PHIL 5300 MA Thesis Direction
PHIL 5302 American Phil: Peirce & James PHIL 5303 Plato’s Rep. & Arist De Anima
PHIL 5304 Thomistic Metaphysics As the culmination of this trio of fundamental courses in Thomistic philosophy, this course in metaphysics, the highest of the philosophical sciences according to Aquinas, has as its first task the nature of metaphysical inquiry itself. This inquiry will involve a crucial set of distinctions, including the distinctions between natural philosophy and metaphysics, substance and accident, essence and existence, act and potency. The Thomistic texts for this course are chosen at the discretion of the instructor. PHIL 5305 Phil of Relig.: Faith & Reason PHIL 5307 Modern Philosophy PHIL 5308 God in Philosophy
PHIL 5309 The Life and Works of Thomas A This course will study the life of Thomas Aquinas, the historical, intellectual and institutional context of his writings and the impact of his thought during his lifetime and in the period between his death and canonization. Students will become familiar with the major instruments for studying the work of Aquinas, e.g., biographical and historical materials, critical editions of Aquinas and his sources, the Index Thomisticus, and bibliographies, e.g., Thomistica, journals, etc.
PHIL 5312 Natural Law
PHIL 5314 Thomas Aquinas on Human Nature This investigation of Aquinas’s philosophy of the human person will have as its primary focus Aquinas’s solution to the question of how the human soul can be identified both as the form in the human form-matter composite and as a subsistent entity capable of surviving the corruption of the body. Among other key issues to be discussed are the nature of the passions and the relationship between the intellect and will. Readings from the Prima pars of the Summa theologiae will play a central role in the discussion, with other readings from the Thomistic corpus chosen at the instructor’s discretion. PHIL 5317 Philosophy Of Nature
PHIL 5320 Aristotle’s Posterior Analytic PHIL 5322 Islamic Bkgrd to Thom.Phil.
PHIL 5324 Cosmo Argum. for Exist of God PHIL 5329 Analytical Thomism
PHIL 5333 Logic (Traditional Logic) A practical study of the rules of correct reasoning, both inductive and deductive, together with analysis of the concept, the proposition and fallacies.
PHIL 5334 Contemporary Logic
PHIL 5337 St. Thomas on Justice
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