This course fulfills part of the history requirement for philosophy majors and minors. It also fulfills any philosophy or humanities requirements in general education. Students are required to do two research projects based upon individual investigations into the history of western thought. This course is an upper level elective, and it counts as one of the 300 level courses for philosophy majors and minors. It also fulfills any philosophy or general humanities requirements for general education.
Students do presentations of their own research.
The nature of the material researched focuses on metaphysics, politics, and ethics. This course is an upper level elective, and it counts as one of the 300 level courses for philosophy majors and minors. It fulfills any philosophy or general humanities requirements for general education. It is a requirement for the Environmental Studies minor. Students rehearse moral thinking, discovering their basic intuitions and assumptions.