Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41872

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 126

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Michael Rota

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41873

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 126

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Michael Rota

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41874

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

Instructor: TBD

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41875

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Mark Spencer

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41876

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Mark Spencer

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41877

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Mark Spencer

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41878

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

Instructor: TBD

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41879

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 414

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  John Kronen

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41880

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 126

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

Instructor: TBD

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41881

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL01

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Tim Pawl

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41883

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305J

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Gloria Frost

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41884

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 229

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

Instructor: TBD

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41885

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 229

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

Instructor: TBD

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41886

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 414

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Hernando Estevez

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41888

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 206

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Emma Jerndal

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41889

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL62

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Emma Jerndal

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41890

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL62

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Emma Jerndal

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41891

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 201

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Stephen Laumakis

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41892

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 207

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Thomas Feeney

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41893

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL62

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Erik Pedersen

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41895

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL62

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Erik Pedersen

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41896

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 414

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

Instructor: TBD

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41897

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 414

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

Instructor: TBD

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41898

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 210

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Tim Ketcher

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41899

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 210

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Tim Ketcher

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41900

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 210

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Tim Ketcher

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41907

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 401

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Michael Winter

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41911

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 401

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Sports Management Minor
     Sports Studies Minor

  Ted Riverso

An in-depth philosophical examination of conceptual, moral, cultural, and legal issues surrounding regulating, watching, and participating in sports. Possible topics include: the definition of sport; the nature of competition; sportsmanship; being a fan; performance-enhancing drugs; gender; race; and the relationships among athletics, moral education, the law, and social responsibility in high school, collegiate, and professional sports. The course will integrate various disciplinary perspectives on the nature and practice of sport, especially perspectives from philosophical ethics, law, and sociology. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41912

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 401

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Sports Management Minor
     Sports Studies Minor

  Ted Riverso

An in-depth philosophical examination of conceptual, moral, cultural, and legal issues surrounding regulating, watching, and participating in sports. Possible topics include: the definition of sport; the nature of competition; sportsmanship; being a fan; performance-enhancing drugs; gender; race; and the relationships among athletics, moral education, the law, and social responsibility in high school, collegiate, and professional sports. The course will integrate various disciplinary perspectives on the nature and practice of sport, especially perspectives from philosophical ethics, law, and sociology. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41913

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 201

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Sports Management Minor
     Sports Studies Minor
     Writing Intensive

  Stephen Laumakis

An in-depth philosophical examination of conceptual, moral, cultural, and legal issues surrounding regulating, watching, and participating in sports. Possible topics include: the definition of sport; the nature of competition; sportsmanship; being a fan; performance-enhancing drugs; gender; race; and the relationships among athletics, moral education, the law, and social responsibility in high school, collegiate, and professional sports. The course will integrate various disciplinary perspectives on the nature and practice of sport, especially perspectives from philosophical ethics, law, and sociology. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41914

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 207

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Peter Distelzweig

This course provides students with skills for identifying, analyzing, and evaluating the sorts of reasoning encountered in natural language. Emphasis will be placed on attaining facility with different formal systems for representing and evaluating arguments - including propositional logic, Aristotelian syllogistic, first-order predicate calculus, - as well as on acquiring the ability to apply these systems in the analysis and evaluation of arguments in ordinary and philosophical discourse. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41915

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Library 314

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Peter Distelzweig

This course provides students with skills for identifying, analyzing, and evaluating the sorts of reasoning encountered in natural language. Emphasis will be placed on attaining facility with different formal systems for representing and evaluating arguments - including propositional logic, Aristotelian syllogistic, first-order predicate calculus, - as well as on acquiring the ability to apply these systems in the analysis and evaluation of arguments in ordinary and philosophical discourse. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41916

