Fall 2023 COURSES
The following courses are offered during the Fall 2023 semester. Please view the Moravian University Course Catalog for a complete listing of the Philosophy Department course offerings.
Fall 2023 Schedule
| Course Code | Title | Instructor | Days | Start Time | End Time | LinC |
| PHIL 120 A | Introduction to Philosophy | Burak | Tue | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | M3 |
| PHIL 222 A | Ethics | Moeller | Tue, Thu | 3:30 p.m. | 4:40 p.m. | M3 |
| PHIL 224 A | Applied Ethics | Naraghi | Tue, Thu | 12:30 p.m. | 1:40 p.m. | U2 |
| PHIL 281A | Topics in Ethics: Race & Film | Moeller | Online (Asynchronous) | M3 | ||
| PHIL 281 B | Topics in Ethics: Race & Film | Moeller | Online (Asynchronous) | M3 | ||
| PHIL 351 A | WI: Epistemology | Naraghi | Tue, Thu | 2:00 p.m. | 3:10 p.m. | W1 |
100-Level Courses
PHIl 120 A and PHIL 120 B: Introduction to Philosophy
Tasks and the subject matters of philosophy, including the major theories of reality, knowledge, religion, morality and social justice. Attention to several classic philosophical texts as primary source readings. (M3)
200-Level Courses
PHIL 222 A: Ethics
Formulating principles defining the good human being and to applying these to relevant problems of vocation and social and political justice. (M3) Moeller.
PHIL 224 A: Applied Ethics
A study of the application of ethical theory to complex real and fictitious cases concerning contemporary moral issues such as euthanasia, abortion, capital punishment, animal rights, cloning, torture, same sex marriage, etc. (U2) Naraghi.
PHIL 281 A and B: Topics in Ethics: Race & Film
A study of the relationship among race, identities, experiences, film, and ethics. Some of the issues discussed are: How do our unique experiences shape our moral views? How are those experiences shaped by such differences as race, culture, gender, and family background? Can we gain moral knowledge from the testimonies of others? (If so, how? If not, why not?) How can film provide such testimonies? How can film disrupt our very tendency to think of film as representing reality - whether as it is or as it should be?Why are some films labelled "Black" or "African American"? What are such labels said to mean? So too with films labelled "Native American," or "Indian," or "Indigenous," or "Latinx," or "Asian" or "Asian-American"? Are any films labelled "White" or "European-American"? Why or why not? What can we learn from studying critically how we think about films? How can we respond ethically to fims? We will explore these issues through critical engagement with films. Students can do traditional papers and exams but also will have the option of alternative, customized, original, creative and/or other projects. (Repeatable) (M3) Moeller.
300-Level Courses
PHIL 351 A: WI: Epistemology
Philosophical inquiry into the nature of knowledge, kinds of experience, belief and truth, justification and verification. Writing-intensive. Prerequiste: Philosophy 120 or permission of the instructor. (W1) Naraghi.