Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy offers courses in philosophy and art, the history of philosophy, twentieth-century philosophy, logic, ethics, epistemology, the philosophy of science, Plato, Hegel, Heidegger, Kant, Spinoza, and Wittgenstein.
For questions about specific courses, contact the department.
For questions about specific courses, contact the department.
Courses
Course Number
PHIL1001V001Points
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Mo 13:10-14:25We 13:10-14:25Section/Call Number
001/00406Enrollment
25 of 25Instructor
Christopher ProdoehlCourse Number
PHIL1001V002Points
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Mo 16:10-17:25We 16:10-17:25Section/Call Number
002/00407Enrollment
25 of 25Instructor
Christopher ProdoehlCourse Number
PHIL1001V003Points
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Tu 08:40-09:55Th 08:40-09:55Section/Call Number
003/00779Enrollment
23 of 25Instructor
Christina Van DykeCourse Number
PHIL1001V004Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Mo 14:40-15:55We 14:40-15:55Section/Call Number
004/18812Enrollment
0 of 15Instructor
Mariana NoeCritical introduction to philosophical problems, ideas and methods.
Course Number
PHIL1010C001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Mo 19:40-20:55We 19:40-20:55Section/Call Number
001/11482Enrollment
61 of 80Instructor
Justin Clarke-DoaneCritical introduction to philosophical problems, ideas and methods.
Course Number
PHIL1010CAU1Format
In-PersonPoints
0 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Mo 19:40-20:55We 19:40-20:55Section/Call Number
AU1/18577Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Justin Clarke-DoaneCorequisites: PHIL V2111 Required Discussion Section (0 points). Exposition and analysis of the positions of the major philosophers from the pre-Socratics through Augustine. This course has unrestricted enrollment.
Course Number
PHIL2101V001Format
In-PersonPoints
4 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Th 10:10-11:25Tu 10:10-11:25Section/Call Number
001/11485Enrollment
60 of 60Instructor
Dhananjay JagannathanIs there an essential difference between women and men? How do questions about race conflict or overlap with those about gender? Is there a normal way of being queer? Introduction to philosophy and feminism through a critical discussion of these and other questions using historical and contemporary texts, art, and public lectures. Focus includes essentialism, difference, identity, knowledge, objectivity, and queerness.
Course Number
PHIL2110V001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Tu 14:40-15:55Th 14:40-15:55Section/Call Number
001/11492Enrollment
70 of 70Instructor
Christia MercerCourse Number
PHIL2111V001Format
In-PersonPoints
0 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Tu 18:10-19:00Section/Call Number
001/14953Enrollment
5 of 32Instructor
Jacob HaagensonCourse Number
PHIL2111V002Format
In-PersonPoints
0 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Fr 10:10-11:00Section/Call Number
002/14954Enrollment
2 of 35Instructor
Christian JensenCourse Number
PHIL2685W001Points
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Tu 10:10-11:25Th 10:10-11:25Section/Call Number
001/00408Enrollment
36 of 35Instructor
Karen LewisBuddhist philosophers generally agree about what doesn’t exist: an enduring, unitary, and independent self. But there is surprisingly little consensus across Buddhist traditions about what does exist and what it’s like. In this course, we will examine several Buddhist theories about the nature and structure of reality and consider the epistemological and ethical implications of these radically different pictures of the world. We will analyze and evaluate arguments from some of the most influential Indian Buddhist philosophers from the second to the eleventh centuries, including Nāgārjuna, Vasubandhu, Dignāga, Candrakīrti, Śāntarakṣita, Śāntideva, and Ratnakīrti. Topics will include the existence and nature of the external world, the mind, and the self; practical and epistemological implications of the Buddhist no-self principle; personal identity; the problem of other minds; and causal determinism and moral responsibility.
