{"id":7442,"date":"2023-10-17T11:02:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T16:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=7442"},"modified":"2024-07-12T15:03:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T20:03:59","slug":"all-philosophy-undergraduate-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/philosophy\/students\/undergraduate\/all-philosophy-undergraduate-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"All Philosophy Undergraduate Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"default\">This is a list of all courses offered in the program. Visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/philosophy\/students\/undergraduate\/all-philosophy-undergraduate-courses\/upcoming-courses\/\">Upc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/philosophy\/students\/undergraduate\/all-undergraduate-philosophy-courses\/upcoming-courses\/\">oming Courses page<\/a>\u00a0for a list of courses offered for the current and next semester (when available).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\ndd { \n margin-left: 30px;\n  margin-top: 0px;\n\tmargin-bottom: 0px;\n}\n\t\n\tdt {\n\t\tmargin-top: 25px;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n<dl><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0101 Introduction to Philosophy:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Introduction to the philosophical thinking through examination of such topics as Plato's and Aristotle's contribution to Western civilization; free will and moral responsibility; God, morality, and knowledge.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May not be retaken for add'l cr; may be repeated for higher grade.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0111 Introduction to Logic - Critical Reasoning<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Students learn a broad variety of fundamental logical methods - techniques used to identify, analyze, model, evaluate, and criticize different types of real-world reasoning.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>a grade of C or better in MATH\u00a090(P), MATH\u00a092(P), or MATH\u00a0102(P); or grade of D in MATH\u00a094(P); or Math Placement Level 10.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>QLA, HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>PHILOS\u00a0111 and MATH\u00a0111 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0192 First-Year Seminar:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Specific topics are announced in the Schedule of Classes each time the class is offered.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Open only to freshmen. Students may earn cr in just one L&S First-Year Sem (course numbers 192, 193, 194).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2019.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0199 Independent Study<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>For further information, consult dept chair.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>2.0 GPA; consent of instructor, department chair, and Assistant Dean for Student Academic Services.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken to 6 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2021, Spring 2006, Fall 2002, Fall 1999.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0204 Introduction to Asian Religions<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Philosophy of Asian religions; emphasis on the Indian experience of Hinduism and Buddhism, and the Chinese experience of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Summer 2025, Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0204X Introduction to Asian Religions<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Philosophy of Asian religions; emphasis on the Indian experience of Hinduism and Buddhism, and the Chinese experience of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Summer 2025, Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0207 Religion and Science<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>The alleged conflict between science and religion: case histories, analysis of the issues, implications for the concepts of religious beliefs and scientific knowledge.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0211 Elementary Logic<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Introduction to traditional and modern logic; the concepts of argument, validity; proof, fallacy, persuasion, and reasoning; the development of certain practical skills.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>satisfaction of QL-A.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>QLB, HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0212 Modern Deductive Logic<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>A second course in symbolic logic that develops the skills in symbolic translation and proof construction acquired in Philos 211, investigates more abstractly the properties of formal systems of proof.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>grade C or better in Philos 211(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0213 Introduction to the Philosophy of Science<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Course for beginning students dealing with such problems as induction vs deduction; hypotheses and theories and their relation to observation; explanation and prediction.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2019, Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Summer 2003.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0215 Belief, Knowledge, and Truth: An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Grounds of rational belief and knowledge and methods used for obtaining them, with particular emphasis on problems of evidence and truth.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0217 Introduction to Metaphysics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Introduction to the major problems of metaphysics, such as the mind-body problem, the free will-determinism issue, and the nature of causality.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2014.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0232 Topics in Philosophy:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>A course for beginning students dealing with such philosophical problems as freedom of will, skepticism, or a historical figure or movement.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 6 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0235 Philosophical Aspects of Feminism<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>A course for beginning students dealing with selected philosophical issues underlying feminist ideas and problems.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2018.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0237 Technology, Values, and Society<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Discussion of controversies over whether modern technology is a progressive or regressive force in human life; impact of technology on individual and institutional values.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0241 Introductory Ethics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Development of moral ideas. Criticism of ethical theories and of social institutions such as state, property, and family.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0242 Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Opposing philosophical views about man and his political and social life.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2021, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2011.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0243 Moral Problems:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Intensive study of one moral issue of current relevance.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic to 6 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0244 Ethical Issues in Health Care:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of ethical issues facing patients, providers, and public policy planners: e.g., ethical response to terminal illness, equity in health care delivery.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic to 6 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0245 Critical Thinking and the Law:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Development of critical and analytical skills using legal reasoning as a model and law texts as sources.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic to 6 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2010, Fall 2009, Spring 2009, Fall 2008.