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

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

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

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

Contemporary Philosophy

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

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.