Major Requirements

• [PHIL 1013], [PHIL 1023] History of Philosophy I, II
• [PHIL 2013] Critical Reasoning
• [PHIL 3703] Symbolic Logic
• One of:
  [PHIL 3013] Metaphysics
  [PHIL 3023] Belief, Truth and Knowledge

• One of:
  [PHIL 3213] Philosophy of Religion
  [PHIL 3223] Philosophy of Science

• One of:
  [PHIL 3633] Kant and Modern Philosophy
  [PHIL 3663] Ancient & Medieval Philosophy

• One of:
  [PHIL 2133] Bioethics
  [PHIL 2113] Introduction to Ethics

• PHIL Electives (3000- or 4000-level) (6 credit hours)
• PHIL Elective (4000-level) (3 credit hours)
• PHIL Elective (any level) (3 credit hours)
   

Core Requirements

• [ENGL 1013], [ENGL 1023] Survey of English Literature I, II
• [INDS 4753] Christianity and Culture 
• [HIST 1013], [HIST 1023] History of Western Civilization I, II   
• [RLGS 1013] Old Testament Scriptures    
• [RLGS 1023] New Testament Scripture    
• [RLGS 2013] Hermeneutics    
• [RLGS 3603] Introduction to Christian Theology    
   

Breadth Requirements

• Fine Arts Elective (3 credit hours)
• Language Electives (6 credit hours)
• Natural Sciences Elective (3 credit hours)
• Social Sciences Electives (6 credit hours) 
   

Electives (39 credit hours)

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The Department of Philosophy at Tyndale is committed to pursuing some of life's big questions. The faculty's training at the University of Toronto and the University of Oklahoma allows them to engage students with topics like: What is truth and can it be known? Do we have free will? Does God exist, and if so, why is there evil? By seeking answers to these types of questions philosophy majors will be able to articulate and defend a coherent worldview based upon the truth of Christianity.

Department Faculty

Dr. Richard B. Davis

Associate Professor of Philosophy

rdavis@tyndale.ca
416-226-6620 ext. 2124  |  Campus: Ballyconnor
Website   |   » Philosophy  

• Biography
• Publications by Dr. Richard B. Davis

PhD, University of Toronto, 1998
MA, University of Toronto, 1993
BSc, University of Alberta, 1986

Areas of Specialization: Metaphysics and Epistemology.

Dr. Davis is the author of The Metaphysics of Theism and Modality (2001) and he has published over a dozen articles in various academic journals, including Australasian Journal of Philosophy, The Modern Schoolman, Philosophia Christi, American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, Religious Studies, The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, Heythrop Journal and Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. Prior to joining the Tyndale faculty in 1999, Dr. Davis taught philosophy, logic and ethics at both York University and the University of Toronto.

• 24 and Philosophy: The World According to Jack
• Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser and Curiouser
• The Metaphysics of Theism and Modality (American University Studies Series V, Philosophy)

Prof. Paul Franks

Lecturer of Philosophy

pfranks@tyndale.ca
416-226-6620 ext. 6782  |  Campus: Ballyconnor
Website

• Biography

Education:
PhD (cand. 2008), University of Oklahoma;
MA, Biola University, 2004;
BS, Southwestern Assemblies of God University, 2002.

Areas of Specialization: Philosophy of religion and metaphysics.

Franks joined the Tyndale philosophy faculty in the fall of 2008 from the University of Oklahoma, where he is completing his dissertation A Rational Problem of Evil. He is the recipient of numerous academic fellowships and awards and is a member of the American Philosophical Association, the Society of Christian Philosophers, the Evangelical Philosophical Society and the Society for Pentecostal Studies.