Biola University 2013–14 Catalog
P hilosophy
Other Programs The Department of Philosophy offers a philosophy emphasis for the Humanities major. See the Humanities section of this catalog for details.
Faculty Chair:
Thomas M. Crisp, Ph.D.
Ten Elshof
Professor:
Philosophy, B.A. Degree Program
Ciocchi, Crisp
Associate Professors: Assistant Professor:
Irwin
A Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy is offered upon completion of the University baccalaureate and major requirements. Students who declare philosophy majors during their freshman year are expected to take PHIL 210, 220, 230, and 231 by the end of their sophomore year. Students who declare the major later are expected to take these courses during their first two semesters in the program. Core Requirements The major comprises 38 credits beyond the general education requirement in philosophy, from coursework in the following five blocks. The student must take all of Block I (6 credits), all of Block II (8 credits), all of Block III (9 credits), and all of Block IV (9 credits). In addition, the student must take PHIL 450 from Block V (3 credits) and select one course from this list: 330 (taken a second time with different content), 400, 410, 420, 430, 440, and 445.
Mission and Learning Outcomes The Philosophy Department seeks to foster a community of Christian scholars apprenticed to Jesus in the pursuit of theoretical and practical wisdom. The Philosophy degree program will train students to: 1. Discuss, explain, and evaluate the key ideas and arguments in the history and main divisions of philosophy. 2. Employ the skills of philosophical reading, writing, and argument. 3. Apply insights from the world’s wisdom traditions to their practice of the teachings of Jesus. The Philosophy major may be taken as a liberal arts major, as pre-professional preparation for careers in such fields as law, education and the ministry, or as preparation for graduate study in philosophy. Upper-Division Course Restrictions All Philosophy majors must consult with their academic advisor each semester before registering for courses. No student who has taken one of the lower-division history of philosophy courses: PHIL 211 Introduction to Ancient Philosophy Credit(s): 3. PHIL 212 Introduction to Medieval Philosophy Credit(s): 3. PHIL 213 Introduction to Modern Philosophy Credit(s): 3. will be permitted to enroll in its corresponding upper- division number: PHIL 301 Greek and Roman Philosophy Credit(s): 3. PHIL 302 Medieval Philosophy Credit(s): 3. PHIL 303 Modern Philosophy Credit(s): 3. Any student who falls into this category, and who is also a philosophy major, a philosophy minor, or a humanities major with a philosophy concentration - all of whom are required to take upper-division courses in the history of philosophy - will be asked to substitute another philosophy course for the history of philosophy course. Selection of an appropriate substitute will be made in Normally, only students who have completed a general education course in philosophy will be permitted to enroll in upper-division philosophy courses (300’s and 400’s). Exceptions to this policy may be permitted in special circumstances and will require the approval of the chair of the Philosophy Department. Prerequisites for any course in Block V (400, 410, 420, 430, 445, and 450) are completion of 210, 220, 230, and 231, and completion of at least 3 credits from 301, 302, or 303. consultation with the student’s advisor. Upper-Division Course Prerequisites
Block I: Basic Philosophical Skills PHIL 210 Introduction to Logic
Credit(s): 3.
Introduction to Philosophical Argument and Writing
PHIL 220
Credit(s): 3.
Block II: Practical Wisdom PHIL 230
Introduction to Practical Wisdom
Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 1.
Practical Wisdom Lab I
PHIL 231
This course must be taken concurrently with 230. PHIL 330 Studies in WisdomTraditions
Credit(s): 3. May be taken twice with different content. If taken twice, the student doesn’t have to take 331 a second time. PHIL 331 Practical Wisdom Lab II Credit(s): 1. Must be taken concurrently with 330. Block III: History of Philosophy PHIL 301 Greek and Roman Philosophy Credit(s): 3. PHIL 302 Medieval Philosophy Credit(s): 3. PHIL 303 Modern Philosophy Credit(s): 3. Block IV: Divisions of Philosophy PHIL 306 Philosophy of Religion Credit(s): 3. PHIL 307 Metaphysics and Epistemology Credit(s): 3. PHIL 308 Ethics Credit(s): 3. Block V: CapstoneWork PHIL 400 Practical Wisdom: Texts Credit(s): 3. PHIL 410 Practical Wisdom: Thinkers Credit(s): 3. PHIL 420 Theoretical Wisdom: History of Philosophy Credit(s): 3. PHIL 430 Theoretical Wisdom: Divisions of Philosophy Credit(s): 3. PHIL 440
Theoretical Wisdom: Philosophical Topics
Credit(s): 3.
210
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