Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies

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Derek Maher, Chair (328-A Brewster Building; maherd@ecu.edu)
John Collins, Philosophy Program Director (335-A Brewster Building; collinsjo@ecu.edu)
Mary Nyangweso, Religious Studies Program Director (325-A Austin Building; wangilam@ecu.edu)

The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies offers a bachelor of arts in philosophy and minors in medical humanities and philosophy. 

The Religious Studies Program offers a religious studies structured concentration within the bachelor of arts in multidisciplinary studies and a minor in religious studies through the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Interdisciplinary Programs. To view a list of religious studies courses, go to the courses section of this catalog and use the course filter to search for RELI courses.  

A double major is an option for students interested in majoring in philosophy or religious studies. Information about double majoring can be viewed in the Academic Advisement, Progression and Support Services section of this catalog. 

Faculty

• Philosophy: https://philosophy-religion.ecu.edu/faculty-and-staff/
• Religious Studies: https://religionprogram.ecu.edu/people/faculty/

Programs

• Philosophy, BA

• Philosophy Honors

• Medical Humanities Minor
• Philosophy Minor

Courses

• PHIL 1110 - Introduction to Philosophy
• PHIL 1175 - Introduction to Ethics
• PHIL 1176 - Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
• PHIL 1180 - Introduction to Critical Reasoning
• PHIL 1262 - Introduction to Philosophical Issues in Biology
• PHIL 1263 - Introduction to Philosophical Issues in Psychology
• PHIL 1275 - Contemporary Moral Problems
• PHIL 1290 - Introduction to Philosophy of Religion
• PHIL 1311 - Great Philosophers from Antiquity to the Present
• PHIL 1500 - Introduction to Logic
• PHIL 1700 - Philosophy of Death and Dying
• PHIL 2001 - Philosophy through Science Fiction
• PHIL 2112 - Philosophy of Free Speech
• PHIL 2261 - Introduction to Philosophy of Science
• PHIL 2271 - Introduction to Philosophy of Art
• PHIL 2274 - Business Ethics
• PHIL 2275 - Professional Ethics
• PHIL 2276 - Environmental Ethics
• PHIL 2277 - Biomedical Ethics
• PHIL 2280 - Introduction to Philosophy of Sport
• PHIL 2282 - Philosophy of Law
• PHIL 2453 - Existentialism and Phenomenology
• PHIL 2455 - Introduction to Africana Philosophy
• PHIL 3255 - Philosophy of Mind
• PHIL 3260 - Epistemology
• PHIL 3272 - Aesthetics
• PHIL 3281 - Introduction to Philosophical Ethics in the Health Care Professions
• PHIL 3290 - Philosophy of Religion
• PHIL 3313 - Ancient Philosophy
• PHIL 3321 - Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
• PHIL 3331 - Modern Philosophy
• PHIL 3340 - Twentieth-Century Analytic Philosophy
• PHIL 3350 - Great Philosopher
• PHIL 3519 - Directed Readings
• PHIL 3520 - Directed Readings
• PHIL 3521 - Directed Readings
• PHIL 3550 - Junior Honors
• PHIL 3580 - Intermediate Logic
• PHIL 4250 - Metaphysics
• PHIL 4270 - Ethics
• PHIL 4276 - Social and Political Philosophy
• PHIL 4282 - Mathematical Logic
• PHIL 4283 - Philosophy of Language
• PHIL 4550 - Senior Honors
• PHIL 5531 - Directed Readings
• PHIL 5532 - Directed Readings
• PHIL 5533 - Directed Readings

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