Philosophy
Borromeo Seminary offers the following Philosophy courses:
| PL 101 Introduction to Philosophy Mr. Daniel Shield, M. A. |
| Introduction to the central problems and methods of philosophy by critical examination of writings of major philosophers. |
| PL 240 17th/18th Century Philosophy Dr. Chad Engelland |
| History of early modern philosophy with special attention given to the beginnings of modern science and its impact on western ideas about nature, knowledge, mind, and God. Readings will include sections from Descartes to Kant. |
| PL 250 Continental Philosophy Dr. Chad Engelland |
| Key figures in the development of Continental thought from Husserl to Derrida. |
| PL 307 Philosophy of Religion Fr. Gerald Bednar |
| Philosophical problems of religion, such as the nature and ground of religious beliefs, the nature of religious experience, the relation of religion and science, the existence of God, immortality, and evil. |
| PL 310 Contemporary Ethical Problems Fr. Michael Stalla |
| Some of the most pressing moral problems of today, with special attention to the philosophical issues involved. |
| PL 395 Metaphysics Dr. Chad Engelland |
| An attempt to understand what kinds of things there are in the world through the question of Being and related concepts of existence, thing, property, event, matter, mind, space, time, and causality. |
| PL 396 Theories of Knowledge Dr. Chad Engelland |
| Examination of the nature and sources of knowledge and the means for establishing knowledge claims. Reading from classic works and contemporary writers. |
| PL 425 Philosophy of the Human Person Dr. Chad Engelland |
| Philosophical reflection on some fundamental and enduring questions about human beings and their relationship to the universe. Includes readings from classical and contemporary sources. |