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0250 God, Faith and Reason<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Major questions: What is God? Can God's existence (or non-existence) be proved? How? What is religious faith? Is faith rational? Is faith ethical or wise?<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0253 Philosophy of the Arts<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>The creation, appreciation, and criticism of works of art. Sources and use of standards.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Summer 2014, Fall 2012.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0271 Philosophical Traditions:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Survey of one significant philosophical tradition.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 6 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Spring 2009, Spring 2005.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0272 Philosophical Classics:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Intensive study of one short work of special importance in the philosophic literature.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic to 6 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Spring 2004, Spring 2003.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0289 Internship in Philosophy, Lower Division<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-6 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Application of basic principles of philosophy in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>introductory course in philosophy; 2.25 GPA and consent of supervising faculty member.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0297 Study Abroad:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-12 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined, and\/or in specially prepared program course work.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0299 Ad Hoc:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-6 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires only dept & assoc dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one add'l sem.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none; add'l prereqs may be assigned to specific topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0303 Mind and Knowledge<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Studies the natures of action, belief and knowledge and the constraint that knowledge imposes on responsible action and belief, both in individuals and across society.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; Philos 101(P) or 215(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0303G Mind and Knowledge<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Studies the natures of action, belief and knowledge and the constraint that knowledge imposes on responsible action and belief, both in individuals and across society.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; Philos 101(P) or 215(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0304 Buddhist Philosophy<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Overview of the main philosophical teachings of Buddhism. Examination of key teachings in the Buddhist sutras; critical analysis of of key doctrines in Buddhist metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>sophomore standing or above and 3 credits in philosophy; or special student (incl University or School\/College Specials; 2nd degree, post-baccalaureate, certificate).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2023, Spring 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0317 Metaphysics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of perennial philosophical issues about the nature of the world and our relation to it; realism, idealism, causality, the mind-body problem, time, truth.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0317G Metaphysics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of perennial philosophical issues about the nature of the world and our relation to it; realism, idealism, causality, the mind-body problem, time, truth.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0324 Philosophy of Science<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of traditional and recent views about the nature, aim and ways of evaluating scientific theories, with reference to both the natural and social sciences.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0324G Philosophy of Science<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of traditional and recent views about the nature, aim and ways of evaluating scientific theories, with reference to both the natural and social sciences.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0332 Philosophical Problems:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Specific philosophical topic or issue, such as contemporary aesthetics, personal identity, the mind-body problem, the nature of beauty, equality, the just-war doctrine.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and 3 cr PHILOS.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Not open for credit to students with credit in PHILOS\u00a0381 with similar subtitle. May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0335 Philosophy of Biology<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Philosophical study of topics in the biological sciences, such as evolutionary explanations, genetic determinism, the definition of life, what constitutes a biological individual.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2010, Spring 2005.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0335G Philosophy of Biology<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Philosophical study of topics in the biological sciences, such as evolutionary explanations, genetic determinism, the definition of life, what constitutes a biological individual.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2010, Spring 2005.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0337 Environmental Ethics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Theories of environmental ethics, practical application. Responsibilities to nature\/future generations; moral value\/status of environment and organisms; philosophical issues concerning environmental studies and ecology.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0337G Environmental Ethics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Theories of environmental ethics, practical application. Responsibilities to nature\/future generations; moral value\/status of environment and organisms; philosophical issues concerning environmental studies and ecology.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0341 Modern Ethical Theories<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Ethical theories and problems as discussed in the late nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty first-centuries.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; 3 cr in philos; satisfaction of OWC-A.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>OWCB<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2019.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0349 Great Moral Philosophers<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Major themes of moral philosophy from Plato and Aristotle to Bentham and Mill, with critical study of the outstanding works.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2021, Spring 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0349G Great Moral Philosophers<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Major themes of moral philosophy from Plato and Aristotle to Bentham and Mill, with critical study of the outstanding works.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2021, Spring 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0350 Introduction to the Comparative Study of Religion<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Analysis of the nature of religion, of various comparative typological classifications and methodological approaches; basic problems in understanding the varieties of religious experience and expression.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; Philos 204(P), Philos\/Hist\/Hebr St 275(P) or Anthro 203(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2006, Spring 2004.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0350G Introduction to the Comparative Study of Religion<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Analysis of the nature of religion, of various comparative typological classifications and methodological approaches; basic problems in understanding the varieties of religious experience and expression.