View all of the Philosophy courses offered in spring 2024 and/or register for classes at the links below.
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Highlighted Spring 2024 Courses
PHIL 112: Philosophy Through Film
Monday/Wednesday/Friday 3:00 - 3:50, with Instructor Travis Quigley
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Introduces students to philosophy through the representation in film of some of the questions central to a philosophically informed conception of the universe and one's place in the world so conceived. Students view and consider selected films through the lens opened by relevant philosophical readings.
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PHIL 200: Special Topics in Philosophy - Spring 2024 Topic: Asian Philosophy
Tuesday/Thursday 2:00 - 3:15, with Professor Hannah Kim
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This is a Philosophy Special Topics Course. The topic of this course is Asian Philosophies. The popularity of mindfulness and meditation made Eastern Philosophy fashionable, but what exactly does that entail? This class will be an introduction to Asian philosophies, including Confucianism, Mohism, Daoism, Buddhism, and Neo-Confucianism. We will also see how ancient and medieval Asian thoughts continue to influence culture and current affairs in Asia and beyond.
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PHIL 202: Intro to Symbolic Logic
Tuesday/Thursday 11 - 12:15, with Professor Joseph Tolliver, Fully Online Available with Professor Jonathan Weinberg
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Truth-functional logic and quantification theory; deductive techniques and translation into symbolic notation.
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PHIL 261: Medieval Philosophy
Monday/Wednesday 3:30 - 4:45, with Professor Houston Smit
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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.
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PHIL 471A: Rationalism & Empiricism
Tuesday/Thursday 2:00 - 3:15, with Professor Joseph Tolliver
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Rationalists of the 17th and 18th centuries: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, and Kant.
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PHIL 472B: Ancient Philosophy: Aristotle
Monday/Wednesday 2:00 - 3:15, with Instructor Robert Wardy
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A philosophical introduction to the major works of Aristotle.
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