2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Philosophy
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201 Dickens Hall
785-532-6758
Fax: 785-532-3522
philosophy@k-state.edu
http://www.ksu.edu/philos/
Department Head:
Bruce Glymour
Graduate Faculty:
Bruce Glymour, Ph.D., University of California at San Diego
James R. Hamilton, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Jonathan Herington, Ph.D., Australian National University
Amelia Hicks, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Graham Leach-Krouse, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Jon Mahoney, Ph.D., Binghamton University
Scott Tanona, Ph.D., Indiana University
Rosa Terlazzo, Ph.D., Australian National University
Elliott Wagner, Ph.D., University of California-Irvine
Although Kansas State University does not offer a graduate degree in philosophy, the following courses are available for graduate credit and, when appropriate, may be used to support graduate degrees in other departments.
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PHILO 501 - Perspectives on Science Credits: 3
Provides historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives on science, its methods and products, the social processes by which its methods are deployed and its products used, and the ways in which its results become imbued with cultural meaning.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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PHILO 510 - Symbolic Logic II Credits: 3
An advanced study of logical systems and problems in logical theory.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: PHILO 220 or PHILO 110.
Typically Offered
On sufficient demand
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PHILO 525 - Social-Political Philosophy Credits: 3
Examines key developments in contemporary political philosophy in such areas as liberalism, libertarianism, communitartianism, Marxism, and feminism, and on topics of special interest where these theories are applied.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: PHILO 305, or PHILO 330, or PHILO 335 or consent of instructor.
Typically Offered
Spring
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PHILO 535 - Philosophy of Law Credits: 3
Philosophical issues arising in the legal context, such as the nature of legal reasoning, the nature and scope of constitutional protections, the justification of punishment, affirmative action, and civil disobedience.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: One course in philosophy (PHILO 135, PHILO 160, or PHILO 330 recommended), or consent of instructor.
Typically Offered
Fall
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PHILO 550 - Philosophy of Social Sciences Credits: 3
Epistemic methods and metaphysical presuppositions in the social sciences. Topics selected from: models, measurement, reduction, explanation, theories of function, theories of ideal types, and rational choice theory.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Two courses in philosophy, one of which must be PHILO 100 or PHILO 320.
Typically Offered
Fall or Spring, in alternate years
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PHILO 570 - Aesthetics Credits: 3
A study of selected topics in aesthetics and the philosophy of art.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: One course in philosophy or consent of instructor.
Typically Offered
On sufficient demand
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PHILO 585 - Ethics Credits: 3
Examines key developments in moral philosophy. May focus on issues in metaethics, ethical theory, or history of ethics.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: PHILO 330.
Typically Offered
Fall or Spring
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PHILO 590 - Topics in Philosophy Credits: 3
A study of selected topics in applied ethics, applied philosophy, or the continental tradition.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: One course in philosophy.
Typically Offered
On sufficient demand
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PHILO 595 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 3
Ethical issues that arise from the use and exploitation of the environment, such as the value of biodiversity, obligations to future generations, obligations to non-humans, and the ethics of environmental risk management.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: One course in philosophy (PHILO 330 recommended), or consent of instructor.
Typically Offered
Fall or Spring, in alternate years
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PHILO 601 - Advanced Issues in the History of Philosophy Credits: 3
Particular sets of issues in the history of philosophy or in-depth examination of the thought of a particular philosopher. Emphasis on issues in metaphysics and epistemology.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy and consent of instructor. Depending on topic, PHILO 300 or PHILO 301 required.
Typically Offered
Fall or Spring, in alternate years
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PHILO 610 - Special Topics in Logic Credits: 3
Examination of one or more advanced topics in mathematical or philosophical logic, such as: modal,temporal, and epistemic logics; counterfactuals; intuitionistic and other sub-classical logics; higher-order and other super-classical logics; formal semantics of natural language; or theories of truth.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: PHILO 110 or PHILO 320, or consent of instructor.
Typically Offered
On demand
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PHILO 615 - Philosophy of Religion Credits: 3
Concepts of religion, including truth and faith, God and atheism, reason and revelation, morality and religion, evil, humanity, sin, salvation, eschatology.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy. PHILO 305, PHILO 320, or PHILO 340 recommended.
Typically Offered
Fall or Spring, in alternate years
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PHILO 620 - The Development of Analytical Philosophy Credits: 3
The history of analytic philosophy from 1870 to 1960, examining the works of most of the following philosophers: Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Moore, the logical positivists, and Quine.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy, one of which must be PHILO 110 or PHILO 320.
Typically Offered
Fall or Spring, in alternate years
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PHILO 625 - The Philosophy of Language Credits: 3
Philosophical problems concerning the nature of language and such concepts as meaning and truth.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy, one of which must be PHILO 110 or PHILO 320.
Typically Offered
Fall or Spring, in alternate years
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PHILO 635 - Metaphysics Credits: 3
A critical examination of theories about objects and their qualities, causality, space, and time. Both traditional and contemporary sources may be used, but emphasis will be placed on the latter.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy. PHILO 305, PHILO 320, or PHILO 340 recommended.