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; Philos 204(P), Philos\/Hist\/Hebr St 275(P) or Anthro 203(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2006, Spring 2004.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0351 Philosophy of Mind<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Critical study of the nature of mind and its relation to body and matter, with emphasis on recent advances in philosophy and psychology.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2018.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0351G Philosophy of Mind<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Critical study of the nature of mind and its relation to body and matter, with emphasis on recent advances in philosophy and psychology.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2018.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0355 Political Philosophy<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Philosophical doctrines involved in justification of political decisions; analysis of fundamental concepts such as the common good, authority, justice, natural law, and natural rights.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Spring 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0355G Political Philosophy<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Philosophical doctrines involved in justification of political decisions; analysis of fundamental concepts such as the common good, authority, justice, natural law, and natural rights.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Spring 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0358 Action, Will, and Freedom<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The nature of the will, agency, intentional action, and the problem of free will and determinism.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st, 3 cr philos; or grad st.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2022, Spring 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0358G Action, Will, and Freedom<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The nature of the will, agency, intentional action, and the problem of free will and determinism.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st, 3 cr philos; or grad st.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2022, Spring 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0360 Philosophy of Perception<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Major issues in the philosophy of perception: the nature of sensation, perception and inference, the relationship of perception and belief.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; 3 cr in Philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2011, Spring 2010.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0360G Philosophy of Perception<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Major issues in the philosophy of perception: the nature of sensation, perception and inference, the relationship of perception and belief.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; 3 cr in Philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2011, Spring 2010.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0381 Honors Seminar:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Intensive study of selected philosophers, movements, or philosophical problems.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>sophomore standing, HONORS\u00a0200(P), and consent of Honors College director.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2006, Fall 2005, Spring 2005, Fall 2004.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0384 The Philosophy of Law<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The idea of law and its relationship to morality. Issues of legal obligation, rights, responsibility, and punishment.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; 3 cr philos or previous course in political theory or law studies recom.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Philos 384 & Pol Sci 384 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0384G The Philosophy of Law<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The idea of law and its relationship to morality. Issues of legal obligation, rights, responsibility, and punishment.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; 3 cr philos or previous course in political theory or law studies recom.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Philos 384 & Pol Sci 384 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0430 Great Thinkers of the Ancient Period<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>An examination of, and engagement with, the thought of some of the major philosophers of the ancient period, including the Pre-Socratics, Plato, and Aristotle.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0430G Great Thinkers of the Ancient Period<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>An examination of, and engagement with, the thought of some of the major philosophers of the ancient period, including the Pre-Socratics, Plato, and Aristotle.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0431 History of Medieval Philosophy<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Critical and historical examination of writings of medieval philosophers such as Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Duns Scotus, Ockham, Al Farabi, Maimonides.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2009, Spring 2008.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0431G History of Medieval Philosophy<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Critical and historical examination of writings of medieval philosophers such as Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Duns Scotus, Ockham, Al Farabi, Maimonides.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2009, Spring 2008.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0432 Great Thinkers of the Modern Period<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>An examination of the thought of representative philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Spring 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0432G Great Thinkers of the Modern Period<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>An examination of the thought of representative philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Spring 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0433 Nineteenth-Century Philosophers<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Hegel, Schopenhauer, Marx, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and others. The conflict of idealistic, materialistic, and irrationalist philosophies of the nineteenth century and their influence on its social, literary, and religious movements.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2012, Fall 2010.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0433G Nineteenth-Century Philosophers<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Hegel, Schopenhauer, Marx, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and others. The conflict of idealistic, materialistic, and irrationalist philosophies of the nineteenth century and their influence on its social, literary, and religious movements.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2012, Fall 2010.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0434 Survey of Contemporary Philosophy<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Comparison of problems and solutions dealt with by currently active movements and philosophers, including Carnap, Croce, Dewey, Heidegger, Husserl, Moore, Russell, Sartre, and Wittgenstein.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0434G Survey of Contemporary Philosophy<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Comparison of problems and solutions dealt with by currently active movements and philosophers, including Carnap, Croce, Dewey, Heidegger, Husserl, Moore, Russell, Sartre, and Wittgenstein.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0435 Existentialism<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Analysis of existentialist thinkers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, and Merleau-Ponty.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2018, Spring 2011.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0435G Existentialism<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Analysis of existentialist thinkers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, and Merleau-Ponty.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2018, Spring 2011.