| PHIL101 |
Philosophical issues and methodology illustrated through selected problems concerning values, knowledge, reality; and in social, political and religious philosophy. Meets New Mexico Lower Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area V: Humanities and Fine Arts (NMCCN 1113). |
660.67 |
706.67 |
1,982.00 |
| PHIL102 |
Ethical issues arising in contemporary society, e.g., sexual morality, preferential treatment, racism, punishment, war, world food distribution. |
9.00 |
16.67 |
27.00 |
| PHIL108 |
Philosophical issues and methodology illustrated in relation to South and East Asian thought: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. |
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| PHIL111 |
Comparative introduction to the development of human civilizations emphasizing philosophic thought, religious practice and artistic expression. Meets New Mexico Lower Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area V: Humanities and Fine Arts. |
35.33 |
56.67 |
106.00 |
| PHIL156 |
The purpose of this course is to help students learn how to analyze, critique and construct arguments in context, in other words, how to read and write argumentative essays. Meets New Mexico Lower Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area V: Humanities and Fine Arts. |
480.67 |
549.00 |
1,442.00 |
| PHIL201 |
An introductory survey of early and classical Greek philosophy. Figures: the Presocratics, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. Topics: beginnings of scientific thought; theories of the self; the concept of being; ethical relativism, happiness, theories of justice. |
143.00 |
145.00 |
429.00 |
| PHIL202 |
An historical study of philosophical trends and controversies that characterize the development of early modern philosophy. This survey will cover the philosophies of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. |
82.33 |
81.00 |
247.00 |
| PHIL204 |
(Also offered as CLST, HIST, ARTH 204.) An interdisciplinary introduction to the ancient world as the foundation of modern civilization. Lectures on classical art, history, literature and philosophy. {Spring} |
0.33 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
| PHIL205 |
(Also offered as HIST, ARTH 205.) An interdisciplinary introduction to ancient Rome. Lectures on Roman literature, history, art and philosophy. |
0.33 |
8.33 |
1.00 |
| PHIL242 |
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| PHIL244 |
An examination of the works of writers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Kafka and Sartre who emphasize such issues as death, decision, rebellion and faith. |
19.33 |
28.33 |
58.00 |
| PHIL245 |
Examination of social and ethical problems associated with the business, engineering, medical and legal professions. Meets New Mexico Lower Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area V: Humanities and Fine Arts. |
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| PHIL280 |
Topics to vary with selected philosophical movements and their relationships to literary masterpieces. |
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| PHIL334 |
Upanishads, Bhagavad-gita, Jainism, Buddhism, the six Hindu systems and recent developments.
Prerequisite: one course in philosophy. |
22.00 |
23.33 |
66.00 |
| PHIL336 |
The development of Chinese thought from pre-Confucian times through the T'ang dynasty. |
6.67 |
7.33 |
20.00 |
| PHIL341 |
An investigation of some important philosophic debates. May be repeated six times for credit. |
22.67 |
27.00 |
68.00 |
| PHIL341B |
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| PHIL341C |
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| PHIL342 |
A treatment of the thought of a major philosopher. |
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| PHIL343 |
A survey of main themes in Dilthey, Husserl, Scheler, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Sartre, Hermeneutics, Structuralism, Deconstruction and the Frankfurt School. Prerequisite: 202 or permission of instructor. |
7.67 |
11.67 |
23.00 |
| PHIL350 |
This course is a survey of the main epistemological, ontological and conceptual issues that arise from or concern the methodology and content of the empirical sciences.
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16.33 |
16.67 |
49.00 |
| PHIL352 |
An examination of the nature and possibility of knowledge. Topics include skepticism, the analysis of knowledge, and the nature and structure of epistemic justification.
