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Philosophy
PHIL1001
Introduction to Philosophy I
3 ch (3C)
A survey of Western Philosophy from Thales of Miletus to Thomas Aquinas.
PHIL1002
Introduction to Philosophy II
3 ch (3C)
Survey of Western Philosophy from Francis Bacon to Contemporary Philosophy.
Prerequisite: PHIL 1001 .
PHIL1053
Introduction to Logic, Reasoning and Critical Thinking 3 ch (3C)
An introduction to informal logic - the logic of ordinary language. Topics covered
include inductive, deductive, moral and ethical arguments and fallacies in reasoning.
Special emphasis is given to showing the importance of logic and critical reasoning as it
relates to our personal and professional lives, the public forum of business, politics and
ethical debates, and popular culture and media.
PHIL2003
Introduction to Moral, Social and Political Philosophy 3 ch (3C) [W]
An historical investigation into such moral and socio-political concepts as goodness,
virtue, happiness, justice, choice, duty, custom, natural and civil law, the state, freedom
and the individual.
PHIL2034
Religion and Ethics 3 ch (3C) [W]
An examination of such notions as good and evil, compassion and social justice, divine
and natural authority, community and society, from the perspectives of religious
affirmation and moral reasoning.
PHIL2111
Symbolic Logic I
3 ch (3C)
A study of the principles of symbolic logic and the standard notations and methods used
in determining the validity and invalidity of arguments.
PHIL3014
Metaphysics and Epistemology
3 ch (3C) [W]
A study of issues in the branches of philosophy concerning reality and knowledge:
metaphysics (the overall framework of reality) and epistemology (the theory of
knowledge).
Prerequisite: One term-course in Philosophy or permission of the instructor.
PHIL3033
Pre-Socrates and Plato
3 ch (3C) [W]
An examination of early forms of Greek thought from the pre-Socratics and Plato. The
Platonic tradition will also be surveyed and assessed.
Prerequisite: PHIL 1001 or permission of the instructor.
PHIL3034
Aristotle and Hellenistic Philosophies
3 ch (3C) [W]
A study of Aristotelian thought and of the diverse philosophies of the Hellenistic period.
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Prerequisite: PHIL 1001 or permission of the instructor.
PHIL3063
Philosophy of Language
3 ch (3C)
A study of some of the basic concepts of argument and reasoning, such as truth and
falsity, analyticity, validity, agreement, stating and questioning.
Prerequisite: One term-course in Philosophy or permission of the instructor.
PHIL3075
Philosophy of Art 3 ch (3C) [W]
This course examines the principles and concepts of art, as developed by philosophers
and artists themselves, from ancient aesthetic theory, through essays on taste, to more
recent views of aesthetic perception and the function of art in society.
Prerequisite: One term-course in Philosophy or permission of the instructor.
PHIL3085
Philosophy & Film (O)
3 ch (3CO)
An exploration of the philosophical themes and issues in selected films.
Prerequisite: One term-course in Philosophy or permission of the instructor.
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PHIL3115
Contemporary Continental Philosophy (O)
3 ch (3C)
An in-depth study of the origins of and subsequent developments in Contemporary
Continental Philosophy: the European philosophical tradition in western philosophy.
Prerequisite: PHIL 1002 or permission of the instructor.
PHIL3116
Contemporary Analytic Philosophy (O) 3 ch (3C)
An in-depth study of the origins of and subsequent developments in Contemporary
Analytic Philosophy: the Anglo-American philosophical tradition in western philosophy.
Prerequisite: PHIL 1002 or permission of the instructor.
PHIL3117
Contemporary Political Philosophy (O) 3 ch (3C)
An exploration of the most influential approaches to contemporary political philosophy
and the central issues that are addressed therein. Topics include: liberalism and
communitarianism; justice, rights and freedoms; equality; private and public virtues;
social responsibilities; citizenship and nationhood; and economic and environmental
sustainability.
Prerequisite: One term-course in Philosophy or Politics or permission of the instructor.
PHIL3124
Contemporary Moral Problems
3 ch (3C) [W]
A wide-ranging look at a variety of claims and issues perplexing moral agents in
contemporary society.
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Prerequisite: One term-course in Philosophy or permission of the instructor.
