PHL 150
World Religions
4 credits

Explores Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, focusing on their founders and important leaders, doctrines and rituals, historical and geographical development. Course involves attending religious services and meetings. General Education: Fulfills Perspectives on Diversity and Upper Level Writing (after ENG 111). Also fulfills Self and Society or Ethics and Social Justice. For students entering prior to September, 2010: Global History, Civilization, Culture AND Upper Level Writing (after ENG 111). Introductory.

PHL 160
Introduction to Philosophy
4 credits

Introduces students to philosophy by studying selected works of philosophers from antiquity to the present. Emphasizes sympathetic and critical understanding of classic texts in the Western philosophical tradition. General Education: Fulfills Upper Level Writing (after ENG 111). Also fulfills Historical Perspectives or Languages and Literatures. For students entering prior to September, 2010: Global History, Civilization, Culture AND Upper Level Writing (after ENG 111). Introductory.

PHL 170
Contemporary Moral Issues
4 credits

Reflects upon contemporary moral issues from a philosophical perspective. Introduces major normative ethical theories and basic techniques of logical analysis. Focuses on topics such as sexual morality, abortion, capital punishment, euthanasia, racial equality, sexual equality, animal rights, global economic responsibility, environmental responsibility, the morality of war. General Education: Fulfills Upper Level Writing (after ENG 111). Also fulfills Self and Society or Ethics and Social Justice. For students entering prior to September, 2010: Upper Level Writing (after ENG 111) AND US History, Civilization, Culture. Introductory.

PHL 215
Asian Thought
4 credits

Examines central philosophical movements and texts of India and China. Focuses on close reading of the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, various Buddhist texts, the Analects, the Tao Te Ching. Global Perspectives course. General Education: Fulfills Perspectives on Diversity and Upper-Level Writing (after ENG 111). Also fulfills Self and Society; or Languages and Literatures. For students entering prior to Fall 2010: satisfies General Education Global History, Civilization, Culture requirement; satisfies college Multicultural requirement. Intermediate.

PHL 230
American Philosophy
4 credits

Examines major movements in American philosophy, focusing on works of representative thinkers, such as Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Emerson, Thoreau, S.B. Anthony, Pierce, James, Royce, M.L. King, Jr. General Education: Fulfills Upper-Level Writing (after ENG 111). Also fulfills Self and Society or Ethics and Social Justice. Intermediate.

PHL 240
Great Ages and Ideas of the Jewish People
4 credits

Surveys the diversity of cultural situations faced in the major epochs of Jewish history: the Biblical age, the Hellenistic age, the Talmudic age, the Judeo-Islamic age, the European age, and the Modern age. Focuses on close readings of representative texts conveying central Jewish ideas in each period. Integrated Humanities course. General Education: Fulfills Perspectives on Diversity. Also fulfills Languages and Literatures or Historical Perspectives. For students entering prior to September, 2010: General Education Global History, Civilization, Culture. Intermediate.

PHL 254/ AMT 254
Aesthetics: Philosophy of the Arts
4 credits

Explores the experience associated with art, and considers the nature of artistic expression and of creativity. Through reading of selected philosophical texts, pursues an understanding of how we produce, perceive, and respond to art. Field trips to museums or performances. Required for Arts Majors. General Education: Upper Level Writing (after ENG 111). Intermediate. Prerequisite: ENG 111 and one course in the arts or philosophy. Offered: Fall.