Philosophy Minor
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Philosophy
320 Bowman Hall
Tel: 330-672-2315
E-mail: philo@kent.edu
Web: www.kent.edu/cas/philosophy
The Philosophy minor provides students with opportunities to develop the art and skills of thoughtfulness. Students become able to make fine distinctions, to follow and construct arguments, to express themselves well in writing, and to read demanding texts with penetration and care. Philosophy courses are occasions to enhance analytic and critical capacities, and to develop the disciplines to entertain and scrutinize offered options without mere habitual or impulsive adoption or rejection.
| PHILOSOPHY MINOR REQUIREMENTS (21 credits) | |||
| Course | Title | Credits | |
| Choose from the following core courses: | 9 | ||
| PHIL | 11001 | Introduction to Philosophy (3) | |
| 11009 | Principles of Thinking (3) | ||
| 21001 | Introduction to Ethics (3) | ||
| 21002 | Introduction to Formal Logic (3) | ||
| Choose from the following: | 3 | ||
| PHIL | 31001 | Ancient Greek Philosophy (3) | |
| 31002 | Medieval Philosophy (3) | ||
| 31003 | Continental Rationalism (3) | ||
| 31004 | British Empiricism (3) | ||
| 31005 | German Critical Philosophy (3) | ||
| 31006 | 19th-Century Philosophy (3) | ||
| 31010 | 20th-Century Philosophy (3) | ||
| 31020 | American Philosophy (3) | ||
| Philosophy (PHIL) 40000-level course* | 3 | ||
| Philosophy (PHIL) 30000- or 40000-level course* | 3 | ||
| Any upper or lower division Philosophy (PHIL) course* | 3 | ||
| MINIMUM TOTAL | 21 |
*At least one course must be at the 40000-level. PHIL 40093 Variable Title Workshop, PHIL 49996 Individual Investigation
and PHIL 49999 Senior Honors Project may not be counted toward the minor.
Minimum cumulative 2.00 GPA required for graduation.