Philosophy

Introduction to the various branches of philosophy, including metaphysics, the theory of knowledge and ethics through a survey of the history of Western philosophy.

A non-symbolic approach to logic and critical thinking focusing on the principles of reasoning and the criteria for validity. Case studies in government, health, education and business, with an emphasis on real-life examples. Principles of argumentation in discourse as seen through the critique of sample arguments and analysis of informal fallacies.

Introduces students to the structure and evaluation of deductive arguments. The core of this course is sentence logic with proofs and predicate logic with quantifiers and proofs. Will learn to translate natural language into symbolic notation and test for validity using natural deduction.

An introduction to ethical and legal issues and policies relevant to health care.

Analysis of ethical and legal issues relevant to the healthcare professions through an integrated format.

Focuses on the ethical and legal issues when managing a patient with urgent/emergent health concerns, as a member of the healthcare team.

Focuses on healthcare management of patients with complex, multi system acute and chronic pathological processes throughout the lifespan. Emphasis on ethics and healthcare policy and how it will impact the health of the adult and pediatric patient. By permission only.

Philosophical examination of religion, especially of the theistic worldview. Topics include the nature and knowledge of God, faith and reason, religious knowledge, life after death, miracles, and the problem of evil.

Survey of the history of philosophical ethics, including teleological and deontological theories, as well as their application to ethical issues.

Survey of major world religions of both Western and Eastern traditions. Other religions are considered as time permits.