Dr. Angelika Soldan

Angelika Soldan recieved an MA in philosophy at Humboldt University and her Ph.D. 1982 at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and 1990 at Humboldt University (Germany) in ethics and political philosophy (Erich Fromm's picture of man and ethics; Universal values and interests as an expression of socialization).

Her research interests are in political humor (esp. jokes and how they reflected on developmental problems and the break down of Eastern Germany as well as on the German unification process), philosophy and literature (esp. identity and multi-culturality), and she has published a multiplicity of articles in scholarly journals on Fromm's ethics and has been involved with the development of teaching materials and textbooks for introduction to American government and to introduction to philosophy.

Dr. Soldan has taught, at German and American universities, courses, such as Introduction to Philosophy, Ethics (undergrad. and graduate levels), Political Theory, Political Ideologies, European Politics, and German and European Political Culture. She has been at UTB since 1999, and became an associate professor in 2005.

Courses Taught

• GOVT 4372 Classical Political Theory
  A study of political philosophy from Socrates to Machiavelli.

• GOVT 4373 Modern political Theory
  A study of political philosophy from Machiavelli through the 20th century.

• PHIL 1301 Introduction to Philosophy
  Introduction to philosophy is designed to acquaint students with the range of topics in philosophy and to provide them with general notions of the history of ideas. More specifically, the course will stress critical thinking as the foundation for all philosophical analysis. Topics include epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and logic.

• PHIL 2303 Introduction to Logic/Critical Thinking
  This course concentrates on syllogistic logic to help the students better understand and critically evaluate arguments. Prerequisite: Students may not be enrolled in any remedial class. ENGL 1301 with minimum grade of C. Lec. 3, Cr 3.

• PHIL 2306 Introduction to Ethics
  Analysis of basic principles and methods of evaluating human behavior, including critical examination of both classical and contemporary ethical theories, with emphasis upon their application to personal decision-making and contemporary moral issues.

• INDS 3301 Theories of Knowledge

• INDS 3303