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PHIL 1100
Course Description
A general introduction to some of the main topics, texts, and methods of philosophy. Topics may include the existence of God, the nature of mind and its relation to the body, causation, free will, knowledge ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWGoldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
Instructors
Korzukhin, T
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- RGoldwin Smith Hall G24
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Staff
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- FGoldwin Smith Hall 142
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Staff
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- FSibley Hall 208
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Staff
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- FRockefeller Hall 102
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Staff
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- FLincoln Hall 107
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Staff
PHIL 1110
Course Description
This First-Year Writing Seminar is about using philosophy and everyday life and provides the opportunity to write extensively about these issues. Topics vary by section. view course details
FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Ethics, Information, and Technology
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TRWhite Hall B04
Instructors
Patterson, A
Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Section Topic
Topic: FWS:Moral &Social Philosophy thru Argument Mapping
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- MWFUris Hall G28
Instructors
Appel, A
Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Philosophy of Science
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TRBalch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3331
Instructors
Faller, A
Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Feminism, Gender, and Education
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TRUris Hall G24
Instructors
Manne, D
Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
PHIL 1111
Course Description
This First-Year Writing Seminar discusses problems in philosophy and gives the opportunity to write about them. Topics vary by section. view course details
FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Luck and Morality
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TRUris Hall 398
Instructors
Paskell, M
Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
PHIL 1112
Course Description
This First-Year Writing Seminar offers the opportunity to discuss and write about philosophy. Topics vary by section. view course details
FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Section Topic
Topic: FWS: God and Evil
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- MWUris Hall 260
Instructors
Mathew, V
Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Section Topic
Topic: FWS:Living in Material Wrld:Ancient Epicurean Phil
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- TRGoldwin Smith Hall 124
Instructors
Brittain, C
Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Section Topic
Topic: FWS: True Crime and Philosophy
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TRUris Hall 260
Instructors
Gounot, Q
Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
PHIL 1440
Course Description
We all face difficult moral decisions on occasion. This course introduces students to the idea that we face such a decision several times a day in deciding what to eat. How should facts about animal life ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- MWRockefeller Hall 122
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Staff
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- RGoldwin Smith Hall 156
- Jan 24, 2019
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Staff
- RGoldwin Smith Hall 156
- Feb 7, 2019
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- RGoldwin Smith Hall 156
- Feb 21, 2019
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- RGoldwin Smith Hall 156
- Mar 7, 2019
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- RGoldwin Smith Hall 156
- Mar 21, 2019
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- RGoldwin Smith Hall 156
- Apr 11, 2019
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- RGoldwin Smith Hall 156
- Apr 25, 2019
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- RRockefeller Hall 132
- Jan 31, 2019
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Staff
- RRockefeller Hall 132
- Feb 14, 2019
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- RRockefeller Hall 132
- Feb 28, 2019
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- RRockefeller Hall 132
- Mar 14, 2019
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- RRockefeller Hall 132
- Mar 28, 2019
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- RRockefeller Hall 132
- Apr 18, 2019
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- RRockefeller Hall 132
- May 2, 2019
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Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- FGoldwin Smith Hall 181
- Jan 25, 2019
Instructors
Starr, W
- FGoldwin Smith Hall 181
- Feb 8, 2019
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- FGoldwin Smith Hall 181
- Feb 22, 2019
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- FGoldwin Smith Hall 181
- Mar 8, 2019
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- FGoldwin Smith Hall 181
- Mar 22, 2019
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- FGoldwin Smith Hall 181
- Apr 12, 2019
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- FGoldwin Smith Hall 181
- Apr 26, 2019
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- FGoldwin Smith Hall 181
- Feb 1, 2019
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Staff
- FGoldwin Smith Hall 181
- Feb 15, 2019
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- FGoldwin Smith Hall 181
- Mar 1, 2019
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- FGoldwin Smith Hall 181
- Mar 15, 2019
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- FGoldwin Smith Hall 181
- Mar 29, 2019
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- FGoldwin Smith Hall 181
- Apr 19, 2019
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- FGoldwin Smith Hall 181
- May 3, 2019
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PHIL 1901
Course Description
This course will address questions of justice posed by current political controversies, for example, controversies over immigration, economic inequality, American nationalism, the government's role in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 1901, SOC 1900
Credits and Grading Basis
1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Section Topic
Topic: Democracy, Equality, and Justice, Now
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- WWilliam T. Keeton House 141
Instructors
Esposito, A
Additional Information
Weekly discussions of urgent moral questions about politics and society in the United States and American conduct toward people abroad. Brief readings will be starting points for mutual learning from diverse perspectives about issues such as inequality of political power (“The system is rigged”); economic and racial inequality; inclusion, diversity and political action (including “identity politics”); fears of the erosion of democracy; patriotism and cosmopolitanism; immigration; and global uses of American power.
