Apr 30, 2024  
2015-2016 HillBook (Class of 2019) 
    
2015-2016 HillBook (Class of 2019) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]

PHL 100/112 - Death: Philosophical Questions and Answers (Core/First-Year Seminar)

Three or Four Credits
Not Offered 2015-2016

This course will focus mainly on philosophical questions about the self and death: What am “I”? Do we have souls or are we just physical bodies? Does “person” necessarily mean “human”? What makes someone the same person over time? What happens after death? If death is the end, is that a bad thing? Is suicide ever rational or morally acceptable?

Prerequisite(s): PHL 112 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
When offered as PHL 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the Philosophy Cornerstone Requirement.
When offered as PHL 112, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and Philosophy Cornerstone Requirements.