PHI 210 Professional Ethics 3 cr. Designed for students in career and professional programs, but recommended for all students, this class in applied ethics offers students formal and explicit inquiry into the moral problems they will face in their chosen professions or interest areas. No prerequisite is required. Class carries dual designation of IDS 210. PHI 213 Comparative Religion 3 cr.
Emphasis is on the philosophical issues that arise from the world view of each religion.
Students study such areas as the view of the ultimate source and nature of the universe, the nature of man, man's place in the universe, and the relationship between religion and science. PHI 220 Philosophy of Science 3 cr. Central themes in the philosophy of science, including the verifiability theory of meaning, the problem of induction, the distinction between theory-observation, incommensurability, and the social determinants of belief are examined in this class. Students study and discuss some of the major historical episodes and issues of science from the 17th Century through the present, especially in relation to their associated philosophical problems and development. Students examine the roots of American culture through the study of its greatest philosophers and writers.