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.

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.