In this course, students will be introduced to some of the key questions of philosophy through the study of classical and contemporary thinkers. Some of the questions students might consider are: Do we have free will? What is knowledge? What is the mind? What are our moral obligations to others? Students will engage with and learn to critically assess various philosophical approaches to such questions. Meets New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area 5: Humanities.

The purpose of this course is to teach students how to analyze, critique, and construct arguments. The course includes an introductory survey of important logical concepts and tools needed for argument analysis. These concepts and tools will be use to examine select philosophical and scholarly texts. Meets New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area 1: Communication.

This course is an introductory survey of early modern Western philosophy. Through an in-depth reading of primary source material, this course will examine the traditions of Rationalism and Empiricism that emerged during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Concepts to be discussed might include theories of knowledge and metaphysics, early modern scientific thought, and theories of the self. Meets New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area 5: Humanities.

This course traces the evolution of such topics as karma and rebirth and the nature of the liberated mind as discussed in the Buddhist traditions of India, Tibet, East Asia, and the modern West.

An investigation of some important philosophic debates.

An examination of the nature and possibility of knowledge. Topics include skepticism, the analysis of knowledge, and the nature and structure of epistemic justification. Prerequisite: 2210.

Inquiry concerning goodness, rightness, obligation, justice and freedom. Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy.

Close reading of contemporary writings by naturalists, lawyers, theologians and philosophers on the philosophical aspects of environmental problems.

Philosophic analysis of some major concepts and problems in religion. Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy or Religious Studies.

From Hobbes to present. Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy.

Positivism through contemporary thought. Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy.

A study of Kant’s philosophical thought that typically focuses on a close reading of significant portions of the Critique of Pure Reason. Topics may include: a priori knowledge, causality, and idealism. Prerequisite: 2210.

A study of Hegel’s philosophical thought focused on a close reading of texts such as Phenomenology of Spirit and Encyclopedia Logic. Topics may include: Hegel’s conceptions of metaphysics, ethics, social theory, and the method and aims of philosophy. Prerequisite: 2210.

(Also offered as MATH **415) A historical survey of principal issues and controversies on the nature of mathematics. Emphasis varies from year to year. Prerequisite: 356 or MATH 1440 or MATH 1522 or MATH **356.

Course emphasizes investigation, evaluation, and discussion of areas of specialized knowledge or inquiry relevant to the profession or field of study. Figure varies. Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy.

This course offers graduate and advanced undergraduate students exposure to contemporary literature and current professional discussion on issues in metaphysics and/or epistemology. Prerequisite: 12 credit hours Philosophy course work.

A study of advanced topics in ethics. Possible topics include: priactical reason; the connection between ethics and agency; metaehtics; the nature of normativity. Prerequisite: 12 credit hours Philosophy course work.

Selected philosophical movements and their relationships to literary masterpieces. Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy.

For departmental honors in philosophy. {Offered upon demand}

A faculty-supervised course culminating in a comprehensive paper or research proposal that integrates knowledge attained through coursework, research, and experience.

For departmental honors. {Offered upon demand}

A study of Kant’s philosophical thought that typically focuses on a close reading of significant portions of the Critique of Pure Reason. Topics may include: a priori knowledge, causality, and idealism.

A study of Hegel’s philosophical thought focused on a close reading of texts such as Phenomenology of Spirit and Encyclopedia Logic. Topics may include: Hegel’s conceptions of metaphysics, ethics, social theory, and the method and aims of philosophy.

Course emphasizes investigation, evaluation, and discussion of areas of specialized knowledge or inquiry relevant to the profession or field of study.

Individual research into an area proposed by the student and conducted under the direction of a faculty member.

This course offers graduate and advanced undergraduate students exposure to contemporary literature and current professional discussion on issues in metaphysics and/or epistemology. Prerequisite: 12 credit hours Philosophy course work.

A study of advanced topics in ehtics. Possible topics include: practical reason; the conncection between ethics and agency; metaethics; the nature of mormativity. Prerequisite: 12 credit hours Philosophy course work.

Selected philosophical movements and their relationships to literary masterpieces.

Faculty-supervised investigative study that results in the development and writing of a master’s thesis. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Individual research into an area proposed by the student and conducted under the direction of a faculty member. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Faculty-supervised investigative study that results in the development and writing of a doctoral dissertation. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.