship (1-6) I II
498. Senior Capstone (3) I II
498H. Honors Thesis (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II
499. Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]
499H. Honors Independent Study (3) [Rpt./] I II
*Writing-Emphasis Courses. P, satisfaction of the upper-division writing-proficiency requirement (see "Writing-Emphasis Courses" in the Academic Policies and Graduation Requirements section of this manual).
501B. Symbolic Logic (3-3) I II For a description of course topics see PHIL 401A-401B. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a central theme or topic of the course. (Identical with C SC 501A-501B). May be convened with PHIL 401A-401B.
502. Mathematical Logic (3) I (Identical with MATH 502, which is home). May be convened with PHIL 402.
503. Foundations of Mathematics (3) II (Identical with MATH 503, which is home). May be convened with PHIL 403.
509B. Symbolic Logic (3-3) I II For a description of course topics see PHIL 409A-409B. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a central theme or topic of the course. (Identical with C SC 509A-509B). May be convened with PHIL 409A-409B. Change course number to: PHIL 501A - PHIL 501B. Spring 99
510B. History of Moral and Political Philosophy (3-3) I II For a description of course topics see PHIL 410A-410B. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with PHIL 410A-510B.
512. Readings in Greek Philosophy (3) [Rpt./ 1] I IIFor a description of course topics see PHIL 412. Graduate-level requirements extensive reading and an in-depth paper. P, 3 units of 400-level Greek. (Identical with GRK 512). May be convened with PHIL 412.
514. Philosophical Logic (3) I II For a description of course topics see PHIL 414. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with PHIL 414.
516. Philosophy of Mathematics (3) I II For a description of course topics see PHIL 416. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with PHIL 416.
519. Induction and Probability (3) I II For a description of course topics see PHIL 419. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with PHIL 419.
521. Philosophy of the Biological Sciences (3) II For a description of course topics see PHIL 421. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. (Identical with ECOL 521). May be convened with PHIL 421.
522. Linguistic Semantics and Lexicology (3) II (Identical with LING 522, which is home).
523B. Philosophy of the Physical Sciences (3) I For a description of course topics see PHIL 423A-423B. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with PHIL 423A-423B.
524. Philosophy of Social Sciences (3) For a description of course topics see PHIL 424. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with PHIL 424.
525. Philosophical Issues in Feminism (3) I II For a description of course topics see PHIL 425. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a central theme or topic of this course. May be convened with PHIL 425.
530B. Ethical Theory (3) I For a description of course topics see PHIL 430A-430B. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with PHIL 430A-430B.
532. Psychology of Language (3) II (Identical with LING 532, which is home). May be convened with PHIL 432.
533. Aesthetics (3) I II For a description of course topics see PHIL 433. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with PHIL 433.
534. Social and Political Philosophy (3) I II For a description of course topics see PHIL 434. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with PHIL 434.
536. Games and Decisions (3) I For a description of course topics see PHIL 436. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with PHIL 436.
538B. Philosophy of Law (3) I For a description of course topics see PHIL 438A-438B. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a central theme or topic of the course. (Identical with POL 538A). May be convened with PHIL 438A-438B.
540. Metaphysics (3) I II For a description of course topics see PHIL 440. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with PHIL 440.
541. Theory of Knowledge (3) I II For a description of course topics see PHIL 441. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with PHIL 441.
542. Knowledge and Cognition (3) I For a description of course topics see PHIL 442. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with PHIL 442.
543. Knowledge and Society (3) II For a description of course topics see PHIL 443. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. (Identical with LI S 543). May be convened with PHIL 443.
545. Neural Network Modeling: What and Why (3) II (Identical with PSYC 545, which is home). May be convened with PHIL 445.
550. Philosophy of Mind (3) I II For a description of course topics see PHIL 450. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with PHIL 450.
551. Philosophy and Psychology (3) I II For a description of course topics see PHIL 451. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with PHIL 451.
555. Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence (3) I II For a description of course topics see PHIL 455. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. (Identical with PSYC 555). May be convened with PHIL 455.
563. Philosophy of Language (3) I II For a description of course topics see PHIL 463. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. (Identical with LING 563). May be convened with PHIL 463.
564. Formal Semantics (3) I (Identical with LING 564, which is home).
565. Pragmatics (3) II For a description of course topics see PHIL 465. Graduate-level requirements include a greater number of assignments and a higher level of performance. (Identical with LING 565). May be convened with PHIL 465.
567. Early Analytic Philosophy (3) I II For a description of course topics see PHIL 467. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with PHIL 467.
570. Greek Philosophy (3) [Rpt./ 1] I II For a description of course topics see PHIL 470. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. (Identical with CLAS 570). May be convened with PHIL 470.
571B. Rationalism and Empiricism (3) I For a description of course topics see PHIL 471A-471B. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with PHIL 471A-471B.
572B. Ancient Philosophy (3) I For a description of course topics see PHIL 472A-472B. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. (Identical with CLAS 572A). May be convened with PHIL 472A-472B.
593. Internship
l. Legislative Internship (1-9) I II
596. Seminar
a. Ethics (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II
b. Metaphysics (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II
c. Epistemology (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II
f. Social and Political Philosophy (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II
g. Philosophy of Law (3) I II (Identical with LAW 596G).
h. Philosophy of Physical Science (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II (Identical with PHYS 596H).
k. Philosophy of Mind (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II
l. Philosophy of Language (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II
p. History of Philosophy: Ancient (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II
q. History of Philosophy: Recent (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II
s. Philosophy of Mathematics (3) I
v. Philosophy and Cognitive Science (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II
599. Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]
900. Research (1-4) [Rpt./]
910. Thesis (1-4) [Rpt./]
920. Dissertation (1-9) [Rpt./]
930. Supplementary Registration (1-9) [Rpt./]