METHODS OF PHILOSOPHIC THOUGHT
- TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Akeel Bilgrami
CULPA: 28 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.
- MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
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Instructor:
Wolfgang R Mann
CULPA: 36 Info - 4 points
SYMBOLIC LOGIC
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.
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Instructor:
Tamar A Lando
CULPA: 8 Info - 4 points
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Philosophical problems within science and about the nature of scientific knowledge in the 17th-20th centuries. Sample problems: causation and scientific explanation; induction and real kinds; verification and falsification; models, analogies and simulations; the historical origins of the modern sciences; scientific revolutions; reductionism and supervenience; differences between physics, biology and the social sciences; the nature of life; cultural evolution; human nature; philosophical issues in cosmology.
- MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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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 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Achille Varzi
CULPA: 30
Wikipedia
h-index: 40
Info
- 4 points
ETHICS
Prerequisites: one course in philosophy. Corequisites: PHIL V3711 Required Discussion Section (0 points). This course is mainly an introduction to three influential approaches to normative ethics: utilitarianism, deontological views, and virtue ethics. We also consider the ethics of care, and selected topics in meta-ethics.
- MW 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Justin Clarke-Doane
h-index: 10 Info - 4 points
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Six major concepts of political philosophy including authority, rights, equality, justice, liberty and democracy are examined in three different ways. First the conceptual issues are analyzed through contemporary essays on these topics by authors like Peters, Hart, Williams, Berlin, Rawls and Schumpeter. Second the classical sources on these topics are discussed through readings from Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Marx, Plato, Mill and Rousseau. Third some attention is paid to relevant contexts of application of these concepts in political society, including such political movements as anarchism, international human rights, conservative, liberal, and Marxist economic policies as well as competing models of democracy.
- MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Axel Honneth
CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info - 3 points
SEMINAR
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.
- F 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Christopher Peacocke
CULPA: 4
Wikipedia
Info
- 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:
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
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Instructor:
Axel Honneth
CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info -
Instructor:
Tamar A Lando
CULPA: 8 Info -
Instructor:
Christopher Peacocke
CULPA: 4
Wikipedia
Info
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Instructor:
Carol Rovane
CULPA: 13 Info -
Instructor:
Wolfgang R Mann
CULPA: 36 Info -
Instructor:
Christia Mercer
CULPA: 56
Wikipedia
Info
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Instructor:
Achille Varzi
CULPA: 30
Wikipedia
h-index: 40
Info
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Instructor:
Katja Vogt
CULPA: 36
Info
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Instructor:
Timothy Williamson
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
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Instructor:
Axel Honneth
CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info -
Instructor:
Tamar A Lando
CULPA: 8 Info -
Instructor:
Christopher Peacocke
CULPA: 4
Wikipedia
Info
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Instructor:
Carol Rovane
CULPA: 13 Info -
Instructor:
Wolfgang R Mann
CULPA: 36 Info -
Instructor:
Christia Mercer
CULPA: 56
Wikipedia
Info
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Instructor:
Achille Varzi
CULPA: 30
Wikipedia
h-index: 40
Info
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Instructor:
Katja Vogt
CULPA: 36
Info
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Instructor:
Timothy Williamson
Info - 1-3 points
NON-CLASSICAL LOGIC
- W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Achille Varzi
CULPA: 30
Wikipedia
h-index: 40
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 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Tamar A Lando
CULPA: 8 Info - 3 points
THE DIRECTION OF TIME
A survey of the various attempts to reconcile the macroscopic directionality of time with the time-reversibility of the fundamental laws of physics. The second law of thermodynamics and the concept of entropy, statistical mechanics, cosmological problems, the problems of memory, the possibility of multiple time direction.
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
David Albert
CULPA: 32 Wikipedia h-index: 40 Info - 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.
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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.
- R 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Melissa S Fusco
CULPA: 1 Info - 4 points
MA RESEARCH SEMINAR
The MA Research Seminar supports the research projects of MA students in Philosophy.
Participants practice key methods in philosophy and deepen their knowledge of classic and
contemporary contributions to the field. The seminar is suitable for everyone who is aiming to
write a research paper. Seminar participants receive detailed input throughout the semester.
Students can take the class at any stage during their studies for the MA. The class is graded Pass/
Fail.
