Course Descriptions
Phil 101 [H] Introduction to Philosophy 3
Nature and place of philosophy in human thought; problems and achievements.
Phil 198 [H] Philosophy Honors 3
Open only to students in the Honors College.
Phil 200 [W] Writing and Reasoning 3
Application of critical thinking skills to essay writing.
Phil 201 [H] Elementary Logic 3
Analysis and evaluation of deductive and non-deductive arguments.
Phil 205 Debating Social/Political/Philosophical Issues 2 (0-4)
Introduction to and practice in debate techniques applied to current issues.
Phil 207 [H] Philosophy of Religion 3
Critical inquiry into the existence and nature of God; the problem of evil; the relation of faith and reason; immortality and miracles.
Phil 210 [H] Philosophy in Film 3
The use of film as "philosophical text", discussing philosophical theories and debates presented in films, both old and new.
Phil 220 [H] Aesthetics 3
Analysis of aesthetic experience; applications to art and nature; criteria of art criticism.
Phil 240 Philosophy of Sport 3
Philosophical issues in sports (e.g. sports ethics, the role of sports in society, and the aesthetics of sports).
Phil 260 [H] Introduction to Ethics 3
Ethics through analysis of contemporary moral and social issues.
Phil 280 [G] Philosophy and Religion of Islam 3
Philosophical and religious framework of Islam.
Phil 314 [G,M] Philosophies and Religions of India 3
Metaphysical, epistemological, ethical, aesthetic, social, and political views of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam, and their influence on Indian civilization.
Phil 315 [G,M] Philosophies and Religions of China and Japan 3
The philosophies and religions of China and Japan, and their metaphysical, epistemological, ethical, social, and political positions and views of God and gods.
Phil 320 [H] History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy 3
Prereq 3 hours in Phil. Pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle; post-Aristotelian philosophy to the Renaissance. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (PHIL 320).
Phil 321 [H] History of Modern Philosophy 3
Prereq 3 hours in Phil. Renaissance, 17th and 18th century philosophers. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (PHIL 321).
Phil 322 [H] Nineteenth-century Philosophy 3
Prereq 3 hours in Phil. The Continental, post-Kantian tradition, with emphasis on thinkers such as Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (PHIL 322)
Phil 325 [M] History of Analytic Philosophy 3
Prereq 3 hours Phil. Selected major philosophers, issues, and trends in analytic philosophy.
Phil 350 [H] Philosophy of Science 3
Purpose and logical structure of science; human implications. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (PHIL 412).
Phil 360 [H] Business Ethics 3
The principles of ethics as applied to specific problems in business faced by individuals and corporate institutions.
Phil 365 [H] Biomedical Ethics 3
Ethical problems in medicine and biological research.
Phil 370 [H] Environmental Ethics 3
The place of humans in nature and human obligations to nature, if any.
Phil 390 Topics in Philosophy 3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours. May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours.
Phil 401 Advanced Logic 3
Prereq Phil 201. First-order predicate logic plus some metatheory, applications and/or extensions. Credit not granted for both Phil 401 and 501. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (PHIL 402)
Phil 406 Philosophy and Race 3
Prereq 3 hours in Phil or CES 201. Same as CES 406. Cooperative course taught by UI, open to WSU students (PHIL 406)
Phil 407 Seminar in Philosophy of Religion 3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours. Senior seminar for majors in religious studies. Advanced topic-driven seminar. Critical analysis of traditional and contemporary religions and religious phenomena. Credit not granted for both Phil 407 and 507.
Phil 413 [T] Mind of God and the Book of Nature: Science and Religion 3
Prereq 3 hours Phil; completion of science General Education Requirements; completion of one Tier I and two Tier II courses. Methodological comparison; cutting edge issues in science as they impact theism; guest lectures from professors in the natural sciences.
Phil 420 Contemporary Continental Philosophy 3
Prereq 3 hours Phil. Selected movements, figures, and issues in recent continental philosophy. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (PHIL 420)
Phil 421 Kant 3
Prereq 3 hours of philosophy. Exploration of Kant's philosophy and the philosophies heavily influenced by Kant. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (PHIL 421)
Phil 425 [T,D] Philosophy and Feminism 3
Prereq 3 hours Phil or W St 200. Feminist philosophy as critique of Western philosophical tradition and as alternate framework for thought.
Phil 431 [T] Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art 3
Prereq 3 hours Phil; completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Philosophical exploration of aesthetics experience and any or all of the arts; emphasis on value considerations and comparisons of differing media. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (PHIL 431).
Phil 435 [T] East/West Philosophy of Architecture 3
Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. East/West philosophies and their impact on understanding of nature and architecture.
