Problems of Religion. This course is an advanced introduction to central topics in the Western philosophical tradition concerning God and religion. Students will be encouraged to supplement lectures with a discussion of their own views on these topics throughout the course. Philosophical Topics in the Study of Gender. One course in philosophy or women's studies, or permission of instructor.
Philosophy is about as broad a subject as one can find in a university curriculum.
It also falls within philosophy to examine the methods and practices of virtually all academic disciplines. Because of this breadth, a person can study philosophy in ways involving the styles and techniques of thought of most other fields of inquiry. For example, the work of a philosopher concentrating in logic is much like that of the student of mathematics. A philosopher primarily interested in the philosophy of religion will often be doing much the same things as a theologian or a student of the history of religion. Political philosophy is regarded by some as including political activity itself.