MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY Department of Philosophy

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1 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY Department of Philosophy Undergraduate Course Descriptions -- Spring 2016 (20152) Course and Class Standing Prerequisites are Strictly Enforced PHIL LOGIC (PREREQUISITE(S): Freshman standing recommended.) Section MWF 8:00-8:50, STAFF Section MWF 9:00-9:50, STAFF PHIL PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN NATURE (PREREQUISITE(S): May not be taken by first semester Freshman) Section MWF 8:00-8:50, STAFF Section MWF 8:00-8:50, STAFF Section MWF 9:00-9:50, STAFF Section MWF 9:00-9:50, DR. DAVID TWETTEN The course begins with the question of contemporary existentialism: is there any meaning in human life? Subsequently we shall take up the principal problems of the philosophical science of human nature. Must a human being be any more than a mere physical entity, and if so, how can it be? What is the soul, and how is it related to the body? What is truth, and how is it known? Are human beings free or determined in the choices they make? What importance does society have in human existence? We shall examine the various answers to these questions provided in the history of philosophy from Plato to Sartre. By the end of the course, then, the student will have made acquaintance with the great philosophers on the great question, what does it mean to be human? TEXTS: Plato. FIVE DIALOGUES; Frankl, MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING; Packet REQUIREMENTS: Unannounced quizzes over the reading material; mid-semester and cumulative final exam; 1-2 essays; class participation. 1

2 Section MWF 10:00-10:50, DR. NOEL ADAMS Phil. 1001: Philosophy of Human Nature This course deals with the following four problem areas: Human choice, human cognition, the affective, social and spiritual dimensions of the human person, and the unity of the human being. These four areas will be analyzed within the context of the writings of significant philosophers within the classical and modern eras. Course Requirements and Grade Determination: Your final course grade will be determined by two exams (50 points each), weekly writing assignments (which add up to 50 points), participation/class conduct, and attendance/tardiness. Electronic devices are prohibited from class. Required books (you must use books printed on paper; no editions other than the ones listed below are acceptable): Plato: Five Dialogues, edited by Grube, G.M.A. (Hackett) (ISBN: ) Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics, (2nd ed.) edited by Irwin, Terence (Hackett) (ISBN: ) Sextus Empiricus: Selections from the Major Writings on Scepticism, Man and God, ed. by Hallie, Philip P. and translated by Etheridge, Sanford G. (ISBN: X) Augustine: On Free Choice of the Will, trans. by Williams, Thomas (Hackett) (ISBN: ) Descartes: Mediations on First Philosophy, trans. by Cress, Donald (Hackett) (ISBN: ) Kierkegaard: Fear and Trembling / Repetition, edited and translated by Hong, Edna and Hong, Howard (Princeton University Press) (ISBN: ) James: Pragmatism, ed. Kuklick, Bruce (Hackett) (ISBN: ) Gandhi: Selected Political Writings, ed. Dalton, Dennis (Hackett) (ISBN: Section MWF 10:00-10:50, DR. DAVID TWETTEN See section 104 Section MWF 11:00-11:50, STAFF Section MWF 11:00-11:50, STAFF Section MWF 12:00-12:50, STAFF Section MWF 12:00-12:50, STAFF Section MWF 12:00-12:50, STAFF Section MWF 1:00-1:50, DR. NOEL ADAMS See section 105 Section MWF 1:00-1:50, STAFF Section MW 2:00-3:15, STAFF Section MW 2:00-3:15, STAFF Section MW 3:30-4:45, STAFF Section MW 3:30-4:45, STAFF Section TTH 8:00-9:15, STAFF Section TTH 8:00-9:15, STAFF Section TTH 9:30-10:45, DR. ERICKA TUCKER 2

