Philosophy Courses


These are the courses in philosophy offered at Wheaton College. See full course descriptions in the Course Catalog.

PHIL 101. Introduction to Philosophy (4 credits, PI tag)

PHIL 103. Philosophy and Scientific Inquiry (4 credits, PI and SIP tags)

PHIL 105. Race and Justice (4 credits, PI and DUS tags)

PHIL 107. Food and Philosophy (4 credits, PI and SIP tags)

PHIL 205. Ethics and Society (4 credits, PI tag)

PHIL 206. Philosophy and Spiritual Formation (4 credits, PI and SI tags)

PHIL 216. Philosophy of the Arts (2 credits)

PHIL 217. Philosophy of Art (4 credits, PI and VPAV tags)

PHIL 222. Souls and Brains (4 credits, PI and SIP tags)

PHIL 226. Asian Philosophy (2 credits)

PHIL 227. Asian Philosophy (4 credits, PI and GP tags)

PHIL 241. Suffering (4 credits, PI tag)

PHIL 243. Introduction to Logic (2 credits - A Quad)

PHIL 244. Symbolic Logic (2 credits - B Quad)

PHIL 245. Logic (4 credits, AAQR tag)

PHIL 247. Philosophic Topics with Contemporary Relevance (2 credits)

PHIL 248. Philosophic Topics with Contemporary Relevance (4 credits)

PHIL 251. Global Justice (4 credits, PI and GP tags)

PHIL 255. Existentialism (4 credits, PI and LE tags)

PHIL 257. Gender and Being Human (4 credits, PI and DUS tags)

PHIL 281. Philosophy & Postmodernity.

PHIL 304. Bioethics (4 credits, PI and SIP tags) - See also BIOL 304

PHIL 305. Environmental Ethics (4 credits, PI and SIP tags) - See also BIOL 305 and ENVR 305

PHIL 311. History of Philosophy: Ancient & Medieval (4 credits, PI and HP tags - offered every fall semester)

PHIL 312. History of Philosophy: Modern & Contemporary (4 credits - offered every spring semester)

PHIL 315. Philosophy of Religion (4 credits, PI tag)

PHIL 318. Philosophy of Law (2 credits)

PHIL 319. Political Philosophy (2 credits)

PHIL 328. Business Ethics (2 credits)

PHIL 331. Science and Christian Belief (4 credits)

PHIL 341. Nature of Persons (4 credits)

PHIL 347. Topics in Philosophy (2 credits)

PHIL 348. Topics in Philosophy (4 credits)

PHIL 349. Christian Political Thought (4 credits) See also PSCI 349

PHIL 365. Classical and Medieval Political Thought (4 credits) See also PSCI 365

PHIL 366. Renaissance and Modern Political Thought (4 credits) See also PSCI 366

PHIL 447. Advanced Topics in Philosophy (2 credits)

PHIL 448. Advanced Topics in Philosophy (4 credits)

PHIL 448-1. Epistemology (4 credits)

PHIL 448-2. Contemporary Metaphysics (4 credits)

PHIL 448-3. Ethical Theory (4 credits)

PHIL 454. Historical Seminar (2 credits)

PHIL 455. Historical Seminar (4 credits)

PHIL 456X. German Historical Seminar (2 credits)

PHIL 457X. German Historical Seminar (4 credits)

PHIL 494. Philosophy Capstone: Revisiting the Good Life (2 credits)

PHIL 495. Independent Study (1 to 4 credits)

PHIL 496. Internship (2 or 4 credits)

PHIL 497. Independent Study in German Philosophy (1 to 4 credits)

PHIL 499. Honors Thesis (4 credits)