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USC Catalogue 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Philosophy Minor

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The minor in philosophy requires the completion of five philosophy courses, at least four of which must be upper-division courses. All minors must take a gateway course — PHIL 315 , PHIL 320 , PHIL 336 , PHIL 337 , PHIL 340 , PHIL 360 or PHIL 385 .

Distribution requirement:

Students must take at least one course from each of the three categories listed below:

History of Philosophy:

PHIL 311 The Quest for the Individual in Early Modern Europe Units: 4
PHIL 314 Origins of Free Market Thought in Early Modern Europe Units: 4
PHIL 315 History of Western Philosophy: Ancient Period Units: 4
PHIL 317 History of Western Philosophy: Medieval Period Units: 4
PHIL 320 History of Western Philosophy: Modern Period Units: 4
PHIL 410 Early Greek Thought Units: 4
PHIL 411 Plato Units: 4
PHIL 415 Aristotle Units: 4
PHIL 416 The Ancient Stoics Units: 4
PHIL 421 Continental Rationalism Units: 4
PHIL 422 British Empiricism Units: 4
PHIL 423 The Critical Philosophy of Kant Units: 4
PHIL 424 19th Century Philosophy Units: 4
PHIL 427 Twentieth Century Anglo-American Philosophy Units: 4
PHIL 428 Anglo-American Philosophy Since 1950 Units: 4
PHIL 442 History of Ethics to 1900 Units: 4
PHIL 473 Wittgenstein Units: 4

Ethics, Law and Value Theory:

PHIL 337 Political Philosophy Units: 4
PHIL 340 Ethics Units: 4
PHIL 347 Philosophy in Literature Units: 4
PHIL 361 Philosophy of Religion Units: 4
PHIL 430 Philosophy of Law Units: 4
PHIL 431 Law, Society, and Politics Units: 4
PHIL 437 Social and Political Philosophy Units: 4
PHIL 440 Contemporary Ethical Theory Units: 4
PHIL 442 History of Ethics to 1900 Units: 4
PHIL 443 Value Theory Units: 4
PHIL 445 Philosophy of the Arts Units: 4
PHIL 446 Aesthetics and the Film Units: 4

Systematic Topics:

PHIL 336 Philosophy of Mind and Language Units: 4
PHIL 350 Intermediate Logic Units: 4
PHIL 360 Epistemology and Metaphysics Units: 4
PHIL 362 Possible Worlds Units: 4
PHIL 363 Philosophy of Perception Units: 4
PHIL 385 Science and Rationality Units: 4
PHIL 427 Twentieth Century Anglo-American Philosophy Units: 4
PHIL 428 Anglo-American Philosophy Since 1950 Units: 4
PHIL 450 The Limits of Logic Units: 4
PHIL 452 Modal Logic Units: 4
PHIL 460 Metaphysics Units: 4
PHIL 462 Philosophy of Mind Units: 4
PHIL 463 Theories of Action Units: 4
PHIL 465 Philosophy of Language Units: 4
PHIL 467 Language, Linguistics and Mind Units: 4
PHIL 470 Theory of Knowledge Units: 4
PHIL 480 Philosophy of Mathematics Units: 4
PHIL 484 Philosophy of Physics Units: 4
PHIL 485 Development of Physical Science Units: 4
PHIL 486 Methodologies of the Sciences Units: 4

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