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 222

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing Intensive

  Andy Jaspers

This course is a comprehensive introduction to the most pressing issues and questions concerning disability.  Students will encounter and critically evaluate longstanding stereotypes and biases about the disadvantages of disability.  This course examines disability primarily from a philosophical perspective, yet readings from other disciplines will also be used throughout the course.   Some of the central questions examined in the course include:  What is disability?  Is disability merely a medical condition?  In what ways do societal barriers disable? How does economic class impact access to educational, medical and social resources?  Does disability itself make a person worse off or is it only social stigmatization and lack of accommodation that makes the lives of those with disabilities worse?  How have those with disabilities been disadvantaged in the US?  What is the basis for human dignity?  What conceptual frameworks allow us to uphold the dignity of those with severe disabilities?  Which behaviors and assumptions threaten the equality and dignity of those with disabilities? Prerequisite: PHIL 110

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41918

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

  Eric Berg

Action to achieve social justice depends, ultimately, on an understanding of what social justice is.  What makes a society just?  How is a just society ordered?  What does social justice look like up close?  If our society is not currently just, how may we justly make it so?  This course considers competing (though sometimes overlapping) accounts of social justice that are of continuing relevance today, such as those found in the traditions of classical liberalism, socialism, Catholicism, and critical theory.  One goal is to understand where such accounts agree, where they disagree, and why.  Another goal is to appreciate how such traditions have animated and continue to animate the pursuit of justice, especially for marginalized persons in the United States. Prerequisite: PHIL 110

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41921

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Library 314

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Joshua Stuchlik

A philosophical examination into the origin, nature, purpose, and legitimacy of government and law, especially as these relate to the good of individuals and the common good. Possible questions include: Are human beings by nature political animals? What justifies political and legal authority? What sorts of political regimes can be just and legitimate? Is there a best type of government? Are there universal human rights and, if so, where do they come from? What are the respective roles of legislator, executive, and judge? Can civil disobedience ever be justified? Can violent revolution? Should government and law take stands on questions of morality, religion, and the meaning of life or try to remain neutral in these matters? The course will consider both classical and contemporary reflection on such topics, including from authors within Catholic intellectual tradition in conversation with other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41922

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Library 314

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Joshua Stuchlik

A philosophical examination into the origin, nature, purpose, and legitimacy of government and law, especially as these relate to the good of individuals and the common good. Possible questions include: Are human beings by nature political animals? What justifies political and legal authority? What sorts of political regimes can be just and legitimate? Is there a best type of government? Are there universal human rights and, if so, where do they come from? What are the respective roles of legislator, executive, and judge? Can civil disobedience ever be justified? Can violent revolution? Should government and law take stands on questions of morality, religion, and the meaning of life or try to remain neutral in these matters? The course will consider both classical and contemporary reflection on such topics, including from authors within Catholic intellectual tradition in conversation with other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41927

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Busn Healthcare Minor Approved
     Sci, Med, Soc (SMDS) Minor

  Brad Thames

Explore and analyze ethical issues related to clinical and social aspects of medicine—both from the perspective of Catholic intellectual tradition and from other philosophical perspectives. For example, what is the primary role of a medical practitioner: to give the “customer” what s/he wants, or to promote a more objective standard of health? Under what conditions should a physician or nurse be allowed to opt out of doing work that violates his or her conscience? Is euthanasia ethically acceptable, and should it be legally permitted? And (how) should we provide medical care to those who cannot afford to pay for it? Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 214.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41928

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 205

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Busn Healthcare Minor Approved
     Sci, Med, Soc (SMDS) Minor

  Heidi Giebel

Explore and analyze ethical issues related to clinical and social aspects of medicine—both from the perspective of Catholic intellectual tradition and from other philosophical perspectives. For example, what is the primary role of a medical practitioner: to give the “customer” what s/he wants, or to promote a more objective standard of health? Under what conditions should a physician or nurse be allowed to opt out of doing work that violates his or her conscience? Is euthanasia ethically acceptable, and should it be legally permitted? And (how) should we provide medical care to those who cannot afford to pay for it? Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 214.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41930

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL01

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  John Kronen

A philosophical examination of the mind from both classical and contemporary perspectives. Topics that may be covered include: the relation between the mind and the body/brain, theories of the soul and how it relates to mind and brain, theories of personal identity over time, free will, mental causation, functionalist theories of intelligence, computer/artificial intelligence, and the nature of consciousness. The course considers reflection on these topics from within both Catholic intellectual tradition and other traditions and perspectives, and engages contemporary philosophical work informed by brain and computer science. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41938

