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PHIL 140: World Religions

3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

This course is designed to be a survey of religious traditions from across the globe and an exploration of their philosophies and world views. This course introduces students to the many forms of inquiry and analysis conducted in the humanities, especially religious studies and comparative religion. Students engage a range of primary and secondary texts to gain a comparative understanding of the world's religions.

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PHIL 163: Philosophy in Literature

3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

An examination of the philosophical content of poetry, prose, and film of exceptional literary and philosophical merit. This course introduces students to the many forms of inquiry and analysis conducted in the humanities, especially philosophy, and the perennial questions that philosophy addresses. Students engage a diverse range of literary texts, both classical and contemporary, western and non-western. They also view and analyze films and other media that present philosophical arguments.

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PHIL 170: American Philosophy

3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

An investigation of the historical genesis of American culture through a reading of the prominent philosophical literature the culture has produced.

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PHIL 171: Philosophy of Human Existence

3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

An investigation into and discussion of the central themes of existential philosophy. Philosophers such as Kierkegaard and Nietzsche will be studied in terms of their retrieval of the meaning of human existence.

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PHIL 180: Philosophical Inquiry

3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

This course guides students through the method of philosophical inquiry by exploring philosophical problems and questions in the broader context of humanistic inquiry.

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PHIL 190: Experimental

1.00 - 3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.

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PHIL 195: Workshop

1.00 - 6.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.

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PHIL 198: Selected Topics

1.00 - 3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.

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PHIL 261: Philosophy of Art

3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Exploration of basic issues and philosophical views of the experience of the arts. This course aims at the understanding and enhancement of the experience of the arts, and at a thoughtful appraisal of the role of art in life.

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PHIL 290: Experimental

1.00 - 3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.

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