Miami University
Department of Philosophy

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"Philosophy is true homesickness: the desire to be at home everywhere in the world."
-Novalis

Courses of Interest to the Non-Major

In addition to such courses as PHL 312 (Contemporary Moral Problems), and PHL 360.A (Confronting Death), which are of concern to everyone, there is at least one philosophy course which might profitably be taken by each person at the University.

We list below some major and career interests with appropriate courses. This list is not exhaustive of possible interests, or of possible courses.

AMERICAN STUDIES
Political Philosophy
American Philosophy
Moral Issues in Health Care

ART AND ARCHITECTURE
Existentialism
Aesthetics
Advanced Aesthetics
Philosophy of Religion
Environmental Philosophy
Thought and Culture in India

BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
Moral and Social Value
Political Philosophy
Informal Logic

ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Science and Culture
Philosophy of Science
Formal Logic
Political Philosophy
Environmental Philosophy

HISTORY
Philosophy of Science
History of Philosophy
Thought and Culture in India

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
Science and Culture
Oriental Philosophy
History of Philosophy
Moral Issues in Health Care
Justice in Health Care
Confronting Death
Environmental Philosophy
Thought and Culture in India

JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATIONS
Informal Logic
Formal Logic
Philosophy of Language

LAW, GOVERNMENT SERVICE, AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
Science and Culture
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Law
Seminar on Marxism
Informal Logic
Justice in Health Care

LITERATURE
Aesthetics
Informal Logic
Existentialism
Philosophy of Language
Advanced Aesthetics

MEDICINE, BIOLOGY, AND THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Moral and Social Values
Contemporary Moral Problems
Confronting Death
Science and Culture
Moral Issues in Health Care
Justice in Health Care

NATURAL SCIENCE (Chemistry, Physics, Zoology, etc.)
Science and Culture
Formal Logic
Philosophy of Science
Environmental Philosophy

PSYCHOLOGY
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Mind
Epistemology
Phenomenological Method

RELIGION AND THE MINISTRY
Philosophy of Religion
Oriental Philosophy
Existentialism
History of Philosophy
Thought and Culture in India

SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK
Philosophy of Science
Science and Culture
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Law
Justice in Health Care

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND MATHEMATICS
Formal Logic
Science and Culture
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Langauge
Symbolic Logic

TEACHING AND EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
Informal Logic
Science and Culture
Epistemology

TECHNICAL WRITING
Science and Culture
Informal Logic
Formal Logic
Environmental Philosophy
Philosophy of Science

WOMEN'S STUDIES
Feminist Theory