PHI 311 Epistemology (3 crs)
A critical examination of classical and contemporary theories and problems of knowledge, such as the possibility, origin, foundation, limits and validity of knowledge. Prerequisites: PHI 105 and 205.

PHI 347 (POS 347) Medieval Political Thought (3 crs)
A survey of influential Western political thinkers from the medieval world up to Machiavelli. Emphasis will be placed on the anthropological and metaphysical underpinnings of their political theories. Thinkers to be discussed will include St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Dante and Machiavelli.

PHI 349 (POS 349) Contemporary Political Thought (3 crs)
A critical survey of major contemporary political philosophies such as liberalism, conservatism and communitarianism and the ways in which they impact the law, the economy and principles of civil rights and civic responsibilities.

PHI 315 Philosophy of Science (3 crs)
A study of the historical and contemporary ontologies, epistemologies and axiologies of the physical, social and mathematical sciences. Prerequisites: PHI 105 and 205.

PHI 318 Symbolic Logic (3 crs)
A study of the formal systems of deductive proofs of validity and the relationship between ordinary and symbolic languages. Prerequisites: PHI 105 and 205.

PHI 320 Bioethics (3 crs)
Philosophical study of the moral implications of situations, decisions and procedures that directly deal with human life in terms of its propagation, its health, its duration, its modification and its termination, as precipitated by the contemporary advances of biomedical technology. Prerequisites: PHI 105 and 205.

PHI 321 History of Economic Thought (3 crs)
A study of the development of economic theories from classical to contemporary times with emphasis on examining their philosophical bases and implications. Prerequisites: PHI 105 and 205.

PHI 337 19th Century European Thought (3 crs)
Astudy of the developing themes in European philosophy during the 19th century, with consideration of thinkers such as Fichte, Schelling, Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche. Prerequisites: PHI 105 and 205.

PHI 338 Phenomenology and Existentialism (3 crs)
A study of the developing themes in European philosophy during the 20th century, with consideration of thinkers such as Husserl, Heidegger, Camus, Sartre and Marcel. Prerequisites: PHI 105 and 205.

PHI 345 American Philosophy (3 crs)
A study of the developing themes in American philosophy during the 19th and 20th centuries, with consideration of thinkers such as Emerson, Peirce, James, Dewey and Whitehead. Prerequisites: PHI 105 and 205.

PHI 346 (POS 346) Ancient Political Thought (3 crs)
Selections from, e.g., Plato, Aristotle, Xenophon, Thucydides and Aristophanes, will be examined in this course. Special attention will be placed on the relationship between politics and philosophy.

PHI 348 (POS 348) Modern Political Thought (3 crs)
Selections from modern political thinkers, e.g., Machiavelli, Locke, Tocqueville, Rousseau and Nietzsche, will be examined in this couse. Special emphasis will be placed on the modern idea of rights, the relationship between politics and philosophy and the role and responsibilities of government in the modern world.

PHI 355 Business Ethics (3 crs)
An exploration of the relationship between the world of business and the values of the larger society in which business operates. An application of ethical principles to issues, such as hiring practices, quality of the work place, conflicts of interest, environmental and consumer issues and the social responsibility of business. Prerequisites: PHI 105 and 205.

PHI 356 Ethics and Public Policy (3 crs)
An application of the principles of ethics to contemporary American institutional structures and public policies, e.g., health care, prison systems, international finance, world trade, foreign policy, war and peace, world hunger, immigration, education and individual rights. Prerequisites: PHI 105 and 205.

PHI 360 Great Thinkers in Philosophy (3 crs)
A close and critical textual examination of a major philosopher, (e.g., Aristotle, Plato, Kant, Heidegger and Marcel). Prerequisites: PHI 105 and 205.

PHI 365 Great Themes in Philosophy (3 crs)
A close and critical examination of a major and continuing theme in philosophy, (e.g., Philosophy of Time, Philosophy and Literature, Philosophy of Freedom, etc.). Prerequisites: PHI 105 and 205.

PHI 485 Senior Seminar in Political and Economic Philosophy (3 crs)
Interdisciplinary, with faculty from each area participating. Prerequisites: PHI 105, 205 and 305.

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