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0437 Phenomenology<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Husserl's phenomenological method and its impact on recent continental philosophy, e.g. Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2012, Fall 2003.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0437G Phenomenology<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Husserl's phenomenological method and its impact on recent continental philosophy, e.g. Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2012, Fall 2003.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0461 Islamic Philosophy and Mysticism<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Problems central to Islamic theology, philosophy, and mysticism, and their relations to the teachings of Islam.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2005, Spring 2002.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0461G Islamic Philosophy and Mysticism<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Problems central to Islamic theology, philosophy, and mysticism, and their relations to the teachings of Islam.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2005, Spring 2002.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0474 Contemporary Religious Thought:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Analysis of two or more contemporary religious thinkers (e.g., Buber, Heschel, Tillich, Barth, Bultmann, death-of-God theologians, Moltmann, Pannenberg, Rahner, Chardin). Difficulties and objections are discussed.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st, 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0474G Contemporary Religious Thought:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Analysis of two or more contemporary religious thinkers (e.g., Buber, Heschel, Tillich, Barth, Bultmann, death-of-God theologians, Moltmann, Pannenberg, Rahner, Chardin). Difficulties and objections are discussed.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st, 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0475 Special Topics in Indian Religious Thought:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Intensive study of selected Hindu and Indian Buddhist thinkers and schools of thought, e.g. the Vedanta of Sankara and Ramanuja, Mahayana thought, modern Vedanta, Gandhi.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Pereq: jr st; 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2005, Fall 2003.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0475G Special Topics in Indian Religious Thought:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Intensive study of selected Hindu and Indian Buddhist thinkers and schools of thought, e.g. the Vedanta of Sankara and Ramanuja, Mahayana thought, modern Vedanta, Gandhi.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Pereq: jr st; 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2005, Fall 2003.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0489 Internship in Philosophy, Upper Division<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-6 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Application of advanced principles of philosophy in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing; 300-level or above course in philosophy; 2.25 GPA and consent of supervising faculty member.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2022, Spring 2010, Fall 1998.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0497 Study Abroad:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-12 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and\/or in specially prepared program course work.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0497G Study Abroad:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-12 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and\/or in specially prepared program course work.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0499 Ad Hoc:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-6 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires only dept & assoc dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one add'l sem.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; add'l prereqs may be assigned to specific topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Summer 1988.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0511 Symbolic Logic<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>First-order predicate calculus; formal properties of theoretical systems; chief results of modern mathematical logic; advanced topics such as completeness and computability.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing or consent of instructor; PHILOS\u00a0212(P) or 6 cr of MATH at the 300-level or above; or graduate standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>COMPSCI\u00a0511, MATH\u00a0511 and PHILOS\u00a0511 are jointly offered and count as repeat of each other.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2019, Fall 2015.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0511G Symbolic Logic<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>First-order predicate calculus; formal properties of theoretical systems; chief results of modern mathematical logic; advanced topics such as completeness and computability.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing or consent of instructor; PHILOS\u00a0212(P) or 6 cr of MATH at the 300-level or above; or graduate standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>COMPSCI\u00a0511, MATH\u00a0511 and PHILOS\u00a0511 are jointly offered and count as repeat of each other.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2019, Fall 2015.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0516 Language and Meaning<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Philosophical issues of the semantics, syntax and pragmatics of language; relations between philosophy of language and metaphysics, epistemology and philosophy of science.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Philos 101(P) or 432(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0516G Language and Meaning<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Philosophical issues of the semantics, syntax and pragmatics of language; relations between philosophy of language and metaphysics, epistemology and philosophy of science.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Philos 101(P) or 432(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0517 Special Problems in the Philosophy of Language and Linguistics:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>In depth study of one or more topics concerning the nature of language; its acquisition, use and formal structures.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic & cons advisor & instr to 6 cr max.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0517G Special Problems in the Philosophy of Language and Linguistics:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>In depth study of one or more topics concerning the nature of language; its acquisition, use and formal structures.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic & cons advisor & instr to 6 cr max.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0518 Philosophy of History<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The nature of historical knowledge and belief in terms of the justification of historical narration, explanation and prediction.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0518G Philosophy of History<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The nature of historical knowledge and belief in terms of the justification of historical narration, explanation and prediction.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0519 Special Problems in Metaphysics and Epistemology:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Intensive study in such topics as perception, skepticism, induction, mathematical knowledge, universals, causality, substance, determinism, possibility.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and 3 cr PHILOS.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0519G Special Problems in Metaphysics and Epistemology:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Intensive study in such topics as perception, skepticism, induction, mathematical knowledge, universals, causality, substance, determinism, possibility.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and 3 cr PHILOS.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0520 Philosophy of the Natural Sciences<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The nature and function of science; the logic of scientific method; clarification of such concepts as cause, law, theory, probability, determinism, and teleology.