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2007-2008 EIU Undergraduate Catalog

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2007-2008 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of Philosophy

Philosophy

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(BA)

Major

TOTAL: Option A - 42-44 Semester Hours
TOTAL: Option B - 39 Semester Hours

Philosophy Core – 15 hours

PHI 1900G - Logical and Critical Reasoning. Credits: 3
PHI 2000 - Ancient Philosophy. Credits: 3
PHI 3260 - Modern Philosophy. Credits: 3
PHI 4480 - Seminar. Credits: 3

One General Education Course in Philosophy

PHI 1000G - Introduction to Philosophy. Credits: 3
PHI 1090G - Introduction to Philosophy, Honors. Credits: 3
(Honors)
PHI 1200G - Introduction to Religious Studies. Credits: 3
PHI 1290G - Introduction to Religious Studies, Honors. Credits: 3
(Honors)
PHI 2500G - Introduction to Ethics. Credits: 3
PHI 2590G - Introduction to Ethics, Honors. Credits: 3
(Honors)
PHI 3050G - Social and Political Philosophy. Credits: 3
PHI 3100G - Cultural Foundations I. Credits: 3
(cross listed with ENG 3100G)
PHI 3110G - Cultural Foundations II. Credits: 3
(cross listed with ENG 3110G)
PHI 3700G - Language and Human Nature. Credits: 3

Value Component – 3 hours

Choose from one from the following:

PHI 3020 - Ethics. Credits: 3
PHI 3030 - Science and Human Values. Credits: 3
PHI 3040 - Philosophy of Art. Credits: 3
PHI 3050G - Social and Political Philosophy. Credits: 3
PHI 3070 - Philosophy of Law. Credits: 3

Theory of Knowledge Component – 3 hours

Choose one from the following:

PHI 3700G - Language and Human Nature. Credits: 3
PHI 3720 - Theory of Knowledge. Credits: 3
PHI 3780 - Philosophy of Science. Credits: 3

Metaphysics Component – 3 hours

Choose one from the following:

PHI 3500 - Metaphysics. Credits: 3
PHI 3520 - Necessity, Possibility, and Existence. Credits: 3
PHI 3540 - Philosophy of Mind. Credits: 3

Eastern Philosophy Component – 3 hours

Choose one from the following:

PHI 2010 - Eastern Philosophies. Credits: 3
PHI 3310 - Indian Philosophy. Credits: 3
PHI 3320 - Chinese Philosophy. Credits: 3
PHI 3680 - Buddhism. Credits: 3

Language Component – 3-8 hours

Option A: One year of Foreign Language at the college level.

Foreign Language I (3-4 hours)
Foreign Language II (3-4 hours)

Option B:

PHI 3900 - Symbolic Logic. Credits: 3

Philosophy Electives – 9 hours

Footnotes:

Philosophy 3980 and 4400 may count in satisfaction of any of the components with permission of the department chairperson and may be repeated once.

(Major GPA based on all philosophy courses taken at EIU.)

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