Course Number
PHIL3000C001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Mo 14:40-15:55We 14:40-15:55Section/Call Number
001/15015Enrollment
20 of 20Instructor
Allison AitkenCourse Number
PHIL3264V001Points
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Mo 08:40-09:55We 08:40-09:55Section/Call Number
001/00409Enrollment
20 of 30Instructor
Frederick NeuhouserCourse Number
PHIL3353V001Points
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Mo 11:40-12:55We 11:40-12:55Section/Call Number
001/00410Enrollment
39 of 40Instructor
Frederick NeuhouserCourse Number
PHIL3398X001Points
4 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
001/00764Enrollment
1 of 1Instructor
John MorrisonCorequisites: PHILV3413 Required Discussion Section (0 points). Advanced introduction to classical sentential and predicate logic. No previous acquaintance with logic is required; nonetheless a willingness to master technicalities and to work at a certain level of abstraction is desirable.
Course Number
PHIL3411V001Format
In-PersonPoints
4 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Mo 10:10-11:25We 10:10-11:25Section/Call Number
001/11474Enrollment
78 of 80Instructor
Tamar LandoCourse Number
PHIL3413V001Format
In-PersonPoints
0 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Mo 16:10-17:00Section/Call Number
001/14959Enrollment
5 of 30Instructor
Ye Eun JeongCourse Number
PHIL3413V002Format
In-PersonPoints
0 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
We 18:10-19:00Section/Call Number
002/14960Enrollment
6 of 30Instructor
Saikeerthi RachavelpulaCourse Number
PHIL3413V003Format
In-PersonPoints
0 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Th 09:10-10:00Section/Call Number
003/14961Enrollment
4 of 30Instructor
Helen ZhaoPhilosophical problems within science and about the nature of scientific knowledge in the 17th-20th centuries. Sample problems: causation and scientific explanation; induction and real kinds; verification and falsification; models, analogies and simulations; the historical origins of the modern sciences; scientific revolutions; reductionism and supervenience; differences between physics, biology and the social sciences; the nature of life; cultural evolution; human nature; philosophical issues in cosmology.
Course Number
PHIL3551W001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Tu 14:40-15:55Th 14:40-15:55Section/Call Number
001/11493Enrollment
26 of 35Instructor
David AlbertCorequisites: PHIL V3611 Required Discussion Section (0 points). Systematic treatment of some major topics in metaphysics (e.g. modality, causation, identity through time, particulars and universals). Readings from contemporary authors.
Course Number
PHIL3601V001Format
In-PersonPoints
4 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Tu 11:40-12:55Th 11:40-12:55Section/Call Number
001/11487Enrollment
75 of 75Instructor
Achille VarziCorequisites: PHIL V3611 Required Discussion Section (0 points). Systematic treatment of some major topics in metaphysics (e.g. modality, causation, identity through time, particulars and universals). Readings from contemporary authors.
Course Number
PHIL3601VAU1Format
In-PersonPoints
0 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Tu 11:40-12:55Th 11:40-12:55Section/Call Number
AU1/18578Enrollment
0 of 3Instructor
Achille VarziCourse Number
PHIL3611V001Format
In-PersonPoints
0 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Mo 17:10-18:00Section/Call Number
001/14962Enrollment
10 of 30Instructor
Ching Hei YauCourse Number
PHIL3611V002Format
In-PersonPoints
0 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Th 20:10-21:00Section/Call Number
002/14963Enrollment
2 of 30Instructor
William McCarthyCourse Number
PHIL3611V003Format
In-PersonPoints
0 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Fr 09:10-10:00Section/Call Number
003/15010Enrollment
3 of 27Instructor
Noah Betz-RichmanPrerequisites: one course in philosophy. Corequisites: PHIL V3711 Required Discussion Section (0 points). This course is mainly an introduction to three influential approaches to normative ethics: utilitarianism, deontological views, and virtue ethics. We also consider the ethics of care, and selected topics in meta-ethics.
Course Number
PHIL3701V001Format
In-PersonPoints
4 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Mo 13:10-14:25We 13:10-14:25Section/Call Number
001/11477Enrollment
47 of 53Instructor
Carol RovanePrerequisites: one course in philosophy. Corequisites: PHIL V3711 Required Discussion Section (0 points). This course is mainly an introduction to three influential approaches to normative ethics: utilitarianism, deontological views, and virtue ethics. We also consider the ethics of care, and selected topics in meta-ethics.
Course Number
PHIL3701VAU1Format
In-PersonPoints
0 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Mo 13:10-14:25We 13:10-14:25Section/Call Number
AU1/18576Enrollment
0 of 3Instructor
Carol RovaneCourse Number
PHIL3711V001Format
In-PersonPoints
0 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Mo 18:10-19:00Section/Call Number
001/14955Enrollment
9 of 35Instructor
Anthony HejdukCourse Number
PHIL3711V002Format
In-PersonPoints
0 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Th 18:10-19:00Section/Call Number
002/14956Enrollment
0 of 35Instructor
Samara BurnsSix major concepts of political philosophy including authority, rights, equality, justice, liberty and democracy are examined in three different ways. First the conceptual issues are analyzed through contemporary essays on these topics by authors like Peters, Hart, Williams, Berlin, Rawls and Schumpeter. Second the classical sources on these topics are discussed through readings from Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Marx, Plato, Mill and Rousseau. Third some attention is paid to relevant contexts of application of these concepts in political society, including such political movements as anarchism, international human rights, conservative, liberal, and Marxist economic policies as well as competing models of democracy.
Course Number
PHIL3751V001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Tu 08:40-09:55Th 08:40-09:55Section/Call Number
001/11484Enrollment
34 of 35Instructor
Axel HonnethCourse Number
PHIL3756W001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Tu 13:10-14:25Th 13:10-14:25Section/Call Number
001/11491Enrollment
16 of 35Instructor
Robert Gooding-WilliamsThis course will survey political and epistemological questions that are centered around living in a society with oppression, including: What is oppression? What does it mean to be an ally? When is it right to speak for others and advocate for their interests? Do we have a duty to dissent and protest under certain circumstances? What is solidarity and how can we act in solidarity with others?
Course Number
PHIL3768W001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Tu 18:10-19:25Th 18:10-19:25Section/Call Number
001/16728Enrollment
4 of 35Instructor
Ege YumusakTalk about “individuality”, about being (or becoming) “yourself” is all around us. But what exactly does this mean? What is genuine individuality, and how can we develop it, in ourselves (though self-development) and in others (by designing appropriate educational institutions)? What is the relationship between being an individual and being a part of society? Is there a tension between the non-conformism often associated with genuine individuality on the one hand, and the demands of community and good citizenship, on the other? Can educational institutions be designed to fulfill both those demands (to the extent they are distinct)? And how might oppressive social institutions hinder the development of “individuality”? In this course, we will explore these and related questions by drawing on both the classics of philosophy of education (Plato, Rousseau, Nietzsche, Dewey, Du Bois), and on relevant literary material that is in conversation with the philosophical texts (Rilke, Tolstoy, Woolf).
Course Number
PHIL3858W001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
We 12:10-14:00Section/Call Number
001/15394Enrollment
13 of 20Instructor
Natalia Alexander“What is it to be happy?” Philosophers have passionately debated
this question from antiquity until now. Especially in times when happiness seems difficult to
find, we naturally want to know what happiness is and how best to secure it. In this course, we
will consider happiness in relation to well-being, examining four major theories of well-being
(hedonism, desire-fulfillment theories, objective list theories, and eudaimonism/perfectionism).
We will gain a nuanced understanding of each view by juxtaposing their ancient and modern
advocates and opponents.
Course Number
PHIL3863W001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
We 12:10-14:00Section/Call Number
001/13034Enrollment
14 of 15Instructor
Anthony MarshRequired of senior majors, but also open to junior majors, and junior and senior concentrators who have taken at least four philosophy courses. This exploration will typically involve writing a substantial research paper. Capped at 20 students with preference to philosophy majors.
Course Number
PHIL3912C008Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Fr 10:10-12:00Section/Call Number
008/11510Enrollment
9 of 20Instructor
Melissa FuscoRequired of senior majors, but also open to junior majors, and junior and senior concentrators who have taken at least four philosophy courses. This exploration will typically involve writing a substantial research paper. Capped at 20 students with preference to philosophy majors.
Course Number
PHIL3912C020Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Th 12:10-14:00Section/Call Number
020/13957Enrollment
20 of 20Instructor
Katja VogtCorequisites: PHIL W3963 Required Discussion Section (0 points). What can we know? What is knowledge? What are the different kinds of knowledge? We will read classic and contemporary texts for insight into these questions.
Course Number
PHIL3960W001Format
In-PersonPoints
4 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Mo 08:40-09:55We 08:40-09:55Section/Call Number
001/11473Enrollment
25 of 50Instructor
Jessica CollinsCourse Number
PHIL3963W001Format
In-PersonPoints
0 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Tu 09:10-10:00Section/Call Number
001/14957Enrollment
7 of 25Instructor
Tahlia Pajaczkowska-RussellCourse Number
PHIL3997W001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
001/13036Enrollment
1 of 5Instructor
Allison AitkenCourse Number
PHIL3997W002Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
002/13038Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Justin Clarke-DoaneCourse Number
PHIL3997W003Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
003/13039Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Jessica CollinsCourse Number
PHIL3997W004Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
004/13040Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Melissa FuscoCourse Number
PHIL3997W005Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
005/13042Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Haim GaifmanCourse Number
PHIL3997W006Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
006/13044Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Robert Gooding-WilliamsCourse Number
PHIL3997W007Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
007/13045Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Axel HonnethCourse Number
PHIL3997W008Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
008/13046Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Dhananjay JagannathanCourse Number
PHIL3997W009Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
009/13047Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Tamar LandoCourse Number
PHIL3997W010Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
010/13048Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Wolfgang MannCourse Number
PHIL3997W011Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
011/13049Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Christia MercerCourse Number
PHIL3997W012Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
012/13050Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Christopher PeacockeCourse Number
PHIL3997W013Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
013/13055Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Carol RovaneCourse Number
PHIL3997W014Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
014/13056Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Achille VarziCourse Number
PHIL3997W015Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
015/13057Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Katja VogtCourse Number
PHIL3997W016Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
016/13058Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Michele Moody-AdamsCourse Number
PHIL3997W017Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
017/13037Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
David AlbertCourse Number
PHIL3997W018Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
018/13043Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Lydia Goehr.
Course Number
PHIL3998W001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
001/13059Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Allison Aitken.
Course Number
PHIL3998W002Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
002/13060Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Justin Clarke-Doane.
Course Number
PHIL3998W003Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
003/13062Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Jessica Collins.
Course Number
PHIL3998W004Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
004/13063Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Melissa Fusco.
Course Number
PHIL3998W005Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
005/13064Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Haim Gaifman.
Course Number
PHIL3998W006Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
006/13065Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Robert Gooding-Williams.
Course Number
PHIL3998W007Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
007/13066Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Axel Honneth.
Course Number
PHIL3998W008Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
008/13067Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Dhananjay Jagannathan.
Course Number
PHIL3998W009Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
009/13068Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Tamar Lando.
Course Number
PHIL3998W010Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
010/13069Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Wolfgang Mann.
Course Number
PHIL3998W011Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
011/13070Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Christia Mercer.
Course Number
PHIL3998W012Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
012/13080Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Christopher Peacocke.
Course Number
PHIL3998W013Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
013/13081Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Carol Rovane.
Course Number
PHIL3998W014Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
014/13082Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Achille Varzi.
Course Number
PHIL3998W015Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
015/13083Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Katja Vogt.
Course Number
PHIL3998W016Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
016/13084Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
David Albert.
Course Number
PHIL3998W017Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
017/13085Enrollment
0 of 5Instructor
Michele Moody-AdamsCourse Number
PHIL4050X001Points
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Tu 12:10-14:00Section/Call Number
001/00411Enrollment
4 of 8Instructor
Karen LewisCourse Number
PHIL4051X001Points
3 ptsFall 2022
Section/Call Number
001/00626Enrollment
0 of 8Instructor
Karen LewisCourse Number
PHIL4424G001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Mo 18:10-20:00Section/Call Number
001/11481Enrollment
26 of 40Instructor
Tamar LandoCourse Number
PHIL4471G001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Tu 18:10-20:00Section/Call Number
001/11496Enrollment
11 of 40Instructor
Haim GaifmanJustin Clarke-DoaneCourse Number
PHIL4561G001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2022
Times/Location
Fr 12:10-14:00Section/Call Number
001/11511Enrollment
27 of 40Instructor
Haim GaifmanCareful reading and translation of a major philosophical text in ancient Greek
to be chosen by the course participants in consultation with the instructor. Special attention is to
be paid to the linguistic and conceptual problems of translating ancient Greek philosophical
texts. Prerequisite: equivalent of at least two years of study of ancient Greek at university level.