Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023 | Page 277

Course Name
Long Title
Min Credits
Description
Requisites
PE-120
Introduction to Yoga
1
Students learn to breathe , strengthen and relax through a basic posture series scientifically designed and time-tested in bringing about the union of the body , mind and spirit - the essence of yoga . Various other styles of yoga are also explored .
PHA-101
Pharmacology
3
PHA-103
Cardiovascular Pharmacology
3
PHL-100 The Human Condition 3
PHL-2000 Encountering Ethics 3
PHL-201 Ancient Philosophy 3
PHL-202 Medieval Philosophy 3
PHL-207 19th Century Continental Philosophy 3
PHL-211 Existence and Love 3
PHL-225 Philosophy of Film 3
This course offers a systematic introduction to some central concerns of men and women both as individual persons and as social beings . It considers our complex nature , the many activities in which we engage and the problem of our destiny , especially in relation to God and nature . This course analyzes moral problems and evaluates their possible solutions in light of ethical theories . This course examines the emergence of Greco-Roman philosophy . It can cover the Pre- Socratic thinkers , the founders of Greek philosophy such as Socrates , Plato , and Aristotle , and the Roman philosophers and ancient Neo-Platonists . This course examines the philosophical contributions made by Jewish , Christian , and Muslim scholastics and their ancient predecessors . The discussion focuses on the preoccupations traditionally associated with the medieval thinkers , e . g ., God , Divine revelation , the relationship between faith and reason , the problem of evil , and the respective provinces of philosophy and theology .
This course covers the key thinkers associated with German Idealism and Romanticism and their reception . Philosophers covered my include Schiller , Fichte , Schelling , Schopenhauer , Hegel , Kierkegaard or Nietzsche . This course focuses on the internal relation between love and meaning in human existence . It explores this major philosophical theme in Platonism , existentialism , or other traditions .
This course addresses issues relating to the philosophy of film and film theory . Topics include theories of film evaluation , definitions of film , and emotional responses to motion pictures , using film to illustrate philosophy , films as thought experiments , and using movies to make substantive philosophical claims .