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This course stages a critical conversation between the virtue ethics and tragic traditions championed by Bernard Williams and Alasdair MacIntyre and the contemporary liberal tradition whose roots are in Immanuel Kant's metaphysics and later championed by John Rawls's political philosophy. The core question is: what are the lessons about a good society taught us by virtue ethics and tragedy and can contemporary liberalism begin to incorporate any of them?
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Williams and MacIntyre vs. Liberalism AS.150.673 (01)
This course stages a critical conversation between the virtue ethics and tragic traditions championed by Bernard Williams and Alasdair MacIntyre and the contemporary liberal tradition whose roots are in Immanuel Kant's metaphysics and later championed by John Rawls's political philosophy. The core question is: what are the lessons about a good society taught us by virtue ethics and tragedy and can contemporary liberalism begin to incorporate any of them?
Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Lebron, Christopher Joseph
Room: Gilman 288
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 9/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.679 (01)
Minds Matter (free will & moral responsibility)
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Hieronymi, Pamela Darlene
Gilman 288
Fall 2025
We will consider whether the problem of free will and moral responsibility can be unwound by, first, expanding our idea of control and, second, recentering our idea of responsibility. The framing text will be Hieronymi’s four Gifford Lectures, Minds Matter. The lectures will be supplemented with other readings from the literature. Particular attention will be paid to the way in which concerns about freedom infect our ideas about ethics.
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Minds Matter (free will & moral responsibility) AS.150.679 (01)
We will consider whether the problem of free will and moral responsibility can be unwound by, first, expanding our idea of control and, second, recentering our idea of responsibility. The framing text will be Hieronymi’s four Gifford Lectures, Minds Matter. The lectures will be supplemented with other readings from the literature. Particular attention will be paid to the way in which concerns about freedom infect our ideas about ethics.
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Hieronymi, Pamela Darlene
Room: Gilman 288
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 6/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.680 (01)
Truthmakers and Mental Models
F 10:00AM - 12:30PM
Bledin, Justin
Gilman 288
Fall 2025
In this seminar, we examine the connections between recent work in truthmaker semantics by philosophers and linguists and the mental model theory of deduction developed by psychologists since the 1980s.
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Truthmakers and Mental Models AS.150.680 (01)
In this seminar, we examine the connections between recent work in truthmaker semantics by philosophers and linguists and the mental model theory of deduction developed by psychologists since the 1980s.
Days/Times: F 10:00AM - 12:30PM
Instructor: Bledin, Justin
Room: Gilman 288
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 10/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.681 (01)
Puzzles about Belief
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Goodman, Jeremy
Gilman 288
Fall 2025
We will explore puzzles about belief, focusing on Frege's puzzle and the preface paradox, as well as questions about the logical relations among different doxastic and epistemic attitudes, such as certainty, confidence, and knowledge.
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Puzzles about Belief AS.150.681 (01)
We will explore puzzles about belief, focusing on Frege's puzzle and the preface paradox, as well as questions about the logical relations among different doxastic and epistemic attitudes, such as certainty, confidence, and knowledge.
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Goodman, Jeremy
Room: Gilman 288
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 7/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.800 (01)
Texts in German Philosophy
Th 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Kraus, Katharina Teresa
Gilman 35
Fall 2025
Topic: Nature and Reason in German Philosophy (late 18th to early 20th century)
Student-centered course design: All students are welcome to send in suggestions for readings in German philosophy (e.g., Kant, German Idealism, Neo-Kantianism, Phenomenology, Women Philosophers, etc.). Potential readings will be discussed in the first session, a preliminary selection will then be made together and adjusted along the way.
Close-reading seminar: We will focus on close reading of the texts, that is, we will be reading individual passages together and discussing them in detail.
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Texts in German Philosophy AS.150.800 (01)
Topic: Nature and Reason in German Philosophy (late 18th to early 20th century)
Student-centered course design: All students are welcome to send in suggestions for readings in German philosophy (e.g., Kant, German Idealism, Neo-Kantianism, Phenomenology, Women Philosophers, etc.). Potential readings will be discussed in the first session, a preliminary selection will then be made together and adjusted along the way.
Close-reading seminar: We will focus on close reading of the texts, that is, we will be reading individual passages together and discussing them in detail.
