An inquiry into the causes and possible cures for political violence, focusing on the nature of political power and the associated phenomena of...
A philosophical examination of intimate human relationships. Topics covered include the nature of inter-personal desire, sexual ethics, sexual...
Conceptual frameworks concerning the nature of the self. Self-identity and the social context, the experience of meaninglessness, the fact of death,...
Consult the Department of Philosophy for current offerings. Notes Irregular course
An examination of the ethical aspects of central features of business activity such as property rights, contracts, the profit motive, advertising and...
An investigation into basic assumptions about masculinity and femininity and their influence upon conceptual frameworks appearing in theories of mind,...
An introduction to ancient philosophy from Thales to Plato. The relation of myth to philosophy, the Presocratics, Socrates and Plato's dialogues will...
An introduction to ancient philosophy from Aristotle to Plotinus. Aristotle, Greek philosophy after Aristotle, and the relationship of Greek...
An introduction to medieval philosophy, which will examine medieval thought beginning with Augustine. Christian, Islamic and Jewish sources will...
An introduction to modern philosophy, which will discuss its beginnings in the Renaissance and its development in the 17th and 18th centuries....
A survey of modern philosophy from Kant to Nietzsche. The Enlightenment, the Romantic Movement, idealism, positivism, utilitarianism, traditionalism...
A survey of themes in 20th century philosophy, including such movements as pragmatism, logical empiricism, ordinary language philosophy, analytic...
Specific courses in the history of philosophy will normally study a major thinker (e.g., Hobbes, Aristotle) or a major movement (e.g., rationalism,...
Specific courses in metaphysics and epistemology will study a topic or problem in the theory of knowledge or ontology (e.g., the nature of mind,...
Specific courses in values will study a topic or problem in one of the various normative areas (e.g., meta-ethics, virtue theory, applied ethics,...
Specific seminars in the history of philosophy involve a detailed exploration of a major thinker (e.g., Plato, Kant) or a major movement (e.g.,...
Specific seminars in metaphysics and epistemology involve a detailed exploration of a particular topic or problem in the theory of knowledge or...
Specific seminars in values involve a detailed exploration of a particular problem in one of the various normative areas (e.g., political philosophy,...
Special study under faculty supervision. Prerequisites Permission of the department. Notes Irregular course