GH 101 Contemporary Issues: Social Ethics (CRN: 57536) 3 credit hours. TR 09:30-10:45 (FC 203); S. Kim. This course introduces students to some of the most interesting and difficult contemporary moral problems. Since there is no better way of introducing topics than getting our hands dirty, we will wrestle with the ethical issues ourselves with the help from contemporary commentaries of Peter Singer and Glenn McGee. The key issues to be tackled in this course include taking life, animal equality, environment, rich and poor, and genetics. This course does not presuppose prior acquaintance with philosophical texts or methods, and is designed to help students acquire basic skills in critical thinking and reasoning. 

PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy (GE’89:C3, GE2000:LAPS:E) 3 credit hours. Section 001 TR 12:30-1:45; Section 002 MW 2-3:15, J. Grcic; Section 003 MWF 11-11:50, S. Kim. The nature of philosophy and some of its problems, such as: how we know, man and nature, the individual and society, religious belief, the nature of reality, the relation of philosophy to life.

PHIL 105 Introduction to Logic (GE’89:A3; GE2000:SMS:E) 3 credit hours. Section 001: MWF 10-10:50; Section 002: MWF 12-12:50, B. Morton; Section 003: MWF 1-1:50, S. Kim. Critical thinking, the principles of correct reasoning. The detection and avoidance of fallacies, active listening, distinguishing inferences from observations, recognizing assumptions, identifying and using deduction and induction.

PHIL 201 Ethics & the Good Life (GE’89:B3, GE2000:SBS:F,E) 3 credit hours. Section 001 TR 9:30-10:45; Section 002 TR 11-12:15, J. Barad. This General Education course will expose the student to important, classical ethical theory from an historical overview. As in any philosophy course, we will reflect on issues in a critical and disciplined manner, dig out the presuppositions of the positions we are initially inclined to hold and explore the additional implications of those presuppositions in order to examine their acceptability.

PHIL 253 Environmental Ethics (GE2000: LAPS:E) 3 credit hours. Section 001: TR 12:30-1:45, R. Gennaro. Discussion and ethical consideration of such issues as animal rights, respect for nature, the land ethic, ecological feminism, global warming, world hunger/population, species preservation, moral obligations to future generations, and economic growth versus environmental quality.

PHIL 306 Business Ethics 3 credit hours. Section 001: TR 12:30-1:45, S. Kim. Analysis of basic issues and perspectives in business ethics. Topics include: the relation of ethics to the law, economic justice, moral foundations of business systems, moral relativism and multinational corporations, employee rights, the ethics of advertising, the environment, affirmative action, sexual harassment, diversity, and corporate social responsibility, among other topics.

PHIL 323 Philosophy of Psychology 3 credit hours. Section 001: MW 3-4:15, R. Gennaro. Alternative theories of the nature of the mind and mental processes. An introduction through classical and contemporary texts to the problems of dualism, materialism, consciousness, personhood, and intentionality. How is the mind related to the body/brain?

PHIL 325 Philosophy of Law 3 credit hours. Section 001: TR 3:30-4:45, J. Grcic. Analysis of the basic theories of law including natural law theory, legal positivism, and legal realism. Philosophers to be discussed include Aquinas, Austin, Hart, and Dworkin, among others.

PHIL 333 Medieval Philosophy 3 credit hours. Section 001: TR 2-3:15, J. Barad. Development of philosophy in the Middle Ages, including Augustine and Aquinas. Prerequisite: Phil 330.

PHIL 339 Eastern Philosophy 3 credit hours. Section 001: MWF 2-2:50, B. Morton. Study and discussion of Oriental thought, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism.