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  • APhi 412: Metaphysics

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    A systematic examination of such philosophical concepts as existence, essence, causality, purpose, value, mind, freedom and unity. Prerequisite(s): A Phi 210 and a 300-level course in philosophy.
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  • APhi 415: Philosophy of Language

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    The structure and properties of language with regard to philosophical issues. Examines such issues as meaning, reference, analyticity, truth and psychoanalytic dream interpretation in the context of the contemporary theories of meaning and linguistic structure. Prerequisite(s): A Phi 210 and a 300-level course in philosophy; or permission of instructor.
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  • APhi 416: Philosophy of Mind

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    A systematic discussion of various contemporary and historically important issues concerning mind: classical theories of mind and body, including dualisms, materialism, double-aspect theories and functionalism; cognitive science and theoretical linguistics; artificial intelligence; and the nature of belief, desire, intention and other psychological notions. Prerequisite(s): A Phi 210 and a 300-level course in philosophy, or permission of instructor.
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  • APhi 417: Bioethics

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    Critical study of one or more topics in bioethics. Possible topics include advance directives; assisted reproductive technologies; death; genetic engineering; screening, and testing; health care reform; informed consent; maternal-fetal conflicts; medical experimentation; medical futility; organ transplantation; physician-assisted suicide; proxy consent; and the right to refuse treatment. Prerequisite(s): A Phi 338 or permission of instructor.
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  • APhi 418: Philosophy of Science

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    Basic issues in philosophy of science, such as the nature of laws and theories, verifiability and confirmation, explanation and prediction, statistics and probability. Prerequisite(s): A Phi 210 and a 300-level course in philosophy; or permission of instructor.
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  • APhi 422: Theory of Knowledge

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    Systematic study of theories of knowledge, including such topics as theories of perception, the character and value of logical systems, theories of the nature of truth and of the nature of proof. Prerequisite(s): A Phi 210 and a 300-level course in philosophy; or permission of instructor.
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  • APhi 423: The Skeptical Tradition

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    Examination of the skeptical tradition from the ancient Greeks to the present. The focus will be on the arguments for thinking knowledge is impossible. Topics include skepticism as a way of life, Hume's skepticism, religious skepticism, common-sense philosophy, and the relation between knowledge and certainty. Prerequisite(s): A Phi 210 and a 300-level course in philosophy.
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  • APhi 425: Contemporary Ethical Theory

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    Selected normative and meta-ethical theories, with emphasis on issues of interest in contemporary discussions of values and the nature of valuation. Prerequisite(s): A Phi 212 and a 300-level course in philosophy.
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  • APhi 432: Completeness and Decidability

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    An introduction to the meta-theory of first-order logic. Topics will include the completeness theorem and its corollaries, as well as a discussion of questions concerning the undecidability of validity. Prerequisite(s): A Phi 332 or permission of instructor.
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  • APhi 442: Phenomenology

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    Examination of historical and conceptual development of phenomenology in the 20th century, starting with Husserl's "presuppositionless and purely descriptive science of the structures of consciousness", including works by Sartre, Heidegger, and Merleau-Ponty. Emphasis on (a) the idea of a presuppositionless account of consciousness; (b) the motivations for and nature of the "existential turn"; and (c) connections between phenomenology and both analytic philosophy and scientific psychology. Prerequisite(s): junior or senior class standing or permission of instructo
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