Philosophy (PHIL)
A course designed to bring the individual student to the level of competence in logical techniques and theory required for graduate studies.
A study of contemporary theories of mind and philosophies of psychology.
A study of the historical and contemporary origins of existentialism, phenomenology and post-modernism, concentrating on one or several of the classic texts.
A study of the historical and contemporary origins of existentialism, phenomenology and post-modernism, concentrating on texts not covered in PHIL*6140 in the same year.
A study of a particular set of problems in contemporary philosophy.
A critical examination of some selected major works or central problems in metaphysics.
A critical examination of some selected major works or central problems in epistemology.
A critical examination of some selected contemporary works or problems in ethical theory.
A close examination of particular problems and texts of the medieval period
An examination of major texts, from Descartes to Mill.
A study of the philosophical implications (ethical, legal, social, political, epistemological, etc.) of recent developments in data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
Computation has far-reaching implications for ethics, social and political philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of technology, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of science, and logic. This course introduces students to different issues in the philosophy of computation-how philosophers have thought about computation from a variety of different perspectives.
A critical examination of the works of Immanuel Kant.
A critical examination of selected works or central problems in the fields of social or political philosophy.
A critical examination of selected works or central problems in the field of social and political philosophy not covered in PHIL*6600.
A critical examination of selected works or central problems in feminist philosophy.
An examination of a text or a topic in ancient philosophy.
An examination of selected works or central problems in philosophy of science.
A general introduction to the history and philosophy of biology.
A consideration of the problems which arise in the conjunction of science and ethics.
Topics in this course will vary from offering to offering.
Topics in this course will vary from offering to offering.
A seminar course in which students work on developing a range of academic skills for doing professional philosophy. This course is pass/fail and is mandatory for all incoming MA students. Please refer to the Philosophy Department website for a comprehensive description of this course.
A seminar course in which students work on developing a range of academic skills for doing professional philosophy. This course is pass/fail and is mandatory for all first year PhD students. Please refer to the Philosophy Department website for a comprehensive description of this course.
This is a mandatory course for all PhD students in Philosophy. It is taught by the student's Advisor, in consultation with the student's Advisory Committee. The primary purpose of this course is the development of exegetical skills relative to the core readings in the student's general area of research. The Advisor, Committee members, and the student will determine a list of core readings and peripheral readings. The student will write a paper that answers a set number of questions that integrate concepts and discussion found in the readings and central to the student's general area of research in one of the sub-areas of philosophy.
A major research project undertaken by students doing an MA by course work, under the supervision of a faculty member.