2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin

Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts

Philosophy involves a critical examination of our most fundamental beliefs about truth and reality, right and wrong. In this major, students study the traditional answers to the basic questions in Western philosophy and also the important critiques of that dominant tradition. They will explore ethical and justice issues which are crucial to contemporary legal, political, and public policy debates. Philosophy majors learn sophisticated forms of reasoning and textual analysis, and deepen their understanding of basic human problems and possibilities.

Credits required. 39

Coordinator. Professor Mary Ann McClure, Department of Philosophy (212.237.8340, mmclure@jjay.cuny.edu)

Part One: Core Courses

Required

PHI 105Critical Thinking and Informal Logic

3

PHI 210Ethical Theory

3

PHI 231Big Questions: Intro to Philosophy (was Knowing, Being & Doing)

3

PHI 310/LAW 310Ethics and Law

3

PHI 330Philosophical Modernity

3

Critiques of Philosophical Modernity

Select One

PHI 343Existentialism

3

PHI 351Classical Chinese Philosophy

3

PHI 354/AFR 354Africana Philosophy

3

Capstone Courses

Select one

PHI 400Senior Seminar in Ethics

3

PHI 401Senior Seminar in the History of Philosophy

3

PHI 402Senior Seminar in Metaphysics and Epistemology

3

Total Credit Hours: 21

Part Two: Ethics and Value Theory

Select one

PHI 201Philosophy of Art

3

PHI 203Political Philosophy

3

PHI 214Environmental Ethics

3

PHI 224/ANT 224/PSY 224/SOC 224Death, Dying and Society: A Life Crises Management Issue

3

PHI 302The Philosophy of Rights

3

PHI 315Philosophy of the Rule of Law: Theory and Practice

3

PHI 321/CRJ 321Police Ethics

3

PHI 322/CRJ 322Judicial and Correctional Ethics

3

PHI 333/GEN 333Theories of Gender and Sexuality

3

PHI 340Utopian Thought

3

PHI 423/POL 423Selected Topics in Justice

3

Total Credit Hours: 3

Part Three: History of Philosophy

Select one

PHI 202Philosophical Visions of American Pluralism

3

PHI 326Topics in the History of Modern Thought

3

PHI 32719th-century European and American Philosophy

3

PHI 343Existentialism

3

PHI 351Classical Chinese Philosophy

3

PHI 354/AFR 354Africana Philosophy

3

Total Credit Hours: 3

Part Four: Metaphysics and Epistemology

Select one

PHI 104Philosophy of Human Nature

3

PHI 204Logic

3

PHI 205Philosophy of Religion

3

PHI 304Philosophy of the Mind

3

PHI 374Epistemology

3

PHI 377Reality, Truth and Being: Metaphysics

3

Total Credit Hours: 3

Part Five: Electives

All students select three additional philosophy courses at the 300–level or above in consultation with an advisor.

Please note: No course may fill multiple requirements in the major

Total Credit Hours: 9

Total Credit Hours: 39