Philosophy
- Chair: Dr.
Frank Guliuzza
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- Location: Social Science Building, Room 280
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- Telephone Contact: Terry Thiel 801-626-6694
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Associate Professors: Richard Greene, Peter J. Vernezze; Assistant Professors: Robert
S. Fudge, Joseph W. Ulatowski
The philosophy program offers courses that fall under three
general categories: 1) Liberal Education: teaches the ideas of influential past
and contemporary thinkers who have sought to understand the world and our
experience of it. These ideas concern such topics as the nature of truth and
reality, the limits of knowledge, standards of right and wrong, the experience
of beauty, and world religions. 2) Methodology: emphasizes methods of sound
practical reasoning, deductive logic, and language analysis. 3) Application:
critically analyzes non-philosophical disciplines. For example, the philosophy
of democracy analyzes the value assumptions behind democratic forms of
government, while medical ethics seeks to identify and resolve dilemmas arising
from conflicts between medical technology and the quality of life.
Weber State University 2007-2008 Catalog