Philosophy

Courses

PHI-215: Philosophical Issues

Credits 3

This course introduces fundamental issues in philosophy considering the views of classical and contemporary philosophers. Emphasis is placed on knowledge and belief, appearance and reality, determinism and free will, faith and reason, and justice and inequality. Upon completion, students should be able to identify, analyze, and critically evaluate the philosophical components of an issue.

This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a general education course in Humanities/Fine Arts. This is a Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) course.

PHI-240: Introduction to Ethics

Credits 3

This course introduces theories about the nature and foundations of moral judgments and applications to contemporary moral issues. Emphasis is placed on moral theories such as consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics. Upon completion, students should be able to apply various ethical theories to moral issues such as abortion, capital punishment, poverty, war, terrorism, the treatment of animals, and issues arising from new technologies.

This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a general education course in Humanities/Fine Arts. This is a Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) course.