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PHIL 213 - Introduction to Modern Philosophy Credits 3 An introduction to philosophy through a study of the history of philosophy from the Renaissance through the 18th century. Note(s): Approved for General Education Philosophy credit. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. PHIL 214 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits 3 A general introduction to the nature, problems, methods, concepts, and divisions of philosophy. Note(s): Approved for General Education Philosophy credit. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. PHIL 215 - Introduction to Ethics Credits 3 An introduction to philosophy through a study of the principal ethical theories and thinkers; basic ethical problems and related biblical teaching. Note(s): Approved for General Education Philosophy credit. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. PHIL 216 - Introduction to Philosophy and Aesthetics Credits 3 An introduction to the problems, methods and concepts of philosophy with an emphasis on the issues and theories of aesthetics. Note(s): Approved for General Education Philosophy credit. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. PHIL 220 - Introduction to Philosophical Argument and Writing Credits 3 A study of 1) some common types of philosophical arguments and 2) a set of skills necessary for good philosophical writing. Grade Mode: A. Credits 3 An introduction to the philosophical concept of practical wisdom, incorporating a survey of the wisdom traditions and special attention to the tradition of Christian wisdom rooted in the teachings of Jesus. Grade Mode: A. Corequisites: PHIL 231. Restrictions: Must be Philosophy (PHIL) or Humanities:Philosophy Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. PHIL 230 - Introduction to Practical Wisdom Credit 1 A seminar designed to assist its members in practical application of insights from PHIL 230. Grade Mode: A. Corequisites: PHIL 230. Restrictions: Must be Philosophy (PHIL) or Humanities:Philosophy (HUPH); and Undergraduate Level. PHIL 301 - Greek and Roman Philosophy Credits 3 The history of philosophy in the West from the Pre-Socratics through the Neo-Platonists. In contrast to 211, the lower-division course which covers the same period, this course is designed for students who have already taken at least one course in philosophy and are expected to achieve at a higher level of learning. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: PHIL 210 or PHIL 212 or PHIL 213 or PHIL 214 or PHIL 215 or PHIL 216 or PHIL 220. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. (HUPH); and Undergraduate Level. PHIL 231 - Practical Wisdom Lab I

PHIL 302 - Medieval Philosophy Credits 3 The history and philosophy in the West from Augustine to William of Occam, with special emphasis upon Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. In contrast to 212, the lower-division course which covers the same period, this course is designed for students who have already taken at least one course in philosophy and are expected to achieve at a higher level of learning. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: PHIL 210 or PHIL 211 or PHIL 213 or PHIL 214 or PHIL 215 or PHIL 216 or PHIL 220. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. PHIL 303 - Modern Philosophy Credits 3 The history of philosophy in the West from the Renaissance through the 18th century. In contrast to 213, the lower-division course which covers the same period, this course is designed for students who have already taken at least one course in philosophy and are expected to achieve at a higher level of learning. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: PHIL 210 or PHIL 211 or PHIL 212 or PHIL 214 or PHIL 215 or PHIL 216 or PHIL 220. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. PHIL 306 - Philosophy of Religion Credits 3 An examination of topics in the philosophy of religion such as traditional arguments for the existence of God, religious epistemology, the problem of evil, and religious pluralism. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: PHIL 210 or PHIL 211 or PHIL 212 or PHIL 213 or PHIL 214 or PHIL 215 or PHIL 216 or PHIL 220. Credits 3 A critical examination of 1) selected metaphysical topics and problems and 2) the nature and scope of human knowledge. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: PHIL 210 or PHIL 211 or PHIL 212 or PHIL 213 or PHIL 214 or PHIL 215 or PHIL 216 or PHIL 220. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. PHIL 308 - Ethics Credits 3 A study of the principal ethical theories and thinkers, basic ethical problems, and related biblical teaching. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: PHIL 210 or PHIL 211 or PHIL 212 or PHIL 213 or PHIL 214 or PHIL 215 or PHIL 216 or PHIL 220. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. PHIL 307 - Metaphysics and Epistemology

Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. PHIL 330 - Studies in Wisdom Traditions

Credits 3

An intensive study of one or more wisdom traditions. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: PHIL 230 and PHIL 231. Corequisites: PHIL 331. Restrictions: Must be Philosophy (PHIL) or Humanities:Philosophy Credit 1 A seminar designed to assist its members in practical application of insights from PHIL 330. Grade Mode: A. Corequisites: PHIL 330. Restrictions: Must be Philosophy (PHIL) or Humanities:Philosophy (HUPH); and Undergraduate Level. (HUPH); and Undergraduate Level. PHIL 331 - Practical Wisdom Lab II

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