Philosophy (PHIL)

A critical exploration of such topics as knowledge and belief, God and the problem of evil, freedom and determinism, the right and good, language and meaning, mind and body, appearance and reality and man and the world.

This course introduces students to ethical issues common to the professions. The term "profession" is a label for a class of occupations, exemplified by the traditional model of the lawyer or physician. We will think about characteristics of these occupations that distinguish them as a class and how these characteristics are related to a variety of ethical problems.