Faculty Agenda

 

The philosophy department is now offering a concentration in law, intended to assist those interested in a career or education in law.  This concentration is a focus on Law, Policital Philosophy, Moral Philosophy and Ethics, which upon completion of a major or minor in the philosophy department, gives a special creditation on your transcript.  

 

Specialized Course Offerings

• PHIL 329 Law and Philosophy (course topics may include Equality and the Foundations of Discrimination Law, Natural Rights and the Foundations of the Law of Property, The Interpretation of Laws and the Philosophy of Language)

• PHIL 320 Political Philosophy (course topics may include The Nature of Distributive Justice, The Philosophy of Punishment, The Foundations for Democracy)

• PHIL 321 Moral Philosophy (course topics may include The Nature of Moral Responsibility, Bodily Autonomy)

• PHIL 322 History of Ethics (course topics may include, The Conceptual Origins of Natural Law)

• PHIL 421W Ethical Theories (course topics may include, Moral Realism, Constructivism and Normativity, The Idea of a Moral Right)