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Fall 2008 Schedule of Classes

Undergraduate Courses

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PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy (3)

Phil 100 001 | TR | 9:00-10:15 | 72033
Holman, E., Ph.D.

Phil 100 002 | TR | 10:30-11:45 | 72035
Holman, E., Ph.D.

Phil 100 003 | MWF | 1:30-2:20 | 72036
Staff

Phil 100 004 | MWF | 2:30-3:20 | 72038
Sojka, M., Ph.D.

Phil 100 005 | MWF | 10:30-11:20 | 72039
Staff

Phil 100 006 | TR | 4:30-5:45 | 72040
Oberoi, V., Ph.D.

Phil 100 007 | TR | 12:00-1:15 | 72041
staff

Phil 100 008 | TR | 1:30-2:45 | 72042
staff

Phil 100 009 | MWF | 1:30-2:45 | 72042
staff

PHIL 151 Introduction to Ethics (3)

Phil 151 001 | TR | 9:00-10:15 | 72043
staff

Phil 151 002 | TR | 10:30-11:45 | 72044
Paden, R, Ph.D.

PHIL 173 Logic and Critical Thinking (3)

Phil 173 001 | TR | 9:00-10:15 |
Gregory, D., Ph.D.

PHIL 253 Philosophy and Literature (3)

Phil 253 001 | MWF | 12:30-1:20 | 72046
Froman, W., Ph.D.
 
Phil 253 002 | MWF | 2:30-3:20 | 72047
Froman, W., Ph.D.
 
Phil 253 003 | TR | 9:00-10:15 | 72048
Sojka, M., Ph.D.

Phil 253 004 | TR | 10:30-11:45 | 72049
Sojka, M., Ph.D.

Phil 253 005 | TR | 12:00-1:15 | 72050
DeNys, M, Ph.D.
 
PHIL 301 History of Western Philosophy (3)

Phil 301 001 | TR | 5:55-7:10 | 72051
Cherubin, R., Ph.D.
 
Phil 301 002 | TR | 1:30-2:45 | 72052
Cherubin, R., Ph.D.

PHIL 309 Medicine & Human Values (3)
 Prereq: Completion or concurrent enrollment in all other required general education courses. This course fulfills the University's synthesis requirement.

Phil 309 001 | TR | 10:30-11:45 | 72053
Leighton, K, Ph.D.

Phil 309 002 | TR | 10:30-11:45 | 72054
Staff

Phil 309 003 | TR | 1:30-2:45 | 72055
Staff

Phil 309 004 | TR | 9:00-10:15 | 72056
Staff

PHIL 312 Philosophy of Technology (3)
Prereq: 3 credits of philosophy or permission of the instructor

Phil 312 001 | TR | 1:30-2:45 | 72643
Light, Andrew, Ph.D.

PHIL 324 Mod West Political Theory (3)
Prereq: GOVT 101 or 3 credits of philosophy

Phil 324 001 | TR | 12:00-1:15 | 72057
Paden, R., Ph.D.
crosslisted with:
GOVT 324 001

PHIL 336 20th Century Continental Thought: Existentialism (3)
Prereq: 3 credits of philosophy or permission of the instructor

Phil 336 001 | T | 4:30-7:10 | 72058
Bergoffen, D, Ph.D.

PHIL 378 Reason, Science, and Faith in the Modern Age (3)
Prereq: completion or concurrent enrollment in all other required general education courses

Phil 378 001 | TR | 1:30-2:45 | 72060
Holman, E, Ph.D.

PHIL 421 Seminar (3)
Limited to philosophy majors with 9 credits of philosophy, but others may be admitted if topic is sufficiently close to their fields of study

Levinas' Ethics
Phil 421 001 | M | 4:30-7:10 | 72061
Froman, W., Ph.D.

Honor's Seminar
Phil 422 001 | M | 4:30-7:10 | 74931
Froman, W., Ph.D.

Graduate Courses

PHIL 510 Seminar: Ethics of Healthcare (3)
Prereq: 90 hours, graduate standing or permission of the instructor

Phil 510 001 | T | 4:30-7:10 | 74425
staff
Crosllisted NURS 660

PHIL 642 Biomedical Ethics Thought (3)
Prereq: graduate standing or permission of the instructor

Phil 642 001 | M | 4:30-7:10 | 72063
Eckenwiler, L, Ph.D.

PHIL 691 Special Topics in Philosophy (3)
Prereq: graduate standing

Personal Identity
Phil 691 001 | T | 7:20-10:00 | 72065
Leighton, K, Ph.D.



 

 

PHIL 721 Advanced Seminar in Phil (3)
Prereq: Graduate standing

Human Rights
Phil 721 001 | W | 7:20-10:00 | 72066
Bergoffen, D., Ph.D.
Course description
crosslisted with WMST 600

Hegel's Philosophy of Religion
Phil 721 002 | R | 7:20-10:00 | 72067
DeNys, M, Ph.D.