Studies historical and recent views on such issues as the nature of good and evil, right and wrong, justice, rights, the rational grounds for moral responsibility and moral decision making, and the objectivity of moral values. Addresses both traditional and contemporary moral problems.

Explores the nature of scientific thinking and technology, and an assessment of their impact on human life and values. Includes the role of the role of theory and explanation in science and the effect of specific technologies on our understanding of the person, nature, and value.

An assessment of the major philosophical problems investigated over the past 2600 years by scholars in Asia. From Nargarjuna to Gandhi, Lao Tzu to Mao, study shared and divergent aspects of philosophy and religion and themes concerning nature, non-being and being, theory and practice, morality and happiness.

Studies the origins and character of philosophical thinking in ancient Greece and a critical examination of assumptions and concepts that were central to ancient Greek world views. The emphasis will be on works of the Pre-Socratic philosophers, Plato and Aristotle.

Introduces students to philosophical inquiry into the major elements of religious thought and experience. Issues include arguments for God's existence, atheism, the problem of evil, the relationship of faith to reason, religious experiences, religious ethics, and immortality.

Explores values, ethics, legal decision-making frameworks, and policies used to support the well-being of people and groups within the context of the healthcare professions. This course fulfills a requirement for the nursing program and is available only to nursing program students.

Explores values, ethics, and legal decision-making frameworks and policies used to support the well-being of people and groups within the context of the healthcare professions. Second in a series of two courses. This course fulfills a requirement for the nursing program and is available only to nursing program students.

Introduces ethical issues connected to business management.

Studies major topics in philosophy, such as the nature of human knowledge, free will and determinism, morality, the individual and the state, and the existence of God. This course was formerly known as PHIL 101.

An introduction to the critical examination of arguments in their various forms, whether oral, written, or visual. Coursework will emphasize the practical analysis of arguments in everyday contexts. Specific topics include identifying premises and conclusions; recognizing common types of arguments; understanding logical fallacies.

Introduces the principles of deductive inference with a focus on proofs in both sentence logic and predicate logic with quantifiers. Includes a study of semantic methods for testing validity.