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Philosophy - Minor

This minor is offered through the School of Philosophy.

Students in the University Honors Program who have completed the four-course sequence in philosophy (HSPH 101 - HSPH 204) may not consider PHIL 301, PHIL 302, PHIL 305, PHIL 309, PHIL 313, PHIL 355, and PHIL 332, as these overlap significantly in content with courses in the Honors Sequence.

Required Course: The Classical Mind - Take One

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
PHIL 201/HSPH 101/PHIL 201P/PHIL 211/PHIL 201The Classical Mind: The Origin and Growth of Western Philosophy

3
HSPH 101/PHIL 201/PHIL 201P/PHIL 211/HSPH 101The Desire to Know

3
PHIL 211/HSPH 101/PHIL 201/PHIL 201P/PHIL 211The Classical Mind (Honors)

3

Required Course: The Modern Mind - Take One

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
HSPH 102/PHIL 202/PHIL 212/HSPH 102Human Action and Government

3
PHIL 202/HSPH 102/PHIL 212/PHIL 202The Modern Mind: Philosophy from Descartes to the Present

3
PHIL 212/HSPH 102/PHIL 202/PHIL 212The Modern Mind (UH)

3

Elective Courses - Take Four

 
Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
HSPH 203Nature & Human Nature

3
HSPH 204Ultimate Questions

3
PHIL 301/PHIL 301/PHIL 302/MPH 301Reasoning and Argumentation

3
PHIL 302/PHIL 301/PHIL 302/MPH 301Introductory Logic

3
PHIL 303Biomedical Ethics

3
PHIL 305Metaphysics

3
PHIL 308Philosophy of God

3
PHIL 309A/PHIL 309/PHIL 309A/PHIL 309BMoral Philosophy

3
PHIL 309B/PHIL 309/PHIL 309A/PHIL 309BMoral Philosophy

3
PHIL 310Philosophy of Art

3
PHIL 311Contemporary Moral Issues

3
PHIL 313A/PHIL 313/PHIL 313B/PHIL 313APhilosophy of Human Nature

3
PHIL 313B/PHIL 313/PHIL 313A/PHIL 313BPhilosophy of Human Nature

3
PHIL 317/PHIL 317/PHIL 517Philosophy of Religion

3
PHIL 319Darwin and Design

3
PHIL 320Philosophy of Sport

3
PHIL 329/PHIL 329/PHIL 329A/PHIL 329BPhilosophy of Science and Nature

3
PHIL 329A/PHIL 329/PHIL 329A/PHIL 329BPhilosophy of Science and Nature

3
PHIL 329B/PHIL 329/PHIL 329A/PHIL 329BPhilosophy of Science and Nature

3
PHIL 331/PHIL 331/PHIL 331A/PHIL 331BPhilosophy of Knowledge

3
PHIL 331B/PHIL 331/PHIL 331A/PHIL 331BPhilosophy of Knowledge

3
PHIL 332/PHIL 332/PHIL 332A/PHIL 332BPolitical Philosophy

3
PHIL 332A/PHIL 332/PHIL 332A/PHIL 332BPolitical Philosophy

3
PHIL 332B/PHIL 332/PHIL 332A/PHIL 332BPolitical Philosophy

3
PHIL 333/PHIL 333/PHIL 333A/PHIL 333B/PHIL 633Philosophy of Natural Right and Natural Law

3
PHIL 333A/PHIL 333/PHIL 333A/PHIL 333B/PHIL 633Philosophy of Natural Right and Natural Law

3
PHIL 333B/PHIL 333/PHIL 333A/PHIL 333B/PHIL 633Philosophy of Natural Right and Natural Law

3
PHIL 334/PHIL 334/PHIL 634Philosophy in the Islamic World

3
PHIL 335/PHIL 335/PHIL 635Islamic Political Philosophy

3
PHIL 336Introduction to Asian Philosophy

3
PHIL 347/PHIL 347/POL 347Justice, Education, and Leadership in Plato's Republic

3
PHIL 353History of Ancient Philosophy

3
PHIL 354/PHIL 354/PHIL 602History of Medieval Philosophy

3
PHIL 355Metaphysics I

3
PHIL 356Metaphysics II

3
PHIL 362/PHIL 362/PHIL 362AProfessional Ethics in Engineering

3
PHIL 403Morality and Law

3
PHIL 453History of Modern Philosophy

3
PHIL 454Contemporary Philosophy

3
PHIL 315Philosophy of Language

3
PHIL 331A/PHIL 331/PHIL 331A/PHIL 331BPhilosophy of Knowledge

3