INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY OF ART

• MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Lydia Goehr
  CULPA: 26 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY I

PRESOCRATICS TO AUGUSTINE

Corequisites: PHIL V2111 Required Discussion Section (0 points). Exposition and analysis of the positions of the major philosophers from the pre-Socratics through Augustine. This course has unrestricted enrollment.

• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Dhananjay Jagannathan
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• 4 points

COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY

COG SCI AND PHILOSOPHY

This course will survey a number of topics at the intersection of cognitive science and philosophy. Potential topics include free will, consciousness, embodied cognition, artificial intelligence, neural networks, and the language of thought.

• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Brendan I Fleig-Goldstein
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• 3 points

EUROPEAN SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY

Prerequisites: one philosophy course. A survey of Eurpoean social philosophy from the 18th to the 20th century, with special attention to theories of capitalism and the normative concepts (freedom, alienation, human flourishing) that inform them. Also: the relationship between civil society and the state.

• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Axel Honneth
  CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

SYMBOLIC LOGIC

SYMBOLIC LOGIC: FORMAL INTRO

Corequisites: PHILV3413 Required Discussion Section (0 points). Advanced introduction to classical sentential and predicate logic. No previous acquaintance with logic is required; nonetheless a willingness to master technicalities and to work at a certain level of abstraction is desirable.

• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Tamar A Lando
  CULPA: 8 Info
• 4 points

PHILOS PROBLEMS OF CLIMATE CHG

• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• 3 points

PHYSICS AND PHILOSOPHY

PHILOSOPHY & PHYSICS

Philosophical problems at the foundations of quantum theory, especially those having to do with the uncertainty of relations and nature of quantum mechanical indeterminacy. Exploration of a variety of interpretation and hidden variable theory.

• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: David Albert
  CULPA: 32 Wikipedia h-index: 40 Info
• 3 points

METAPHYSICS

Corequisites: PHIL V3611 Required Discussion Section (0 points). Systematic treatment of some major topics in metaphysics (e.g. modality, causation, identity through time, particulars and universals). Readings from contemporary authors.

• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Achille Varzi
  CULPA: 30 Wikipedia h-index: 40 Info
• 4 points

SEMINAR

MAJOR SEMINAR IN PHILOSOPHY

Required of senior majors, but also open to junior majors, and junior and senior concentrators who have taken at least four philosophy courses. This exploration will typically involve writing a substantial research paper. Capped at 20 students with preference to philosophy majors.

• M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Michele Moody-Adams
  CULPA: 20 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Melissa S Fusco
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH

Supervised research usually with the goal of writing a senior thesis, under the direction of individual members of the department.

• Instructor: Allison Aitken
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• Instructor: David Albert
  CULPA: 32 Wikipedia h-index: 40 Info
• Instructor: Akeel Bilgrami
  CULPA: 28 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Justin Clarke-Doane
  h-index: 10 Info
• Instructor: Jessica Collins
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• Instructor: Melissa S Fusco
  CULPA: 1 Info
• Instructor: Haim Gaifman
  CULPA: 13 Wikipedia h-index: 30 Info
• Instructor: Lydia Goehr
  CULPA: 26 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Axel Honneth
  CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Dhananjay Jagannathan
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• Instructor: Tamar A Lando
  CULPA: 8 Info
• Instructor: Michele Moody-Adams
  CULPA: 20 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Christopher Peacocke
  CULPA: 4 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Carol Rovane
  CULPA: 13 Info
• Instructor: Wolfgang R Mann
  CULPA: 36 Info
• Instructor: Christia Mercer
  CULPA: 56 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Achille Varzi
  CULPA: 30 Wikipedia h-index: 40 Info
• Instructor: Katja Vogt
  CULPA: 36 Info
• 1-3 points

SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH

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• Instructor: Allison Aitken
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• Instructor: David Albert
  CULPA: 32 Wikipedia h-index: 40 Info
• Instructor: Akeel Bilgrami
  CULPA: 28 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Justin Clarke-Doane
  h-index: 10 Info
• Instructor: Jessica Collins
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• Instructor: Melissa S Fusco
  CULPA: 1 Info
• Instructor: Haim Gaifman
  CULPA: 13 Wikipedia h-index: 30 Info
• Instructor: Lydia Goehr
  CULPA: 26 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Axel Honneth
  CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Dhananjay Jagannathan
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• Instructor: Tamar A Lando
  CULPA: 8 Info
• Instructor: Michele Moody-Adams
  CULPA: 20 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Christopher Peacocke
  CULPA: 4 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Carol Rovane
  CULPA: 13 Info
• Instructor: Wolfgang R Mann
  CULPA: 36 Info
• Instructor: Christia Mercer
  CULPA: 56 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Achille Varzi
  CULPA: 30 Wikipedia h-index: 40 Info
• Instructor: Katja Vogt
  CULPA: 36 Info
• 1-3 points

EARLY TWENTIETH CENT PHILOS

• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• MW 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Jessica Collins
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• Instructor: Haim Gaifman
  CULPA: 13 Wikipedia h-index: 30 Info
• 3 points

MODAL LOGIC

• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Tamar A Lando
  CULPA: 8 Info
• 3 points

PROBABILITY & DECISION THEORY

Examines interpretations and applications of the calculus of probability including applications as a measure of degree of belief, degree of confirmation, relative frequency, a theoretical property of systems, and other notions of objective probability or chance. Attention to epistimological questions such as Hume's problem of induction, Goodman's problem of projectibility, and the paradox of confirmation.

• MW 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Jessica Collins
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• 3 points

MATH LOGIC II

• TR 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Justin Clarke-Doane
  h-index: 10 Info
• 3 points

Classical Indian Philosophy

In this course, we will read primary sources drawn from philosophers representing the Vedānta, Sāṃkhya, Vaiśeṣika, Nyāya, Mīmāṃsā, Buddhist, Jain, and Cārvāka traditions ranging from approximately the sixth century BCE up to the fifteenth century. We will analyze arguments defending some of the central commitments of these traditions together with challenges mounted by competing schools of thought. This will offer a sense of the dynamic, dialectical, and dialogical nature of the intellectual landscape of Classical Sanskrit Philosophy and provide an introduction to some of the issues that mattered most to these philosophers. Topics will include the existence and nature of the self, the relation between consciousness and matter, fundamental ontology, external world realism vs. idealism, and the existence of a creator God. We will also inquire into the basic dichotomy of identity and difference, which in turn drives debates between monistic and pluralistic worldviews. The semester will conclude by considering disputes over whether there are definitive answers to these sorts of questions at all.

• M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Allison Aitken
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• 3 points

SYMBOLIC LOGIC

Advanced introduction to classical sentential and predicate logic. No previous acquaintance with logic is required; nonetheless a willingness to master technicalities and to work at a certain level of abstraction is desirable. Note: Due to significant overlap, students may receive credit for only one of the following three courses: PHIL UN3411, UN3415, GR5415.

• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Tamar A Lando
  CULPA: 8 Info
• 4 points

Methods and Problems: Theoretical Philos

Methds/Probs:Theoretical

This class covers classic readings in contemporary philosophy, selections from historical authors that bear on today’s debates, and influential recent contributions in a range of subfields such as metaphysics, philosophy of mind, epistemology, logic, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, philosophy of mathematics, and philosophy of cognitive science.

• T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Melissa S Fusco
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: David Albert
  CULPA: 32 Wikipedia h-index: 40 Info
• 3 points

QUODLIBETAL STUDIES I

Prerequisites: high-quality work in the previous term. Arrangements must be made with the director of graduate studies. Tutorial work in specialized research topics.

