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PHIL 415	PHIL 415 Contemporary Political Philosophy Course Credits: 3 This course examines the political thought of twentieth century political philosophers, primarily from the Western political tradition. Attention is given to selected primary and secondary literature of contemporary political theorists. Systematic examination of different theorists encourages a broader understanding of the rich tradition of political philosophy in the twentieth century. Cross-listed: POLS 415. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of political studies including POLS 101
PHIL 418	PHIL 418 Social and Political Concepts of Community in Contemporary Political Theory Course Credits: 3 Provides the student with an in-depth study of the social and political concepts of community. Attention is focused on how recognition of community brings into play the tension between individual and collective/group rights. Course lectures, reading assignments, and in class discussion provide an overview of the following topics: interpretation/hermeneutics of community, roots of community theory, myth of community, quest for community, Chirstian community, recognition of minoritiy communities in politics, problems associated with the concept of community, recognition of group rights, the libral-communitarian debate over community, and the problems associated with communitarian theory. Cross-listed: POLS 418/SOCI 418. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of philosophy and third year standing.
PHIL 420	PHIL 420 Authors Course Credits: 3 A study of a major philosopher or philosophical system. Involving substantial reading and the writing of a major paper, the course is available by special request to students who already have at least a minor in Philosophy, on a directed study basis. Prerequisite(s): Philosophy major or instructor's consent. NB: Not offered every year. See department chair
PHIL 421	PHIL 421 Postmodern Philosophy Course Credits: 3 An in-depth investigation into major postmodern texts. Authors considered include Nietzsche, Foucault, Derrida, and their critics. Both the philosophical and historical foundations of modernism and postmodernism will be explored. The historicist focus on the origins and contexts of these ideas will receive considerable attention. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of philosophy. NB: Not offered every year. See department chair
PHIL 430	PHIL 430 Honours Thesis Course Credits: 3 A 40-60 page paper on a topic of the student's choosing (subject to departmental approval) on a important philosophic issue or thinker. An oral defence and a library-acceptable copy are required. This course is to be taken in the final year by all Honours students in Philosophy. Prerequisite(s): 4th year standing; acceptance into the Philosophy Honours program; completion of PHIL 420 in previous semester
PHIL 460	PHIL 460 Philosophy of Language Course Credits: 3 This course surveys central issues in philosophy of language, including: theories of truth and reference, the relationship between language, thought, and mind, constructivist and structuralist accounts of language. A sub-theme for the course is the relationship between the philosophy of language and other core areas of philosophy. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of philosophy, or instructor's consent.
PHIL 470	PHIL 470 Philosophy of Knowledge &Rational Belief Course Credits: 3 A descriptive and critical inquiry into the theory of knowledge, including such topics as foundationalism, relativism, evidence, warrant, cognitive reliability, skepticism, and the relationship of cognitive science and psychology to philosophical accounts of knowledge and rational inquiry. Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of philosophy and third year standing NB: Not offered every year. See department chair
PHIL 481	PHIL 481 Business Ethics Course Credits: 3 This course studies the role of business in contemporary society where multiple demands are placed upon it, the responsibility of a corporation to its many constituencies, and responsiveness to changing cultural climate. The course studies a biblical basis for business ethics. Cross-listed: BUSI 481 Prerequisite(s): One PHIL course, and third-year standing
PHIL 490	PHIL 490 Philosophy of Mind Course Credits: 3 This course explores the philosophically perplexing tasks of finding a place for human consciousness in, and the mind’s causal relations to, the natural world. It also investigates the theories put forward to address these tasks, e.g., dualistic theories like substance dualism, dual-attribute theory, epiphenomenalism, and emergentism, and the monistic theories like physicalism (reductive, eliminative, and non-reductive), lived-body phenomenology, and neutral monism. Prerequisite(s): 3 sem. hrs. of philosophy. NB: Not offered every year. See department chair

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