Spring 2026 Courses
PHIL 101: Logic
Colin Patrick, MWF 10:20AM - 11:20AM
Analyses of arguments with an emphasis on formal analysis. Propositional and predicate calculus, deductive techniques, and translation into symbolic notation.
Prerequisites: None.
PHIL 102: Introduction to Philosophy
Colin Patrick, MW 3:00PM - 4:30PM
Introduction to problems and fields of philosophy through the study of major philosophers’ works and other philosophical texts. Specific content varies with instructor.
Prerequisites: None.
PHIL 201: Philosophy of Religion
Joel Martinez, TTh 9:40AM - 11:10AM
Issues in classical and contemporary philosophical examinations of religion such as arguments for the existence of God, religious experience, religious faith, the problem of evil.
Prerequisites: None.
PHIL 203: Philosophy of Art and Beauty
Joel Martinez, TTh 1:50PM - 3:20PM
Theorizing about art. Puzzles in art that suggest the need to theorize; traditional discussions of art in Plato and Aristotle and critiques of them (Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Collingwood); critical perspectives on these discussions (Danto). Specific discussions of individual arts: literature, drama, film, music, dance, the plastic arts.
Prerequisites: None.
PHIL 215: Philosophy and the Environment
Jay Odenbaugh, MWF 10:20AM - 11:20AM
Investigation of philosophical questions about our relationship to the environment. Topics include the value of individual organisms, species, ecosystems; the concepts of wildness and wilderness; aesthetics of natural environments; and the relationship between ecological science and environmental policy.
Prerequisites: None
PHIL 312: Philosophy of Language
Jay Odenbaugh, MWF 11:30AM - 12:30AM
Philosophical issues concerning truth, meaning, and language in the writings of 20th-century thinkers such as Frege, Russell, Grice, Putnam, Quine, Searle, Kripke. Sophomore standing required.
Prerequisites: PHIL 101. PHIL 102 or one course in the history of philosophy sequence (PHIL 301 through PHIL 307) recommended. - Must be completed prior to taking this course.
PHIL 452: Phil Study: Topics in Value
Joel Martinez, TTH 11:30AM - 1:00PM
Advanced study of classical and current philosophical issues and problems in value theory, including the philosophy of art and beauty, ethics and morality, philosophy of religion, social and political thought, and the philosophy of law. May be repeated with change of topic. Sophomore standing required.
Prerequisites: PHIL 101. One 300-level philosophy course. - Must be completed prior to taking this course.