Prerequisite: 202. |
17.00 |
19.00 |
51.00 |
| PHIL354 |
Problems and theories of metaphysics. Topics may include: investigation into the structure of things and their properties, identity and individuation, causation, necessity and possibility, universals, mind and body, space and time, God, truth and naturalism. Prerequisite: 101 or 201 or 202 or permission of instructor. |
37.67 |
38.33 |
113.00 |
| PHIL356 |
(Also offered as MATH 356.) This is a first course in logical theory. Its primary goal is to study the notion of logical entailment and related concepts, such as consistency and contingency. Formal systems are developed to analyze these notions rigorously. |
32.33 |
30.00 |
129.33 |
| PHIL358 |
Inquiry concerning goodness, rightness, obligation, justice and freedom. Prerequisite: 101 or 102 or 201 or 202 or permission of instructor. |
40.00 |
40.00 |
120.00 |
| PHIL360 |
(Also offered as RELG 360.) A study of major writings in the Christian tradition, written by such persons as Origen, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin and Teresa of Avila. Prerequisite: one course in Religious Studies or Philosophy. |
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| PHIL361 |
(Also offered as RELG 361.) Background of the intellectual issues facing Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions today. Prerequisite: one course in Religious Studies or Philosophy. |
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| PHIL363 |
Close reading of contemporary writings by naturalists, lawyers, theologians and philosophers on the philosophical aspects of environmental problems. |
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| PHIL365 |
(Also offered as RELG 365.) Philosophic analysis of some major concepts and problems in religion. Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy or Religious Studies. |
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| PHIL371 |
From Plato to Hobbes. Prerequisite: 101 or 201 or permission of instructor. |
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| PHIL372 |
From Hobbes to present. Prerequisite: 101 or 202 or 371 or permission of instructor. |
20.00 |
19.67 |
60.00 |
| PHIL381 |
Examination of philosophical issues pertaining to law, including the nature of law, responsibility, rights, justice, the justification of punishment, and the justification of state interference with individual liberty. |
12.00 |
11.67 |
36.00 |
| PHIL389 |
(Also offered as HIST, RELG, SOC 389.) Pre-Columbian thought through independence ideologies. Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy. |
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| PHIL390 |
(Also offered as HIST, RELG, SOC 390.) Positivism through contemporary thought. Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy. |
2.67 |
10.33 |
8.00 |
| PHIL402 |
Prerequisite: 201. |
5.00 |
6.67 |
15.00 |
| PHIL403 |
Prerequisite: 101 or 201. |
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| PHIL404 |
(Also offered as RELG 404.) Prerequisite: 201 or RELG 360 |
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| PHIL406 |
Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy. 202 highly recommended |
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| PHIL408 |
Major thinkers from Augustine through Ockham.
Prerequisite: 201 or permission of instructor. |
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| PHIL409 |
Prerequisite: 202 or permission of instructor. |
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| PHIL410 |
Prerequisite: 202 or permission of instructor. |
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| PHIL413 |
(Also offered as RELG 413.) |
9.67 |
10.33 |
29.00 |
| PHIL415 |
(Also offered as MATH 415.) A historical survey of principal issues and controversies on teh nature of mathematics. Emphasis varies from year to year.
Prerequisite: MATH 163 or MATH 181 or MATH 356. |
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| PHIL421 |
Prerequisite: 201 or 202 or 244. |
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| PHIL422 |
Prerequisite: 201 or 352 or 354 or 445. |
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| PHIL431 |
(Also offered as RELG *431.) An examination of key writings by Chinese Ch'an teachers (e.g., Huineng and Tung Shan), medieval Japanese Zen teachers (e.g., Eisai and Dogen) and modern Japanese thinkers (e.g., Suzuki and Nishitani). Prerequisite: 333 or 334 or 336 or RELG 263 or RELG 343. |
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| PHIL432 |
A survey of American philosophical thought, emphasizing transcendentalism and pragmatism. Coverage of such figures as Emerson, Thoreau, Peirce, James, Dewey, Rorty, Putnam and Cavell.
Prerequisite: 201 or 202 or permission of instructor. |
8.67 |
10.00 |
26.00 |
| PHIL438 |
(Also offered as RELG 438.) A survey of Hinayana and Mahayana philosophical thought as it developed in South Asia, together with its religious, historical and social context.
Prerequisite: 333 or 334 or RELG 343. |
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| PHIL440 |
(Also offered as RELG 440.) Two-week, intensive summer course at Jemez Bodhi Manda Zen Center. Study of both theory and practice with visiting professors from various universities. Opportunity for directed meditation for interested participants.
Prerequisite: 333 or 334 or 336 or RELG 263 or RELG 343. |
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| PHIL441 |
Topic varies.
Prerequisite: one Philosophy course 200-level or above. |
26.00 |
33.33 |
78.00 |
| PHIL442 |
Figure varies. Prerequisite: one previous course in Philosophy or permission of instructor. |
5.33 |
10.00 |
16.00 |
| PHIL444 |
From Kant through Hegel, Marx, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Mill, Nietzsche. Prerequisite: 202 or permission of instructor. |
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| PHIL445 |
Philosophies of meaning with special attention to the relations between language, thought, and world. Prerequisite: 352 or 354 or 356 . |
4.67 |
6.67 |
14.00 |
| PHIL446 |
A survey of major movements of twentieth-century philosophy: phenomenology, existentialism, analytic philosophy, and pragmatism.
