PHIL 3160 – Philosophy of Happiness

What is it, how can we best pursue it, why should we? Supporting the study of these and related questions at Middle Tennessee State University and beyond. "Examining the concept of human happiness and its application in everyday living as discussed since antiquity by philosophers, psychologists, writers, spiritual leaders, and contributors to pop culture."

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Philosophy Classes – Spring 2026

PHIL 1030 – Introduction to Philosophy  

3 credit hours Basic philosophical problems suggested by everyday  experience integrated into a coherent philosophy of life through  comparison with solutions offered by prominent philosophers.  


PHIL 2110 – Elementary Logic & Critical Thinking 

Principles of deductive and inductive reasoning, problem solving, and  the analysis of arguments in everyday language.  

Dr. Bombardi 


PHIL 3150 - Ethics  

Examines major ethical theories, the moral nature of human beings, and  the meaning of good and right and applies ethical theories to resolving  moral problems in personal and professional lives.  

Dr. Johnson, Mr. Easley

 

PHIL 3170 - Ethics and Computing Technology  

Exposes students to the fundamentals of ethical theory and familiarizes  them with some of the practical, ethical, and legal issues with which  they would have to deal as computer scientists.  

Dr. Johnson 


PHIL 3600 – Philosophy and Film  

Examination of the cinematic expression of philosophical issues and  development of philosophical issues in cinema.  

Dr. Newman  


PHIL 4020 – History of Modern Philosophy  

The development of philosophical thought from Hobbes to Hegel.  Offered spring only.  

Dr. Bombardi  


PHIL 4100 – Aesthetics  

The nature of art, aesthetic experience, and artistic creation.  

Dr. Magada-Ward  


PHIL 4400 – Analytic Philosophy  

Examines twentieth-century analytic movement including logical  atomism, logical positivism, indeterminacy semantics, ordinary  language philosophy.  

Dr. Slack  


PHIL 4550 – Philosophy of Mind  

Classical philosophy of mind (emphases: the mind-body problem,  theories of consciousness) and contemporary applications of philosophy  to psychology (emphases: logic and cognition, emotion and reason,  artificial intelligence).  

Dr. Bombardi 


MALA 6050 – Philosophy in Recent American Fiction [undergrads welcome to audit, meeting Tuesdays 6 pm]

We'll read three novels together (Richard Ford, Be Mine. Richard Powers, Playground. Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction), and each of us will additionally read and report on either a fourth novel or on a specific author's life and works.

Dr. Oliver


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And in Fall '26, I'll be teaching 
PHIL 4200 - Existentialism. 
"The nature, significance, and application of the teachings of several outstanding existential thinkers."
jpo

1 comment:

  1. I hope existentialism lines up with my schedule. It's my favorite area of philosophy. I plan on reading either "The Fall" or "The Stranger" over the break.

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