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The Cognate in Philosophy

Recommended Cognate Groupings for the following interests:

  1. History of Philosophy: Ancient and Medieval
  2. Logic
  3. Ethics
  4. History of Philosophy: Modern
  5. Philosophy of Science
  6. Social and Political Philosophy
  7. History of Philosophy: 19th Century
  8. The Mind
  9. Continental Philosophy
  10. Aesthetics
 

I. History of Philosophy: Ancient and Medieval

Course Title Course Code & Number Credits
History of Western Philosophy PHL 210 3
Plato PHL 410 4
Aristotle PHL 411 4
Medieval Philosophy PHL 412 3

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II. Logic

A minimum of twelve credits selected from:

Course Title Course Code & Number Credits
Formal Reasoning I PHL 330 4
Formal Reasoning II PHL 331 4
Philosophy of Language PHL 360 3
Topics in Philosophical Logic PHL 430 3
Philosophy of Mathematics PHL 487 3

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III. Ethics

A minimum of twelve credits selected from:

Course Title Course Code & Number Credits
Introduction to Philosophy PHL 200 3
Ethics PHL 340 3
Ethical Issues in Health Care PHL 344 4
Business Ethics PHL 345 4
Central Issues in Ethics PHL 440 4

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IV. History of Philosophy: Modern

Course Title Course Code & Number Credits
History of Western Philosophy PHL 211 3
Continental Rationalism PHL 413 4
British Empiricism PHL 414 3
Kant PHL 415 4

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V. Philosophy of Science

A minimum of twelve credits from:

Course Title Course Code & Number Credits
Logic and Reasoning OR
Formal Reasoning I
PHL 130  
PHL 330
3
4
Nature of Science PHL 380 3
Philosophy of Science PHL 480 4
Topics in Science Studies PHL 481 3
Philosophy of Biological Science PHL 484 3
Philosophy of Social Science PHL 485 3
Philosophy of Mathematics PHL 487 3
Philosophy of Physical Science PHL 488 3

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VI. Social & Political Philosophy

A minimum of twelve credits from:

Course Title Course Code & Number Credits
Introduction to Philosophy PHL 200 3
Moral & Political Issues PHL 350 3
Philosophy of Law PHL 354 3
Philosophical Aspects of Feminism PHL 356 4
Philosophy of Karl Marx PHL 357 3
Topics in Social & Political Philosophy PHL 450 3

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VII. History of Philosophy: 19th Century

A minimum of twelve credits from:

Course Title Course Code & Number Credits
Introduction to Philosophy PHL 200 3
History of Western Philosophy PHL 211 3
Philosophy of Karl Marx PHL 357 3
Hegel PHL 416 4
19th Century Philosophy PHL 417 4

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VIII. The Mind

Twelve credits from:

Course Title Course Code & Number Credits
Introduction to Philosophy PHL 200 3
Philosophy of Language PHL 360 3
Epistemology PHL 460 3
Philosophy of Mind PHL 462 3
Introduction to Cognitive Science PHL 463 3

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 IX. Continental Philosophy

A minimum of twelve credits from:

Course Title Course Code & Number Credits
Introduction to Philosophy PHL 200 3
History of Western Philosophy PHL 211 3
Existentialism PHL 320 3
19th Century Philosophy PHL 417 4
Topics in European Philosophy PHL 421 3

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X. Aesthetics

Course Title Course Code & Number Credits
Introduction to Philosophy PHL 200 3
Aesthetics PHL 347 3
Advanced Aesthetics PHL 447 3
Aesthetic Theory and Modernism PHL 474

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