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UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY COURSES AT IUPUI SPRING 2008
P110 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (3 cr.) An introduction to the methods and problems of philosophy and to important figures in the history of philosophy. Concerns such topics as the nature of reality, the meaning of life, and the existence of God. Readings from Descartes, Nietzsche, and Sartre. 21558 MW 9:00A-10:15A BS3014 J. EBERL 21553 MW 10:30A-11:45A CA223 W. ROBINSON The above section devotes equal time to *Eastern* philosophy. 21554 MW 12:00N- 1:15P CA223 T. LYONS 21555 MW 1:30P- 2:45P CA223 T. LYONS 21562 MW 3:00P- 4:15P CA223 T. LYONS 21557 TR 10:30A-11:45P CA223 W. ROBINSON The above section devotes equal time to *Eastern* philosophy. 21559 TR 1:30P- 2:45P BS3014 21560 TR 3:00P- 4:15P CA223 U. PETERSON 21561 TR 4:30P- 5:45P CA223 U. PETERSON
P120 ETHICS (3 cr.) An introductory course in ethics. Typically examines virtues, vices, and character; theories of right and wrong; visions of the good life; and contemporary issues. 23676 MW 9:00A-10:15A CA411 J. G. KELLER 21563 MW 10:30A-11:45A CA411 J. G. KELLER 21564 MW 12:00N- 1:15P CA229 G. DUNN 21565 MW 1:30P- 2:45P CA229 G. DUNN 21568 MW 3:00P- 4:15P CA229 STAFF 23026 W 6:00P- 8:40P CA239 STAFF 21566 TR 7:30A- 8:45A CA223 L. MORTON 22293 TR 9:00A-10:15A CA227 D. POPOV 22294 TR 10:30A-11:45A ES2100 J. G. KELLER 26147 TR 12:00N- 1:15P CA223 R. MONEY 21567 TR 1:30P- 2:45P CA223 R. MONEY 23187 TR 3:00P- 4:15P ES1119 R. MONEY
P162 LOGIC (3 cr.) A study of the principles of logic. The course covers a variety of traditional topics, selected for their practical value, within formal and informal logic. Among the topics typically covered are fallacies, syllogisms, causal hypotheses, logic diagrams, argument analysis, and truth-functional reasoning. 21570 MW 9:00A-10:15A CA223 L. MORTON 21571 MW 10:30A-11:45A BS2006 D. PFEIFER
21572 MW 12:00N- 1:15P BS2006 D. PFEIFER 21574 MW 3:00P- 4:15P CA235 D. PFEIFER 21576 MW 4:30P- 5:45P CA223 J. TILLEY 23674 TR 9:00A-10:15A CA223 L. MORTON 21577 TR 10:30A-11:45A IT164 C. KRAATZ 21578 TR 12:00N- 1:15P IT164 C. KRAATZ 21579 TR 1:30P- 2:45P IT273 D. PFEIFER 21580 TR 3:00P- 4:15P CA435 STAFF 21576 T 6:00P- 8:4OP CA223 J. TILLEY 21581 R 6:00P- 8:40P CA223 R. RANUCCI
P222 LEGAL ETHICS (3 cr.) Ethical principles and practices in the legal profession. 21583 W 6:00P- 8:40P NU230 S. PRUDEN This class requires internet access. 22597 R 6:00P- 8:40P CA233 S. PRUDEN This class requires internet access.
P265 INTRODUCTION TO SYMBOLIC LOGIC (3 cr.) A study of the most important and widely applicable parts of modern symbolic logic: sentential logic and predicate logic. No prerequisite. 21584 WEB WEB WEB M. BURKE This is an eight-week class, running from January 7 to February 29. P265 is self-paced and web-based. Course materials, including information on how to get started, will be available on Oncourse at the start of the term.
P314 MODERN PHILOSOPHY (3 cr.) In this course we will study Western philosophy from the rise of modern science through the Enlightenment, and we will read such philosophers as Descartes, Lebniz, Hume and Kant. We will also consider some reevaluations of modernity that can be found in works of Nietzsche, Kuhn, and others. 26149 W 6:00P- 8:40P CA223 U. PETERSON
P317 NINETEENTH-CENTURY PHILOSOPHY (3 cr.) This course will be a focused examination of four of the nineteenth century’s more prominent European thinkers (and the corresponding philosophies with which they are associated); Hegel (rationalist idealism), Marx (communism), Kierkegaard (existentialism), and Nietzsche (nihilism). The course will include detailed examinations of primary texts with grades based principally on writing assignments. 26151 MW 12:00N- 1:15P LD137 C. KRAATZ
This course will familiarize students with various historical and contemporary philosophical approaches to the question, “What is the nature of human persons?” We will address issues concerning the relationship of mind and body, the identity of persons through time and change, and the possibility of survival beyond death. 26152 MW 10:30A-11:45A BS3014 J. EBERL
P323 SOCIETY AND STATE IN THE MODERN WORLD (3 cr.) In this course we will examine a handful of revolutionary philosophers from the Renaissance through the Age of Reason, such as Montaigne, Machiavelli, Descartes and Spinoza, whose writings helped to shape the modern world through their advocacy of secularism, individualism, popular sovereignty and the scientific conquest of nature. We will then consider the arguments of two of the greatest philosophical critics of modernity—Jean- Jacques Rousseau and Friedrich Nietzsche—who insist that much of vital importance to human flourishing has been sacrificed in the “progress” of modern civilization. 26153 MW 9:00A-10:15A CA211 G. DUNN
P325 PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES IN CRIMINAL LAW (3 cr.)
