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PHIL Philosophy( Arts and Humanities) PHIL100 Introduction to Philosophy; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Humanities (HO) Course.An introduction to the literature, problems, and methods of philosophy either through a study of some of the main figures in philosophic thought or through an examination of some of the central and recurring problems of philosophy. This is an online course, which will be taught using Blackboard. There will be no classroom meetings. Students who have questions can contact the instructor at millsap@umd.edu. PHIL140 Contemporary Moral Issues; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Humanities (HO) Course. The uses of philosophical analysis in thinking clearly about such widely debated moral issues as abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality, pornography, reverse discrimination, the death penalty, business ethics, sexual equality, and economic justice. This is an online course, which will be taught using Blackboard. There will be no classroom meetings. Students who have questions can contact the instructor at mattking@umd.edu. PHIL170 Introduction to Logic; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Mathematics or Formal Reasoning (MS) Course. Development of analytical reasoning skills through study of formal logics, reasoning systems, and fallacious inference patterns. PHIL236 Philosophy of Religion; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Humanities (HO) Course. A philosophical study of some of the main problems of religious thought: the nature of religious experience, the justification of religious belief, the conflicting claims of religion and science, and the relation between religion and morality. This is an online course, which will be taught using Blackboard. There will be no classroom meetings. Students who have questions can contact the instructor at bschan@umd.edu. PHIL261 Philosophy of the Environment; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Interdisciplinary & Emerging Issues (IE) Course. Not open to students who have completed HONR218F or PHIL209N. Formerly HONR218F. An evaluation of different kinds of arguments for the claim that the natural environment should be preserved. Perspectives cut across the disciplines of philosophy (environmental ethics, philosophies of nature) , economics (cost-benefit analysis), and biology (evolution, ecology, environmental studies). This is an online course, which will be taught using Blackboard. There will be no classroom meetings. Students who have questions can contact the instructor at sbilek@umd.edu. PHIL280 Perspectives on the Mind: Philosophy and Cognitive Science; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Interdisciplinary & Emerging Issues (IE) Course. The role of representation and reasoning in cognition considered from the differing perspectives of the cognitive-science disciplines: linguistics, philosophy, neuroscience, psychology and computer science. PHIL308J Studies in Contemporary Philosophy: Sex and Death; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Examines sex and death from the standpoint of value theory and the philosophy of science. Click here for more course information. PHIL308W Studies in Contemporary Philosophy: Happiness and Well-Being; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Happiness is often seen as the mark of a life that is going well. But what is `happiness'? And what, exactly, does it mean for life to be "going well?". In this course we'll examine both of these questions focusing on clarifying the notion of happiness and the relation, if there is one, between happiness and well-being. Click here for more course information. PHIL324 Existentialism; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: six credit hours in philosophy. A study of authors such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sarte, and Camus on issues of human morality, freedom, and suffering. Click here for more course information. PHIL498W Topical Investigations; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. PHIL498X Topical Investigations; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. PHIL688W Selected Problems in Philosophy; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PHIL688X Selected Problems in Philosophy; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PHIL788W Research in Philosophy; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PHIL788X Research in Philosophy; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PHIL799 Master's Thesis Research; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Contact department to make arrangements. PHIL899 Doctoral Dissertation Research; (1-8 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Contact department to make arrangements.
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