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 1901, SOC 1900
Credits and Grading Basis
1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Section Topic
Topic: Democracy, Equality, and Justice, Now
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- WCarl Becker House G32
Instructors
Faller, A
Additional Information
Weekly discussions of urgent moral and political questions about democratic values and social justice, such as controversies over inequality of political power (“The system is rigged”); inclusion, diversity and political action (including “identity politics”); patriotism and cosmopolitanism; immigration; economic and racial inequality; and the global prospects of democracy. Brief readings as well as lectures (available in video) in the Spring Ethics and Public Life series on democracy will be starting points for mutual learning.
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 1901, SOC 1900
Credits and Grading Basis
1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Section Topic
Topic: Democracy, Equality, and Justice, Now
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- MWilliam T. Keeton House 141
Instructors
Paskell, M
Additional Information
Weekly discussions of urgent moral and political questions about democratic values and social justice, such as controversies over inequality of political power (“The system is rigged”); inclusion, diversity and political action (including “identity politics”); patriotism and cosmopolitanism; immigration; economic and racial inequality; and the global prospects of democracy. Brief readings as well as lectures (available in video) in the Spring Ethics and Public Life series on democracy will be starting points for mutual learning.
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 1901, SOC 1900
Credits and Grading Basis
1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Section Topic
Topic: Democracy, Equality, and Justice, Now
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- MHans Bethe House 240
Instructors
Proios, J
Additional Information
Weekly discussions of urgent moral and political questions about democratic values and social justice, such as controversies over inequality of political power (“The system is rigged”); inclusion, diversity and political action (including “identity politics”); patriotism and cosmopolitanism; immigration; economic and racial inequality; and the global prospects of democracy. Brief readings as well as lectures (available in video) in the Spring Ethics and Public Life series on democracy will be starting points for mutual learning.
PHIL 1910
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to the science of the mind. Everyone knows what it's like to think and perceive, but this subjective experience provides little insight into how minds emerge from ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COGST 1101, CS 1710, LING 1170, PSYCH 1102
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TRUris Hall G01
Instructors
Swallow, K
PHIL 1911
Course Description
This section is highly recommended for students who are interested in learning about the topics covered in the main course through writing and discussion. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COGST 1104, LING 1104, PSYCH 1104
Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
PHIL 1920
Course Description
This course offers a survey of political theory in the West. We will examine some of the persistent dilemmas of politics and the attempts of several canonical political theorists to respond to them: Plato, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 1615
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MWGoldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
Instructors
Markell, P
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- MUris Hall G26
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Staff
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- TMcGraw Hall 366
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Staff
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- RWhite Hall 110
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Staff
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- RRockefeller Hall 127
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Staff
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- FMcGraw Hall 366
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Staff
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- FMcGraw Hall 365
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Staff
PHIL 2220
Course Description
A survey of Western philosophy in the 17th and 18th centuries: Descartes, Locke, Spinoza, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. We focus largely on epistemology (ideas, skepticism, belief, knowledge, science) ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- MWFGoldwin Smith Hall 142
Instructors
Mitchell, S
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- RUris Hall 498
Instructors
Staff
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- FGoldwin Smith Hall 124
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Staff
Class Number & Section Details
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- FUris Hall 498
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Staff
PHIL 2300
Course Description
The course provides an overview of a number of famous philosophical puzzles and paradoxes and important attempts to solve them. Among the paradoxes that may be discussed are Zeno's paradoxes of space, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture. Discussion optional.