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will explore three sets of issues in this class: first, should the
state be regulating “victimless crimes” including homosexuality,
drug use, prostitution, etc.? What are its justifications for doing
so? Should the state “legislate morality?” Second, when should we
punish, and what is the purpose of criminal punishment? Here, we
will discuss different approaches to punishment, including
deterrence, retribution, rehabilitation and incapacitation.
Underlying this will be a consideration of the free will 26154 F 12:00N- 2:40P CA226 J. HILL
P326 ETHICAL THEORY (3 cr.) Morality is a bit mysterious. We all have moral convictions, but we often have trouble justifying them and we frequently disagree over them. Faced with this, we find ourselves with questions like these: “Just what is morality, anyway?” “Isanything objectively right or wrong, or is it all just a matter of custom, preferences, or personal taste?” “What, if anything, really makes an action right or wrong, good or bad?” Such questions are addressed by ethical theory (also called moral philosophy), the topic of this course. Readings are from classical and contemporary sources, e.g., the works of David Hume, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, W.D. Ross, A.J. Ayer, Ruth Benedict, Philippa Foot, J.L. Mackie, Gilbert Harman and Judith Jarvis Thomson. Grades are based on papers, tests, and class participation. 26155 R 6:00P- 8:40P TBA J. TILLEY
P349 PHILOSOPHIES OF CHINA (3 cr.) This course is a study of Chinese philosophical traditions beginning with Confucius and those who followed him, such as Mencius and Hsun-tzu, in contrast to Legalism, Taoism and the School of Mo-tzu. From Taoism we will study the writings of Lao-tzu, Chuang-tzu and other Taoist and Neo-Taoist philosophers. Taoism in synthesis with Buddhism yields Ch’an (Zen). We will explore Taoist/Buddhist dialectic in the evolution of Zen. The synthesis of Ch’an and Taoism with Confucianism yields Neo-Confucianism. We will study the process of intergrading the Buddhist/Taoist synthesis into Confucianism philosophical understanding as we read from the Neo-Confucian sources. The course will follow this historical process into modern times. 26157 TR 3:00P- 4:15P NU233 W. ROBINSON
P383 TOPICS: DIVERSITY, CONFLICT & WISDOM IN AMERICA (3 cr.) This course will survey the breadth of philosophical traditions in America. While it will include representative works from Classic American Philosophers, the aim of the course is to provide a bigger picture of philosophical activity in America. Accordingly, we will read philosophical selections by Native American, African American, and women writers who reflect on their particular traditions and social roles in America. The course is organized by theme and includes discussion of origins, knowledge, community, slavery, and democracy. 22948 TR 10:30A-11:45P ES0014 M. COLEMAN
P418 SEM: THE PHILOSOPHY OF ARISTOTLE (3 cr.) Aristotle has had a major impact on the history of philosophy and on Western thinking in general. This semester we will address Aristotle’s ethical and political thought, through reading several major secondary sources and through a very careful reading of Aristotle’s main ethical and political texts.28534 TR 1:30P- 2:45P TBA J. G. KELLER
HONORS PHILOSOPHY
S110 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (3 cr.) 23675 TR 4:30P- 5:45P U. NIKLAS PETERSON
S314 PHILOSOPHY & MODERN TIMES (3 cr.) 26150 W 6:00P- 8:40P U. NIKLAS PETERSON
GRADUATE COURSE INFORMATION
In addition to undergraduate courses, the department also has the graduate courses. Undergraduates can enroll in select graduate courses if they have permission from the instructor.
For more information on graduate philosophy courses, see the philosophy department flyer on graduate courses.
The Department offers an MA with two areas of concentration:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
John J. Tilley Department of Philosophy School of Liberal Arts Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 425 University Blvd, Ca 344A Indianapolis, IN 46202-5140 Phone: 317-274-4690 or 317-274-8082 E-mail: jtilley@iupui.edu http://www.iupui.edu/~philosop/
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