3 Section TTH 9:30-10:45, DR. JAVIER IBÁÑEZ-NOÉ A historical survey of the philosophical question of whether the human essence is to be defined with respect to the affinity of human beings to other animals or rather with respect to their affinity to the Divine. Topics include the problem of the relation body-soul, immortality, freedom of the will, and the nature of knowledge. TEXTS: Plato, SYMPOSIUM, PHAEDRUS, Aldous Huxley, BRAVE NEW WORLD; a packet of texts by Aquinas, Descartes, and Hobbes will be made available electronically. REQUIREMENTS: two tests (including the final), several quizzes, and class participation. Section TTH 9:30-10:45, DR. STANLEY HARRISON Section TTH 11:00-12:15, STAFF Section TTH 11:00-12:15, DR. STANLEY HARRISON Section TTH 12:30-1:45, DR. MICHAEL MONAHAN Section TTH 12:30-1:45, DR. ANTHONY PERESSINI Section TTH 2:00-3:15, DR. ANTHONY PERESSINI Section TTH 2:00-3:15, DR. STANLEY HARRISON Section TTH 3:30-4:45, STAFF Section TTH 3:30-4:45, STAFF Section MW 5:30-6:45, STAFF Section TTH 5:30-6:45, STAFF PHIL THEORY OF ETHICS (PREREQUISITE(S): Phil 1001; Sophomore Standing.) Section MWF 8:00-8:50, STAFF Section MWF 9:00-9:50, STAFF Section MWF 9:00-9:50, STAFF Section MWF 10:00-10:50, STAFF Section MWF 10:00-10:50, STAFF Section MWF 11:00-11:50, STAFF Section MWF 12:00-12:50, STAFF Section MWF 12:00-12:50, STAFF Section MWF 1:00-1:50, STAFF Section MWF 1:00-1:50, STAFF Section MW 2:00-3:15, STAFF Section MW 2:00-3:15, STAFF Section MW 3:30-4:45, STAFF 3

4 Section MW 3:30-4:45, REV. JOHN JONES Section TTH 8:00-9:15, DR. TREVOR SMITH [Section Title: Dorothy Day Section] Section TTH 9:30-10:45, DR. OWEN GOLDIN Section TTH 11:00-12:15, DR. MICHAEL WREEN Section TTH 11:00-12:15, DR. OWEN GOLDIN Section TTH 11:00-12:15, DR. RICHARD TAYLOR Section TTH 12:30-1:45, DR. JAVIER IBÁÑEZ-NOÉ This course will deal with the fundamental questions of ehtical theory, as they are explicitly or implicitly answered in classical and in modern philosophy, and as they imperceptibly determine the way we shape our personal lives. TEXTS: Oliver Johnson (ed.), ETHICS: SELECTIONS FROM CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY WRITERS, (eleventh edition); C.S. Lewis, THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS. REQUIREMENTS: several quizzes, two tests (including a final). Section TTH 11:00-12:15, DR. JAVIER IBÁÑEZ-NOÉ See section 120 Section TTH 2:00-3:15, DR. RICHARD TAYLOR Section TTH 2:00-3:15, DR. MICHAEL WREEN Section TTH 3:30-4:45, DR. MICHAEL WREEN Section TTH 5:30-6:45, STAFF Section MW 5:00-6:15, STAFF Section TTH 9:30-10:45, DR. THERESA TOBIN Section TTH 12:30-1:45, DR. YOON CHOI Phil : In this course, we will become practiced in the methods and logic of ethical argumentation by getting immersed in the history of ethical thought. We will explore three major ethical theories virtue ethics, deontology, and consequentialism through a set of historical texts. We will then see how contemporary philosophers bring these theories to bear on difficult problems we re currently facing: abortion, euthanasia, and famine relief. This section of Phil 2310 is coordinated with Hist 2001 and will conclude with a unit that explores the ethics of historical inquiry. PHIL EPISTEMOLOGY Section TTH 12:30-1:45, DR. OWEN GOLDIN We will discuss basic problems and strategies found in philosophical accounts of the nature of knowledge. We will discuss both historical and contmporary material. TEXTS: Audi, EPISTEMOLOGY: A CONTEMPORARY INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE (3rd. Ed., Huemer, EPISTEMOLOGY: CONTEMPORARY READINGS, other readings on reserve or D2L. REQUIREMENTS: Grading will be on the basis of two papers, class participation and/or online discussion, and midterm and final exams. 4