- T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Lydia Goehr
CULPA: 26
Wikipedia
Info
- 3 points
Counterfactuals
Counterfactuals play a key role in philosophy, linguistics, psychology, decision theory, game theory, artificial
intelligence, and many other related fields. Our goal for this course is to cover foundational work on
counterfactuals (with some attention paid to indicative conditionals as well). Though our reading list has
a historical component, its primary purpose is to familiarize students with contemporary state of play. We
will focus on distinctions and applications that have become an essential part of the working philosopher’s
toolkit.
- T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Melissa S Fusco
CULPA: 1 Info - 3 points
Reverse Physics: Set Theory, Determinism
Baroque questions of set-theoretic foundations are widely assumed to be irrelevant to physics. In
this seminar, we will see that they are not. Whether a physical theory is deterministic—whether
it fixes a unique future given the present—can depend on one’s stance on axioms of set theory
about which there is intractable disagreement. This is not a quirk of exotic toy models. It reaches
into the heat equation, quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, and general relativity. The
seminar builds from the ground up. We begin with the philosophy of determinism: what it
means, why it matters, and how it has traditionally been formalized. We then develop enough set
theory and descriptive set theory to state the key results precisely. In the second half, we work
through the sensitivity results in detail, showing how the content of fundamental physical
theories shifts with the set-theoretic background. We conclude by asking what this means for
debates about mathematical pluralism, scientific realism, and the boundary between mathematics
and physics.
No prior knowledge of set theory or mathematical physics is assumed. The seminar is open to
graduate students in philosophy and, with permission, to advanced graduate students in
mathematics, physics, and related fields.
- R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Justin Clarke-Doane
h-index: 10 Info - 3 points
QUODLIBETAL STUDIES I
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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
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Instructor:
Axel Honneth
CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info -
Instructor:
Tamar A Lando
CULPA: 8 Info -
Instructor:
Christopher Peacocke
CULPA: 4
Wikipedia
Info
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Instructor:
Carol Rovane
CULPA: 13 Info -
Instructor:
Katja Vogt
CULPA: 36
Info
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Instructor:
Achille Varzi
CULPA: 30
Wikipedia
h-index: 40
Info
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Instructor:
Christia Mercer
CULPA: 56
Wikipedia
Info
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Instructor:
Wolfgang R Mann
CULPA: 36 Info -
Instructor:
Timothy Williamson
Info - 1-6 points
QUODLIBETAL STUDIES III
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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
Info -
Instructor:
Melissa S Fusco
CULPA: 1 Info -
Instructor:
Haim Gaifman
CULPA: 13 Wikipedia h-index: 30 Info -
Instructor:
Lydia Goehr
CULPA: 26
Wikipedia
Info
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Instructor:
Axel Honneth
CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info -
Instructor:
Tamar A Lando
CULPA: 8 Info -
Instructor:
Wolfgang R Mann
CULPA: 36 Info -
Instructor:
Christia Mercer
CULPA: 56
Wikipedia
Info
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Instructor:
Christopher Peacocke
CULPA: 4
Wikipedia
Info
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Instructor:
Carol Rovane
CULPA: 13 Info -
Instructor:
Achille Varzi
CULPA: 30
Wikipedia
h-index: 40
Info
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Instructor:
Katja Vogt
CULPA: 36
Info
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Instructor:
Timothy Williamson
Info - 3-6 points
Understanding, Epistemology, and Metaphy
This proposed seminar is an investigation into the network of relations between three things: (I) the nature of a domain of entities, including their properties and relations; (II) the capacity to have mental states about them; and (III) the capacity to know and to make reasonable judgements about them.
As a subpart of this investigation, as a special case at one level up: we are sometimes concerned with the network of relations between: (I’) the nature of a domain of entities consisting of, or involving, intentional contents themselves, their properties and relations; (II’) the capacity of have mental states about them; and (III’) the capacity to know and make reasonable judgements about them.
- R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Christopher Peacocke
CULPA: 4
Wikipedia
Info
- 3 points
TOPICS IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
This course will focus on topics in political philosophy.
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Axel Honneth
CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info - 3 points
PROPOSAL PREPARATION SEMINAR
- F 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Katja Vogt
CULPA: 36
Info
- 3 points