Introduction to Philosophy: Ancient Period<\/strong> Introduction to Philosophy: Ancient Period<\/strong> Introduction to Philosophy: Modern Period<\/strong> The Ethics of Contemporary Health Care<\/b> Philosophy and Human Existence<\/b> Orientation in Humanities<\/strong> Special Topics<\/strong> Plato\u2019s Republic<\/strong> Applied Ethics<\/strong> Ethics<\/strong> Logic and Interpretation<\/strong> Philosophy of Art<\/strong> American Philosophy<\/strong> Comparative Philosophy<\/strong> The relations of the world\u2019s philosophies to the basic cultural and religious traditions of the world and to the development of the world community.<\/p>\n Current Philosophical Trends<\/strong><\/p>\n 3 hrs. Philosophy of Sex<\/strong> Philosophy of Sexual Orientation and Gender<\/strong> Philosophy of Science<\/strong> Philosophy of Feminism<\/strong> Humanities Junior Seminar<\/strong> Ancient Philosophy<\/strong> Modern Philosophy<\/strong> Metaphysics<\/strong> Philosophy of Knowledge<\/strong> Philosophy of History and Culture<\/strong> Philosophy of Religion<\/strong> Philosophy of Politics and Power<\/strong> Existential Philosophy<\/strong> Philosophy of Logic<\/strong> Special Topics<\/strong> Independent Study<\/strong> Humanities Senior Seminar<\/strong> Readings for Honors in Philosophy<\/strong> Directed Readings in Philosophy<\/strong> 200 Introduction to Philosophy: Ancient Period 3 hrs. The origins of philosophical activity among the Greeks by means of a selective sounding of several major thinkers. 200H Introduction to Philosophy: Ancient Period 3 hrs. Honors A detailed consideration of selected texts from Ancient philosophy, such as the pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, the Epicureans, the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":900,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-51","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/humanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/humanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/humanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/humanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/900"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/humanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/humanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":416,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/humanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions\/416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/humanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n3 hrs.
\nThe origins of philosophical activity among the Greeks by means of a selective sounding of several major thinkers.<\/p>\n200H<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs. Honors
\nA detailed consideration of selected texts from Ancient philosophy, such as the pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, the Epicureans, the Academic Skeptics, and the neo-Platonists.<\/p>\n201<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nQuestions and answers concerning the nature of existence and human values and how we come to know them.<\/p>\n202<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nA basic introduction to ethical theory, followed by an application of this theory to problems in health care. For students in health care professions and those interested in applied ethics.<\/p>\n203<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nAn introduction to philosophy drawing from both ancient and modern thinkers and texts.<\/p>\n250<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nAn interdisciplinary course to introduce students to the elements of a humanistic education. (Same as Classics 250 and Religious Studies 250; PR or CR: English 101.)<\/p>\n280-283<\/h2>\n
\n1-4 hrs.
\nGroup or individual study of areas demanding further study of a more specialized depth.<\/p>\n301<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nA deconstruction of the major time-worn prejudices and presuppositions of Platonism by way of a radical reading of Plato\u2019s great dialogue the Republic<\/em>.<\/p>\n302<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nThe application of basic ethical theories to contemporary moral issues drawn from such fields as medicine, business and the environment.<\/p>\n303<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nA critical study of diverse moral norms, ideals and systems in theory and practice.<\/p>\n304<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs. I, II.
\nTheory and practice of valid principles of thinking, including developing the skills of justifying diverse types of belief and evaluating reasons for conflicting standpoints (for example, racial, gender, and ethnic differences).<\/p>\n306<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nExamination of the qualities involved in the appreciation of beauty which serve as standards of taste.<\/p>\n315<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nGreat American thinkers, including thinkers such as Emerson (transcendentalism), Peirce, James, Dewey, and Rorty (pragmatism), Royce (idealism), Quine (analytic philosophy), and de Man (post-structuralism).<\/p>\n320<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.<\/p>\n321<\/h2>\n
\nSelected reading in contemporary thought embracing such movements as realism, Marxism, post-structuralism, deconstruction, postmodernism.<\/p>\n330<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nIntroduction to some of the basic authors, texts, and themes in this branch of philosophy beginning with Plato\u2019s Symposium.<\/p>\n340<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nAn introduction to the philosophy of sexual orientation and its relation to gender, with a special focus on issues of knowledge and politics.<\/p>\n353<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nReflections on crucial concepts of modern science relevant to philosophical issues in interpreting human beings and the universe; special attention given to epistemological and other problems of mathematics and physical and social sciences.<\/p>\n363<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nAn introduction to contemporary feminist theory including discussion of current gender-related issues.<\/p>\n390-394<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nA structured interdisciplinary study offered by the programs of Classics, Philosophy and Religious Studies in the foundations of Western thought: its myth, literature, religion, philosophy, art. (Same as Classics 390-394 and Religious Studies 390-394.)<\/p>\n400<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nAdvanced study of major philosophers drawn from the ancient Greek and Roman period. (PR: PHL 200.)<\/p>\n401<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nAdvanced study of major movements in philosophy from the 17th century on, movements such as rationalism, empiricism, idealism, and existentialism. (PR: PHL 201, or any 300 level PHL course.)<\/p>\n420<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nAdvanced study of the most basic nature of reality. (PR: 3 hrs. of philosophy.)<\/p>\n421<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nAdvanced study of the nature and possibility of knowledge. (PR: 3 hrs. of philosophy.)<\/p>\n451<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nAncient and modern theories of the meaning and consequence of history and culture. (PR: 3 hrs. of philosophy.)<\/p>\n455<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nTheories of the nature and functions of religion, including the meaning of religious language and the problems of belief. (PR: Six hours between philosophy and religious studies.)<\/p>\n460<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nAdvanced study of the significance or the place in human reality of political organization, negotiation, strategy, and power (PR: 3 hrs. of philosophy.)<\/p>\n465<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nA study of existential philosophers from Kierkegaard to Heidegger, Sartre and beyond.<\/p>\n470<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nAdvanced study of the nature of logic: whether logic is possible at all, how far it applies, and whether and how there can be conflicting logics. (PR: 3 hrs. of philosophy.)<\/p>\n480-483<\/h2>\n
\n1-4 hrs.
\nShared study and research on a special topic as announced. (PR: Permission of department chairperson.)<\/p>\n485-488<\/h2>\n
\n1-4 hrs.<\/p>\n490-494<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\nDesigned for majors as the culminating interdisciplinary study in the Humanities program. Capstone experience. (Same as Classics 490-494 and Religious Studies 490-494.)<\/p>\n495H-496H<\/h2>\n
\n4 hrs.
\nOpen only to philosophy majors of outstanding ability. See Honors Courses.<\/p>\n498<\/h2>\n
\n3 hrs.
\n(Fall or Spring)
\nAdvanced research adaptable to the needs of the individual student. (PR: Permission of department chairperson.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"