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• PHIL 3420: Philosophy and Feminism

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  In this course, we will focus on four main topics: the nature and varieties of feminism; the case for feminism in the U.S.; the relationship between feminism and social-justice movements involving race, sexual orientation, and gender identity; and matters concerning sexist language, dating etiquette, etc.
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• PHIL 3440: Phil and the Meaning of Life

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course explores the meaning of life, distinguishing significantly different versions, and critically examines several different answers, both religious and secular, to these questions. The emphasis is on helping students to develop and defend their own answers. We may also touch on related issues such as whether human life is absurd.
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• PHIL 3500: Philosophy of Knowledge

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  A course in the philosophical sub-discipline of epistemology, including theories of the nature, sources, and scope of knowledge.
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• PHIL 3520: Philosophy of Mind

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  The philosophy of mind is a sub-discipline of metaphysics concerned with the fundamental nature of mental phenomena. Various theories of mind will be discussed: i.e. dualism, behaviorism, functionalism, etc., along with related issues of personal identity, mental content, mental causation, and consciousness.
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• PHIL 3540: Philosophy of Religion

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course considers the nature of religion, speculations and arguments about the nature and existence of God, the possibility of religious knowledge, claims to religious experience and revelation, the problem of evil, the belief in immortality, and the meaning of religious language.
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• PHIL 3560: Philosophy of Language

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  A course in philosophical theories of what makes sentences true or false.
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• PHIL 3580: Philosophy of Science

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course attempts to answer the question: Should we believe what science tells us? It includes a critical inquiry into the nature of scientific theories and explanations, as well as an investigation into methods of theory confirmation. Other issues may include whether theoretical entities are real or only useful fictions, reductionism, etc.
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• PHYS 1078: Questions in Science

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  The course will explore current and sometimes controversial topics in science. Topics will vary, and will be related to the natural science discipline prefix including concepts in chemistry, physics, geology, meteorology and climate science, geography, and mathematics.
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• PHYS 1178: Discovering Phys Sciences

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  The course will explore the basic principles of physical science which describe the world we live in and the universe that surrounds us. Topics will vary related to the physical science discipline prefix including concepts in chemistry, physics, geology, meteorology and climate science, geography, and mathematics.
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• PHYS 1200: Solar System Astronomy

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Explores the nature of the Sun, the planets, and the major moons. Examines the motions of the Earth, moon, and the planets and their effects on the appearance of the sky. Includes constellation identification through the use of the planetarium or software.
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