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Course Offerings in the Philosophy Department
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PY101 Introduction to Philosophy (3). An introduction to basic philosophical issues such as the nature of morality, the nature of the soul, and the meaning of life. The intent is to teach the students to think critically about such philosophical issues.
- PY104 Introduction to Logic (3). An introduction to the principles and techniques that aid in distinguishing good arguments from bad arguments.
- PY106 Ethical Decision Making (3). An introduction to philosophical analysis of contemporary moral problems. The course explores the relationship between "everyday morality" and the ethical theorizing of philosophers. Topics may include abortion, euthanasia, human rights and justice.
- PY107 Feminist Ethics (3). An introduction to feminine and feminist approaches to ethics and their critiques of traditional ethical theory, with a specific focus on such practical issues as violence against women, sexual assault, domestic violence, sexual harassment, and the global sex industry.
- PY108 Environmental Ethics (3). An introduction to practical moral issues that arise in dealing with conflicts between human needs, desires and values, and the ecology of the natural world.
- PY250 History of Ancient Philosophy (3). A survey of the philosophy of the Pre-Socratics, Plato and Aristotle.
- PY251 History of Medieval Philosophy (3). A survey of philosophy from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, with emphasis on Augustine, Aquinas, and Scotus.
- PY260 History of Modern Philosophy (3). A survey of the works in the western philosophical tradition from Descartes and the Rationalists, through Hume and the Empiricists, to Kant.
- PY261 History of Asian Philosophy (3). A survey of the ancient foundations and the modern developments of the major Asian philosophical traditions, notably the Indian and Chinese, and a comparison of these with the modern Western philosophical tradition.
- PY300 Internship in Applied Ethics (1-3) (Pass/Fail). Highly recommended for Applied Ethics minors but also open to other students with the permission of the Chair of the Department of Philosophy. Pre-requisite PY350 Ethics. Opportunity to put the academic study of ethics into practice in a business or institutional setting. The internship site or placement must be approved by the department Chair prior to the start of the internship.
- PY304 Great Philosophers (3). An examination of the thought of a philosopher whose work has significantly altered or influenced the course of philosophical reflection.
- PY305 Philosophy of Mind (3). An examination of the nature of consciousness. Topics may include contemporary theories of behaviorism, functionalism, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science.
- PY306 Philosophy of Language (3). An examination of the role of language in shaping, limiting and expressing thought. The connection between philosophy and language and the nature of language itself will be explored through the work of contemporary philosophers.
- PY307 Social and Political Philosophy (3). An examination of contemporary social and political issues in the light of classical and contemporary works of philosophy. Topics may include justice, freedom, property, equality, and democracy.
- PY308 Existentialism (3). An examination of issues concerning the meaning of human existence. Sample topics may include: freedom and responsibility, anxiety and death, authenticity and alienation, the individual and society, emotions and reason, faith and God.
- PY309 Feminist Philosophy (3). An examination of feminist philosophers' efforts to develop a perspective of their own. Discussions will focus on feminist analyses of the family, pornography, reproductive rights, violence against women, the intersection of gender, race, and class, women's oppression, the causes of that oppression, and ways of fighting it.
- PY310 Contemporary Philosophy (3). A survey of philosophical movements and/or influential individual philosophers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
- PY313 Philosophy of Religion (3). An examination of some of the major issues in classical and contemporary philosophy of religion, including the nature and significance of religious language, the existence and nature of God, the problem of evil, religious experience, miracles, and alternatives to theism.
- PY314 The Philosophy of Education (3). Selected topics in the philosophy of education are discussed. Topics may include Plato's and Aristotle's philosophies of education, the philosophy of education in the Hellenistic Schools, and modern philosophies of education including Dewey and Rousseau.
- PY350 Ethics (3). An examination of the two major approaches to ethics, action-based ethical theories and virtue-based ethical theories and an examination of the nature of ethical language and ethical reasoning.
- PY351 Epistemology: The Study of Knowledge (3). An examination of human knowledge with attention to recent developments and classical theories. Topics include skepticism, the justification of beliefs, rationality and truth.
- PY352 Metaphysics (3). An examination of the classic philosophical problems concerning the nature of reality. Topics may include the nature of consciousness, causation, freedom and determinism, the nature of persons, questions of the objectivity and/or subjectivity of reality.
- PY353 Aesthetics (3). An examination of the arts and their relation to philosophy. Topics may include theories of art and beauty, language and music; philosophy and the dramatic arts; philosophy and film; philosophy and literature.
- PY390 Topics in Philosophy(3). Topics studied will vary and may include philosophical movements (such as pragmatism), historical periods (such as Roman and Hellenistic philosophy), and philosophical areas (such as the philosophy of law).
- PY400 Department Seminar (3, 3). Selected topics in philosophy are discussed in a seminar format. One member of the department directs the seminar, but other members of the philosophy faculty participate. This course is required for all philosophy majors and may be repeated for credit.
- PY453 Advanced Logic (3). Prerequisite: PY104. A study of second order predicate calculus, mathematical logic, and on occasion, modal logic.
- PY485, PY486 Independent Study (1-3), (1-3).
- PY498 Senior Project (4). Departmental approval.
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Stetson University
Department of Philosophy | Unit 8250
421 North Woodland Boulevard
DeLand, Florida 32723
Email Address : ronhall@stetson.edu
Phone Number : 386.822.7584
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