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• PHL 105: Ethical Theories and Problems

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Examines and assesses theories of right and wrong, good and bad; and attempts to apply such theories to some contemporary moral issues. Overall aims at developing the ability to formulate, analyze, and evaluate moral arguments and to work out a consistent reasoned moral personal viewpoint.
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• PHL 190: General Education Special Topics

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Opportunity to offer courses in areas of departmental general education interest not covered by the regular general education courses.
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• PHL 230: The Ethics of War and Terrorism

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Examines some basic ethical concepts and the natures of war and terrorism. The concepts are applied to some cases or examples of wars and terrorism. The course investigates whether there can be such a thing as an ethical war or act of terrorism.
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• PHL 240: Ethical Issues and the Media

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course examines several approaches to ethics and applies them to some issues connected to the media (newspapers, magazines, television, radio, movies, and the internet) and society. Some of the specific issues investigated relate to truth, objectivity, advertising, privacy, and public relations. The main course objectives are developing the student's ability to understand and morally evaluate media cases and working out a consistent, reasoned moral viewpoint related to the media.
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• PHL 248: History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Examines the important philosophical themes up to approximately 1500. Among the philosophers examined are Parmenides, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Augustine, and Anselm. Goal is to appreciate the historical environment of these philosophers and to understand how their radically different world views relate to their environments.
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• PHL 249: History of Modern Philosophy

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Examines important philosophical themes since approximately 1500. Among the philosophers studied are Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. Focus on how philosophical skepticism, humanism, idealism, empiricism, and rationalism affected, and were effects of, the prevailing political, religious, and scientific elements of the times.
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• PHL 285: Philosophy of Science

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Careful examination of concepts and methods used in the sciences with a view to their proper place in the structure of human knowledge. Examination encompasses both the rapidly developing fields of behavioral sciences and the more established physical sciences.
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• PHL 295: Comparative Religions

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Considers the great religions of the world and their relationship to the cultures and civilizations of which they are a part, including a look at their position in the contemporary world. Study is made of the philosophy, theology, and ethical systems of these great faiths and of the lives of the great leaders and scholars of these religions. Investigates the literature they have produced.
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• PHL 301: Formal Logic

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Deals with the study of argumentation and presenting of evidence by means of formal deductive systems such as propositional logic and predicate logic. Application of formal methods is supplemented by the study of philosophical problems about their effectiveness and limitations.
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• PHL 336: Concepts in Buddhism

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Investigates the religion of Buddhism and some of its essential concepts. History, development, nature, and contemporary relevance of these essential concepts are examined. Concepts are considered from the perspective of the different forms of Buddhism, such as Zen, Theravada, and Mahayana. Included are avidya (spiritual ignorance), anatta (no-self), anicca (impermanence), dukkha (suffering), and nirvana (extinction, enlightenment).
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