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Office Hours - Spring 2025 My office is in Griffin Hall, HLG 563. My office hours are MWF 11:00 - 12:00, MW 1:00 - 3:00; Th 12:00 - 3:00 and by appointment.                                 The best way to reach me is by                           e-mail: keithk@louisiana.edu Office Phone: (337) 482-6806 Click here for more about The Good Doctor...

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. See how studying philosophy can enhance your education and your career! 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 FALL 2024: PHIL 101 What Is Philosophy? What is philosophy and how is it done? Is the mind just the brain? What is knowledge? How can we get some? We'll discuss these and other issues, along with a little logic. No prerequisites. PHIL 316 Professional Ethics A survey of issues in the ethics of business. No prerequisites. PHIL 331 Philosophy of Religion Does God Exist? We'll find out! See what philosophers, both theist and atheist, have said about the existence of God, souls, life after death, and more. No prerequisites. DR. KORCZ'S COURSES FOR SPRING 2025:   PHIL 111 Contemporary Moral Dilemmas We'll discuss multiple viewpoints and  reasons for them regarding issues such as the ethics of eating meat. abortion, the death penalty, etc. PHIL 316 Professional Ethics A survey of issues in the ethics of business. No prerequisites. COURSES PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT BY DR. KORCZ AT UL LAFAYETTE: PHIL 151 Honors Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 201 - How to Think About Weird Things PHIL 202 Critical Thinking PHIL 314 Ethics PHIL 322 History of Modern Philosophy PHIL 329 Topics in the History of Philosophy: Skepticism PHIL 329 Topics in the History of Philosophy: Philosophy of the Enlightenment PHIL 329 Topics in the History of Philosophy: David Hume PHIL 361 Introduction to Symbolic Logic PHIL 371 Paradoxes and Skepticism PHIL 402 Metaphysics PHIL 441 Theory of Knowledge PHIL 497 Classics of Contemporary Analytic Epistemology PHIL 497 Ethical Theory PHIL 497 Free WIll HUMN 101 Explorations In Liberal Arts COURSES PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT BY DR. KORCZ AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES: Classics of Contemporary Analytic Epistemology Twentieth Century Analytic Philosophy 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. Jazz Critic's Favorite Albums - a compilation. Resources for teaching philosophy - books, sites, etc. Be sure to visit the UL Lafayette Philosophy Home Page for more information about the University of Louisiana, Lafayette Philosophy Program. You can also visit the home page of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. This page maintained by Dr. Keith Korcz since 1999.