Days/Times: Th 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Instructor: Kraus, Katharina Teresa
Room: Gilman 35
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (01)
Independent Study
Allais, Lucy
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (01)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Allais, Lucy
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (02)
Independent Study
Pickard, Hanna
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (02)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Pickard, Hanna
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (03)
Independent Study
Gross, Steven
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (03)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Gross, Steven
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (04)
Independent Study
Moyar, Dean
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (04)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Moyar, Dean
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (05)
Independent Study
Rynasiewicz, Robert Alan
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (05)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Rynasiewicz, Robert Alan
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (06)
Independent Study
Lebron, Christopher Joseph
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (06)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Lebron, Christopher Joseph
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (07)
Independent Study
Dong, Hao
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (07)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Dong, Hao
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (08)
Independent Study
Bett, Richard
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (08)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Bett, Richard
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (09)
Independent Study
Williams, Michael
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (09)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Williams, Michael
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (10)
Independent Study
Bledin, Justin
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (10)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Bledin, Justin
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (11)
Independent Study
Achinstein, Peter
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (11)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Achinstein, Peter
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Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (12)
Independent Study
Melamed, Yitzhak Yohanan
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (12)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Melamed, Yitzhak Yohanan
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Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (13)
Independent Study
Taylor, Elanor Jane
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (13)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Taylor, Elanor Jane
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (14)
Independent Study
Phillips, Ian B
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (14)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Phillips, Ian B
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (15)
Independent Study
Holguín, Ben
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (15)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Holguín, Ben
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (16)
Independent Study
Ismael, Jenann T
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (16)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Ismael, Jenann T
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (17)
Independent Study
Carroll, Sean Michael
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (17)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Carroll, Sean Michael
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (18)
Independent Study
Velleman, James David
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (18)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Velleman, James David
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (19)
Independent Study
Connolly, Patrick
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (19)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Connolly, Patrick
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (20)
Independent Study
Kraus, Katharina Teresa
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (20)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Kraus, Katharina Teresa
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (21)
Independent Study
Goodman, Jeremy
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (21)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Goodman, Jeremy
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (22)
Independent Study
Green, E. J.
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (22)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Green, E. J.
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (23)
Independent Study
Wonderly, Monique Lisa
Fall 2025
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (23)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Wonderly, Monique Lisa
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (01)
Directed Study
Allais, Lucy
Fall 2025
Please see AS.150.810 for section numbers to use when registering.
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (01)
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Days/Times:
Instructor: Allais, Lucy
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (02)
Directed Study
Pickard, Hanna
Fall 2025
Please see AS.150.810 for section numbers to use when registering.
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (02)
Please see AS.150.810 for section numbers to use when registering.
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Instructor: Pickard, Hanna
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (03)
Directed Study
Gross, Steven
Fall 2025
Please see AS.150.810 for section numbers to use when registering.
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (03)
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Instructor: Gross, Steven
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Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (04)
Directed Study
Moyar, Dean
Fall 2025
Please see AS.150.810 for section numbers to use when registering.
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (04)
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Instructor: Moyar, Dean
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (05)
Directed Study
Rynasiewicz, Robert Alan
Fall 2025
Please see AS.150.810 for section numbers to use when registering.
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (05)
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Instructor: Rynasiewicz, Robert Alan
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (06)
Directed Study
Lebron, Christopher Joseph
Fall 2025
Please see AS.150.810 for section numbers to use when registering.
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (06)
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Instructor: Lebron, Christopher Joseph
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (07)
Directed Study
Dong, Hao
Fall 2025
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (07)
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Instructor: Dong, Hao
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Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (08)
Directed Study
Bett, Richard
Fall 2025
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (08)
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Instructor: Bett, Richard
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (09)
Directed Study
Williams, Michael
Fall 2025
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (09)
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Instructor: Williams, Michael
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (10)
Directed Study
Bledin, Justin
Fall 2025
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (10)
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Instructor: Bledin, Justin
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 2/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (11)
Directed Study
Achinstein, Peter
Fall 2025
Please see AS.150.810 for section numbers to use when registering.
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (11)
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Instructor: Achinstein, Peter
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (12)
Directed Study
Melamed, Yitzhak Yohanan
Fall 2025
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (12)
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Instructor: Melamed, Yitzhak Yohanan
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (13)
Directed Study
Taylor, Elanor Jane
Fall 2025
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (13)
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Instructor: Taylor, Elanor Jane
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (14)
Directed Study
Phillips, Ian B
Fall 2025
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (14)
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Instructor: Phillips, Ian B
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Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (15)
Directed Study
Holguín, Ben
Fall 2025
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (15)
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Instructor: Holguín, Ben
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Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (16)
Directed Study
Ismael, Jenann T
Fall 2025
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (16)
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Instructor: Ismael, Jenann T
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Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (17)
Directed Study
Carroll, Sean Michael
Fall 2025
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (17)
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Instructor: Carroll, Sean Michael
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (18)
Directed Study
Velleman, James David
Fall 2025
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (18)
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Instructor: Velleman, James David
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (19)
Directed Study
Connolly, Patrick
Fall 2025
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (19)
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Instructor: Connolly, Patrick
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (20)
Directed Study
Kraus, Katharina Teresa
Fall 2025
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (20)
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Instructor: Kraus, Katharina Teresa
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (21)
Directed Study
Goodman, Jeremy
Fall 2025
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (21)
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Days/Times:
Instructor: Goodman, Jeremy
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (22)
Directed Study
Green, E. J.
