Spring 2019
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IDST 190.001 – Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics)
Instructors: Luc Bovens, Douglas MacKay, and Brian McManus. This course meets MW 9:05 – 9:55 a.m. in PH 265, with a recitation on Fridays.
PHIL 89.001 – FYS: Special Topics (Contemporary Social Problems in Short Stories, the Social Sciences and the Press)
Instructors: Hilary Lithgow and Luc Bovens. This course meets TR 3:30 – 4:45 p.m. in PE 216.
PHIL 89.002 – FYS: Special Topics (Philosophy of Childhood)
Instructor: Steven Swartzer. This course meets TR 3:30 – 4:45 p.m. in CW 103.
PHIL 105.001 – How to Reason and Argue: An Introduction to Critical Thinking
Instructor: Ram Neta. This course meets MW 9:05 – 9:55 a.m. in GC 1015, with a recitation on Fridays.
PHIL 112.001 – Making Sense of Ourselves
Instructor: Matthew Scarfone. This course meets MWF 9:05 – 9:55 a.m. in BI 101.
PHIL 140.001 – Knowledge and Society
Instructor: Alex Worsnip. This course meets MW 11:15 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. in HO 115, with a recitation on Fridays.
PHIL 143H.001 – Honors: AI and the Future of Humanity: Philosophical Issues about Technology and Human Survival
Instructor: Thomas Hofweber. This course meets TR 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. in CW 213.
PHIL/LING 145.001 – Language and Communication
Instructor: Minji Jang. This course meets MWF 10:10 – 11:00 a.m. in PE 10.
PHIL 150.001 – Theory, Evidence, and Understanding in Science
Instructor: Marc Lange . This course meets TR 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. in CW 105.
PHIL 155H.001 – Honors: Introduction to Mathematical Logic
Instructor: John T. Roberts. This course meets MW 3:35 – 4:50 p.m. in CW 103.
PHIL 160.001 – Virtue, Value, and Happiness: An Introduction to Moral Theory
Instructor: Dan Shahar. This course meets MWF 1:25 – 2:15 p.m. in PE 216.
PHIL 163.001 – Practical Ethics*
Instructor: Rob Willison. This course meets W 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. in MU 115 with a recitation on Fridays.
*This section is EXCLUSIVELY for first-year Robertson Scholars.
PHIL 165.001 – Bioethics
Instructor: Joseph Porter. This course meets MWF 10:10 – 11:00 a.m. in NW 219.
PHIL 165H.001 – Honors: Bioethics
Instructor: Christopher Howard. This course meets TR 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. in PE 216.
PHIL 170.001 – Social Ethics and Political Thought
Instructor: Karl Adam. This course meets MWF 8:00 – 8:50 a.m. in CW 213.
PHIL 180.001 – Philosophy of Comedy
Instructor: Pavel Nitchovski. This course meets MWF 9:05 – 9:55 a.m. in CW 105.
PHIL 185.001 – Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
Instructor: Tamara Fakhoury. This course meets MWF 1:25 – 2:15 p.m. in BI 317.
PHIL 210.001 – Ancient Greek Philosophy
Instructor: James Lesher. This course meets TR 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. in CW 103.
PHIL 215.001 – Medieval Philosophy
Instructor: Alfredo Watkins. This course meets TR 8:00 – 9:15 a.m. in BI 101.
PHIL 220.001 – 17th and 18th Century Western Philosophy
Instructor: Alan Nelson. This course meets TR 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. in CW 103.
PHIL/POLI/PWAD 272.001 – The Ethics of Peace, War, and Defense
Instructor: Alex Marcoci. This course meets MWF 12:20 – 1:10 p.m. in AR 218.
PHIL/POLI/PWAD 272.002 – The Ethics of Peace, War, and Defense
Instructor: Alex Marcoci. This course meets MWF 1:25 – 2:15 p.m. in AR 218.
PHIL 274.001 – African American Political Philosophy
Instructor: Lauren Townsend. This course meets MWF 12:20 – 1:10 p.m. in BI 101.
PHIL/WGST 275H.001 – Honors: Moral and Philosophical Issues of Gender in Society
Instructor: Susan Wolf. This course meets TR 3:30 – 4:45 p.m. in GM 035.
PHIL 280H.001 – Honors: Morality and Law
Instructor: Gerald J. Postema. This course meets TR 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. in CW 105.
PHIL 335.001 – Theory of Knowledge
Instructor: Ram Neta. This course meets MW 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in CW 103.
PHYS/PHIL 354.001 – Quantum Mechanics, Weirdness, and Reality
Instructors: John T. Roberts and Jonathan Engel. This course meets MWF 11:15 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. in PH 215.
PHIL/ENEC 368.001 – Environmental Ethics
Instructor: Douglas MacLean. This course meets MW 10:10 – 11:00 a.m. in GA 008, with a recitation on Fridays.
PHIL 370.001 – Political Philosophy
Instructor: Eric Sampson. This course meets TR 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. in WI 128.
PHIL/POLI/ECON 384.001 – Gateway to Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Instructor: Alexandra Oprea. This course meets TR 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. in CW 105.
PHIL/POLI/ECON 384.002 – Gateway to Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Instructor: Dan Shahar. This course meets MW 3:35 – 4:50 p.m. in CW 105.
PHIL 390.001 – Seminar in Selected Topics (Plato’s Republic)
Instructor: Philip Bold. This course meets TR 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. in CW 105.
PHIL 433.001 – Current Issues in Analytic Philosophy
Instructor: Alex Worsnip. This course meets W 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. in CW 213.
PHIL 456.001 – Advanced Symbolic Logic
Instructor: Gillian Russell. This course meets TR 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. in CW 213.
PHIL 474.001 – Foundations of Modern Political Philosophy
Instructor: Gerald J. Postema. This course meets R 4:00 – 6:30 p.m. in CW 213.
PHIL/POLI/ECON 698.001 – Philosophy, Politics, and Economics: Capstone Course
Instructor: Michael C. Munger. This course meets M 3:05 – 5:35 p.m. in CW 213.
PHIL/POLI/ECON 698.002 – Philosophy, Politics, and Economics: Capstone Course
Instructor: Christopher Howard. This course meets R 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. in PE 216.
PHIL/POLI/ECON 698.003 – Philosophy, Politics, and Economics: Capstone Course
Instructor: Alexandra Oprea. This course meets T 3:30 – 6:00 p.m. in MY G205.