Course Offerings

Satisfactory completion of an intro level course is a prerequisite for taking any further course in philosophy.
100 level seminars are intended for Seniors and Juniors, with priority given to honors students taking it as an honors preparation. Others should contact the instructor for permission to enroll.
Students may not take more than one intro level course, with one exception: students may take Logic either before or after taking any other introductory course.
NOTE: Classes with low enrollment have the possibility of being canceled. Please register as early as possible.

TENTATIVE OFFERINGS (as of 5/20/25)
PHIL distribution notes - (H) history*, (L) language, (V) value
*(AH) ancient history, (MH) modern history

Fall 2025

PHIL 001G. Introduction to Philosophy: Rationality and Religious Belief
PHIL 001H. Introduction to Philosophy: Personal Identity
PHIL 001M. Introduction to Philosophy: Free Thinkers
PHIL 003. First-Year Seminar: The Meaning of Life
PHIL 005. First-Year Seminar: Human Nature
PHIL 008. First-Year Seminar: Aesthetics and Power
PHIL 010. First-Year Seminar: Questions of Inquiry
PHIL 011. Moral Philosophy
- PEAC eligible only when taught by PHIL instructor K. Thomason.
  PHIL distribution - V
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 012A. Logic
PHIL 012B. Logic
PHIL 017. Aesthetics and Experience
- PHIL distribution - V
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 020. Plato and His Modern Readers
- Must be taken for PHIL credit to count towards the PHIL major/minor.
  PHIL distribution - (A)H
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 039. Existentialism
- PHIL distribution - H, L, V
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 040. Semantics
- Prior to F'24 this is not a writing course for PHIL. (WC starting F'24.)
  Must be taken for PHIL credit to count towards the PHIL major/minor.
  PHIL distribution - L
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 072. Critical Philosophy of Race
- PHIL distribution - V
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 113. Topics in Epistemology
- This seminar is intended for Seniors and Juniors, with priority given to honors students taking it as an honors preparation. Others should contact the instructor for permission to enroll.
  PHIL distribution - L

Spring 2026

PHIL 001A. Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Agency
PHIL 001C. Introduction to Philosophy: Truth and Desire
PHIL 001H. Introduction to Philosophy: Personal Identity
PHIL 013. Modern Philosophy
- PHIL distribution - (M)H
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 015. Special Topics: Kant: Critique of Pure Reason
- PHIL distribution - (M)H
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 030. Buddhist Philosophy
- PHIL distribution - H, V
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 031. Advanced Logic
- PHIL distribution - L
- Prerequisite:
  PHIL 012, or PHIL 012A or PHIL 012B
PHIL 040. Semantics
- Prior to F'24 this is not a writing course for PHIL. (WC starting F'24.)
  Must be taken for PHIL credit to count towards the PHIL major/minor.
  PHIL distribution - L
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 069. Phenomenology
- PHIL distribution - H, L, V
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 099. Senior Course Study
- Required for all philosophy course majors.
PHIL 117. Aristotle: Ethics and Politics
- Must be taken for PHIL credit to count towards the PHIL major/minor.
  This seminar cannot be used as a PHIL honors preparation, or for the PHIL ancient distribution requirement. But it will count toward the PHIL history distribution requirement, and toward your PHIL elective credits.
  PHIL distribution - H
PHIL 119. Philosophy of Science
- This seminar is intended for Seniors and Juniors, with priority given to honors students taking it as an honors preparation. Others should contact the instructor for permission to enroll.
  PHIL distribution - L
PHIL 155. Philosophy of Law
- This seminar is intended for Seniors and Juniors, with priority given to honors students taking it as an honors preparation. Others should contact the instructor for permission to enroll.
  PHIL distribution - V
PHIL 199. Senior Honors Study
- Required for all philosophy honors students.

Fall 2026

PHIL 001F. Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Problems
PHIL 001G. Introduction to Philosophy: Rationality and Religious Belief
PHIL 003. First-Year Seminar: The Meaning of Life
PHIL 005. First-Year Seminar: Human Nature
PHIL 012A. Logic
PHIL 012B. Logic
PHIL 023. Metaphysics
- PHIL distribution - L
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 027. Ethics & Technology
- Must be taken for PHIL credit to count towards the PHIL major/minor.
  PHIL distribution - V
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 029. Philosophy of Nature
- PHIL distribution - L, V
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 040. Semantics
- Prior to F'24 this is not a writing course for PHIL. (WC starting F'24.)
  Must be taken for PHIL credit to count towards the PHIL major/minor.
  PHIL distribution - L
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 044. Comparative Theories of Knowledge
- This course was previously called 'Epistemology without Borders'. If you have already taken that course, you cannot take this course, it is the same content, with a new name.
  PHIL distribution - H, L
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course, before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 101. Moral Philosophy
- This seminar is intended for Seniors and Juniors, with priority given to honors students taking it as an honors preparation. Others should contact the instructor for permission to enroll.
  PHIL distribution - V
PHIL 102. Ancient Philosophy
- This seminar is intended for Seniors and Juniors, with priority given to honors students taking it as an honors preparation. Others should contact the instructor for permission to enroll.
  PHIL distribution - (A)H
PHIL 116. Language and Meaning
- Must be taken for PHIL credit to count towards the PHIL major/minor.
  This seminar is intended for Seniors and Juniors, with priority given to honors students taking it as an honors preparation. Others should contact the instructor for permission to enroll.
  PHIL distribution - L

Spring 2027

PHIL 001A. Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Agency
PHIL 001C. Introduction to Philosophy: Truth and Desire
PHIL 001H. Introduction to Philosophy: Personal Identity
PHIL 006. First-Year Seminar: Life, Mind, and Consciousness
PHIL 013. Modern Philosophy
- PHIL distribution - (M)H
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 020. Plato and His Modern Readers
- Must be taken for PHIL credit to count towards the PHIL major/minor.
  PHIL distribution - (A)H
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 040. Semantics
- Prior to F'24 this is not a writing course for PHIL. (WC starting F'24.)
  Must be taken for PHIL credit to count towards the PHIL major/minor.
  PHIL distribution - L
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 052. Bioethics
- PHIL distribution - V
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 086. Philosophy of Mind
- PHIL distribution - L
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 099. Senior Course Study
- Required for all philosophy course majors.
PHIL 121. Social and Political Philosophy
- This seminar is intended for Seniors and Juniors, with priority given to honors students taking it as an honors preparation. Others should contact the instructor for permission to enroll.
  PHIL distribution - V
PHIL 139. Phenomenology, Existentialism, and Poststructuralism
- This seminar is intended for Seniors and Juniors, with priority given to honors students taking it as an honors preparation. Others should contact the instructor for permission to enroll.
  PHIL distribution - H, L, V
PHIL 199. Senior Honors Study
- Required for all philosophy honors students.