Philosophy Department Offerings 2014-15
& Distribution Requirements for the Major
1. Logic Requirement
PHIL 0180 is required of all majors and minors and should be completed by the end of
the sophomore year.
PHIL 0180 Introduction to Modern Logic (Fall & Spring)
(K. Khalifa, H. Grasswick)
2. History Requirements
Ancient Philosophy
PHIL 0201 Ancient Greek Philosophy (Fall)
(M. Woodruff)
History of Modern Philosophy
PHIL 0250 Early Modern Philosophy (Spring)
(L. Besser-Jones)
3. ESP (Ethics and Social & Political Philosophy)
PHIL 0206 Contemporary Moral Issues (Fall, Spring)
(L. Besser-Jones, S. Viner)
PHIL 0208 Morality and War (Fall)
(S. Viner)
PHIL 0209 Philosophy of Law (Fall)
(S. Viner)
PHIL 0310 Moral Psychology (Spring)
(L. Besser-Jones)
PHIL 0326 Biomedical Ethics (Fall)
(L. Besser-Jones)
4. ELMMS (Epistemology, Language, Metaphysics, Mind, Science)
PHIL 0216 Science and the Quest for Truth (Spring)
(K. Khalifa)
PHIL 0220 Knowledge and Reality (Spring) CW
(K. Khalifa)
PHIL 0352 Philosophy of Mind (Spring)
(J. Spackman)
PHIL 0360 Consciousness (Fall)
(J. Spackman)
PHIL/MATH 1015 Philosophy of Mathematics (Winter Term)
(K. Khalifa, S. Abbott)
OTHER PHILOSOPHY OFFERINGS for 2014-15
Additional Electives:
PHIL 0150 Introduction to the Philosophical Tradition (Spring)
(M. Woodruff)
PHIL 0151 Introduction to Philosophy: Mortal Questions (Fall)
(J. Spackman)
PHIL/RELI 0232 Philosophy of Religion (Spring) CW
(J. Spackman)
PHIL/HIST 0237 Chinese Philosophy (Fall)
(D. Wyatt) Register through History Dept.
PHIL 0255 Kierkegaard, Marx, and Nietzsche (Fall)
(S. Bates)
PHIL/CLAS 0276 Roman Philosophy (Spring)
(C. Star) Register through Classics Dept.
PHIL/LNGT 0280 Logic and Formal Semantics (Fall)
(K. Khalifa)
PHIL 0302 Philosophy of Plato (Spring)
(M. Woodruff)
PHIL/HIST 0319 Philosophy of History (Spring)
(D. Wyatt) Register through History Dept.
PHIL/RELI 0320 Seminar in Buddhist Philosophy (Spring)
(W. Waldron) Register through Religion Dept.
INTD 1126 Philanthropy: Ethics and Practice (Winter Term)
(S. Viner, S. Stroup)
Seminars:
PHIL senior & junior majors must take two 400-level seminars. We do not recommend
taking two such seminars at the same time. Joint majors must take one 400-level seminar.
PHIL minors must take at least one course at either the 300- or the 400-level.
PHIL 0408 Global Justice (Spring)
(S. Viner)
PHIL/GSFS 0434 Feminist Epistemologies (Fall)
(H. Grasswick)
Winter Term 2015:
In addition to the Winter Term courses noted above, further Winter Term courses that
may count toward the PHIL major & minor will be announced prior to Winter Term
registration.