IX. Graduate Programs
Philosophy
Courses
Except where specified, the courses listed below may be offered in any semester, subject to student demand and the availability of an instructor.
| PHIL*6000 Value Theory U [0.50] |
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| A critical examination of some selected contemporary works in value theory or aesthetics. |
| PHIL*6060 Logic U [0.50] |
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| A course designed to bring the individual student to the level of competence in logical techniques and theory required for graduate studies. |
| PHIL*6110 Philosophy of Religion U [0.50] |
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| A critical examination of some selected major works or central problems in the philosophy of religion. |
| PHIL*6120 Philosophy of Mind U [0.50] |
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| A study of contemporary theories of mind and philosophies of psychology. |
| PHIL*6140 Contemporary European Philosophy I U [0.50] |
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| A study of the historical and contemporary origins of existentialism, phenomenology and post-modernism, concentrating on one or several of the classic texts. |
| PHIL*6150 Contemporary European Philosophy II U [0.50] |
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| A study of the historical and contemporary origins of existentialism, phenomenology and post-modernism, concentrating on texts not covered in PHIL*6140 in the same year. |
| PHIL*6200 Problems of Contemporary Philosophy U [0.50] |
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| A study of a particular set of problems in contemporary philosophy. |
| PHIL*6210 Metaphysics U [0.50] |
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| A critical examination of some selected major works or central problems in metaphysics. |
| PHIL*6220 Epistemology U [0.50] |
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| A critical examination of some selected major works or central problems in epistemology. |
| PHIL*6230 Ethics U [0.50] |
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| A critical examination of some selected contemporary works or problems in ethical theory. |
| PHIL*6240 Biomedical Ethics U [0.50] |
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| A critical examination of some selected contemporary works or of problems in biomedical ethics. |
| PHIL*6310 Plato U [0.50] |
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| A study of some of the major works of Plato. |
| PHIL*6311 Aristotle U [0.50] |
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| A study of some of the major works of Aristotle. |
| PHIL*6320 Medieval Philosophy U [0.50] |
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| A close examination of particular problems and texts of the medieval period |
| PHIL*6340 Modern Philosophy U [0.50] |
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| An examination of major texts, from Descartes to Mill. |
| PHIL*6500 John Locke U [0.50] |
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| A critical examination of the works of John Locke. |
| PHIL*6530 Kant U [0.50] |
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| A critical examination of the works of Immanuel Kant. |
| PHIL*6600 Social and Political Philosophy U [0.50] |
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| A critical examination of some selected contemporary works or central problems in the field of social philosophy. |
| PHIL*6700 Survey of Ancient Philosophy U [0.50] |
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| A survey of ancient philosophy. |
| PHIL*6710 Survey of Early Modern Philosophy U [0.50] |
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| A survey of modern philosophy from Hobbes to Hume. |
| PHIL*6720 History of the Philosophy of Science U [0.50] |
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| A survey of the history of the philosophy of science from the Presocratics to the Positivists. |
| PHIL*6730 Contemporary Philosophy of Science U [0.50] |
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| An examination of the contemporary discipline of the philosophy of science. |
| PHIL*6740 Philosophy of Biology U [0.50] |
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| A general introduction to the history and philosophy of biology. |
| PHIL*6760 Science and Ethics U [0.50] |
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| A consideration of the problems which arise in the conjunction of science and ethics. |
| PHIL*6810 Survey of Late Modern Philosophy U [0.50] |
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| A survey of modern philosophy from Kant to the late 19th century. |
| PHIL*6930 Selected Topics I U [0.50] |
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| Topics in this course will vary from offering to offering. |
| PHIL*6940 Selected Topics II U [0.50] |
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| Topics in this course will vary from offering to offering. |
| PHIL*6950 MA Seminar U [0.50] |
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| A seminar course in which students work on developing a range of academic skills for doing professional philosophy. This course is pass/fail and is mandatory for all incoming MA students. Please refer to the Philosophy Department website for a comprehensive description of this course. |
| PHIL*6960 PhD Graduate Seminar U [0.50] |
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| A seminar course in which students work on developing a range of academic skills for doing professional philosophy. This course is pass/fail and is mandatory for all second year PhD students. Please refer to the Philosophy Department website for a comprehensive description of this course. |
| PHIL*6990 Guided Research Project U [1.00] |
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| A guided research project undertaken by students doing an MA by course work, under the supervision of a faculty member. |