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 222

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Mathew Lu

In this course we will consider some of the central figures and questions of ancient (Western) philosophy. We will begin with some of the most important pre-Socratic philosophers, but the majority of the course will concentrate on Plato and Aristotle. Our main goal will be to gain a basic familiarity with the overall philosophical outlook of each of these two pillars of Western thought. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41939

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 222

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Mathew Lu

In this course we will consider some of the central figures and questions of ancient (Western) philosophy. We will begin with some of the most important pre-Socratic philosophers, but the majority of the course will concentrate on Plato and Aristotle. Our main goal will be to gain a basic familiarity with the overall philosophical outlook of each of these two pillars of Western thought. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41940

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 246

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Chris Toner

In this course we will consider some of the central figures and questions of ancient (Western) philosophy. We will begin with some of the most important pre-Socratic philosophers, but the majority of the course will concentrate on Plato and Aristotle. Our main goal will be to gain a basic familiarity with the overall philosophical outlook of each of these two pillars of Western thought. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41946

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 222

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing Intensive

  Tim Pawl

This course will focus on some major questions in metaphysics and natural philosophy. We will approach these topics from two different perspectives: the Aristotelian-Thomistic perspective and the contemporary analytic perspective. Some issues we will discuss include: metaphysical composition of material objects and their persistence conditions; the analysis of compositional, qualitative, and substantial change; possibility and necessity; causation; the nature of time; and the problem of universals. Prerequisite: PHIL 220.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42076

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Paul Wojda

This section is designed for students who are considering careers in health or medicine, and/or for those who are exploring pre-health majors.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42131

In Person | Topics Lecture 2

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 308

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing Intensive

  Eugenia Gavrilyuk

This section is designed to acquaint students with the contents of the Bible and with Christian history, especially in the context of the Catholic tradition. Through careful reading of a core of common texts and a variety of written assignments, students are expected to attain a basic understanding of human experience in the light of major areas of theology, including revelation, God, creation, Jesus and the Church.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42093

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL01

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Steven McMichael

This section will compare how Jews, Christians, and Muslims think about major themes, such as God, Jesus, creation, revelation, and the human being. It will treat how the Abrahamic traditions are sources for determining the common good especially as it relates to respect for our world, the human community, and the dignity of each human being. 

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42094

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL01

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Steven McMichael

This section will compare how Jews, Christians, and Muslims think about major themes, such as God, Jesus, creation, revelation, and the human being. It will treat how the Abrahamic traditions are sources for determining the common good especially as it relates to respect for our world, the human community, and the dignity of each human being. 

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42095

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 401

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Cara Anthony

This section explores the foundational claim in Christian theology that creation is brought into existence and sustained by a Creator, a claim that informs Catholic intellectual tradition and social teaching. We will consider questions such as: Does God care about how human beings treat creation? What guidance does scripture offer for how we ought to live on this planet? Is environmental destruction, such as the climate crisis, the result of human sin, or part of God's plan to bring about the end of the world? What are the implications of the conviction that God became human and lived on Earth? Can and ought theologians and scientists work together to overcome environmental problems? How is love of neighbor and commitment to the common good tied to care for creation?

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42081

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Shane Gormley

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” (Mary Oliver). There aren’t many questions more important than this­—and, whether we know it or not, it’s a question that confronts us daily, demanding an answer. As human beings we each have the capacity to reflect on our existence and purpose, and to explore what it means to be “free” and “authentic”; our very existence is our answer. In this section of THEO 100, we will seek to answer this question from the perspective of Christian (theological) reflections on human existence, asking what it means to live in the world in the light of God’s self-disclosure in the person of Jesus Christ. We will engage an ongoing conversation between several Christian texts and thinkers across the last 2,000 years—including the Gospel of Luke, Augustine of Hippo, Blaise Pascal, and Søren Kierkegaard, among others—to discern the relevance of Christian thought for private and public life in the world today, and to discover its potential for illuminating our own perspectives on what it means to be human.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42082