Fall 2025
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (22)
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Instructor: Green, E. J.
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (23)
Directed Study
Wonderly, Monique Lisa
Fall 2025
Please see AS.150.810 for section numbers to use when registering.
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (23)
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Instructor: Wonderly, Monique Lisa
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Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.815 (01)
TA Practicum
Bledin, Justin
Fall 2025
This course is to develop essential teaching skills.
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TA Practicum AS.150.815 (01)
This course is to develop essential teaching skills.
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Instructor: Bledin, Justin
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Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.822 (01)
Readings and Skills in Contemporary Philosophy Part I
T 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Phillips, Ian B; Pickard, Hanna
Gilman 288
Fall 2025
This course provides skills training for a successful career in philosophy, through engagement with contemporary work across a wide range of areas of philosophy. As a class, we will choose accessible articles of general interest recently published in top journals. Each student will be responsible for presenting one of these articles to the class and leading discussion, with guidance from the instructors. All students will be required to carefully and closely read each paper for each class, and come prepared to discuss it in depth. The aim of this part of the course is to learn how to read and analyze articles, present work, and engage in constructive philosophical discussion. After presenting the paper, each presenter will be required to write a short reply. As a class, we will then engage in a mock review process, crafting anonymous referee reports, revising replies in the light of these, and writing letters to the editor explaining the revisions. The aim of this part of the course is to gain knowledge and skills relevant to writing philosophy and successful publication. This course is STRICTLY limited to 1st and 2nd year Philosophy PhD Students ONLY. It will meet every other week in both the fall and the spring semesters; each semester is worth 2 credits and students are required to enroll in both. Grading will be based predominantly on participation and effort
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Readings and Skills in Contemporary Philosophy Part I AS.150.822 (01)
This course provides skills training for a successful career in philosophy, through engagement with contemporary work across a wide range of areas of philosophy. As a class, we will choose accessible articles of general interest recently published in top journals. Each student will be responsible for presenting one of these articles to the class and leading discussion, with guidance from the instructors. All students will be required to carefully and closely read each paper for each class, and come prepared to discuss it in depth. The aim of this part of the course is to learn how to read and analyze articles, present work, and engage in constructive philosophical discussion. After presenting the paper, each presenter will be required to write a short reply. As a class, we will then engage in a mock review process, crafting anonymous referee reports, revising replies in the light of these, and writing letters to the editor explaining the revisions. The aim of this part of the course is to gain knowledge and skills relevant to writing philosophy and successful publication. This course is STRICTLY limited to 1st and 2nd year Philosophy PhD Students ONLY. It will meet every other week in both the fall and the spring semesters; each semester is worth 2 credits and students are required to enroll in both. Grading will be based predominantly on participation and effort
Days/Times: T 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Instructor: Phillips, Ian B; Pickard, Hanna
Room: Gilman 288
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 9/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.824 (01)
Research Seminar
T 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Gross, Steven
Gilman 288
Fall 2025
For 3rd and 4th year Philosophy graduate students working on their Qualifying Papers and Dissertation Proposals. Meets every other week.
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Research Seminar AS.150.824 (01)
For 3rd and 4th year Philosophy graduate students working on their Qualifying Papers and Dissertation Proposals. Meets every other week.
Days/Times: T 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Instructor: Gross, Steven
Room: Gilman 288
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.211.607 (01)
Hermeneutics/Posthermeneutics
M 3:30PM - 5:30PM
Frey, Christiane; Haubenreich, Jacob
Gilman 443
Fall 2025
In this course, we will examine the evolution of the modern hermeneutic tradition, from textual hermeneutics to philosophical hermeneutics, in relation to a range of posthermeneutic approaches to the study of literature, concerning questions of media, materiality, affect, and presence. We will consider how “post”-hermeneutics is not simply anti- or non-hermeneutic, but rather in complex dialog with hermeneutics, and is inscribed into the modern hermeneutic tradition since the late 18th century. Throughout the semester, we will return to a selection of literary works that serve as case studies with which to apply the theoretical and philosophical frameworks examined. Readings may include works by Friedrich Schleiermacher, Wilhelm von Humboldt, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Jürgen Habermas, Susan Sontag, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Friedrich Kittler, Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, and Brian Massumi, among others.
