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  • PHIL 3810: Existentialism and Phenomenology

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 1000 or PHIL 100H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205H or PHIL 205G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150 or instructor approval) and University Advanced Standing. Explores two of the most important and influential traditions within modern and contemporary philosophy. Covers figures such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, Merleau-Ponty, de Beauvoir, Gadamer, Levinas, Ricoeur, and Derrida, and issues in epistemology, metaphysics, ethics and aesthetics. Focuses in particular on the notions of subjectivity, agency, free-will, and truth.
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  • PHIL 3820: Philosophy through Literature

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 1000 or PHIL 100H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205H or PHIL 205G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150 or instructor approval) and University Advanced Standing. Provides students with an interdisciplinary approach to the study of philosophy through literature. Gives students the opportunity to read some of the most engaging thinkers and how they offer differing perspectives through a variety of texts. Breaks down some of the strict divisions placed between philosophical and literary texts.
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  • PHIL 3830: Deconstruction and Hermeneutics

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 1000 or PHIL 100H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 2050H or PHIL 205G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150 or Instructor Approval) and University Advanced Standing. Studies the interpretive methods of deconstruction and hermeneutics, two important traditions to emerge in late 20th century philosophy. Analyzes various works from the history of philosophy through the frameworks of deconstruction and hermeneutics. Tracks the difference between knowledge and understanding, particularly through the writings of Jacques Derrida and Hans-Georg Gadamer. Includes the study of other relevant traditions such as post-structuralism, French feminism, and literary criticism.
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  • PHIL 384R: Topics in Comparative Philosophy

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): PHIL 1000 or PHIL 100H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205H or PHIL 205G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150 and University Advanced Standing.. Provides students the opportunity to intensively study topics, figures, and aspects of non-Western and comparative philosophy beyond the scope of introductory classes (e.g., PHIL 1620 and 290G). Examines either a non-Western tradition/topic/text (e.g., the 'Analects' of Confucius, the 'Bhagavad Gita', Japanese aesthetics, Mayan metaphysics) or a major issue in philosophy approached comparatively (e.g., Chinese and Greek philosophies of science). Emphasizes comparative methodology itself, such as how to avoid the twin dangers of over-generalized stereotype and cherry-picked factoids when dealing with other cultures. Focuses on the close study of primary texts, including considerations of translation and cultural sensitivity. Encourages strong critical thinking, writing, and rhetorical skills, as well as growth into more worldly and informed philosophy majors. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits toward graduation.
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  • PHIL 386R: Topics in Ancient Philosophy

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 1000 or PHIL 100H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205H or PHIL 205G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150 or instructor approval) and University Advanced Standing. Provides students the opportunity to study aspects of ancient Greek philosophy intensively. Focuses on an aspect of the thought of a particular philosopher, such as Plato or Aristotle, or on a particular theme in Ancient philosophy, such as Ethics or Metaphysics. Emphasizes close study of primary texts. Develops strong critical thinking, writing and rhetorical skills. May be repeated up to 3 times for a total of 9 credits.
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  • PHIL 388R: Topics in Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 1000 or PHIL 100H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205H or PHIL 205G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150 or instructor approval) and University Advanced Standing. Provides students the opportunity to study aspects of medieval and early modern philosophy intensively. Focuses on the thought of a particular philosopher or set of philosophers or a particular theme in medieval and early modern philosophy. Emphasizes close study of primary texts. Develops critical thinking, writing, and comprehension skills. May be repeated up to 3 times for a total of 9 credits.
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  • PHIL 400R: Great Philosophers

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 1000 or PHIL 100H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205H or PHIL 205G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150 or instructor approval) and University Advanced Standing. Provides an in-depth look at a great figure in Philosophy across the topics of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, social and political philosophy, aesthetics, and other themes. Addresses the contribution of the thinker to the history of Philosophy. Repeatable up to 12 credit hours with different topics.
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  • PHIL 4120: Philosophy of Education

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 or PHIL 1000 or PHIL 100H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205H or PHIL 205G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150 or instructor approval) and University Advanced Standing. Examines history, issues, and philosophical theories of education with attention to associated metaphysical, epistemological, ethical, political, and ideological assumptions.
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  • PHIL 4130: Nineteenth Century European Philosophy

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 1000 or PHIL 100H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205H or PHIL 205G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150 or instructor approval) and University Advanced Standing. Introduces students to the changes in 19th century European philosophy regarding the nature of truth, knowledge, human freedom, and nature. Focuses on the attempts of German Idealism to formulate a systematic science of reality. Discusses the possibilities and problems with conceiving truth as both complete and absolutely knowable. Analyzes the philosophies of nature, art, human freedom, society, and ethics.
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  • PHIL 4140: History of Analytic Philosophy

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 2150 or instructor approval) and University Advanced Standing. Explores the history of Analytic Philosophy from the late 19th century to the present. Includes the study of such figures as Bertrand Russell, B. Bolzano, Gottlob Frege, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Rudolph Carnap, G.E. Moore, J.L. Austin, Gilbert Ryle, W.V.O. Quine, and Fredrich Waismann. Studies methods of movements such as Logical Empiricism, and Ordinary Language Philosophy. Explores views such as Logicism, Logical Atomism, Holism, Verificationism, Logical Behaviorism, Psychologism, Nominalism, and Realism.
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