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0520G Philosophy of the Natural Sciences<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The nature and function of science; the logic of scientific method; clarification of such concepts as cause, law, theory, probability, determinism, and teleology.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0521 Philosophy of the Social Sciences<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The nature and scope of the social sciences; explanatory, interpretive, and normative concerns in theory construction, their interconnection, and their methodological implications.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0521G Philosophy of the Social Sciences<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The nature and scope of the social sciences; explanatory, interpretive, and normative concerns in theory construction, their interconnection, and their methodological implications.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0522 Special Topics in the Philosophy of Science:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Consideration of one or more of the following: logic of theory construction, theoretical entities, measurement, nature of laws, conventionalism, operationalism, and induction.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0522G Special Topics in the Philosophy of Science:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Consideration of one or more of the following: logic of theory construction, theoretical entities, measurement, nature of laws, conventionalism, operationalism, and induction.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0532 Philosophical Problems:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Intensive study of one or two particular problems, such as determinism and freedom, ethical relativism, memory, or perception.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and 3 cr PHILOS.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0532G Philosophical Problems:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Intensive study of one or two particular problems, such as determinism and freedom, ethical relativism, memory, or perception.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and 3 cr PHILOS.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0542 Punishment and Responsibility<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Views on the moral permissibility of punishment and other forms of penalization; the foundations of a general theory of moral responsibility.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos. Philos 241(R) or social science background recom.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0542G Punishment and Responsibility<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Views on the moral permissibility of punishment and other forms of penalization; the foundations of a general theory of moral responsibility.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & 3 cr in philos. Philos 241(R) or social science background recom.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0551 Aristotle<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Intensive study of one or more of Aristotle's major works or of themes and problems in Aristotle's thought. Particular attention to careful analysis of the texts.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; 3 cr philos; Philos 430(R).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2016, Spring 1995.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0551G Aristotle<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Intensive study of one or more of Aristotle's major works or of themes and problems in Aristotle's thought. Particular attention to careful analysis of the texts.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; 3 cr philos; Philos 430(R).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2016, Spring 1995.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0554 Special Topics in the History of Modern Philosophy:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Intensive study of a philosopher, movement, or historical problem in modern philosophy, e.g., Spinoza, British empiricists, Locke's influence upon the Enlightenment, overthrow of Hegelian idealism.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and 3 credits in PHILOS; PHILOS\u00a0432(R); or consent of instructor.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0554G Special Topics in the History of Modern Philosophy:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Intensive study of a philosopher, movement, or historical problem in modern philosophy, e.g., Spinoza, British empiricists, Locke's influence upon the Enlightenment, overthrow of Hegelian idealism.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and 3 credits in PHILOS; PHILOS\u00a0432(R); or consent of instructor.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0555 Recent Philosophy:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Intensive study of one or more philosophers or philosophical movements of the recent past.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; 3 cr philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2005, Fall 2004.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0555G Recent Philosophy:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Intensive study of one or more philosophers or philosophical movements of the recent past.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; 3 cr philos.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2005, Fall 2004.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0562 Special Topics in Ethics and Social and Political Philosophy:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Intensive study of issues such as the concept of law, punishment, liberty, civil disobedience, the public good, and the applicability of scientific method to social issues.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and completion of 3 cr in PHILOS.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0562G Special Topics in Ethics and Social and Political Philosophy:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Intensive study of issues such as the concept of law, punishment, liberty, civil disobedience, the public good, and the applicability of scientific method to social issues.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and completion of 3 cr in PHILOS.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0681 Seminar in Advanced Topics:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Seminar on a philosopher, philosophical movement, issue, or problem for majors and graduate students. Research papers required.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>senior standing and 12 cr in PHILOS at the 300-level or above; or graduate standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max. Additional prerequisites announced in the Schedule of Classes each time course is offered.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0681G Seminar in Advanced Topics:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Seminar on a philosopher, philosophical movement, issue, or problem for majors and graduate students. Research papers required.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>senior standing and 12 cr in PHILOS at the 300-level or above; or graduate standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max. Additional prerequisites announced in the Schedule of Classes each time course is offered.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0685 Senior Capstone Research Seminar:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Seminar study of a philosopher, philosophical movement, text, or topic for senior philosophy majors. Research paper and presentation required.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>sr st; declared Philos major; or cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Satisfies L&S research req. May be retaken w\/chg in topic to 6 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2022, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2014.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>PHILOS\u00a0699 Independent Work<\/strong><\/dt><dd>2-3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>See Advanced Independent Work, undergrad bulletin.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; 3.0 in major or 2.0 overall GPA, consent of instructor, department chair, and Assistant Dean for Student Academic Services.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Only 6 cr count toward Philos major. 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