Philosophy

• CAS PH 480: Topics in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
  Topic for Fall 2010: TBA.
• CAS PH 481: Topics in the Philosophy of Law
  A critical study of theories about legal interpretation with an emphasis on the philosophical underpinnings and implications of each theory. Topic for Spring 2010: Philosophical and Policy Perspectives on Tort Law.
• CAS PH 482: Topics in Modern and Contemporary Philosophy
  Topics vary from semester to semester; may be repeated for credit as topics change. Topic for Fall 2009: Hermeneutics. This study of hermeneutics, a method of interpretation often contrasted with objective scientific methods, is divided into two parts: a historical survey of key texts describing hermeneutics followed by intense study of Gadamer's Truth and Method.
• CAS PH 483: Topics in the Philosophy of Religion
  Focus on a specific topic in the philosophy of religion. Topic for Fall 2010: Problem of Evil. A philosophical and theological analysis of the problem of evil, as formulated in the Bible and other sacred texts, ancient and modern philosophy, literature, and cinema. Also offered as CAS RN 443.
• CAS PH 484: Topics in Speculative Philosophy
  Topic for Fall 2009: TBA.
• CAS PH 485: Topics in Philosophy of Value
  Examines conceptions of the good, based upon the sorts of phenomena that we value, i.e, the sorts of things we deem "good" or "valuable," and our modes of access to these phenomena. The examination draws on similar historical and contemporary treatments.
• CAS PH 486: Topics in Knowledge, Language, and Logic
  Topic for Fall 2009: Conceptual History. Critical examination of the history of a number of central philosophical concepts, including being and its varieties, existence, identity, logic, world, creation, form, function, law of nature, chance, induction, intuition and the so-called principle of plenitude.
• CAS PH 487: Topics in the Philosophy of Science
  Topic for Spring 2010: TBA.
• CAS PH 488: Topics in Aesthetics
  Consideration of selected topics in aesthetics, with particular attention to the relationship between aesthetic experience and analytical accounts of the experience; topics include expression, perception, qualities, the good, the ideal, and the sublime.
• CAS PH 491: Directed Study
  Individual or small group tutorial instruction and directed research on selected topics.
• CAS PH 492: Directed Study
  Individual or small group tutorial instruction and directed research on selected topics.

Note that this information may change at any time.

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