PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy (LAPS:E) 3 credit hours. Section 001: T R 9:30 - 10:45 a.m., J. Barad; Section 002: T R 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., J. Barad.  . This General Education course will consist of reading and discussion of selections from original work in philosophy on such topics as ethics, theory of knowledge, and philosophy of religion.  The aim of the course is twofold: (1) to provide the student with a sampling of the issues and philosophers typically studied in philosophy, (2) to foster independent thought and encourage the student to perceive issues in a reflective way.  Students will be encouraged to relate the readings to their own lives and our society.    

PHIL 105 Introduction to Logic (SMS:E) 3 credit hours. Section 001: T R 9:30 - 10:45 a.m., J. Grcic; Section 002:  T R 12:30 - 1:45 p.m., J. Grcic. This course is an introduction to logic and critical thinking.  It will include discussion of such questions/topics as: What are reasoning, knowledge, and truth?  What is a good argument?  The nature of deduction, induction, validity, and truth.  The nature of language, definition, and meaning.  We will also explore the nature of scientific method, cause/effect, scientific explanation, theory, laws, and hypothesis formation.

PHIL 201 Ethics and the Good Life (SBS: F, E) 3 credit hours. Section 001: T R 2:00 - 3:15 p.m., S. Harris. This course is an introduction to some central problems of ethics (moral philosophy) and the ethical theories most often invoked in addressing those problems. We consider several fundamental issues: What does being morally good require of us? Why should we bother being morally good anyway? Are there any objective moral evaluations or are they all relative to the people who make them, or perhaps to the cultures to which those people belong? Doesn’t morality depend on religion? Which of our actions are morally right, which are morally wrong, and why?

PHIL 313 Philosophy of Religion 3 credit hours. Section 001: T R 2:00 - 3:15 p.m., J. Barad. This course offers an examination of the various aspects of religious experience and of related theological concepts and theories.  Special emphasis will be given to arguments for the existence of God, the Problem of Evil and Challenges to Faith, Death and Immortality, and Religion and Ethics.  Students will consider such questions as:  What kind of event is religious experience?  Can religious experience justify religious beliefs?  Is there any reason to believe that God exists?  How can an all-powerful, all-good God allow evil to take place?  Is life after death possible?  Is there any evidence that people live subsequent to their death?  Should religion have an impact on the way we live our lives?

PHIL 316 Political Philosophy 3 credit hours. Section 001: T R 3:30 - 4:45 p.m.; J. Grcic. This course will be an in-depth analysis of major political theorists. Discussion will include Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Machiavelli, Mill, Marx, Rawls and Nozick. 

PHIL 335 Modern Philosophy I 3 credit hours. Section 001 T R 12:30 - 1:45 p.m..; S. Harris. This course is an introduction to the central developments in philosophy during the modern period (roughly, the 17th and 18th centuries). Modern philosophy begins with Descartes and his response to the birth of modern science. The most notable feature of philosophy during this era is a general reorientation away from traditional Aristotelian metaphysical concerns toward distinctly modern epistemological concerns. In this course, we will read key texts from the most important figures in modern philosophy: Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Spinoza, Leibniz, Hume and Kant.