Philosophy

New Major and Minor Requirements (for students entering Fall 2010 and after)

 

Major

I. Logic, Epistemology, and Metaphysics (6 hours, must take PHIL 215, Elementary Logic)

II. History of Philosophy (9 hours, at least one course from each category)

A. Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (3-6 hours)

B. Modern and Contemporary Philosophy (3-6 hours)

III. Ethics and Values (6 hours, must take PHIL 350)

IV. Philosophical Writing (5 hours)

A. PHIL 299: Philosophical Writing Workshop (1 hour each, total of 2)

B. PHIL 496: Senior Seminar (3 hours)

V. Electives (6 hours)

Total of 32 credit hours

 

Minor

I. Logic (3 hours)

PHIL 215, Elementary Logic

II. History of Philosophy (9 credits, at least one course from each category)

A. Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (3-6 hours)

B. Modern and Contemporary Philosophy (3-6 hours)

III. Ethics and Values (6 hours, must take PHIL 350)

IV. Philosophical Writing Workshop (1 hour)

V. Electives (6 hours)

Total of 25 credit hours

 

Courses by category

I. Logic, Epistemology, and Metaphysics

PHIL 215: Symbolic Logic PHIL 330: Philosophy of Science PHIL 331: History of Analytic Philosophy PHIL 404: Metaphysics and Epistemology PHIL 415: Advanced Logic

II. History of Philosophy	Ancient and Medieval	PHIL 341: Plato and Aristotle PHIL 342: Skeptics, Stoics, and Epicureans PHIL 343: Medieval Philosophy
	Modern and Contemporary	PHIL 344: Early Modern Moral Philosophy PHIL 345: Descartes and Hume PHIL 346: Kant and Idealism PHIL 347: Locke and Leibniz PHIL 348: 20th Century Philosophy PHIL 432: Philosophy and Early Modern Science PHIL 433: History of the Philosophy of Science

III. Ethics and Values	PHIL 201: Love and Friendship PHIL 202: Racial Justice PHIL 207: Philosophy and Popular Culture PHIL 212: Philosophy and Gender Theory PHIL 305: Aesthetics PHIL 310: Science, Religion and Contemporary Life PHIL 315: Philosophy of Religion PHIL 320: Ethics PHIL 321: Morality and Business PHIL 322: Biomedical Ethics PHIL 323: Social Ethics PHIL 324: War and Peace PHIL 329: Concepts of God, Good, and Evil PHIL 333: Marx & Critical Theory PHIL 350: Ethical Theory PHIL 426: Philosophy and Old Age
IV. Philosophical Writing	PHIL 299: Philosophical Writing Workshop (1 credit hour) PHIL 496: Senior Seminar
V. Electives	Any of the above or: PHIL 101: Enduring Questions: Truth & Relativism PHIL 102: Enduring Questions: The Good & the Beautiful PHIL 103: Enduring Questions: The Committed Life PHIL 401: Readings in Philosophy PHIL 499: Research in Philosophy

 

Major (for students entering prior to Fall 2010)

 

The major in philosophy requires a minimum of 30 semester hours and leads to a bachelor of arts degree. At least 18 hours must be in courses numbered 300 or above.

The 30 hours must be distributed as follows

 

1. Introduction (3 hours)

PHIL 120, Introduction to Philosophy

2. Logic (3 hours)

PHIL 215 (previously listed as PHIL 115), Elementary Logic

3. History of Philosophy (6 hours)

PHIL 302, Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, and

PHIL 303, Modern and Contemporary Philosophy

4. Ethics (3 hours)

PHIL 350, Ethical Theory

5. Metaphysics and Epistemology (3 hours)

PHIL 404, Metaphysics and Epistemology

6. Electives (12 hours)

Minor (for students entering prior to Fall 2010)

 

The minor in philosophy requires a minimum of 21 hours.

Twelve hours must be taken in courses numbered 300 and above.

The 21 hours must be distributed as follows:

 

1. Introduction (3 hours)

PHIL 120, Introduction to Philosophy

2. Logic (3 hours)

PHIL 215 (previously listed as PHIL 115), Elementary Logic

3. History of Philosophy (3 hours)

PHIL 302, Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, or

PHIL 303, Modern and Contemporary Philosophy

4. Ethics (3 hours)

PHIL 350, Ethical Theory

5. Metaphysics and Epistemology (3 hours)

PHIL 404, Metaphysics and Epistemology

6. Electives (6 hours)

 

Advisement

Eric Bain-Selbo

Cherry Hall 300

(270) 745-5744

E-Mail: Eric.Bain-Selbo@wku.edu