METHDS/PROB OF PHILOS THOUGHT
Critical introduction to philosophical problems, ideas and methods.
- MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Akeel Bilgrami
CULPA: 28 Wikipedia Info - 3 points
HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY II
Prerequisites: PHIL UN2211 Required Discussion Section (0 points). PHIL UN2101 is not a prerequisite for this course. Exposition and analysis of the metaphysics, epistemology, and natural philosophy of the major philosophers from Aquinas through Kant. Authors include Aquinas, Galileo, Gassendi, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. This course has unrestricted enrollment.
- MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Christina Van Dyke
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HIST OF PHILOSOPHY II-REC
- T 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
- F 9:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
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Instructor:
Anthony D Hejduk
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Instructor:
Qian Cao
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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.
- TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Achille Varzi
CULPA: 30
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SYMBOLIC LOGIC - REC
Required discussion section for UN3411 Symbolic Logic
- M 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
- T 8:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
- F 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
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Instructor:
Devin S Morse
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Christian A Jensen
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Instructor:
Samara E Burns
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PHYSICS AND PHILOSOPHY
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 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
David Albert
CULPA: 32 Wikipedia h-index: 40 Info - 3 points
PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
This course is a survey of analytic philosophy of language. It addresses central issues about the nature of meaning, including: sense and reference, speech acts, pragmatics, and the relationship between meaning and use, meaning and context, and meaning and truth.
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Melissa S Fusco
CULPA: 1 Info - 3 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 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Michele Moody-Adams
CULPA: 20
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- 4 points
Critical Philosophy of Race: What is Rac
WHAT IS RACE?
This course is a philosophical examination of the meaning and significance of the concept of race. The course will chiefly aim to answer: What do we mean by the term “race”? And why is it often tied to the existence of racism? From where does the concept come? And what role did “race” play in the philosophical thought and the culture of Western modernity? Among the questions that can be asked are, How do concepts of race contribute to the formation and justification of various economic, political, and social institutions and practices, such as slavery, colonialism, and segregation? However, we will also inquire at the end of the course whether “race” is always a destructive concept, or whether it can be re-defined as part of a liberation project centered on racial identity: the appreciation and celebration of racial difference and solidarity.
- TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
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Instructor:
Robert Gooding-Williams
Wikipedia h-index: 15 Info - 3 points
PHILOSOPHY, JUSTICE AND SOCIAL ACTIVISM
In his
Theses on Feuerbach
, Karl Marx writes, “Philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to
change
it.” The questions to ask in response to Marx’s exhortation include: how do we recognize the need for change and appropriately effect it? What are the relations between our goals and the means to them? How can we better understand our goals to make the means more suitable? When we organize to produce results, what are we
doing
? Do we know exactly who and what we want to change? What are the “ethics of process”? What exactly do we do when we organize? A tentative definition: to organize is to bring together individuals who have common interests in a way that will enhance their power. What kind of power is this? What other forms of power are there? What is the best form of coordinating among individuals? If we better understand the dynamics of organizing, should we reconceive our goals accordingly? How do we better tap into shared values and concerns? What temptations and distractions get in the way of our goals? What problems prevent us from achieving them? Do we have goals that can be achieved? If not, how can we revise them?
- W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Christia Mercer
CULPA: 56
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- 4 points
PHILOSOPHY OF LITERATURE
- MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Lydia Goehr
CULPA: 26
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- 3 points
PHILOSOPHY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
PHILOSOPHY& ARTIFICIAL IN
Artificial intelligence (AI) promises—or threatens—to transform every area of our lives and societies. It has already begun to upend our understanding of human nature, radically alter our social institutions, and revolutionize scientific practice. And in some circles, there is increasing concern that AI is developing intelligence to rival our own. This course will explore these issues through the philosophy of mind, cognitive science, and ethics. We will ask whether AI systems could have minds like ours, whether they could be conscious, whether they might eventually deserve moral consideration, and how we can use them fairly in our current societies.
- W 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Andrew T Richmond
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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.
- M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
- F 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Jessica Collins
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Instructor:
Allison Aitken
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EPISTEMOLOGY
Corequisites: PHIL W3963 Required Discussion Section (0 points). What can we know? What is knowledge? What are the different kinds of knowledge? We will read classic and contemporary texts for insight into these questions.
- TR 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Justin Clarke-Doane
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EPISTEMOLOGY - REC
Required discussion section for PHIL UN3960 Epistemology.
- M 8:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
- R 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
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Instructor:
Tahlia Pajaczkowska-Russell
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Instructor:
Ching Hei Yau
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SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH
Supervised research usually with the goal of writing a senior thesis, under the direction of individual members of the department.
