• PHIL 3120: Ancient Greek Philosophy

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Surveying some of ancient Greek philosophy. Begins with the works of the earliest extant philosophical thinkers, the presocratics. Remainder of focus on Plato and Aristotle. Prerequisite: 3 hours of philosophy, or consent of instructor.
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• PHIL 3140: Phil of Science

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Systematically examines philosophical problems about the nature of science, its methods of explanation, and the status of its laws and theories. Prerequisite: 6 hours of physical, biological or social science.
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• PHIL 3150: Phil of Soc Sci

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Systematically considers the nature, scope and methodology of social sciences. Topics may include the relation between social and natural sciences; the nature of observation and explanation in social sciences; and the role of value in social sciences. Prerequisite: 3 hours of philosophy.
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• PHIL 3160: What Killed Socrates

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  This course will reexamine Socrates' trial in 399 BCE, widely regarded as a miscarriage of justice, in its total historic context, seeking to understand the reasons for Socrates' conviction. In the process, it will impart a broad understanding of the cultural, philosophical, political, and legal life of classical Athens. Prerequisite: WB or COM2.
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• PHIL 3200: Analyticl Pol Phil

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  A methodical investigation of a small number of central topics of political philosophy, such as political legitimacy and authority, liberty, equality, distributive justice, community. Major positions on these topics, whether by historical or contemporary philosophers, will be critically examined. Prerequisite: 3 hours of Philosophy.
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• PHIL 3220: Exist & Phenom

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Examines fundamental perspectives of existentialist thought, beginning with its roots in Kierkegaard and Nietzsche. Looks at a large variety of existentialist perspectives presented by Sartre, Heidegger, Buber, Jaspers and Camus. Considers the relation of Husserl's phenomenological method to existentialism. Prerequisite: 3 hours of philosophy.
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• PHIL 3250: Global Justice

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  An examination of global justice, normative international relations, and international ethics, using the methodology and theories of analytical political philosophy. Possible topics include global economic justice and world poverty, human rights, humanitarian duties, intervention and sovereignty, cosmopolitanism, nationalism, patriotism, world hunger, and immigration. Prerequisite: 3 hours of philosophy or international studies.
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• PHIL 3260: Seeking Justice and Equality

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  A philosophical examination of justice and equality, as virtues of many different practical contexts in a society (individuals and relationships, laws, public policies), emphasizing both theory and practice. Topics include equality, distributive justice, retributive justice. Prerequisites: one course in philosophy or political science.
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• PHIL 3300: Ethical theory

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  A philosophical investigation of such concepts as morality, obligation, goodness, freedom and responsibility, and of recurring types of ethical theory. Prerequisite: 3 hours of philosophy.
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• PHIL 3320: Eastern Thought

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Surveys some of the major concepts in Zen, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Prerequisite: 3 hours of philosophy.
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