Rice Course Schedule, Fall 2001
Philosophy (PHIL)

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PHIL 100   PROBLEMS OF PHILOSOPHY                   Credits 3.00  Fall 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
An introduction to philosophy through such fundamental problems as the basis of
morality, the foundation of state authority, determinism and freedom, and the
possibility of knowledge.
001 SH 303 - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM      Schlothfeldt, Stephan     Enr: 42 Max: 0

PHIL 103   PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS OF COGNITIVE SCIEN Credits 3.00  Fall 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
An examination of current research in cognitive science and its philosophical
implications.  Topics include whether the mind is a computational system, how
the mind is organized, whether certain components of the mind are innate.
001 SH 309 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM      Margolis, Eric A.         Enr: 77 Max: 0

PHIL 106   LOGIC                                    Credits 3.00  Fall 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
Introduction to the formal theory of reasoning, which will be used to assess
the validity of arguments in natural languages.
001 SH 307 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM      Dove, Ian                 Enr: 29 Max: NA

PHIL 201   HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY I                  Credits 3.00  Fall 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Survey of the major philosophers and philosophical systems of ancient Greece,
from Parmenides to the Stoics.
001 GRB 212W - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM    Morrison, Donald R.       Enr: 32 Max: NA

PHIL 305   MATHEMATICAL LOGIC                       Credits 3.00  Fall 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
This course will cover the central concepts and results in mathematical logic,
focussing on the Completness Theorem which proves the covergence of the the
syntactic and semantic approaches to reasoning. The content of the course
overlaps considerably with COMP 280 and 409, though the emphasis in this course
is on applications of logic in areas other than computer science and the
exercises primarily concern natural languages rather than formal ones.  Among
its other goals, the course is intended not only to give students practice in
proving theorems but also to push them to be reflective about the theorem
proving process.
001 KH 101 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM      Grandy, Richard E.        Enr: 20 Max: 0

PHIL 306   ETHICS                                   Credits 3.00  Fall 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
This course deals with fundamental questions of value and morality-questions
such as: What sort of life is best? What kind of preson is it best to be?  What
does morality require of us?  It also deals with important second-order
questions about these fundamental questions-for example: Can morality be
justified?  How can we know what's right or good?  Is there moral truth? What
is the relation between morality and self-interest? Readings are drawn from
both classical and contemporary sources.
001 KH 101 - MWF 02:00PM - 02:50PM      Sher, George              Enr: 33 Max: 0

PHIL 307   SOCIAL&POLITICAL PHIL                    Credits 3.00  Fall 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
What makes a society just?  On what grounds may the liberty of individuals be
legitimately limited?  What social ends may a state legitimately pursue?
001 HUM 119 - MWF 03:00PM - 03:50PM     Sher, George              Enr: 29 Max: 0

PHIL 308   CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY                   Credits 3.00  Fall 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
An examination of philosophical movements in 20th century European
philosophy-including phenomenology, existentialism, hermeneutics, critical
theory, deconstruction, and postmodernism. Topics vary from year to year.
001 HUM 119 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM     Crowell, Steven G.        Enr: 22 Max: 0

PHIL 321   KANT & 19TH CENTURY PHILOSOPHY           Credits 3.00  Fall 01
An examination of Kant and post-Kantian philosophy on the 19th century, which
may include Schiller, Hegel and German Idealism, Schopenhauer, Marx,
Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Dilthey.
001 HUM 119 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM     Zuckert, Rachel           Enr: 7 Max: NA

PHIL 327   HISTORY OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOP Credits 3.00  Fall 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
A survey of classic texts in the history of social and political philosophy,
from Plato to Machiavelli to Mill.
001 SH 460 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM      Morrison, Donald R.       Enr: 18 Max: 0

PHIL 401   INDEPENDENT READING I                    Credits 3.00  Fall 01
No description.
Prereq- permission of the department.
001 TBA - TBA                           Crowell, Steven G.        Enr: 1 Max: 0

PHIL 502   SEMINAR MODERN PHILOSOPHY                Credits 3.00  Fall 01
No description
001 HUM 227 - F 02:00PM - 05:00PM       Kulstad, Mark A.          Enr: 2 Max: 0

PHIL 505   MATHEMATICAL LOGIC                       Credits 3.00  Fall 01
See Phil 305.
001 HUM TBA - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM     Grandy, Richard E.        Enr: 5 Max: 0

PHIL 507   SEMINAR IN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOP Credits 3.00  Fall 01
Traditionally political philosophy has foucsed on the state and internal
justice; however, in the last few decades there has been an increasing interest
in international affairs and the problems of global justice. This course will
examine the problems of golbal justice in light of contemporary philosophical
theories.
001 TBA - W 02:30PM - 05:30PM           Schlothfeldt, Stephan     Enr: 7 Max: NA

PHIL 512   SEMINAR PHILOSOPHY OF MIND               Credits 3.00  Fall 01
No description
001 HUM 227 - TH 02:30PM - 05:30PM      Margolis, Eric A.         Enr: 3 Max: 0

PHIL 521   SEMINAR IN KANT AND HEGEL                Credits 3.00  Fall 01
No description
001 HUM 227 - T 02:00PM - 05:00PM       Engelhardt, H. Tristram   Enr: 4 Max: 0

PHIL 536   SEMINAR IN MEDICAL ETHICS                Credits 3.00  Fall 01
An examination of the theoretical foundations of bioethics emphasizing
principlism, utilitarianism, Kantianism, contractarianism, medicalism,
post-modernism, and casuistry.
Prereq- permission of instructor for undergraduates.
001 HUM 227 - M 02:00PM - 05:00PM       Brody, Baruch Alter       Enr: 8 Max: 0

PHIL 598   ADVANCED INDEPENDENT READING I           Credits 3.00  Fall 01
Directed reading and research.
Philosophy graduate students only.
001 TBA - TBA                           Crowell, Steven G.        Enr: 0 Max: NA

PHIL 601   RESEARCH PAPER                           Credits 3.00  Fall 01
Research course normaly for second year graduate students
completing research
paper requirement.
Prereq: Philosophy graduate students only.
001 TBA - TBA                           Crowell, Steven G.        Enr: 1 Max: 0

PHIL 651   MASTERS THESIS RESEARCH                  Credits   Fall 01
Research course for graduate students preparing a masters
thesis.
Prereq: philosophy graduate students only
001 TBA - TBA                           Staff                     Enr: 2 Max: 0

PHIL 701   READING AND RESEARCH FOR COMPREHENSIVE E Credits   Fall 01
Reading courses in preparation for the comprehensive examination and thesis
proposal defense.
Philosophy graduates students only.
001 TBA - TBA                           Staff                     Enr: 3 Max: 0

PHIL 800   RESEARCH AND THESIS                      Credits 1.00  Fall 01
No description
001 TBA - TBA                           Crowell, Steven G.        Enr: 11 Max: 0