PHIL3133
Health Care in Ethics I
3 ch (3C) [W]
Examines major problems in contemporary medical practice, including confidentiality,
informed consent and paternalism, compulsory sterilization and blood transfusions,
contraception, abortion and genetic engineering, euthanasia, allocation of scarce
resources, moral aspects involved in strikes of medical personnel, and conflict of duty
situations.
Prerequisite: One term-course in Philosophy or permission of the instructor.
PHIL3134
Health Care in Ethics II
3 ch (3C) [W]
A continuation of Health Care Ethics I. Examines major problems in contemporary
medical practice, including confidentiality, informed consent and paternalism,
compulsory sterilization and blood transfusions, contraception, abortion and genetic
engineering, euthanasia, allocation of scarce resources, moral aspects involved in strikes
of medical personnel, and conflict of duty situations.
Prerequisite: PHIL 3133 .
PHIL3141
Philosophy of Mind 3 ch (3C) [W]
A study of various philosophical approaches to the nature and concept of mind. Topics to
be covered include: Cartesian Dualism, Freudian Psychology, Behaviourism, Cognitive
Psychology and Artificial Intelligence.
Prerequisite:One-term course in Philosophy or permission of the instructor.
PHIL3153
Business Ethics
3 ch (3C) [W]
An evaluation of a selection of moral problems in business enterprises. Topics include:
the state and business; the profit motive; ethics in the workplace; moral development;
justice as fairness; social responsibility; wage equity; bribery; discrimination in hiring;
ecology; business and the developing world; advertising; sexual harassment.
Prerequisite: One term- course in Philosophy or permission of the instructor.
PHIL3171
Philosophy of Religion I
3 ch (3C) [W]
A critical examination of the central philosophical issues in the Western Religious
Tradition.
Prerequisite: One term-course in Philosophy or permission of the instructor.
PHIL3172
Philosophy of Religion II
3 ch (3C) [W]
A further analysis and elaboration of issues raised in PHIL 3171 .
Prerequisite: PHIL 3171 or permission of the instructor.
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PHIL3181
Philosophy of History I
3 ch (3C) [W]
A philosophical exploration of the nature of history and historiography. Topics include:
laws and explanation; objectivity and subjectivity; point of view and value judgements;
and narrative.
Prerequisite: One term-course in Philosophy or permission of the instructor.
PHIL3241
Philosophy of Natural Science
3 ch (3C) [W]
An analysis of such scientific concepts as explanation, theory, and law, with special
attention to the implications of recent scientific theories.
Prerequisite: One term-course in Philosophy or permission of the instructor.
PHIL3242
Philosophy of Human Science
3 ch (3C) [W]
An analysis of the methods, theories and presuppositions of such human sciences as
economics, psychology, history, and anthropology.
Prerequisite: One term-course in Philosophy or permission of the instructor.
PHIL3531
Late Antiquity & Early Medieval Philosophy (A) 3 ch (3C)
This course will concentrate on major figures, persistent themes and significant
philosophical works of late antiquity and early medieval philosophy, from the rise of
Christianity to the Carolingian Renaissance.
Prerequisite: One term-course in philosophy or permission of the instructor.
PHIL3532
Medieval & Renaissance Philosophy (A)
3 ch (3C)
This course will concentrate on major figures, persistent themes and significant
philosophical works of the medieval period, from the rise of scholasticism, through the
full flowering of medieval philosophy in the 13th century, to the breakdown of the
medieval synthesis and the rise of Renaissance thought.
Prerequisite: PHIL 3531 .
PHIL3631
Phenomenology and Existentialism 3 ch (3S)
A study of the phenomenological method and existential inquiries into human existence.
Topics include: existence; freedom, angst; alienation; death; meaning and hope.
Prerequisite: One term-course in Philosophy or permission of the instructor.
PHIL3841
17th & 18th Century Modern Philosophy
3 ch (3C) [W]
A study of the Rationalist and Empiricist traditions of the 17th and 18th century from
Descartes to Hume.
Prerequisite: PHIL 1002 or permission of the instructor.
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PHIL3852
Kant and 19th Century Philosophy 3 ch (3C) [W]
A study of late 18th and 19th century German philosophy from Kant to Marx.
Prerequisite: PHIL 1002 or permission of the instructor.
PHIL4916
Selected Topics in Philosophy
3 ch [W]
These courses focus on specialized areas of interest.
Prerequisite: At least two term-courses at the upper level in Philosophy or permission
of the instructor.