PHI 215 PHILOSOPHY

T H4 900 F all /Spring

A study of patterns of philosophic thought, and discussion of persistent problems of philosophy illustrated in the writings of major thinkers from Greece through the 20th Century.

Credit: 3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): None

PHI 216 LOGIC

T H4 906 By Request

The purpose of the course is to give students a general knowledge of the fundamental laws of correct deductive and inductive reasoning. Emphasis will be placed on practical exercises and the detection of formal and informal f all acies.

Credit: 3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): None

 

PHI 217 ETHICS IN HEALTH CARE

T By Request

This course examines the ethical implications of recent developments in the fields of biology and medicine. Topics covered include abortion, genetic engineering, experimentation with human subjects, all ocation of scarce medical resources, behavior control, truth telling in medicine, health care delivery, and euthanasia.

Credit: 3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): None

 

PHI 218 INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS AND VALUES

T H4 904 By Request

Introduction to representative ethic systems, approaches to problems of values and conduct. A study of the principal ethical theories and concepts of human conduct and character as well as critical evaluation of these theories and concepts as they apply to particular moral problems and decisions.

Credit: 3 hours – Three lecture hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): None

 

PHI 219 RELIGION IN AMERICAN SOCIETY

T F all /Spring

This course is designed as a survey of the role of religion in the development of American history. Its focus will be on the pluralism of religious beliefs in America as well as the ways in which religion has served as a unifying force throughout American history. It will examine religion from a social, cultural, intellectual and political perspective.

Credit: 3 hours – Three lecture hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): None