INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
Survey of some of the central problems, key figures, and great works in both traditional and contemporary philosophy. Topics and texts will vary with instructor and semester.
- MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Taylor Carman
CULPA: 40
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Instructor:
Christopher P Prodoehl
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INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
Explicit criteria for recognizing valid and fallacious arguments, together with various methods for schematizing discourse for the purpose of logical analysis. Illustrative material taken from science and everyday life.
- TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Christopher P Prodoehl
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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.
- TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Caroline D Bowman
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PHENOMENOLOGY & EXISTENTIALISM
- MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Taylor Carman
CULPA: 40
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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 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Francey Russell
CULPA: 2 Info - 4 points
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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Instructor:
Taylor Carman
CULPA: 40
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Karen Lewis
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John Morrison
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Instructor:
Frederick Neuhouser
CULPA: 20
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Francey Russell
CULPA: 2 Info - 1-3 points
SENIOR SEMINAR
Intensive study of a philosophical issue or topic, or of a philosopher, group of philosophers, or philosophical school or movement. Open only to Barnard senior philosophy majors.
- W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Christopher P Prodoehl
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SENIOR ESSAY
A substantial paper, developing from an Autumn workshop and continuing into the Spring under the direction of an individual adviser. Open only to Barnard senior philosophy majors.
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Taylor Carman
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John Morrison
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Instructor:
Akeel Bilgrami
CULPA: 28 Wikipedia Info - 3 points
Topics in Moral Psychology
FREUD
Intensive study of a particular topic in Moral Psychology.
- T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Francey Russell
CULPA: 2 Info - 3 points
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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Instructor:
Taylor Carman
CULPA: 40
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Karen Lewis
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Instructor:
John Morrison
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Instructor:
Frederick Neuhouser
CULPA: 20
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Instructor:
Francey Russell
CULPA: 2 Info - 3-6 points
TPCS IN PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
This course focuses on an advanced topic in the philosophy of language.
- M 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Karen Lewis
CULPA: 12 h-index: 7 Info - 3 points