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Shane Gormley

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” (Mary Oliver). There aren’t many questions more important than this­—and, whether we know it or not, it’s a question that confronts us daily, demanding an answer. As human beings we each have the capacity to reflect on our existence and purpose, and to explore what it means to be “free” and “authentic”; our very existence is our answer. In this section of THEO 100, we will seek to answer this question from the perspective of Christian (theological) reflections on human existence, asking what it means to live in the world in the light of God’s self-disclosure in the person of Jesus Christ. We will engage an ongoing conversation between several Christian texts and thinkers across the last 2,000 years—including the Gospel of Luke, Augustine of Hippo, Blaise Pascal, and Søren Kierkegaard, among others—to discern the relevance of Christian thought for private and public life in the world today, and to discover its potential for illuminating our own perspectives on what it means to be human.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42083

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 229

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Julie Amajuoyi

This course introduces students to foundational concepts and skills associated with Christian theology. The course reflects critically upon the concepts of God and Christ, Scripture, Faith and Reason, the Human Being, and the Common Good, especially in the context of Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching. Students will gain a basic level of theological literacy through introduction to central texts within Christian tradition, particularly the Bible. Students will also be introduced to connecting fundamental theological questions to the common good in the context of the pressing challenges of today’s world.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42098

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 209

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Daniel Pioske

This course introduces students to foundational concepts within Christian theology. This section examines the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and the New Testament in their ancient contexts and then uses that knowledge to better understand the role played by the Bible in contemporary moral, political, and theological debates (such as those concerning human nature, faith, economics, ecology, gender, and more).

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42749

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Paul Wojda

This section is designed for students who are considering careers in health or medicine, and/or for those who are exploring pre-health majors.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42100

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 209

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Daniel Pioske

This section introduces you to foundational concepts and skills associated with Christian theology. The primary lens through which we will approach theological questions in this course is that of the common good. A standard definition of the common good in Catholic intellectual tradition comes from the Second Vatican Council: “the sum of those conditions of social life which allow social groups and their individual members relatively thorough and ready access to their own fulfillment.”

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42101

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305H

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Edward Ulrich

Today’s world is very different from the one in which the biblical texts were composed. How can today’s reader find meaning in these ancient texts? This course will help to bridge the gap between the world of the texts and today’s world, especially in terms of differing value systems and differing understandings of the natural world. Furthermore, a growing religious pluralism is a part of today’s world, and so the Bible and the Christian tradition will be examined as parts of a larger matrix of cultures and religions. Finally, in bridging today’s world with the texts the course will identify, in the latter, resources that can be drawn on in working for the common good.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42102

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305H

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Edward Ulrich

Today’s world is very different from the one in which the biblical texts were composed. How can today’s reader find meaning in these ancient texts? This course will help to bridge the gap between the world of the texts and today’s world, especially in terms of differing value systems and differing understandings of the natural world. Furthermore, a growing religious pluralism is a part of today’s world, and so the Bible and the Christian tradition will be examined as parts of a larger matrix of cultures and religions. Finally, in bridging today’s world with the texts the course will identify, in the latter, resources that can be drawn on in working for the common good.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42088

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 208

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Catherine Cejda

This course introduces students to foundational concepts and skills associated with Christian theology. The course reflects critically upon the concepts of God and Christ, Scripture, Faith and Reason, the Human Being, and the Common Good, especially in the context of Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching. Students will gain a basic level of theological literacy through introduction to central texts within Christian tradition, particularly the Bible. Students will also be introduced to connecting fundamental theological questions to the common good in the context of the pressing challenges of today’s world.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42089

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 309

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Catherine Cejda

This course introduces students to foundational concepts and skills associated with Christian theology. The course reflects critically upon the concepts of God and Christ, Scripture, Faith and Reason, the Human Being, and the Common Good, especially in the context of Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching. Students will gain a basic level of theological literacy through introduction to central texts within Christian tradition, particularly the Bible. Students will also be introduced to connecting fundamental theological questions to the common good in the context of the pressing challenges of today’s world.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42104

