PHIL 2900 - Special Topics in Philosophy

Variable Credits

Students cultivate skills in scientific, critical, and creative thinking, in communication, in cultural awareness, and in information literacy by grappling with questions that invite special inquiry-questions about religious or political controversies, mathematical logic, cultural values, medical or environmental ethics, social theory, the foundations of scientific method, legal theory, or justice. Such topics are explored directly or by special focus on the work of a specific philosophical figure.

Prerequisites: (1) Instructor approval

Lecture Hours: Variable
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Describe a specific area of philosophical inquiry (e.g., political theory, bioethics, Plato’s theory of Forms, Francis Bacon’s scientific method, personal identity and artificial intelligence, critical race theory, the ethics of cyberspace security, medieval Muslim philosophy).
Explain the philosophical arguments defending various views or theories relevant to the area.
Analyze various philosophical, social, political, historical and/or religious views concerning issues in that area by applying relevant objective standards.
Evaluate personal opinions regarding this area, using relevant objective standards.
Construct a valid or strong defense of a relevant position, using careful argumentation and sound evidence.

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