• PHIL 3751: Philosophy of Race & Racism

  3.00 Credits

  University of Memphis

  
  Investigation of concepts of race and racism as well as related concepts (e.g., racial identity, intersectionality) through an examination of metaphysical, epistemic, phenomenological, psychological, ethical, linguistic, or political problems associated with race.
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• PHIL 3771: Philosophy and Literature

  3.00 Credits

  University of Memphis

  
  Expression of philosophical ideas in literature; readings from philosophers, playwrights, novelists and poets.
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• PHIL 3772: Critical Theory

  3.00 Credits

  University of Memphis

  
  Exploration of various social and political writings concerning the nature of human agency, intersubjectivity, communication, democratic procedure and practice, developed during the Enlightenment period and in the philosophies of Kant, Hegel, and Marx, and that were advanced in the 20th century writings of the Frankfurt School of Social Criticism.
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• PHIL 3781: Philosophy and Film

  3.00 Credits

  University of Memphis

  
  An examination of some basic philosophical problems, integrating philosophical readings with films which illustrate positions that have been taken regarding the problems; enhance understanding and appreciation of both the philosophical problems and the films. PREREQUISITE: PHIL 1101 or 1102 recommended.
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• PHIL 3806: The Ethics of AI and Big Data

  3.00 Credits

  University of Memphis

  
  Will artificial intelligence (AI) replace human intelligence? This course focuses on a rapidly developing field of moral theory concerning problems posed by the development of AI systems and the ever-expanding use of “big data” to train these systems. After exploring different kinds of AI, and the nature of Machine Learning (ML), the course addresses central issues in AI Ethics, including issues such as bias and fairness in the development of algorithms, the responsible use of big data, and the purposes served by AI. Privacy and surveillance concerning personal data will also be addressed.
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• PHIL 3880: Problems in Philosophy

  3.00 Credits

  University of Memphis

  
  An intensive study of selectied philosophical problems. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit when topic varies.
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• PHIL 4211: Ancient Philosophy

  3.00 Credits

  University of Memphis

  
  Readings from primary sources, supplemented by commentary from antiquity and modern scholarship, including Pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, and Hellenistic period. May be repeated once when topic varies for an additional 3 credit hours, more with permission of the department director of undergraduate studies. PREREQUISITE: PHIL 3001 or permission of instructor.
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• PHIL 4311: Modern Philosophy

  3.00 Credits

  University of Memphis

  
  Readings from major philosophers of 17th to early 19th centuries, supplemented by commentaries from modern and contemporary sources. May be repeated once when topic varies for an additioanl 3 hours credit, more with permission of department director of undergraduate studies. PREREQUISITE: PHIL 3002 or permission of instructor.
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• PHIL 4421: Philosophy of Mind

  3.00 Credits

  University of Memphis

  
  Major issues and positions in recent philosophy of mind; behaviorism; reductive, non-reductive, and eliminative versions of materialism; functionalism; mental causation; phenomenal consciousness; psychoanalysis and the unconscious; computational and connectionist models of mind. PREREQUISITE: PHIL 1101, 1102, or 1611, or permission of instructor.
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• PHIL 4422: Analytic Philosophy Language

  3.00 Credits

  University of Memphis

  
  Major developments in the philosophy of language - predominantly in the English speaking world - during the 20th and 21st centuries. Themes may include the influence of modern logic on linguistic analysis, the development of natural language semantics and pragmatics, modality in language and metaphysics, theories of meaning and reference, ordinary language philosophy, speech acts, holism, metaphor, slurs, hate speech, and psycho-linguistics.
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