Minor in Philosophy
Minor Requirements
The minor in philosophy (# 429) requires a minimum of 24 sems. hours. At least 12 hrs must be taken in courses numbered 300 or above.
| [ Students entering prior to Fall 2018: see iCap for requirements ] |
| I. Logic, Epistemology, & Metaphysics (6 hrs) |
| PHIL 214: Logic, Argument, & Practical Reasoning |
| PHIL 315: Philosophy of Religion |
| PHIL 330: Philosophy of Science |
| PHIL 332: Philosophy of Mind: Minds & Machines |
| PHIL 334: Philosophy of Language |
| PHIL 404: Metaphysics & Epistemology |
| PHIL 415: Advanced Logic |
| II. History of Philosophy (6 hrs) |
| PHIL 331: Early Analytic Philosophy |
| PHIL 341: Plato and Aristotle |
| PHIL 342: Skeptics, Stoics, & Epicureans |
| PHIL 343: Medieval Philosophy |
| PHIL 344: Early Modern Moral Philosophy |
| PHIL 345: Descartes & Hume |
| PHIL 346: Kant & Idealism |
| PHIL 347: Leibniz & Locke |
| PHIL 348: 20th Century Philosophy |
| PHIL 406: Existentialism |
| PHIL 440: Readings in Ancient / Medieval Philosophy |
| PHIL 450: Readings in Modern / Contemporary Philosophy |
| III. Ethics and Values (6 hrs) |
| PHIL 202: Racial Justice |
| PHIL 207: Philosophy and Popular Culture |
| PHIL 208: Philosophy of Public Space |
| PHIL 211: Why Are Bad People Bad? |
| PHIL 212: Philosophy & Gender Theory |
| PHIL 305: Aesthetics |
| PHIL 322: Biomedical Ethics |
| PHIL 323: Social Ethics |
| PHIL 324: War and Peace |
| PHIL 333: Marx & Critical Theory |
| PHIL 344: Early Modern Moral Philosophy |
| PHIL 350: Ethical Theory |
| PHIL 406: Existentialism |
| PHIL 426: Philosophy & Old Age |
| PHIL 427: Philosophy of Law |
| V. Electives (6 hrs) |
| --> Any philosophy course (see above & in Catalogue) including the following: |
| PHIL 101: Enduring Questions: Truth & Relativism |
| PHIL 102: Enduring Questions: the Good & the Beautiful |
| PHIL 103: Enduring Questions: the Committed Life |
| PHIL 499: Independent Research in Philosophy |
| --> Any two of the following RELS courses: |
| RELS 242: Meaning of Life: Atheism to Zen |
| RELS 317: Confucianism |
| RELS 318: Daoism |
Advisement : Michael J. Seidler | Cherry Hall 322 | (270) 745-5756 | e-mail: michael.seidler@wku.edu
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