• PHIL 3450: Epistemology

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  A critical examination of the nature of knowledge and the philosophical problems concerning skepticism; knowledge of the self, material objects, other minds; the past, present, and future; universal and necessary truth. Selections from both historical and recent writings. Alternate years.
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• PHIL 3480: Philosophy of Science

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  An introduction to philosophical problems in the natural and social sciences: the nature of explanation, induction, evidence, probability, verification, causation; the role of observation; the relations among the sciences. Spring semester alternate years.
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• PHIL 3510: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  Selections from the pre-Socratic through the late Greco-Roman writers, including Plotinus. Emphasis on Plato and Aristotle. Fall semester.
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• PHIL 3520: Medieval Philosophy

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  This course will trace the development of philosophy from late Antiquity through the High Middle Ages. Texts will be drawn from medieval Christian, Jewish, or Muslim authors. May be registered as Religion 3520. Credit not allowed in both Philosophy 3520 and Religion 3520.
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• PHIL 3530: Modern European Philosophy

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  Rationalism and empiricism as developed by leading thinkers; selections from chief representatives from Hobbes and Descartes through Kant. Spring semester.
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• PHIL 3600: American Philosophy

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  Earlier American thought in its reaction to European movements; the emergence of a genuinely American philosophy. Emphasis on James, Pierce, Santayana, Royce, Dewey, and Whitehead. Alternate years.
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• PHIL 3999R: Group Studies

  1.00 - 9.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  On demand. Prerequisites: department head approval. Department may have additional prerequisite requirements.
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• PHIL 4250: Ethics and the Professions

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  An examination of ethical issues and principles related to problems and standards in the professions. Special attention to professional codes and case studies in relation to traditional and contemporary moral philosophy. Designed as a general course for students not majoring in philosophy and religion. Fall semester.
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• PHIL 4300: Nietzsche, Marx, and Freud

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  This course explores three of the greatest and most controversial European thinkers since 1800. This course overviews their main theories and how they present, in various ways, challenges to certain traditional views of humans as rational beings. It also considers the political ramifications of each thinker’s thought.
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• PHIL 4420: Philosophy of Mind

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  A history of the philosophy of mind, from Aristotle and Descartes through the twentieth century. Emphasis on current debates, with reference to relevant scientific discoveries. Alternate years.
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