Regents’ Professor

Murphy

Professors

Cohen, Creath, Fitch, French, Humphrey, Walker, White

Associate Professors

Armendt, Blackson, de Marneffe, Guleserian, Kobes, McGregor, Reynolds

Assistant Professor

Portmore

Senior Lecturer

PHI 300 Philosophical Argument and Exposition L (3)

PHI 301 History of Ancient Philosophy HU, H (3)

PHI 302 History of Modern Philosophy HU, H (3)

PHI 305 Ethical Theory HU (3)
or PHI 335 History of Ethics HU (3)

PHI 312 Theory of Knowledge HU (3)
or PHI 314 Philosophy of Science HU (3)

PHI 316 Metaphysics HU (3)
or PHI 317 Philosophy of Mind HU (3)

PHI 333 Introduction to Symbolic Logic (3)

Choose two courses below (6)

PHI 401 Rationalism (3)

PHI 402 Empiricism HU (3)

PHI 403 Contemporary Analytic Philosophy HU (3)

PHI 413 Advanced Symbolic Logic (3)

PHI 420 Topics in Philosophy (3)

PHI 494 Special Topics (3)

Total 27

Exceptions are granted by special permission of the chair only. PHI 420 may be repeated for credit.

Students planning to do graduate work in philosophy should consult with an advisor to develop an appropriate selection of courses at the 300 and 400 levels. A minimum grade of “C” (2.00) is necessary for each course used to fulfill the major requirements. See College Graduation Requirements.

History and Philosophy of Science

The faculty in the Department of Philosophy offer courses bearing the HPS prefix. With the consent of the director of undergraduate studies, these courses may be taken to satisfy the requirements of the Philosophy major.

MINOR IN PHILOSOPHY

A minor in Philosophy consists of 18 semester hours, of which at least 12 must be in the upper division and approved by an advisor in the department. All courses must be passed with a minimum grade of “C” (2.00).

CERTIFICATE IN ETHICS

The Ethics Certificate consists of 18 semester hours approved by an advisor in the department. The student must take PHI 305 or 335. At least 15 hours must be chosen from PHI 105, 120, 304, 305, 306, 307, 309, 310, 320, 335, and (when its topic is within ethics) PHI 420. One course outside this list, and perhaps outside the department, may be used with written approval from the director of undergraduate studies. All courses must be passed with a minimum grade of “C” (2.00).

CERTIFICATE IN SYMBOLIC SYSTEMS

The Certificate in Symbolic Systems consists of 28 semester hours approved by an advisor in the Department of Philosophy and divided evenly among computer science and engineering, psychology, and philosophy as follows:

 1. CSE 205, 210, and 240;

 1. PSY 230 and 290 and either PSY 323, 324, or 437; and

 3. either PHI 312 or 314, either PHI 315 or 317, and either PHI 319 or 333.

Students must satisfy the prerequisites for the listed courses. With written approval from the director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Philosophy, one substitution of a course from outside this list may be made. All courses must be passed with a minimum grade of “C” (2.00).

BIS CONCENTRATIONS

Concentrations in ethics and philosophy (with options in history and philosophy of science, and symbolic systems) are available under the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS) degree, a program intended for the student who has academic interests that might not be satisfied with existing majors. Students may also choose a concentration from any approved certificate program. Building on two academic concentrations (or one double concentration) and an interdisciplinary core, students in the BIS program take active roles in creating their educational plans and defining their career goals. For more information, see School of Interdisciplinary Studies.

GRADUATE PROGRAM

The faculty in the Department of Philosophy offer a graduate program leading to the MA and PhD degrees. See the Graduate Catalog for requirements.

Omnibus Courses. For an explanation of courses offered but not specifically listed in this catalog, see Omnibus Courses.

Graduate-Level Courses. For information about courses numbered from 500 to 799, see the Graduate Catalog, or access www.asu.edu/aad/catalogs on the Web. In some situations, undergraduate students may be eligible to take these courses; for more information, see Graduate-Level Courses.