PHIL 1112

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PHIL 1112
FWS: Philosophical Conversations

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

This First-Year Writing Seminar offers the opportunity to discuss and write about philosophy. Topics vary by section.


Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025FA, 2025SP, 2024FA

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Virtue Ethics—East & West

  •  2347 PHIL 1112   SEM 101

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Zhu, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Exploring Empathy

  •  2348 PHIL 1112   SEM 102

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Payne, Z

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Perception—Modern to Contemporary

  •  2349 PHIL 1112   SEM 103

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Choi, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: On Life & Death-Phil Puzzles of a Mortal Life

  •  2350 PHIL 1112   SEM 104

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Melamed, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Plato’s Phaedrus

  •  2351 PHIL 1112   SEM 105

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Kamtekar, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.