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1. All courses are 3
credit hours each, unless otherwise indicated.
2. Normally, a course will
not be run without a minimum enrolment of students.
PHL101:
Introduction to the Study of Philosophy
Critical analysis of the
history, methods, and major problems of philosophy. Planned exercises,
activities, and discussion designed to develop oral and written
critical thinking and analytic skills.
PHL102:
Introduction to Eastern Philosophy
Introduction
to the different schools of Eastern philosophy and their influences on
Asian
societies.
PHL103:
Introduction to Western Philosophy
Introduction
to the major schools of thought in Western philosophy and their
influences on
culture, politics and methods of enquiry.
PHL104:
Critical Reasoning
Elements
of clear, straight, orderly and valid thought, including deductive and
inductive reasoning and the accurate use of language. This course
explores
practical application of logic.
PHL201:
Introduction to Ethics
Concepts
of right and wrong, good and bad, and the application of moral
principles to
problems of everyday life.
PHL202:
Metaphysics
Problems
of ontology and cosmology, including such concepts as matter and
energy, time and
space, evolution and causality.
PHL203:
Political Philosophy
Analysis
of fundamental political concepts such as the legitimacy of government,
the
relation of justice to coercive power, the morality of war, political
obligation, and sovereignty, and study of political ideologies.
PHL204:
Aesthetics
Discussion
of central problems in aesthetics, such as the possibility of
objectivity in
criticism, modern and traditional definitions of a work of art, truth
and
meaning in the fine arts, natural beauty and its relationship to
excellence in
music, architecture, etc.
PHL205:
Epistemology
Investigation
of such concepts as knowledge, belief, certainty. Critical study of
theories
concerning such issues as our knowledge of the external world, the
past, other
minds.
PHL301:
Buddhist Philosophy
Discussion
of central problems in Buddhist philosophy and examination of the
teaching of
the Buddha as philosophical discourse. Includes in-depth examination of
the
different schools of Buddhism and their influences in the world.
PHL302:
Philosophies of India
Historical
and critical survey with emphasis on basic ideas and traditions.
PHL303:
Philosophies of China and Japan
Historical
and critical study of the philosophical thought of China and Japan.
PHL304:
Philosophy of Islam
Historical
and critical study of the philosophical thought of Islam with emphasis
on basic
ideas and traditions.
PHL401:
Early Western Philosophy
Exploration
of the origin and development of Western philosophy in Ancient Greece
and Rome.
Examination of some of the central ideas of the Pre-Socratics,
Socrates, Plato,
Aristotle, and the Hellenistic philosophers.
PHL402:
Pragmatism
Development
of pragmatism as exemplified in the philosophies of Peirce, James,
Dewey and
Mead.
PHL403:
Phenomenology
Study
of one of the major movements of contemporary philosophy. Themes
treated may
include knowledge, meaning, emotionality, embodiment, language,
sociality,
freedom and religion.
PHL404:
Existentialism
Study
of such issues as self-as-existence, freedom and responsibility in
their
ethical, religious, political and aesthetic dimensions.
PHL405:
Zen and the Art of Philosophy
In-depth
study of Zen philosophy and its impact on the Western world.
PHL406:
Feminist Epistemology
Examination
of feminist work on the social construction of gender and the role that
“experience” has played in discussion of whether women are a social
group.
PHL407:
Ethics and Computer Technology
Speculative
and critical examination of moral dilemmas, legal issues, and social
values pertaining
to new developments in computer technology, with particular emphasis on
how
computer technology informs, and is informed by, human relationships
and human
needs.
PHL408:
Khmer Philosophy
In-depth examination of
Khmer philosophy and its influence on society.
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