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL62

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Philip Rolnick

This section is designed to acquaint students with the contents of the Bible and with Christian history, especially in the context of the Catholic tradition. Through careful reading of a core of common texts and a variety of written assignments, students are expected to attain a basic understanding of human experience in the light of major areas of theology, including revelation, God, creation, Jesus and the Church.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42090

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 229

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Catherine Cejda

This course introduces students to foundational concepts and skills associated with Christian theology. The course reflects critically upon the concepts of God and Christ, Scripture, Faith and Reason, the Human Being, and the Common Good, especially in the context of Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching. Students will gain a basic level of theological literacy through introduction to central texts within Christian tradition, particularly the Bible. Students will also be introduced to connecting fundamental theological questions to the common good in the context of the pressing challenges of today’s world.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42105

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 201

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Philip Rolnick

This section is designed to acquaint students with the contents of the Bible and with Christian history, especially in the context of the Catholic tradition. Through careful reading of a core of common texts and a variety of written assignments, students are expected to attain a basic understanding of human experience in the light of major areas of theology, including revelation, God, creation, Jesus and the Church.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42106

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 247

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Susan Myers

This section will compare how Jews, Christians, and Muslims think about major themes, such as God, Jesus, creation, revelation, and the human being. It will treat how the Abrahamic traditions are sources for determining the common good especially as it relates to respect for our world, the human community, and the dignity of each human being. 

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42748

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 229

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Julie Amajuoyi

This course introduces students to foundational concepts and skills associated with Christian theology. The course reflects critically upon the concepts of God and Christ, Scripture, Faith and Reason, the Human Being, and the Common Good, especially in the context of Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching. Students will gain a basic level of theological literacy through introduction to central texts within Christian tradition, particularly the Bible. Students will also be introduced to connecting fundamental theological questions to the common good in the context of the pressing challenges of today’s world.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42107

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 247

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Susan Myers

This section will compare how Jews, Christians, and Muslims think about major themes, such as God, Jesus, creation, revelation, and the human being. It will treat how the Abrahamic traditions are sources for determining the common good especially as it relates to respect for our world, the human community, and the dignity of each human being. 

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42109

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 201

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Laurel Potter

This course will introduce students to the theological framework that Christians have historically used to address questions of faith and human existence through the lens of contextual theology. Contextual theology emphasizes the importance of a believing community’s milieu—social, political, geographical, cultural, etc.—in understanding the priorities and contours of their faith and theological reflection. In this course, students will read Scripture and classic Christian texts with an eye to the authors’ and readers’ socio-political realities, as well as how critics and contemporary readers of these texts receive and understand these thinkers. The course will focus particularly on the development of Christian soteriology and anthropology over time and space, as well as the lived effects of different theological expressions for the common good

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42110

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 202

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Laurel Potter

This course will introduce students to the theological framework that Christians have historically used to address questions of faith and human existence through the lens of contextual theology. Contextual theology emphasizes the importance of a believing community’s milieu—social, political, geographical, cultural, etc.—in understanding the priorities and contours of their faith and theological reflection. In this course, students will read Scripture and classic Christian texts with an eye to the authors’ and readers’ socio-political realities, as well as how critics and contemporary readers of these texts receive and understand these thinkers. The course will focus particularly on the development of Christian soteriology and anthropology over time and space, as well as the lived effects of different theological expressions for the common good

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42111

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 247

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Carissa Wyant

This section will compare how Jews, Christians, and Muslims think about major themes, such as God, Jesus, creation, revelation, and the human being. It will treat how the Abrahamic traditions are sources for determining the common good especially as it relates to respect for our world, the human community, and the dignity of each human being. 

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42112

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 247

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Carissa Wyant

This section will compare how Jews, Christians, and Muslims think about major themes, such as God, Jesus, creation, revelation, and the human being. It will treat how the Abrahamic traditions are sources for determining the common good especially as it relates to respect for our world, the human community, and the dignity of each human being. 

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42116

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 208

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn