Course Requirements
Of the 44 quarter hours of graduate philosophy courses numbered 400 and over (11 courses) required for the M.A. degree,16 quarter hours (4 courses) must be taken in accordance with the following distribution requirements:
- Two History of Western Philosophy Courses
- One in Ancient or Medieval: 4 quarter hours
- One in Modern or Nineteenth Century: 4 quarter hours
- One Contemporary European Philosophy Course: 4 quarter hours
- One Normative Philosophy Course: 4 quarter hours
Course Distribution List
History of Western Philosophy - Ancient or Medieval
History of Western Philosophy - Modern or Nineteenth Century
Contemporary European Philosophy
Normative Philosophy
File Paper Requirement
Each year the full-time student will submit two file papers which will be kept in the student's ongoing portfolio. These papers will be read by a second member of the faculty who will judge whether the paper meets the standards of the graduate program. The Graduate Affairs Committee will review every student's progress toward the degree once a year, normally at the beginning of the Spring quarter. Students deemed not to be making satisfactory progress may be placed on probation or required to leave the program.
Foreign Language Requirement
Competence in one of French, German, Latin, or Greek is required. On approval of the Graduate Affairs Committee competence in another language may be used to fulfill the language requirement if deemed appropriate to the research undertaken.
Time Limitation
From entrance into the M.A. program to completion of the degree, no more than six years.
PHL 400
SPECIAL TOPICS IN TRADITIONAL PHILOSOPHERS
Special Topics In Traditional Philosophers
PHL 410
PLATO I
A study of Plato's life and early dialogues.
PHL 411
PLATO II
A study of the middle and later dialogues.
PHL 415
ARISTOTLE I
A study of Aristotle's life and selected topics of his theoretical philosophy: organon, physics, psychology, and metaphysics.
PHL 416
ARISTOTLE II
A study of aspects of Aristotle's practical and productive philosophy: ethics, politics, rhetoric, and poetics.
PHL 420
AUGUSTINE
A study of Augustine's philosophy through an examination of some of his major writings.
PHL 425
AQUINAS
A study of his philosophy, especially its relations to theology, through an examination of selected major works.
PHL 500
SPECIAL TOPICS IN THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY
None
A&S 491
ADMINISTRATIVE THEORY AND BEHAVIOR
This course concerns theoretical concepts and empirical research relating to administrative behavior in organizations with special reference to educational organizations. Concepts are examined within the typical decisional framework of supervisors, chief school business officers, principles, and superintendents, and similar positions in the helping professions. Assignments are individualized.
Prerequisites:
Status as an Advanced Masters Education student is a prerequisite for this class.PHL 434
HOBBES
An examination of Hobbes' role as the father of modern political philosophy: a study of the Leviathan and the Elements of Law.
PHL 435
DESCARTES
An examination of Descartes' role as the father of modern philosophy; issues of the Regulae, the Discours, and the Meditations.
PHL 436
MALEBRANCHE
Malebranche
PHL 437
LOCKE
A study of the major theoretical works.
PHL 438
LEIBNIZ
A study of the major philosophical works.
PHL 440
SPINOZA
A study of the Ethics and/or the Theologico-Political Treatise.
PHL 441
ROUSSEAU
A study of the major theoretical works.
PHL 445
HUME
An examination of Hume's place in classical British empiricism; a study of A Treatise of Human Nature.
PHL 510
KANT I
An introduction to the critical philosophy of Kant by concentrating on the Critique of Pure Reason.
PHL 511
KANT II
A study of the Critique of Practical Reason or the Critique of Judgment.
PHL 512
KANT III
Kant III: Kant's Political Writings
PHL 515
HEGEL I
An Introduction to Hegel: The Phenomenology of Spirit.
PHL 516
HEGEL II
Readings in the Science of Logic or the Philosophy of Right.
PHL 517
HOLDERLIN
An examination of the major theoretical writings, ca. 1797-1804.
PHL 518
SCHELLING
An examination of the treatise on human freedom (1809).
PHL 520
MARX I
An introduction to Marx through a study of selected topics and works.
PHL 521
MARX II
A study of selected topics and works from both Marx/Engels and their disciples.
PHL 525
NIETZSCHE
An introduction to the philosophy of Nietzsche through Beyond Good and Evil, Thus Spake Zarathustra and selected topics and works.
PHL 470
PHILOSOPHY OF WITTGENSTEIN
PHL 535
HUSSERL I
An introduction to Husserl through a study of selected topics and works.
PHL 536
HUSSERL II
Selected topics and works.
PHL 550
HEIDEGGER I
An introduction to Heidegger through study of a major work and one of the Marburg lectures.
PHL 551
HEIDEGGER II
Selected topics and questions.
PHL 552
HEIDEGGER III
Heidegger III
PHL 557
TOPICS IN CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY
None
PHL 559
FOUCAULT
An introduction to Foucault through a study of selected topics and works.
PHL 560
THE PHILOSOPHY OF GABRIEL MARCEL
The Philosophy Of Gabriel Marcel
PHL 561
LYOTARD
An introduction to Lyotard through a study of selected topics and works.
PHL 565
MERLEAU-PONTY I
A study of The Phenomenology of Perception with consideration given to Merleau-Ponty's place in contemporary philosophy.
PHL 566
MERLEAU-PONTY II
A study of the themes of his social philosophy and final ontology.
PHL 570
SARTRE I
A study of Being and Nothingness with attention given to Sartre's early phenomenological studies as background and to some of his literary works and criticism, such as Nausea and Saint-Genet.
PHL 571
SARTRE II
The social thought of Jean-Paul Sartre. A study of A Critique of Dialectic Reason along with appropriate literary works and more recent political writings.
PHL 575
RESPONSES TO SADE
An examination of Sade's writings and responses by such thinkers as de Beauvoir, Lacan, Deleuze, Klossowski, and Blanchot.
PHL 577
DERRIDA I
An introduction to Derrida through a study of selected topics and works.
PHL 578
DERRIDA II
Selected topics and questions.
PHL 584
RICOEUR NARRATIVE
Ricoeur Narrative
PHL 585
RICOEUR
A study of Ricoeur's philosophy and phenomenology of the will with stress on its background and its place in contemporary French phenomenology.
PHL 586
METAPHOR AND POETIC LANGUAGE
An examination of Ricoeur's work in poetics.
PHL 587
READING LEVINAS I
Reading Levinas I
PHL 588
READING LEVINAS II
Reading Levinas II
PHL 589
PHILOSOPHY, LITERATURE, COMMUNITY
Discussion of such thinkers as Bataille, Derrida, Jabes, and Nancy.
PHL 590
TRENDS IN CONTEMPORARY FRENCH PHILOSOPHY
A look at the increasing importance of structuralism, deconstruction, philosophy of language, and hermeneutics in contemporary French thought.
PHL 443
MEDICAL LEGAL ETHICS
An examination of contemporary problems in the area of medical legal ethics.
PHL 513
THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NORMATIVE ETHICS I
A comparative overview of the ethical writings of Aristotle and Aquinas, with emphasis on the natural law tradition.
PHL 514
THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NORMATIVE ETHICS II
A comparative overview of Kant's moral theory and Mill's moral theory.
PHL 522
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
None
PHL 527
PHILOSOPHY, ETHICS, AND ECONOMICS
An examination of classical and contemporary theories from Smith and Marx to Friedman, Held and others.
PHL 540
SCHELER I
An introduction to Scheler, with emphasis on the phenomenology of value.
PHL 541
SCHELER II
Selected topics and works (Resentment, etc.).
PHL 591
CRITICAL RACE THEORY
Critical Race Theory.
PHL 601
SEMINAR ON AESTHETICS
SEMINAR ON AESTHETICS
PHL 629
SEMINAR ON CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS
None
PHL 639
SEMINAR ON RAWLS, NOZICK, AND THE CONTRACTUAL TRADITION
A study of the contract model from its roots in Locke and Rousseau to the work of Rawls and Nozick.
PHL 640
PROBLEMS IN ETHICS (CROSS-LISTED AS GSB 640)
A seminar in business ethics that centers on theoretical, practical, and pedagogical issues.
PHL 641
SEMINAR ON THE CONTINENTAL TRADITION IN ETHICS
A comparative discussion of the ethical theories of Scheler, Hartmann, Brentano, Levinas, etc.
PHL 650
TOPICS IN RELIGIOUS ETHICS (CROSS-LISTED AS MLS 442 & GSB 650)
A study of religious influences on theoretical and practical ethics.
PHL 651
TOPICS IN BUSINESS ETHICS
A seminar in business ethics that centers on theoretical, practical, and pedagogical issues.
PHL 656
SEMINAR ON SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT
A study of selected writings of key social and political thinkers.
PHL 657
TOPICS IN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT
Topics In Social And Political Thought
PHL 660
SEMINAR IN FEMINIST ETHICS (CROSS-LISTED AS MLS 477/WMS 410)
Examination of the care perspective as compared to the justice perspective on moral development.
PHL 661
TOPICS IN FEMINIST THEORY
Includes such themes as feminist ontologies, theories of discourse and writing, science and technology, etc.