Philosophy Courses

Students can choose from a range of courses at the 100, 200, 300 and 400 levels in Philosophy. 100-level courses are open to freshmen and sophomores only; 200 and 300-level courses are open to sophomores, juniors and seniors only; 400-level courses are open to juniors and seniors only, with the exception of PHL 480 [Seminar], which is only open to senior Philosophy Majors.

100-Level Courses

At the 100-level, students can choose from the following courses: PHL101 Logic, PHL103 Introduction to Philosophy, and PHL150 Philosophy and Literature.

200, 300, and 400-Level Courses

Our 200, 300, and 400-level courses fall into the following six broad categories: (1) Ethics, Religion and Human Life, (2) Society, Politics, and Culture, (3) Language, Thought, and World, (4) History of Philosophy, (5) Contemporary Philosophy, and (6) Special Topics.

Ethics, Religion, and Human Life

  • PHL 202 General Ethics
  • PHL 207 Philosophy of the Human Person
  • PHL 301 Ethics, Moral Leadership, and the Common Good
  • PHL 304 Current Problems in Ethics
  • PHL 306 Business Ethics
  • PHL 309 Biomedical Ethics
  • PHL 312 Thomistic Ethics
  • PHL 434 Ethical Problems and Technology

Language, Thought, and World

  • PHL 315 Symbolic Logic
  • PHL 318 Philosophy of Science
  • PHL 319 Philosophy of Knowledge
  • PHL 321 American Philosophy
  • PHL 325 Asian Philosophy
  • PHL 342 Sources of Philosophical Errors
  • PHL 347 Philosophy of Language
  • PHL 426 Metaphysics
  • PHL 430 Phenomenology

Contemporary Philosophy

  • PHL 326 Contemporary Women Philosophers
  • PHL 352 Philosophy of Mind
  • PHL 412 Contemporary Philosophy
  • PHL 422 Contemporary Existentialism

Society, Politics and Culture

  • PHL 316 Social and Political Philosophy
  • PHL 320 Catholic Social Thought
  • PHL 337 Philosophy and Globalization
  • PHL 339 Environmental Philosophy
  • PHL 407 Philosophy of Art
  • PHL 423 Law and Morality

History of Philosophy

  • PHL 200 Introduction to the Philosophy of St Thomas
  • PHL 206 The Wisdom of Socrates
  • PHL 300 Ancient Philosophy
  • PHL 310 Medieval Philosophy
  • PHL 330 The Wisdom of Aquinas
  • PHL 360 Early Modern Philosophy
  • PHL 380 Late Modern Philosophy
  • PHL 406 The Wisdom of Augustine

Special Topics

  • PHL 460 Tutorial
  • PHL 470 Special Topics in Philosophy
  • PHL 480 Seminar
  • PHL 490 Independent Study

Course Descriptions for all of our courses can be found in the undergraduate catalog.

Philosophy Department


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