Philosophy

Deals with the controversial biological issues of today: animal welfare, bioengineering, death and dying, issues concerning the unborn to the aged, etc. Focus is on student opinions and in-depth discussions. Of particular interest to students in Allied Health. May be used as a liberal arts or free elective.

The study of how to evaluate deductive and inductive arguments using various techniques including qualitative and quantitative analytical models. Topics include the vocabulary of logic, formal patterns of reasoning, language and semantics in argument, informal fallacies and ordinary problems of reasoning in everyday life. Increases one’s ability to understand, analyze, evaluate and construct arguments. Meets General Education requirement for Humanities.

Introduction to philosophical thinking with emphasis on the acquisition of methodologies designed to apply to concepts of morality, knowledge, reality, ethics, logic and social/political philosophy. Basic problems and applications of philosophy are examined through the study of multicultural and multidiscipline works of classical and modern thinkers/philosophers. Meets General Education requirement for Humanities.

The study of the myths, legends and beliefs of diverse cultures including Greece and Rome, the Middle East, Far East and Pacific Islands, Africa, Northern Europe, British Isles and the Americas. Emphasis will be placed upon the transformation of the myths through time and the impact on culture formation. Meets General Education requirement for Diversity and Humanities.

Examines the introduction of social and political philosophies in their ideal normative constructions including variations and interpretations throughout history. Analysis and constructive criticism will be applied to both historical and “post-modern” concepts and applications. Emphasis will be given to Western concepts with comparison to the understandings of selected world cultures. Meets the General Education requirement for Diversity and Humanities.

Introduction to the study of the meaning of human conduct with emphasis on the critical analysis of the principal ethical theories. Basic problems and applications of philosophical ethics and how they relate to the problems of the individual and community are examined through the study of multicultural and multidiscipline works of classical and modern thinkers/philosophers. Meets General Education requirement for Humanities.

Philosophical concepts and methods will be extracted from the reading of selected fiction. Plot, characters and style of writing will be analyzed to find examples of how a philosophical view is dramatized in the fiction. Following the framework of PHIL102- Introduction to Philosophy, the basic branches of philosophy and some of the standard issues in these branches will be analyzed and constructively criticized. Meets General Education requirement for Humanities.