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TRGoldwin Smith Hall 142
Instructors
Kocurek, A
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- FGoldwin Smith Hall G24
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Kocurek, A
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- FRockefeller Hall 132
Instructors
Kocurek, A
PHIL 2410
Course Description
This course is intended to introduce and explore some of the big questions about the content, scope, and nature of morality. The first half of the course will focus on various first-order ethical theories, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TRGoldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
Instructors
Markovits, J
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- FUris Hall 204
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Staff
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- FRockefeller Hall 112
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Staff
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- FRockefeller Hall 128
Instructors
Staff
PHIL 2455
Course Description
Bioethics is the study of ethical problems brought about by advances in the medical field. Questions we'll discuss may include: Is it morally permissible to advance a patient's death, at his or her request, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: STS 2451
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TRGoldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
Instructors
Markovits, J
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- FGoldwin Smith Hall G22
Instructors
Markovits, J
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- FRockefeller Hall 127
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Staff
PHIL 2540
Course Description
This course will survey the rich and sophisticated tradition of Indian philosophical thought from its beginnings in the speculations of Upanishads, surveying debates between Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3344, CLASS 3674, RELST 3344
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- MWFSibley Hall 211
Instructors
McCrea, L
PHIL 2611
Course Description
This course will introduce students to some central questions in epistemology (often defined as the philosophical study of knowledge), using both contemporary and historical readings. For example, we will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TRUris Hall 398
Instructors
Mitchell, S
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- WGoldwin Smith Hall G24
Instructors
Mitchell, S
PHIL 2941
Course Description
The course looks at the connection between ethics and society. It does so by focusing on the issues raised by the phenomenon of aid, giving or receiving it, and how we understand and react to it. We ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3333
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TRRockefeller Hall 112
Instructors
Taiwo, O
PHIL 3203
Course Description
We will study several of Aristotle's major works, including the Categories, Physics, Posterior Analytics, Metaphysics, and Nicomachean Ethics. Topics include nature and change, form and matter, the nature ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 3664
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TRGoldwin Smith Hall G24
Instructors
Kamtekar, R
PHIL 3210
Course Description
A selective survey of Western philosophical thought from the fourth to the 14th century. Topics include the problem of universals, the theory of knowledge and truth, the nature of free choice and practical ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 3210, RELST 3150
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- MWRockefeller Hall 112
Instructors
MacDonald, S
PHIL 3300
Course Description
This will be a course on the set theory of Zermelo and Fraenkel: the basic concepts, set-theoretic construction of the Natural, Integral, Rational and Real Numbers, cardinality, and, time permitting, the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture. Discussion optional. Combined with: MATH 3840
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- MWFGoldwin Smith Hall 142
Instructors
Hodes, H
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Meeting Pattern
- MUris Hall G26
Instructors
Hodes, H
PHIL 3310
Course Description
A mathematical study of the formal languages of standard first-order propositional and predicate logic, including their syntax, semantics, and deductive systems. The basic apparatus of model theory will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MATH 2810
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TRUris Hall G26
Instructors
Hodes, H
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- RUris Hall G26
Instructors
Hodes, H
PHIL 3900
Course Description
To be taken only in exceptional circumstances. Must be arranged by the student with his or her advisor and the faculty member who has agreed to direct the study. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
PHIL 3972
Course Description
This cutting-edge and constantly evolving field of law will explore the statutory and case law in which the legal, social, or biological nature of nonhuman animals is an important factor. The course encompasses ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LAW 7072
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- MMyron Taylor Hall 389
- Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
Instructors
Colb, S
Additional Information
Department Consent Required (Add)
PHIL 4002
Course Description
Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 4002, MEDVL 6020, PHIL 6020, RELST 4100, RELST 6020
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
PHIL 4110
Course Description
Reading and translation of Greek philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GREEK 7161, PHIL 6010
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
PHIL 4200
Course Description
Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4662, CLASS 7173, PHIL 6200
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Section Topic
Topic: Platonism after Plato
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- MRockefeller Hall 183
Instructors
Brennan, T
PHIL 4433
Course Description
Since Stanley Milgram's famous experiments on obedience to authority conducted in the early 1960s, and arguably long before that, it's been clear that the majority of people are unreliable judges of who ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 6433, SHUM 4633, SHUM 6633
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TA D White House 110
Instructors
Manne, K
PHIL 4435
Course Description
This seminar considers new directions in thinking about political authority that focus on the claims of non-state groups. It considers leading 20th century political theorists who have recognized authority ... view course details
PHIL 4470
Course Description
Advanced discussion of topics in social and political philosophy. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4655, AMST 6656, GOVT 4655, GOVT 6656, PHIL 6430, SOC 4430, SOC 6430
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Section Topic
Topic: Equality, Democracy, and Solidarity
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TStimson Hall 206
Instructors
Miller, R
Additional Information
Discussion of leading current debates over the moral foundations of political justice including such questions as, “What forms, if any, of economic equality are fundamentally important?”, “Is equality of political influence important as such?”, “Is capitalism exploitive?”, “What is the nature and basis of the political duty to promote the general welfare?”, “What role, if any, should patriotism play in political choice?”, “What are the political demands of respect and inclusion?” Readings will be mostly from recent political philosophy, with attention to classic arguments (e.g., by Rawls, Nozick, Mill), current political controversies and social scientific findings, as well.
