The Graduate School Bulletin
Department of Philosophy
216 Foust Building
(336) 334-5059
http://www.uncg.edu/phi
No graduate programs are offered in the Department of Philosophy.
Graduate Faculty
Professors
Joshua Hoffman, PhD, Analytical metaphysics (theory of substance, theory of categories), analytical philosophy of religion, history of philosophy.
Jarrett Leplin, PhD, Philosophy of science, epistemology.
Terrance McConnell, PhD, Ethical theory, medical ethics, political philosophy.
Gary Rosenkrantz, PhD, Metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion (Head of Department).
Michael Zimmerman, PhD, Ethics, action theory.
Associate Professors
Heather Gert, PhD, Ethics, Wittgenstein.
Janine Jones, PhD, Philosophy of mind, philosophy of language.
PHI Philosophy Courses
520 Advanced Topics in Biomedical Ethics (3:3)
Pr. 220
Detailed examination of a particular issue in biomedical ethics, such as research ethics, assisted suicide and euthanasia, and the acquisition and allocation of organs for transplantation. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
523 Philosophy of Social and Behavioral Science (3:3)
Pr. permission of instructor
Central issues in philosophy of social and behavioral science from Hume to the present; explanation, theory construction, methodology of the social sciences, the status of the sociology of knowledge.
525 Philosophy of Physical Science (3:3)
Pr. 325
Current issues in the philosophy of science such as scientific progress and scientific change, scientific methods, relations between experiment and theory, scientific explanation, rationality and scientific realism, relations between philosophy of science and history of science. Examples drawn from modern history of physical science.
527 Philosophy of Biological Science (3:3)
Pr. 325, course in biology highly recommended
Examination of concepts of law, theory, explanation, evidence, classification, and reduction using examples from biology. Investigation of problems related to alternative conceptual systems and conceptual change in biology, the nature of the biological subject matter, and the place of biology among the natural sciences.
545 Social Philosophy (3:3)
Pr. 321 or 331 or 335
Topics from social, political, and legal philosophy, such as property, justice, punishment, liberalism, conservatism, and a study of such major figures as Hobbes, Locke, Mill, and Rawls.
555 Epistemology (3:3)
Pr. one course in philosophy or permission of instructor
Skepticism, the analysis of knowledge, confirmation and induction, a priori knowledge, knowledge and truth.
559 Philosophy of Mind (3:3)
Pr. 111 or 251 or 252
The mind-body problem, identity theories, functionalism, reductive and eliminative materialism, behavioral and causal theories of mind.
565 Philosophy of Language (3:3)
Pr. 111 or 251 or 252
Theories of truth, meaning, and reference. The origin and nature of human language and its relation to animal and machine language.
575 Advanced Logic (3:3)
Pr. 311 or permission of instructor
Axiomatic first order quantification theory with completeness theorems. Numbers and sets. Paradoxes and Type Theory. Introduction to modal logic.
589 Experimental Course
This number reserved for experimental courses. Refer to the Course Schedule for current offerings.
590 Aesthetics (3:3)
Pr. 322 or permission of instructor
Readings in the major philosophies of art. Analysis of the justification of evaluative judgments about art, the nature of aesthetic concepts, artistic truth, the art object, and the aesthetic experience.
601 Advanced Topics in Philosophy (3:3)
Pr. permission of instructor
Topics may include relativism, legal ethics, and artificial intelligence. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
620 Ethics and Genetics (3:3)
Pr. matriculation to third semester of MS genetic counseling program or permission of instructor
Ethical issues in the acquisition and application of knowledge about the human genome. Topics include genetic testing and abortion, predictive testing, testing for minors, confidentiality, gene therapy, and human cloning.
711 Experimental Course
This number reserved for experimental courses. Refer to the Course Schedule for current offerings