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  • PHIL 3340: Biomedical Ethics

    4.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    In this course, the ethical principles (respect for autonomy, non maleficence, beneficence justice) and other ethical concerns (e.g. privacy, confidentiality, compassion, relationships among patients and professionals) are studied and applied to contemporary problems in medicine and biomedical research. These problems include genetic testing and therapy; organ transplantation; decision-making regarding treatment and care at the end of life; research involving human subjects; and treatment issues in the AIDS epidemic. Case study methods are used. Notes: 3000-LEVEL COURSES Each semester detailed course descriptions are posted outside room 320 Moore Hall prior to pre-registration. If you are in doubt about whether you have adequate background for taking a course, talk with the instructor. Credits: 4 hours
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  • PHIL 3500: Foundations of the Modern Worldview

    4.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    The study of some basic ideas with which today's knowledgeable people make sense of their world and themselves. Topics may vary from term to term, but will include a philosophical study of the physical, biological or social sciences and some areas in the humanities that reflect changes in values associated with the modern worldview. Notes: 3000-LEVEL COURSES Each semester detailed course descriptions are posted outside room 320 Moore Hall prior to pre-registration. If you are in doubt about whether you have adequate background for taking a course, talk with the instructor. Credits: 4 hours
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  • PHIL 3550: Philosophy of Science

    3.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    A philosophical exploration of the basic concepts, methods, and aims of the natural sciences. The course explores issues such as confirmation, explanation, reduction, and the observation/theory dichotomy through philosophical analysis and case studies. The detailed analyses of historic and contemporary scientific practice will include teaching of the relevant science. Notes: 3000-LEVEL COURSES Each semester detailed course descriptions are posted outside room 320 Moore Hall prior to pre-registration. If you are in doubt about whether you have adequate background for taking a course, talk with the instructor. Credits: 3 hours
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  • PHIL 4100: Professional Ethics

    3.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    A philosophical examination of the foundations of ethics in the professions. Topics to be considered include the professions and professionalism, relationships between professional and ordinary ethics, social responsibilities of the professions, professional/client relationships, regulation of the professions, and codes of ethics. Credits: 3 hours
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  • PHIL 4700: Seminar in Philosophy Variable Topics

    2.00 - 4.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    Seminars deal with selected advanced topics in philosophy. Since content varies from semester to semester, students are advised to check course descriptions which are available in the department office. Suggestions for seminar topics from students are welcomed. Seminars may be set up to be taken for variable credit and to last more or less than a semester's length. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Credits: 2 to 4 hours
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  • PHIL 4800: Senior Seminar

    4.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    A comprehensive and in depth examination of a central area or areas of philosophy. Topics may vary from term to term. The course may be about 1) the philosophy of one or more significant historical or 20th century thinkers; 2) a philosophical movement; or 3) a major philosophical issue that draws on a variety of sources. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Completion of 12 hours of philosophy, including either PHIL 3000 or 3010 and completion of the Baccalaureate level writing requirement. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Credits: 4 hours
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  • PHIL 4980: Independent Study

    2.00 - 4.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    Independent study is for those students who have attained a degree of competence in philosophy and wish to embark upon a project to be carried out without the usual close guidance of the instructor in the classroom. Independent study may not be elected as a substitute for a regularly scheduled course. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor with whom the student wishes to work. Credits: 2 to 4 hours
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  • PHIL 5070: The Continental Tradition in Philosophy

    2.00 - 4.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    An examination of the Continental tradition in philosophy. Topics may vary from term to term. Examples include: phenomenology, existentialism, post-modernism, structuralism, deconstructionism, critical theory, and hermeneutics. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 12 credit hours in Philosophy, including PHIL 3010. May be repeated for credit, with advisor's approval, when topics vary. Notes: 5000-LEVEL COURSES The prerequisites for admission into 5000-level courses are: Junior status and 12 hours of philosophy. Specific prerequisites may be added to individual courses. Credits: 2 to 4 hours
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  • PHIL 5120: Aesthetics

    3.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    An investigation of the many philosophical issues which arise from the study of the arts and aesthetic experience. Topics include such issues as the ontology and identity of works of art, whether art can be defined so as to distinguish art from non-art, the status of aesthetic values, the relation of ethics to aesthetics, the status of feminist perspectives in the arts, and significance of the arts in human life Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: 12 credit hours in philosophy. Notes: 5000-LEVEL COURSES The prerequisites for admission into 5000-level courses are: Junior status and 12 hours of philosophy. Specific prerequisites may be added to individual courses. Credits: 3 hours
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  • PHIL 5200: Philosophical Applications of Symbolic Logic

    3.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    This course is designed to expose students to the range of philosophical applications of modern symbolic logic. Starting with the sentential and predicate calculi, the course explores various extensions which may include alethic model logic, deontic logic, tense logic, relevance logic and counterfactuals. In addition, the course will address salient issues in the philosophy of logic and may include an investigation of the logical paradoxes and/or the controversy surrounding quantified modal logic. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 12 hours of philosophy, including PHIL 2250 or 3200. Notes: 5000-LEVEL COURSES The prerequisites for admission into 5000-level courses are: Junior status and 12 hours of philosophy. Specific prerequisites may be added to individual courses. Credits: 3 hours
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