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Allison Aitken
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Instructor:
David Albert
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Instructor:
Akeel Bilgrami
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Instructor:
Justin Clarke-Doane
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Instructor:
Jessica Collins
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Melissa S Fusco
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Instructor:
Haim Gaifman
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Instructor:
Lydia Goehr
CULPA: 26
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Instructor:
Robert Gooding-Williams
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Axel Honneth
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Jenann Ismael
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Instructor:
Dhananjay Jagannathan
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Tamar A Lando
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Instructor:
Wolfgang R Mann
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Instructor:
Christia Mercer
CULPA: 56
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Instructor:
Michele Moody-Adams
CULPA: 20
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Instructor:
Christopher Peacocke
CULPA: 4
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Instructor:
Carol Rovane
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Instructor:
Achille Varzi
CULPA: 30
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Instructor:
Katja Vogt
CULPA: 36
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SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH
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Instructor:
Allison Aitken
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Instructor:
David Albert
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Instructor:
Akeel Bilgrami
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Instructor:
Justin Clarke-Doane
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Jessica Collins
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Melissa S Fusco
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Instructor:
Haim Gaifman
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Instructor:
Lydia Goehr
CULPA: 26
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Robert Gooding-Williams
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Axel Honneth
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Jenann Ismael
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Instructor:
Dhananjay Jagannathan
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Tamar A Lando
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Instructor:
Wolfgang R Mann
CULPA: 36 Info -
Instructor:
Christia Mercer
CULPA: 56
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Instructor:
Michele Moody-Adams
CULPA: 20
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Instructor:
Christopher Peacocke
CULPA: 4
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Instructor:
Carol Rovane
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Instructor:
Achille Varzi
CULPA: 30
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h-index: 40
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Instructor:
Katja Vogt
CULPA: 36
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PHILOSOPHY & ROMANTICISM
- T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Axel Honneth
CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info - 3 points
TOPICS IN EARLY MODERN PHILOSOPHY
Open to undergraduates with previous work in the history of philosophy and to graduate students. Focuses either on an important topic in the history of early modern philosophy (e.g. skepticism, causation, mind, body) or on the philosophy of a major figure in the period (e.g. Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Gassendi, Conway).
- R 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Christia Mercer
CULPA: 56
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- 3 points
ECONOMICS & PHILOSOPHY
Prerequisites: ECON W3211, ECON W3213, ECON W3412. Students will be contacted by the Economics department for pre-enrollment. Explores topics in the philosophy of economics such as welfare, social choice, and the history of political economy. Sometimes the emphasis is primarily historical and someimes on analysis of contemporary economic concepts and theories.
- M 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Melissa S Fusco
CULPA: 1 Info - 4 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.
- TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Achille Varzi
CULPA: 30
Wikipedia
h-index: 40
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- 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.
- W 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Katja Vogt
CULPA: 36
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- 3 points
AESTHETICS AND POLITICS
The theme for this seminar is public art--old and new. Readings from antiquity through Habermas, Arendt, Adorno, Kracauer, Benjamin, to Rancierre, etc.
- M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Lydia Goehr
CULPA: 26
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QUODLIBETAL STUDIES II
Prerequisites: high-quality work in the previous term. Arrangements must be made with the director of graduate studies. Tutorial work in specialized research topics.
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Allison Aitken
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Instructor:
David Albert
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Instructor:
Akeel Bilgrami
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Instructor:
Justin Clarke-Doane
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Instructor:
Jessica Collins
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Melissa S Fusco
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Instructor:
Haim Gaifman
CULPA: 13 Wikipedia h-index: 30 Info -
Instructor:
Lydia Goehr
CULPA: 26
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Instructor:
Robert Gooding-Williams
Wikipedia h-index: 15 Info -
Instructor:
Axel Honneth
CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info -
Instructor:
Jenann Ismael
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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
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Instructor:
Michele Moody-Adams
CULPA: 20
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Instructor:
Christopher Peacocke
CULPA: 4
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Instructor:
Carol Rovane
CULPA: 13 Info -
Instructor:
Achille Varzi
CULPA: 30
Wikipedia
h-index: 40
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Instructor:
Katja Vogt
CULPA: 36
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QUODLIBETAL STUDIES IV
Prerequisites: high-quality work in the previous term. Arrangements must be made with the director of graduate studies. Tutorial work in specialized research topics.
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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
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Instructor:
Robert Gooding-Williams
Wikipedia h-index: 15 Info -
Instructor:
Axel Honneth
CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info -
Instructor:
Jenann Ismael
Wikipedia Info - 3-6 points