Courses
Academic Year 2012-2013
IMPORTANT NOTE: All 200-level courses are introductory, and are intended to be accessible to all students, including those with no previous exposure to philosophy. For this reason there are no prerequisites, and freshman are free to enroll.
Summer 2012
| Course Number | Title | Professor | Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 110 | Introduction to Philosophy | Goldberg | M/T/W/TH 1:00 - 4:00 |
| PHIL 150 | Elementary Logic I | Goldsmith | T/TH 9:30 - 12:00 |
| PHIL 219 | Introduction to Existentialism | Tovar | M/W 2:00 - 4:30 |
| PHIL 261 | Introduction to Political Philosophy | Mayer | T/TH 2:00 - 4:30 |
| PHIL 269 | Bioethics | Sheldon | M/W 6:00 - 8:45 |
Fall 2012
| Course Number | Title | Professor | Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 109-6 | Freshman Seminar: "Subjective vs. Objective" |
Cariani | M/W 9:30-10:50 |
| PHIL 109-6 | Freshman Seminar: "What do you believe, and why?" |
S. Ebels Duggan | T/TH 9:30-10:50 |
| PHIL 109-6 | Freshman Seminar: "Minds, Brains and Computers" |
Glanzberg | T/TH 9:30-10:50 |
| PHIL 150 | Elementary Logic I | S. Ebels Duggan | T/TH 12:30-1:50 |
| PHIL 210-1 | History of Philosophy: Ancient | Seeskin | MWF 11:00-11:50 |
| PHIL 220 | Intro to Critical Theory |
Alznauer | M/W 3:00-3:50 |
| PHIL 248 | Paradoxes | Ebrey | T/TH 12:30-1:50 |
| PHIL 262 | Ethical Problems and Public Issues | Sheldon | MW 3:30-4:50 |
| PHIL 267 | Philosophy, Race, and Racism | Mills | T/TH 9:30-10:50 |
| PHIL 273-1 | Brady Scholars Program: "The Good One" |
Zoloth | T 2:00-4:50 |
| PHIL 280 | Intro to Philosophy of Art | Zuckert | T/TH 3:30-4:50 |
| PHIL 310 | Studies in Ancient Philosophy: "Aristotle: Scientist and Philosopher" | Ebrey | TH 3:00-4:50 |
| PHIL 313 | Kant's Critique of Pure Reason |
Zuckert | T/TH 11:00-12:20 |
| PHIL 330 | Practical Reasoning and Choice | Cariani | MW 3:30-4:50 |
| PHIL 358 | Epistemology |
Lackey | T/TH 11:00-12:20 |
| PHIL 361 | Topics in Social and Political Philosophy | Mills | T/TH 2:00-3:20 |
| PHIL 373-1 | Brady Scholar's Program | Zoloth | T/TH 11:00-12:20 |
| PHIL 401-1 | Proseminar I |
Lackey | W 4:00-6:50 |
| PHIL 410 | Special Topics: "Philosophy of Property" |
Koppelman | W 2:00-4:50 |
| PHIL 422 | Studies in Modern Philosophy: "Descartes" |
Reed | T 4:00-6:50 |
| PHIL 423 | Studies in Contemporary Philosophy: "Philosophy of Language" | Glanzberg | Th 4:00-6:50 |
| PHIL 461 | Seminar in Social & Political Theory: "European Social Thought" | Alznauer | T 1:00-3:50 |
Winter 2013
| Course Number | Title | Professor | Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 109-6 | Freshman Seminar | Ludlow | TBA |
| PHIL 109-6 | Freshman Seminar |
Goldberg | TBA |
| PHIL 109-6 | Freshman Seminar |
Lackey | TBA |
| PHIL 110 | Intro to Philosophy | Goldberg | TBA |
| PHIL 219 | Intro to Existentialism | Alznauer | TBA |
| PHIL 250 | Elementary Logic II | Glanzberg | TBA |
| PHIL 261 | Intro to Political Philosophy |
Mills | TBA |
| PHIL 269 | Bioethics | Sheldon | TBA |
| PHIL 273-2 | Brady Scholars Program: "The Good Neighbor" |
TBA | TBA |
| PHIL 310 | Studies in Ancient Philosophy: "Aristotle's Ethics" | Kraut | TBA |
| PHIL 317 | Studies in 19th & 20th Century Philosophy |
Alznauer | TBA |
| PHIL 352 | Philosophy of Mathematics | S. Ebels Duggan | TBA |
| PHIL 353 | Philosophy of Language | Glanzberg | TBA |
| PHIL 373-2 | Brady Scholars Program: "The Good Act" |
TBA | TBA |
| PHIL 394 | Professional Linkage Seminar: "Business Ethics" | Laing | TBA |
| PHIL 401-2 | Proseminar I | Lackey | Advising Only |
| PHIL 402-1 | Proseminar II | Kraut | TBA |
| PHIL 422 | Studies in Modern Philosophy |
Zuckert | TBA |
| PHIL 423 | Studies in Contemporary Philosophy |
Ludlow | TBA |
| PHIL 461 | Seminar in Social and Political Theory | Mills | TBA |
Spring 2013
| Course Number | Title | Professor | Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 109-6 | Freshman Seminar |
Deutscher | TBA |
| PHIL 109-6 | Freshman Seminar |
White | TBA |
| PHIL 151 | Scientific Reasoning |
Cariani | TBA |
| PHIL 210-3 | The History of Philosophy | Reed | TBA |
| PHIL 230 | Philosophy and Gender |
Deutscher | TBA |
| PHIL 255 | Theory of Knowledge | Ebrey | TBA |
| PHIL 260 | Intro to Moral Philosophy | TBA | |
| PHIL 266 | Philosophy of Religion | Seeskin | TBA |
| PHIL 273-3 | Brady Scholar's Program: "The Good Place " |
TBA | TBA |
| PHIL 310 | Studies in Ancient Philosophy |
Ebrey | TBA |
| PHIL 327 | Philosophy of Psychology |
Ludlow | TBA |
| PHIL 359 | Studies in Metaphysics |
Reed | TBA |
| PHIL 360 | Topics in Moral Philosophy | K Ebels Duggan | TBA |
| PHIL 394 | Professional Linkage Seminar: "Business Ethics" | Laing | TBA |
| PHIL 402-2 | Proseminar II |
Kraut | ADVISING ONLY |
| PHIL 415 | Seminar in French Philosophy: "Deconstruction" |
Deutscher | TBA |
| PHIL 420 | Studies in Ancient Philosophy |
Ebrey | TBA |
| PHIL 461 | Seminar in Social and Political Theory: "Epistemic Value of Deliberation" |
Cariani | TBA |
| PHIL 477 | Seminar in Ethical Theory |
White | TBA |
| PHIL 480 | Professional Skills Course |
K Ebels Duggan | TBA |
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