1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

.295. Petroleum Engineering Design. II. 3 hr. PR: Pet.E. 21 1 , 234, 241 ; or consent.Comprehensive problems in design involving systems in oil and gas production, fieldprocessing, transportation, and storage.299. Well Stimulation Design. II. 3 hr. PR: MAE. 43, Pet.E. 210, 21 1 ,233, and 235;or consent. Fundamentals of well stimulation and treatment design and their applicationsto tow permeability formations.Philosophy(Phil)1. Introduction to Critical Reasoning. I, II, S. 3 hr. An elementary study of criticalthinking and reasoning. For students who want to improve their skills in recognizingfallacious patterns of reasoning, constructing acceptable arguments, and criticizingfaulty lines of reasoning.2. Historical Introduction to Philosophy. I, II, S. 3 hr. An introductory survey of themajor philosophers and philosophical movements from ancient times to the present.3. Introduction to Problems of Philosophy. I, II, S. 3 hr. An elementary examinationof such philosophical problems as the mind-body problem, the existence of God,freedom and determinism, and the nature of persons and their knowledge.10. Introduction to Symbolic Logic. I, II, S. 3 hr. An introduction to modern symboliclogic (basically, propositional logic and the predicate calculus) for students who wantto acquire the skill to represent symbolically the form of deductive arguments and totest formally for validity.1 1 Symbolic Logic 2. 1, II. 3 hr. PR: Phil. 10. Continuation of Phil. 10, coveringrelational logic and identity. Additional topics may include alternative methods andsystems of logic such as proof trees, axiom systems, alternative operators, modal andmany-valued logics, and set theory. (Equiv. to Math. 11.)13. Current Moral Problems. I, II, S. 3 hr. An examination of current moral problems.Topics include some of the following: abortion, euthanasia, sexism and sexualequality, preferential treatment, animal rights, sexual morality, pornography, economicjustice, paternalism, punishment, and nuclear deterrence.15. Introduction to Aesthetics. I or II. 3 hr. An elementary examination of philosophicalproblems associated with the nature of beauty, the nature of the arts, and thejustification of aesthetic evaluation. (Not offered every year.)17. Philosophy of Games. I, II, S. 3 hr. Definition of "game"; value of games; gamesas art, science, profession, symbol, education tool, etc. Game theory: its applicationsand conceptual periphery. Social aspects of play and leisure.20. History of Ancient Philosophy. I. 3 hr. An introduction to the philosophies of thepre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, the Epicureans, and the Stoics.23. Philosophy of Fundamentalism. 3 hr. Christian fundamentalism as philosophy;analysis of traditional doctrines for rational defense of inerrantist interpretation.91. Special Topics. I or II, S. 3 hr.103. Topics in Medieval Philosophy. I or II. 3 hr. PR: 3 hr. of philosophy or consent.Introduction to the philosophies of St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Peter Abelard,William of Occam, and other selected figures from the Medieval period. (Not offeredevery year.)104. History of Ethics. I or II. 3 hr. PR: 3 hr. of philosophy or consent. An examinationof such issues as the nature of the good life, the just society, and our moral responsibilities.Such major philosophers as Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Kant, and Mill will bestudied. 3 hr. lee. (Not offered every year.)Philosophy Courses 409