Philosophy Minor

Philosophy Minor Program Information

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
PO Box 70656
Phone: (423) 439-4425
Web Address: www.etsu.edu/cas/philosophy/

Dr. David Harker, Advisor
email: harkerd@etsu.edu

Philosophy is an attempt to reason clearly and critically about all areas of experience: science, religion, art, politics, and morality. Its purpose is to understand and evaluate our most basic beliefs and values, then to integrate them into a coherent view of ourselves and the world.

Philosophy Minor Requirements: 18 credits

This minor requires a minimum of 18 credits in philosophy. 12 credits must be upper division (3000/4000 level).

Required Courses: 6 credits

• PHIL 2030 - Practical Reasoning (3 credits)

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• PHIL 3050 - Symbolic Logic (3 credits)

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• PHIL 3010 - History of Ancient Philosophy (3 credits)

• or

• PHIL 3030 - History of Modern Philosophy (3 credits)

Advisor Approved Electives: 12 credits

Choose 12 credits from the following:

• PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 2020 - Introduction to Ethics (3 credits)
• PHIL 2030 - Practical Reasoning (3 credits)
• PHIL 2040 - Philosophy as Conversation (3 credits)
• PHIL 2640 - Science and the Modern World (3 credits)
• PHIL 3010 - History of Ancient Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 3030 - History of Modern Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 3050 - Symbolic Logic (3 credits)
• PHIL 3060 - Philosophy of Science (3 credits)
• PHIL 3063 - Philosophy Colloquium (1-3 credits)
• PHIL 3070 - Metaphysics and Epistemology (3 credits)
• PHIL 3110 - Philosophies of Feminism (3 credits)
• PHIL 3120 - Existentialism (3 credits)
• PHIL 3130 - Bioethics (3 credits)
• PHIL 3140 - Environmental Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 3150 - Philosophy of Law (3 credits)
• PHIL 3170 - Philosophy of Mind (3 credits)
• PHIL 3180 - Philosophy of Language (3 credits)
• PHIL 3210 - Chinese Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 3230 - Indian and Buddhist Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 4017 - Ethical Theory (3 credits)
• PHIL 4047 - Philosophy of Religion (3 credits)
• PHIL 4067 - Philosophy in Literature (3 credits)
• PHIL 4077 - Contemporary Continental Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 4087 - Topics in Analytic Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 4107 - Classical Political Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 4127 - Modern Political Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 4137 - Marxism (3 credits)
• PHIL 4147 - Health Justice (3 credits)
• PHIL 4157 - Philosophy of Art (3 credits)
• PHIL 4167 - Aesthetic Theory and Criticism (3 credits)
• PHIL 4177 - Global Justice (3 credits)
• PHIL 4900 - Independent Studies in Philosophy (1-3 credits)
• PHIL 4917 - Philosophy of the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (3 credits)
• PHIL 4957 - Special Topics in Philosophy (1-6 credits)
• RELI 3230 - Indian and Buddhist Philosophy (3 credits)

Minor Requirement

A minor is a secondary area of study outside of the major program of study with a structured curriculum composed of at least 18 credits of which at least 9 credits must be at the 3000-level or above.