Courses in the Philosophical Inquiry domain address conceptual issues fundamental to reflection on such philosophical topics as:
- metaphysics (e.g., being and nonbeing, the one and the many, the nature of reality, same and other, self and other);
- epistemology (e.g., the nature and possibility of knowledge, different ways of knowing, knowledge vs. opinion, truth and falsity);
- ethics (e.g., right and wrong action, good and bad, objectivism and relativism in ethics, social and political philosophies, the idea of value, the problem of evil); and
- aesthetics (e.g., the nature of beauty, aesthetic value, the possibility of aesthetic valuation).
Courses address questions of how such topics impinge upon, shape, and challenge student lives.
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Address, critically think about, and analyze philosophical questions and problems.
- Evaluate philosophical questions, issues and/or problems using informed judgment.
- Analyze and interpret the methods used by philosophers in addressing philosophical questions, issues, and/or problems.
- Engage with philosophical topics and figures in their historical context.
- Confront and interpret primary texts from the philosophical tradition.
- Write an analytic essay treating a philosophical question, issue and/or problem that forwards an identifiable thesis, argument, and conclusion.
Courses
Below please find examples of courses previously offered for philosophical inquiry credit. For information on current offerings, please consult Campus Connect.
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| African and Black Diaspora Studies | ||
| ABD 231 | PHILOSOPHY AND THE QUESTION OF RACE | 4 |
| ABD 234 | BLACK AESTHETIC THOUGHT | 4 |
| Asian Studies, Global | ||
| AAS 287 | INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN PHILOSOPHY | 4 |
| Catholic Studies | ||
| CTH 230 | THINKING ABOUT GOD. FAITH AND REASON IN DIALOGUE | 4 |
| CTH 337 | GREEK AND MEDIEVAL THOUGHT | 4 |
| CTH 339 | PHILOSOPHY SINCE KANT | 4 |
| Comparative Literature | ||
| CPL 210 | GREAT IDEAS,THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY I | 4 |
| Computer Science | ||
| CSC 208 | ETHICS IN TECHNOLOGY | 4 |
| Criminology | ||
| CRIM 209 | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT | 4 |
| Environmental Science | ||
| ENV 170 | ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | 4 |
| Film and Television Production | ||
| FILM 228 | ETHICS IN COMPUTER GAMES AND CINEMA | 4 |
| FILM 237 | FILM PHILOSOPHY | 4 |
| Game Development | ||
| GAM 228 | ETHICS IN COMPUTER GAMES AND CINEMA | 4 |
| Geography | ||
| GEO 299 | KNOWLEDGE, PLACE AND POWER | 4 |
| Health Sciences | ||
| HLTH 229 | ETHICS FOR HEALTH SCIENCES | 4 |
| Information Technology | ||
| IT 228 | ETHICS IN COMPUTER GAMES AND CINEMA | 4 |
| Liberal Studies | ||
| LSE 380 | PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES IN PEDAGOGY, CULTURE AND GLOBALIZATION | 4 |
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Studies | ||
| LGQ 388 | QUEER THEORY: AN INTRODUCTION | 4 |
| Latin American and Latino Studies | ||
| LST 290 | LATINO/A LIBERATION TRADITIONS | 4 |
| Media and Pop Culture | ||
| MPOP 343 | MEDIA ETHICS | 4 |
| Management | ||
| MGT 248 | BUSINESS ETHICS | 4 |
| Modern Languages | ||
| MOL 215 | ANCIENT SCIENCE AND ITS LANGUAGE | 4 |
| Neuroscience | ||
| NEU 228 | NEUROETHICS | 4 |
| Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies | ||
| PAX 218 | HUMAN RIGHTS: PROMISE AND PROBLEMATICS | 4 |
| PAX 235 | THE ETHICS OF POVERTY | 4 |
| PAX 256 | INNER PEACE: EXPERIENCE AND PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACHES | 4 |
| Philosophy | ||
| PHL 100 | INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | 4 |
| PHL 200 | ETHICAL THEORIES | 4 |
| PHL 202 | PHILOSOPHY OF GOD | 4 |
| PHL 204 | EXISTENTIAL THEMES | 4 |
| PHL 208 | WHAT IS A PERSON? | 4 |
| PHL 209 | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT | 4 |
| or CRIM 209 | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT | |
| PHL 228 | NEUROETHICS | 4 |
| PHL 229 | BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | 4 |
| PHL 230 | CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN ETHICS | 4 |
| PHL 231 | PHILOSOPHY AND RACE | 4 |
| PHL 232 | WHAT IS FREEDOM? | 4 |
| PHL 233 | ISSUES IN SEX AND GENDER | 4 |
| PHL 234 | PHILOSOPHY AND MODERN SOCIETY | 4 |
| PHL 235 | ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY | 4 |
| PHL 236 | PHILOSOPHY AND THE CITY | 4 |
| PHL 237 | PHILOSOPHY, CONFLICT AND PEACE | 4 |
| PHL 238 | FEMINIST PHILOSOPHIES | 4 |
| PHL 240 | LOVE, HATRED, AND RESENTMENT | 4 |
| PHL 241 | ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY | 4 |
| PHL 242 | PHILOSOPHY AND TECHNOLOGY | 4 |
| PHL 243 | PHILOSOPHY AND FILM | 4 |
| PHL 244 | PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION | 4 |
| PHL 245 | REASON AND SOCIETY | 4 |
| PHL 246 | BLACK AESTHETIC THOUGHT | 4 |
| PHL 247 | PHILOSOPHY AND THE VALUE OF MUSIC | 4 |
| PHL 248 | BUSINESS ETHICS | 4 |
| PHL 263 | GENDER, RACE, AND CLASS: PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES | 4 |
| PHL 264 | PHILOSOPHICAL CRITIQUES OF COLONIALISM | 4 |
| PHL 280 | CRITICAL THINKING | 4 |
| PHL 287 | INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN PHILOSOPHIES | 4 |
| PHL 315 | SURVEY OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY | 4 |
| PHL 381 | DRAMATIC THEORY: TRAGEDY | 4 |
| PHL 382 | DRAMATIC THEORY: COMEDY | 4 |
| Political Science | ||
| PSC 230 | CLASSICAL POLITICAL THOUGHT | 4 |
| PSC 231 | MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT | 4 |
| PSC 234 | FREEDOM AND EMPOWERMENT | 4 |
| PSC 235 | EQUALITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | 4 |
| PSC 236 | LEGITIMACY AND CRISIS | 4 |
| Religious Studies | ||
| REL 290 | LATINX LIBERATION TRADITIONS | 4 |
| School of Continuing and Professional Studies | ||
| SNC 188 | PROBLEMS AND ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ETHICS | 4 |
| SNC 231 | VISIBLE & INVISIBLE CITIES | 4 |
| Sociology | ||
| SOC 202 | PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIAL THOUGHT | 4 |
| Women’s and Gender Studies | ||
| WGS 388 | QUEER THEORY: AN INTRODUCTION | 4 |
| Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse | ||
| WRD 282 | ETHICS OF PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING | 4 |