5 PHIL ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY Section TTH 3:30-4:45, DR. RICHARD TAYLOR PHIL PHILOSOPHY OF LAW Section TTH 12:30-1:45, DR. ERICKA TUCKER PHIL PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORY OF CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (PREREQUISITE(S): Phil 1001; Sophomore Standing. Same as HIST 3751 and CRLS May be counted toward the core curriculum requirement in either Philosophy or Socialbehavioral Science.) Section MW 2:00-3:15, REV. JOHN JONES Section MWF 9:00-9:50, STAFF PHIL FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY Section TTH 9:30-10:45, DR. MICHAEL MONAHAN This course will engage some of the major themes of feminist theory. Feminist approaches to epistemology, ethics, and politics, as well as the general themes of identity, oppression, and liberation will be covered, with special emphasis on the inter-relations of these themes and questions. While the historical development of feminist thought will be an important component of the course, special emphasis will be placed on more recent literature and developments. TEXTS: Ann E. Cudd and Robin O. Andreasen, FEMINIST TEORY: A PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHOLOGY. REQUIREMENTS: in-class writing assignments, a mid-term essay exam, a final essay exam PHIL CONTEMPORARY ETHICAL PROBLEMS (PREREQUISITE(S): Phil 2310, Junior Standing) Section T 5:00-7:30, STAFF PHIL BUSINESS ETHICS (PREREQUISITE(S): Phil 2310; Junior Standing) Section TTH 2:00-3:15, DR. KEVIN GIBSON Section TTH 3:30-4:45, DR. KEVIN GIBSON PHIL BIOMEDICAL ETHICS (PREREQUISITE(S): Phil 2310; Sophomore Standing) Section MW 2:00-3:15, STAFF Section MW 3:30-4:45, STAFF 5

6 PHIL APPLIED ETHICS THE HEALTH SCIENCES (PREREQUISITE(S): Enrolled in Health Sciences, Junior Standing, and Phil 2310.) Section F 9:00-10:40, STAFF Section F 11:00-12:40, STAFF Section F 1:00-2:40, STAFF Section T 2:00-3:40, STAFF Section T 2:00-3:40, STAFF Section TH 2:00-3:40, STAFF Section TH 2:00-3:40, STAFF Section M 4:00-5:40, STAFF Section T 4:00-5:40, STAFF Section T 4:00-5:40, STAFF Section TH 4:00-5:40, STAFF Section TH 4:00-5:40, STAFF Section T 6:00-7:40, STAFF Section W 4:00-5:40, STAFF Section W 4:00-5:40, STAFF PHIL PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION (PREREQUISITE(S): Phil 1001; Junior Standing. This course is equivalent to EDUC 4540.) Section MW 2:00-3:15, STAFF Section M 5:30-8:10, STAFF PHIL UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR: (PREREQUISITE(S): Phil 1001; Junior Standing, and consent of instructor.) Section TTH 3:30-4:45, DR. YOON CHOI [Section Title: The Metaphysics & Ethics of Personal Identity] Phil 4953 and 5953: The first half of this course will be devoted to exploring the metaphysics of personal identity. What is a self? And what makes a self the same self over time? A persisting soul-substance? Memory? Psychological or narrative or bodily continuity? What can we learn about personal identity from brain bisection or from dissociative identity disorder? We will then turn our attention to related ethical questions. Does personal identity matter? What are the ramifications of our understanding of personal identity for questions of moral and legal responsibility, or for addressing difficult questions surrounding life and death (euthanasia, abortion, the legitimacy of advanced directives, etc.)? Readings will be drawn from both the history of philosophy (Locke, Butler, Hume) and contemporary philosophy (Bernard Williams, Derek Parfit, Thomas Nagel). 6