A scientist and an English professor walk into a bar.
The philosopher following them was careful to duck…
Check out these great Spring 2016 courses!
Phil 314: 19th Century History
of Philosophy
Dr.
William Vaughan [M 6:30--9:15 pm]
The 19th century remains one of the most volatile
episodes in the history of philosophy, with revolutionary movements of thinking
emerging in rapid succession. The first half of the century is marked by philosophical
system-building, embodied by the efforts of German Idealism. We will look
at Kant and Hegel as representatives of this endeavor. The second half is
marked by system-destroying, that any philosophical ‘system’ of thought
necessarily suffocates and suppresses human being. We will look at
Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Marx, and Nietzsche as representatives of this task.
After their explosive efforts, some have concluded that any efforts to
construct a comprehensive philosophical system are fruitless. We will explore
whether or not this is the case. Note: This course does NOT satisfy a core
Humanities requirement, but non-majors can still get a lot out of this class.
Phil 317: Philosophy of Religion
Dr. Louis
Mancha [TTh 12:15--1:30 pm]
Traditionally, it is claimed that the
God of Western monotheism has certain distinct properties. God is said to be all-powerful (omnipotent), all-knowing (omniscient), and all-good (omnibenevolent), for example. The
significant worry is this: Are those properties consistent? In other words, is
God really a possible being? If God is not a possible being, then is it even rational
to believe in God? Many philosophers and theologians have developed problems
and paradoxes that appear to result from a deeper analysis of these properties.
The purpose of this class is to address and respond to these issues. We will
study what it means to say that God has certain perfections or properties, and
what is implied by them. We will also analyze some of the paradoxes and
apparent inconsistencies that philosophers have observed in connection with
these properties, and attend to some possible solutions to those paradoxes. Satisfies a Humanities core requirement.
Phil
330: Readings in Philosophy (C.S. Lewis)
Dr. Mark
Hamilton [MWF 10--10:50 am]
Is Christianity reasonable? What are the best arguments to confirm
Christianity’s truth claims? Do you know
anything about the author of The
Chronicles of Narnia? This is a
course on the most vital and most important Christian writer of the Twentieth
Century, C.S. Lewis. Lewis, an Oxford
scholar, wrote marvelous works of fiction on unseen worlds and challenging
books defending issues like the validity of miracles and the problem of
suffering, along with popular essays probing life’s great mysteries. Lewis has boundless insight to the historical
and philosophical issues emerging in the Twentieth Century. Enjoy a course that
will be explicitly Christian while addressing questions every non-believer asks
concerning God. Satisfies a Humanities
core requirement.
COMPLETE YOUR CORE with these other Spring offerings!
Math/Logic: Phil 220: Practical Thinking, Dr. Mancha
Humanities: Phil 210: Phil. of Human Nature, Dr. Tiel
Phil
215: Ethics, Dr. Hamilton,
and Dr. Mancha
Phil
280A: Sports Ethics, Dr.
Hamilton
Phil
280B: Environmental Ethics,
Dr. Vaughan
Bring your ‘A’ game to all your classes, whatever your major!
Learn to think philosophically.
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