Prerequisite: 202 or 352 or 354. |
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| PHIL448 |
A comparative study of the Buddhist, Chinese, European, Indian and Islamic philosophical traditions with reference to ontology, epistemology, axiology and sociopolitical thought.
Prerequisite: one course in philosophy. |
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| PHIL453 |
(Also offered as COMP, HIST, POLS, RELG, 453.) Supervised research in one or more disciplines leading to an undergraduate thesis for the major in Asian Studies. |
0.00 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
| PHIL454 |
This course offers graduate and advanced undergraduate students exposure to contemporary literature and current professional discussion on issues in metaphysics and/or epistemology. Prerequisite: 15 hours coursework in Philosophy. |
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| PHIL455 |
A study of certain issues connected with the nature and status of minds. Topics include the mind-body problem, intentionality, consciousness, and mental causation.
Prerequisite: 202. |
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| PHIL457 |
A close and critical examination of issues in the history of philosophy. Emphasis may be placed on a particular philosophical figure or on the development of a particular trend in the history of philosophy.
Prerequisite: 15 hours coursework in Philosophy. |
3.33 |
3.33 |
10.00 |
| PHIL458 |
A study of advanced topics in ethics. Possible topics include: priactical reason; the connection between ethics and agency; metaehtics; the nature of normativity.
Prerequisite: 15 hours coursework in Philosophy. |
1.67 |
3.33 |
5.00 |
| PHIL467 |
Philosophical investigation of concept and theories of art and literature. Possible topics include the nature, definition and criteria of art; its functions; form and content; aesthetic experience; evaluation; artist's/author's status; meaning; reception; hermeneutics and representation.
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| PHIL480 |
(Also offered as ENGP 480.) Selected philosophical movements and their relationships to literary masterpieces. Prerequisites: one course in Philosophy. |
4.00 |
3.33 |
12.00 |
| PHIL485 |
(Also offered as ECPH 485.) Prerequisites: ECON 105 and ECON 106. |
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| PHIL497 |
For departmental honors in philosophy. {Offered upon demand} |
1.67 |
316.67 |
5.00 |
| PHIL498 |
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5.33 |
341.67 |
12.33 |
| PHIL499 |
For departmental honors. {Offered upon demand} |
4.00 |
341.67 |
12.00 |
| PHIL504 |
(Also offered as RELG 504.) |
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| PHIL520 |
The course serves as an introduction to graduate study in philosophy at the University of New Mexico. This includes introduction to the faculty and their research interests, as well as an opportunity for scholarly interaction with fellow graduate students. Offered on a CR/NC basis only. |
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| PHIL526 |
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| PHIL541B |
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| PHIL542 |
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4.33 |
6.67 |
13.00 |
| PHIL551 |
May be repeated nine times for credit. |
3.00 |
358.33 |
5.33 |
| PHIL554 |
This course offers graduate and advanced undergraduate students exposure to contemporary literature and current professional discussion on issues in metaphysics and/or epistemology. Prerequisite: 15 hours coursework in Philosophy. |
0.33 |
3.33 |
1.00 |
| PHIL554A |
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| PHIL556A |
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| PHIL557 |
A close and critical examination of issues in the history of philosophy. Emphasis may be placed on a particular philosophical figure or on the development of a particular trend in the history of philosophy.
Prerequisite: 15 hours coursework in Philosophy. |
4.00 |
5.00 |
12.00 |
| PHIL558 |
A study of advanced topics in ehtics. Possible topics include: practical reason; the conncection between ethics and agency; metaethics; the nature of mormativity.
Prerequisite: 15 hours coursework in Philosophy. |
8.67 |
8.33 |
26.00 |
| PHIL558A |
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| PHIL560 |
(Also offered as RELG 560.) A study of major writings in the Christian tradition, written by such persons as Origen, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin and Teresa of Avila. |
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| PHIL599 |
May be repeated three times for credit. Offered on a CR/NC basis only. |
0.33 |
316.67 |
0.67 |
| PHIL651 |
May be repeated six times for credit. |
3.67 |
316.67 |
8.33 |
| PHIL679 |
An in-depth study of major themes of the Vedanta tradition of Brahmanical thought, based on reading of original Sanskrit texts of the two leading schools, Advaita and Visista Advaita. |
1.67 |
3.33 |
5.00 |
| PHIL699 |
May be repeated six times for credit. Offered on a CR/NC basis only. |
7.33 |
291.67 |
43.00 |