• Instructor: Allison Aitken
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• Instructor: David Albert
  CULPA: 32 Wikipedia h-index: 40 Info
• Instructor: Akeel Bilgrami
  CULPA: 28 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Justin Clarke-Doane
  h-index: 10 Info
• Instructor: Jessica Collins
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• Instructor: Melissa S Fusco
  CULPA: 1 Info
• Instructor: Haim Gaifman
  CULPA: 13 Wikipedia h-index: 30 Info
• Instructor: Lydia Goehr
  CULPA: 26 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Axel Honneth
  CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Dhananjay Jagannathan
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• Instructor: Tamar A Lando
  CULPA: 8 Info
• Instructor: Michele Moody-Adams
  CULPA: 20 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Christopher Peacocke
  CULPA: 4 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Carol Rovane
  CULPA: 13 Info
• Instructor: Katja Vogt
  CULPA: 36 Info
• Instructor: Achille Varzi
  CULPA: 30 Wikipedia h-index: 40 Info
• Instructor: Christia Mercer
  CULPA: 56 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Wolfgang R Mann
  CULPA: 36 Info
• 1-6 points

QUODLIBETAL STUDIES III

Prerequisites: high-quality work in the previous term. Arrangements must be made with the director of graduate studies. Tutorial work in specialized research topics.

• Instructor: Allison Aitken
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• Instructor: David Albert
  CULPA: 32 Wikipedia h-index: 40 Info
• Instructor: Akeel Bilgrami
  CULPA: 28 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Justin Clarke-Doane
  h-index: 10 Info
• Instructor: Jessica Collins
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• Instructor: Melissa S Fusco
  CULPA: 1 Info
• Instructor: Haim Gaifman
  CULPA: 13 Wikipedia h-index: 30 Info
• Instructor: Lydia Goehr
  CULPA: 26 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Axel Honneth
  CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Dhananjay Jagannathan
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• Instructor: Tamar A Lando
  CULPA: 8 Info
• Instructor: Wolfgang R Mann
  CULPA: 36 Info
• Instructor: Christia Mercer
  CULPA: 56 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Michele Moody-Adams
  CULPA: 20 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Christopher Peacocke
  CULPA: 4 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Carol Rovane
  CULPA: 13 Info
• Instructor: Achille Varzi
  CULPA: 30 Wikipedia h-index: 40 Info
• Instructor: Katja Vogt
  CULPA: 36 Info
• 3-6 points

TOPICS IN MORAL PHILOSOPHY

Prerequisites: the instructor's permission. At least one foundational course in moral philosophy is recommended as background for this course. In this seminar we will take up several questions about moral understanding and insight. Questions we will consider include: Can trusting moral testimony ever be rational or right? Are the reasons to be cautions about relying on moral testimony moral reasons or epistemic reasons (or both)? What assumptions about moral knowledge do critics and defenders of moral testimony make? How does moral knowledge differ, if it does, from moral understanding? Is there such a thing as moral expertise? Is there any reason to think that moral expertise is more problematic than other kinds of expertise? Can emotions inform us about value? Under what conditions, if any, can emotions contribute to our understanding of value? Under what conditions are emotions impediments to moral knowledge or understanding? Can fictions help us gain moral insight? Can pictures ever be legitimate tools of moral persuasion?

• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Axel Honneth
  CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

DESCRYING THE WORLD IN PHYSICS

• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Justin Clarke-Doane
  h-index: 10 Info
• 3 points

PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE

• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Haim Gaifman
  CULPA: 13 Wikipedia h-index: 30 Info
• 3 points

TOPICS IN METAPHYSICS

n/a

• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Achille Varzi
  CULPA: 30 Wikipedia h-index: 40 Info
• 3 points

TOPICS IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

The topic of this course is the problems and possibilities of democratic citizenship

• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Michele Moody-Adams
  CULPA: 20 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

PROPOSAL PREPARATION SEMINAR

• F 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Katja Vogt
  CULPA: 36 Info
• 3 points