Philosophy Minor
As a philosophy minor, you will consider the central questions of human life and the ways in which we think about ourselves and our world. Courses in philosophy focus on the writings of great thinkers, past and present, who have sought a better understanding of human beings and the world.
sample courses:
An investigation of a range of contemporary moral issues and controversies that draws on philosophical ethics and culture-wide moral considerations. Topics may include: racism, world hunger, war and terrorism, the distribution of income and wealth, gender discrimination, pornography, free speech, lesbian and gay rights, abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, and animals and the environment.
An examination of major philosophical systems and problems in Modern Philosophy as presented in the original writings of the 17th and 18th centuries. Topics may include rationalism and empiricism, idealism, materialism, and skepticism, with readings selected from the continental rationalists, Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz, and from the British empiricists, Locke, Berkeley, and Hume. Central problems include the mind-body problem, representationalism, and transcendentalism.
