Courses

Course Offerings (Spring 2012)

To register for a HIGH DEMAND course, you must have the instructor sign an ADD form and submit it to Dowling Hall. When class registration is done by ADD form, the available spaces shown online for a class may not be accurate.

COURSE

TITLE

INSTRUCTOR PREREQUISITES/NOTES TIME
001-01 Introduction to Philosophy Monica Link Open to All M+
MW 6:00-7:15 pm
001-02 Introduction to Philosophy Monica Link Open to All P+
MW 7:30-8:45pm
001-03 Introduction to Philosophy Christopher Phillips Open to All I+
MW 3:00-4:15
001-04 Introduction to Philosophy Jeff McConnell Open to All G+
MW 1:30-2:45
001-05 Introduction to Philosophy through Film Jeff McConnell Open to All/Must register for film section 05R K+
MW 4:30-5:45
001-05R Mandatory Film Section Jeff McConnell Also register for PHIL 001-05 M 7:00-9:00
001-06 Introduction to Philosophy Christopher Phillips Open to All K+
MW 4:30-5:45
001-08 Introduction to Philosophy Valentina Urbanek Open to All D+
TR 10:30-11:45
001-09 Introduction to Philosophy Valentina Urbanek Open to All F+
TR 12:00-1:15
001-10 Introduction to Philosophy Gal Kober High Demand/Freshmen Olnly L+
TR 4:30-5:45
001-11 Introduction to Philosophy Gal Kober High Demand/Freshmen Olnly J+
TR 3:00-4:15
006-01 Reasoning & Critical Thinking Susan Russinoff None F+
TR 12:00-1:15
016-01 Philosophy of Religion Elizabeth Lemons Xlist REL 06 F+
TR 12:00-1:15
024-01 Intro to Ethics David Denby Also register for Recitation H+
TR 1:30-2:45
024-A Mandatory recitation TA   DR
10:30-11:20
024-B Mandatory recitation TA   DR
10:30-11:20
024-C Mandatory recitation TA   JR
3:00-3:50
024-D Mandatory recitation TA   LR
4:30-5:20
024-E Mandatory recitation TA   EF
10:30-11:20
033-01 Logic Susan Russinoff None J
M 4:30-5:20;
T R 3:00-3:50
038-01 Rational Choice Patrick Forber None D+
TR 10:30-11:45
042-01 Western Political Thought II Robert Devigne Xlist PS 042 I+
MW 3:00-4:15
091-01 Happiness and the Good Life Christiana Olfert None K+
MW 4:30-5:45
091-02 A Toolkit for Thinking Daniel Dennett HIGH DEMAND - Sign up in dept.
Freshmen & sophomores only (Preference given to Freshmen)
7
W 1:30-4:00
094-01 Senior Honors Thesis
 
Staff   ARR
110-01 Biological Foundations of Language Ray Jackendoff 15/PSY 64 or consent I+
MW 3:00-4:15
112-01 Syntactic Theory Ray Jackendoff Intro to Linguistics or consent E+
MW 10:30-11:45
117-01 Philosophy of Mind Stephen White 01 req. one above 100 level rec, or consent G+
MW 1:30-2:45
120-01 Metaphysics David Denby 33 or 103 or consent F+
TR 12:00-1:15
124-01 Bioethics Mitchell Silver 01 or 24 recommended Jr or Sr standing or consent 11
T 6:30-9:00
133-01 Philosophy of Language Dilip Ninan One PHIL course D+
TR 10:30-11:45
141-01 Global Justice Lionel McPherson One PHIL course or Jr. standing or consent Xlist PJS 141 D+
TR 10:30-11:45
152-01 History of Modern Philosophy Christiana Olfert One PHIL course or consent F+
TR 12:00-1:15
168-01 Newton's Principia George Smith 167 or consent 12
W 6:30-9:00
170-01 Computation Theory George Smith One course from: Phil 33, EE 14, Math 46, Comp Sci 15 J
M 4:30-5:20;
T R 3:00-3:50
192-05 Seminar in Metaethics Lionel McPherson One PHIL course, or consent 6
T 1:30-4:00
192-06 Seminar: Philosophy of Language: The Analytic & Continental Traditions Stephen White None K+
MW 4:30-5:45
192-07 Seminar: Contemporary Problems in Philosophy of Science Patrick Forber 2 PHIL courses or Grad status, or consent 7
W 1:30-4:00
192-08 Seminar: Artificial Agents & Autonomy Daniel Dennett Xlist COMP 150-01

Grad student or upper division major in Cog & Brain or Phil CS, or consent
ARR
M 2:00-4:30
192-09 Seminar: The Self Dilip Ninan One PHIL course 2
W 9:00-11:30
194-01 Undergrad Independent Study
 
Staff   ARR
195-01 Environmental Ethics Sheldon Krimsky Xlist UEP 286 6
T 1:30-4:00
294-01 Graduate Independent Study
 
Staff   ARR
297 Graduate Writing Seminar Kelly/Russinoff One semester in PHIL Dept. MA program, or consent 10+
M 6:00-9:00
401-PT Dept. Graduate Part-time
 
     
402-FT Dept. Graduate Full-time
 
     
405-TA Dept. Teaching Assistant
 
     



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