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ABOUT PHILOSOPHY:
If you're wondering what philosophy is really all about, read my article What Is Philosophy?
For advice on how to do well in my philosophy courses, see my How To Survive Your First Philosophy Course pages.
Also, come to our Philosophy Club meetings!
LINKS PAGES:
If you're curious about what the Internet has to offer in the way of interesting web sites about philosophy, see my Philosophy Links Page.If you're interested in books, visit my Bookhound Page!
See my Research Links page for lots of useful links for doing research on the internet!
Just for fun, see my Fun Links Page!
If you're interested in doing professional research in contemporary analytic epistemology (and who isn't?), see my Epistemology Research Guide for numerous links to epistemology papers online and other resources.
DR. KORCZ'S COURSES FOR SPRING 2009:
PHIL 331 Philosophy of Religion
Does God exist? Is there life after death? We'll find out! No prerequisites.
PHIL 111 Contemporary Moral DilemmasDoes what is right or wrong just depend on what a person believes? or their religious beliefs? or what? Is the death penalty morally permitted? Is abortion? Is torturing animals morally right? Even if we kill and eat them later? We'll examine both sides of these and other ethical issues. No prerequisites or religious belief required.
DR. KORCZ'S COURSES FOR FALL 2009:
PHIL 210 Practical ArgumentationIs creationism true? How can people believe in parapsychology? UFO abductions? psychic surgery and other quack medicine? We'll examine each of these issues and more in light of inductive logic and the fundamental principles of scientific explanation. No prerequisites.
PHIL 402 MetaphysicsDo we have free will? What is truth? What are numbers? fictional characters? abstract objects? We'll discuss these and other classic issues in metaphysics.
COURSES PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT BY DR. KORCZ AT UL LAFAYETTE:
PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 151 Honors Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 202 Critical Thinking
PHIL 314 Ethics
PHIL 316 Professional Ethics
PHIL 329 Topics in the History of Philosophy: Philosophy of the Enlightenment
PHIL 329 Topics in the History of Philosophy: David Hume
PHIL 329 Topics in the History of Philosophy: Skepticism
COURSES PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT BY DR. KORCZ AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES:
Classics of Contemporary Analytic Epistemology
ADDITIONAL STUFF:
Myths and Facts About the 1960s - In this editorial, I attempt to debunk some popular misconceptions about the 1960s and shed some light on the relation between the culture of the 1960s and that of the 1990s. I also provide some interesting links to sites devoted to '60s culture at the bottom of the page.Be sure to visit the UL Lafayette Philosophy Home Page for more information about the University of Louisiana, Lafayette Philosophy Program. For information about our philosophy club, see the Philosophy Club's Web Site. All UL Lafayette students are welcome to attend Philosophy Club Meetings! You can also visit the home page of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.