Phil 442 [M] Analytic Philosophy of Mind 3
Prereq 3 hours Phil. Theories of mind, self, mental acts, psychological states and artificial intelligence. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (PHIL 442).
Phil 443 Philosophy of Language 3
Prereq 3 hours Phil. Investigation of philosophical issues concerning meaning, reference, truth, the nature of language, and the relation between language and thought. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (PHIL 443).
Phil 446 Metaphysics 3
Prereq 3 hours Phil. Issues and theories concerning free will and determinism, the nature of truth, the existence of God, space, time and identity. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (PHIL 446).
Phil 447 Theory of Knowledge 3
Prereq 3 hours Phil. Problems and theories concerning skepticism, the nature and scope of knowledge, a priori knowledge, and induction. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (PHIL 447).
Phil 451 Philosophy of Biology 3
Prereq 3 hours Phil, 3 hours Biol. Conceptual problems and value questions in defining biology as a human endeavor and in defining its scope and its aims. Cooperative course taught by UI, open to WSU students (PHIL 451)
Phil 460 [M] Ethical Theory 3
Prereq 3 hours in Phil. Problems of ethical theory as treated by historical and contemporary philosophers. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (PHIL 414).
Phil 462 [M] Women and Ethics 3
Prereq Phil 101 or W St 200. Same as W St 462. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (PHIL 462)
Phil 470 Philosophy of Law 3
Prereq 3 hours in Phil. Selected topics pertaining to moral and philosophical evaluation of law. Cooperative course taught by UI, open to WSU students (PHIL 410)
Phil 472 [M] Social and Political Philosophy 3
Prereq 3 hours Phil or Pol S. Problems of normative social and political theories; historical and contemporary philosophers. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (PHIL 472).
Phil 490 INPC Seminar 2
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 8 hours. Prereq 6 hours philosophy or by permission. Focused study of the topic of the annual Inland Northwest Philosophy Conference with guest instruction by scholars from the conference.
Phil 495 [M] Senior Seminar 3
Prereq senior in philosophy or 24 hours in philosophy. Mastery of the philosophical essay; topics may vary.
Phil 499 Special Problems V 1-4
May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
Phil 501 Advanced Logic 3
Prereq Phil 201. Graduate-level counterpart of Phil 401; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both Phil 401 and 501. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (PHIL 402)
Phil 504 Special Topics in Philosophy 3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours. Prereq graduate standing. Intensive study of a special topic not otherwise covered in depth in the curriculum. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (PHIL 504).
Phil 507 Seminar in Philosophy of Religion 3
Graduate-level counterpart of Phil 407; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both Phil 407 and 507.
Phil 510 Seminar in the History of Philosophy 3
Prereq graduate standing. Systematic exploration of the central works of an individual philosopher or philosophical movement. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (PHIL 510).
Phil 520 Seminar in Ethical Theory 3
Prereq graduate standing. The major issues, views, and figures of ethical theory from ancient Greece to the present.
Phil 522 Seminar in Metaphysics 3
Prereq graduate standing. The nature of reality, through study of key concepts such as God, personhood, free will, causation, space, time, and identity.
Phil 524 Seminar in Epistemology 3
Prereq graduate standing. Classical problems, questions, and theories involving the concept of knowledge.
Phil 530 Bioethics 2
Prereq graduate standing. Professional ethics for scientists; ethical implications of new technologies; obligations to human and non-human research subjects.
Phil 532 Seminar in Business Ethics 3
Prereq graduate standing. The major issues in business ethics, both domestic and international, from general principles to specific cases.
Phil 535 Advanced Biomedical Ethics 3
Current ethical issues in medical practice, medical research and public policy relating to health issues. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (PHIL 535)
Phil 551 Philosophy of Biology 3
Graduate-level counterpart of Phil 451; additional requirements. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (PHIL 517).
Phil 552 Environmental Philosophy 3
Prereq graduate standing. Philosophical examination of various ethical, metaphysical and legal issues concerning humans, nature and the environment. Cooperative course taught by UI, open to WSU students (PHIL 552)
Phil 556 Religion and Environment 3
Concepts of the sacred, the human and nature and their interrelationships with religious traditions and how they relate to ecology and environmental ethics. Cooperative course taught by UI, open to WSU students (PHIL 556)
Phil 571 Ecological Jurisprudence 3
Prereq graduate standing. Nature of law at the intersection of nature and culture including influences from the philosophy of pragmatism. Cooperative course taught by UI, open to WSU students (PHIL 571)
Phil 600 Special Projects or Independent Study V 1-18
May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
Phil 700 Master's Research, Thesis, and/or Examination V 1-18
May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
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