Typically Offered
Fall or Spring, in alternate years
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PHILO 640 - Epistemology Credits: 3
Philosophical issues relating to human knowledge. Issues selected from: the difference between knowledge and belief, whether knowledge is really attainable, whether we have epistemic duties and what they might be, what counts as justification for belief. Special topics may include self-knowledge, a priori knowledge, inductive knowledge, and naturalism.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy. PHILO 305, PHILO 320, or PHILO 340 recommended.
Typically Offered
Fall or Spring, in alternate years
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PHILO 645 - The Philosophy of Science Credits: 3
Philosophical problems concerning science, its methods. Topics selected from: qualitative and quantitative confirmation theories and the nature of scientific theories, laws, and explanation in the physical and biological sciences.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy, one of which must be PHILO 110 or PHILO 320.
Typically Offered
Fall or Spring, in alternate years
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PHILO 646 - Philosophy of Physics Credits: 3
This course offers an explotation of the conceptual foundations of modern physics, including topics from relativistic space-time theories, quantum mechanics and gauge theories, and related topics in the philosophy of science, inlcuding the nature of physical laws, reduction, the measurement problem and non-locality.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Two courses in philospohy.
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PHILO 647 - Philosophy of Biology Credits: 3
This course will introduce a range of topics in the philosophy of biology, including: the conceptual foundations of evolutionary theory, interpretations of fitness and selection, group selection, definitions of species, epistemological problems in phylogenetic inference, design arguments, explanation in biological sciences and reliable modeling in ecology and evolutionary biology.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy.
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PHILO 648 - Philosphy and the Origins of Ancient Science Credits: 3
Examination of the development of ancient science, with special attention paid to the interrelationship in antiquity of philosophical and scientific accounts of the world. Topics will include developments in mathematics, optics, astronomy, mechanics, and medicine, among others.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy.
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PHILO 649 - Philosophy and the Origins of Modern Science Credits: 3
Examination of the development of modern science from roughly the 16th century, with special attention paid to the interrelationship in early modern philosophical and scientific accounts of the world. Topics will include developments in physics, astronomy, biology, mathematics, and medicine, as well as related areas of metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of religion.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Two courses in philosophy or 4 natural science courses, with at least two of them in physics.
Typically Offered
Spring, odd years
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PHILO 650 - Rationality and Action Credits: 3
Philosophical issues connected with human action and reasons for action, such as the existence of objective reasons to act one way rather than another, the existence of reasons to act that do not stem from desires, the difference between reasoning about how to act and reasoning about what is true, the nature of intention and desire and their specific roles in action.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy.
Typically Offered
Fall or Spring, in alternate years
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PHILO 655 - Philosophy of Mind Credits: 3
A philosophical examination of major theories about the nature of the mind, mental causation, consciousness, intentionality, cognition and psychological explanation.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy. PHILO 305, PHILO 320 or PHILO 340 recommended.
Typically Offered
Fall, in alternate years
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PHILO 660 - Advanced Ethics Credits: 3
Selected topics in contemporary ethical theory.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: PHILO 330 and one other philosophy course.
Typically Offered
Fall or Spring, in alternate years
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PHILO 665 - Philosophy of Economics Credits: 3
Moral and conceptual foundations of modern economic systems. Topics selected from: the relations between “economics rationality” and the quality of life, the just distribution of wealth, the nature of property rights, and the value of technology in society.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy.
Typically Offered
Fall or Spring, in alternate years
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PHILO 670 - Advanced Social-Political Philosophy Credits: 3
A study of a single topic in contemporary philosophical literature, with application to current political issues. Topic selected from: multiculturalism, minority rights, nationalism, justification of democracy.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: PHILO 525 and one other philosophy course.
Typically Offered
Fall or Spring, in alternate years
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PHILO 675 - Advanced Philosophy of Law Credits: 3
A current issue in analytical jurisprudence (such as the nature of law, the relation between law and morality, the proper standards for constitutional interpretation) or normative jurisprudence (such as basis for tort liability, whether and when strict criminal liability is justified, the rights of criminals).
Requisites:
Prerequisite: PHILO 535 and one other philosophy course.
Typically Offered
Fall or Spring, in alternate years
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PHILO 680 - Independent Study in Philosophy Credits: 1-18
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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PHILO 685 - Current Topics in Metaphysics and Epistemology Credits: 3
Selected philosophical issues of current interest in analytic metaphysics and epistemology.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: PHILO 340 and two additional philosophy courses.
Typically Offered
Fall or Spring, in alternate years
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PHILO 690 - Special Topics in Philosophy Credits: 3
Selected topics in metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of science, philosophy of language, or philosophy of mind.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: PHILO 320 and additional background courses required for topic.
Typically Offered
On sufficient demand
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PHILO 701 - Topics in Metalogic Credits: 3
Selected topics in the analysis of first-order theories and the foundations of mathematics.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: PHILO 510 or MATH 511.
Typically Offered
On sufficient demand
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PHILO 801 - Topics in Philosophy and Methodology of Science Credits: 1-3
This course explores philosophical problems concerning sciences and its methods. Topics selected from: conceptual foundations of modern science, qualitative and quantitative confirmation theories, and the nature of theories, laws, and explanation in the sciences.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Typically Offered
On sufficient demand
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