PHIL 4710
Course Description
An investigation of varying topics in the philosophy of language including reference, meaning, the relationship between language and thought, communication, modality, logic and pragmatics. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 4712, LING 6634, PHIL 6710
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Section Topic
Topic: Speech Acts and Social Norms
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- WGoldwin Smith Hall 236
Instructors
Starr, W
PHIL 4720
Course Description
What is the relationship between what words mean and how they are used? What is part of the grammar and what is a result of general reasoning? Pragmatics is often thought of as the study of how meaning ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 4425, LING 6425, PHIL 6720
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TRMorrill Hall 111
Instructors
Abusch, D
PHIL 4901
Course Description
Majors in philosophy may choose to pursue honors in their senior year. Students undertake research leading to the writing of an honors essay by the end of the final semester. Prospective candidates should ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
PHIL 4941
Course Description
This course looks at the philosopher John Locke as a philosopher of dispossession. There is a uniquely Lockean mode of missionization, conception of mind and re-formulations of the 'soul' applied to dispossess ... view course details
PHIL 6010
Course Description
Reading and translation of Greek Philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GREEK 7161, PHIL 4110
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
PHIL 6020
Course Description
Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 4002, MEDVL 6020, PHIL 4002, RELST 4100, RELST 6020
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
PHIL 6200
Course Description
Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4662, CLASS 7173, PHIL 4200
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Section Topic
Topic: Platonism after Plato
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- MRockefeller Hall 183
Instructors
Brennan, T
Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
PHIL 6430
Course Description
Advanced discussion of a topic in social and political philosophy. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4655, AMST 6656, GOVT 4655, GOVT 6656, PHIL 4470, SOC 4430, SOC 6430
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Section Topic
Topic: Equality, Democracy, and Solidarity
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TStimson Hall 206
Instructors
Miller, R
Additional Information
Discussion of leading current debates over the moral foundations of political justice including such questions as, “What forms, if any, of economic equality are fundamentally important?”, “Is equality of political influence important as such?”, “Is capitalism exploitive?”, “What is the nature and basis of the political duty to promote the general welfare?”, “What role, if any, should patriotism play in political choice?”, “What are the political demands of respect and inclusion?” Readings will be mostly from recent political philosophy, with attention to classic arguments (e.g., by Rawls, Nozick, Mill), current political controversies and social scientific findings, as well.
PHIL 6433
Course Description
Since Stanley Milgram's famous experiments on obedience to authority conducted in the early 1960s, and arguably long before that, it's been clear that the majority of people are unreliable judges of who ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 4433, SHUM 4633, SHUM 6633
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TA D White House 110
Instructors
Manne, K
PHIL 6435
Course Description
This seminar considers new directions in thinking about political authority that focus on the claims of non-state groups. It considers leading 20th century political theorists who have recognized authority ... view course details
PHIL 6710
Course Description
An investigation of varying topics in the philosophy of language including reference, meaning, the relationship between language and thought, communication, modality, logic and pragmatics. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 4712, LING 6634, PHIL 4710
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Section Topic
Topic: Speech Acts and Social Norms
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- WGoldwin Smith Hall 236
Instructors
Starr, W
PHIL 6720
Course Description
What is the relationship between what words mean and how they are used? What is part of the grammar and what is a result of general reasoning? Pragmatics is often thought of as the study of how meaning ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 4425, LING 6425, PHIL 4720
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TRMorrill Hall 111
Instructors
Abusch, D
PHIL 6731
Course Description
Uses the techniques introduced in Semantics I to analyze linguistic phenomena, including quantifier scope, ellipsis, and referential pronouns. Temporal and possible worlds semantics are introduced and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 6422
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TRMorrill Hall 107
Instructors
Rooth, M
PHIL 6941
Course Description
This course looks at the philosopher John Locke as a philosopher of dispossession. There is a uniquely Lockean mode of missionization, conception of mind and re-formulations of the 'soul' applied to dispossess ... view course details
PHIL 7000
Course Description
Independent study for graduate students only. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)