This course will deal with enduring philosophical questions through an exploration of primary texts in the history of philosophy. Topics covered may...
This course introduces philosophy through an examination of important issues in politics and society, such as punishment, animal rights,...
This course introduces students to philosophy through the exploration of basic perennial philosophical problems and questions, such as whether there...
Medicine is a philosophical, not merely a practical, empirical enterprise. This course covers philosophical concepts which are widely used to evaluate...
This course examines metaphysical, epistemological and ethical issues in feminist philosophy, including such topics as the nature and consequences of...
Environmental Philosophy asks questions such as: How has `nature' been conceptualized in the Western philosophical tradition, in aesthetics, science,...
This course is designed to develop clarity of thought and method in the analysis and construction of arguments. By contrast to PHIL*2110, the emphasis...
This course studies the basic principles and techniques of formal logic. The analysis of the logical structure of sentences and arguments is explored,...
Philosophical ethics is the attempt to systematize, explain, and justify the standards by which we evaluate our conduct as persons. The course may...
This course considers various philosophical questions concerning religion, such as arguments for the existence of God, the problem of evil, the...
A survey of the beginnings of Western philosophy, this course will focus on themes such as the nature of reality, the ways we might come to have...
This course surveys European philosophy from the Renaissance (15thcentury) to David Hume (mid-18th century).
Existentialism is a philosophy built around the experience of human freedom. This course focuses on the character of the subject who makes choices,...
As a system of knowledge pursuit, science develops laws and theories to explain, predict, understand, and control empirical phenomena. This course...
The course will engage with literary art forms (fiction, drama, poetry, and film) for philosophical goals. Possible emphases include the use of...
This course is an introduction to the nature and possibility of knowledge, in connection with the nature of mind and the role of language in shaping...
The topics for this course will vary from one offering to the next, and will deal with material not available in regular courses. Topics for this...
This course studies major theories of the nature of reality, and of issues and problems that arise in the investigation of fundamental features of the...
This course examines ethical and evaluative issues relating to business and professional practices, and is intended for students registered in a...
This course is an introduction to the main topics in the philosophy of law. It aims to give students a philosophical grounding in such issues as the...