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Hermeneutics/Posthermeneutics AS.211.607 (01)
In this course, we will examine the evolution of the modern hermeneutic tradition, from textual hermeneutics to philosophical hermeneutics, in relation to a range of posthermeneutic approaches to the study of literature, concerning questions of media, materiality, affect, and presence. We will consider how “post”-hermeneutics is not simply anti- or non-hermeneutic, but rather in complex dialog with hermeneutics, and is inscribed into the modern hermeneutic tradition since the late 18th century. Throughout the semester, we will return to a selection of literary works that serve as case studies with which to apply the theoretical and philosophical frameworks examined. Readings may include works by Friedrich Schleiermacher, Wilhelm von Humboldt, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Jürgen Habermas, Susan Sontag, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Friedrich Kittler, Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, and Brian Massumi, among others.
Days/Times: M 3:30PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Frey, Christiane; Haubenreich, Jacob
Room: Gilman 443
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 6/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.211.609 (01)
Transgression and Transcendence in Modern Literature and Thought
Th 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Tobias, Rochelle
Gilman 443
Fall 2025
This course explores the link between the transgression of the symbolic order in psychosis and the transcendence of discrete mental acts in transcendental philosophy to arrive at thought’s foundation. We will begin the course with the analysis of selected texts by Aristotle, Hegel, Husserl, Freud and Lacan with attention to the parallels between the psychoanalytic account of bliss in transgression and the idealist account of freedom in thinking. The remainder of the course will be devoted to the examination of literary works by Virginia Woolfe, Franz Kafka, Robert Walser and Daniel Paul Schreber.
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Transgression and Transcendence in Modern Literature and Thought AS.211.609 (01)
This course explores the link between the transgression of the symbolic order in psychosis and the transcendence of discrete mental acts in transcendental philosophy to arrive at thought’s foundation. We will begin the course with the analysis of selected texts by Aristotle, Hegel, Husserl, Freud and Lacan with attention to the parallels between the psychoanalytic account of bliss in transgression and the idealist account of freedom in thinking. The remainder of the course will be devoted to the examination of literary works by Virginia Woolfe, Franz Kafka, Robert Walser and Daniel Paul Schreber.
Days/Times: Th 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Instructor: Tobias, Rochelle
Room: Gilman 443
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.300.618 (01)
What is a Person? Humans, Corporations, Robots, Trees.
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Siraganian, Lisa
Gilman 208
Fall 2025
Knowing who or what counts as a person seems straightforward, until we consider the many kinds of creatures, objects, and artificial beings that have been granted—or demanded or denied—that status. This course explores recent debates on being a person in culture, law, and philosophy. Questions examined will include: Should trees have standing? Can corporations have religious beliefs? Could a robot sign a contract? Materials examined will be wide-ranging, including essays, philosophy, novels, science fiction, television, film. No special background is required.
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What is a Person? Humans, Corporations, Robots, Trees. AS.300.618 (01)
Knowing who or what counts as a person seems straightforward, until we consider the many kinds of creatures, objects, and artificial beings that have been granted—or demanded or denied—that status. This course explores recent debates on being a person in culture, law, and philosophy. Questions examined will include: Should trees have standing? Can corporations have religious beliefs? Could a robot sign a contract? Materials examined will be wide-ranging, including essays, philosophy, novels, science fiction, television, film. No special background is required.
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Siraganian, Lisa
Room: Gilman 208
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 1/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.600 (01)
Greek Philosophy: Plato and His Predecessors
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Bett, Richard
Gilman 288
Spring 2026
A study of pre-Socratic philosophers, especially those to whom Plato reacted; also an examination of major dialogues of Plato with emphasis upon his principal theses and characteristic methods. Cross-listed with Classics.
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Greek Philosophy: Plato and His Predecessors AS.150.600 (01)
A study of pre-Socratic philosophers, especially those to whom Plato reacted; also an examination of major dialogues of Plato with emphasis upon his principal theses and characteristic methods. Cross-listed with Classics.
Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Bett, Richard
Room: Gilman 288
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): PHIL-ANCIEN
AS.150.621 (01)
Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Green, E. J.; Westfall, Mason
Gilman 288
Spring 2026
An exploration of a variety of advanced topics in philosophy of mind and cognitive science.
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Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science AS.150.621 (01)
An exploration of a variety of advanced topics in philosophy of mind and cognitive science.
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Green, E. J.; Westfall, Mason
Room: Gilman 288
Status: Open
Seats Available: 15/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.641 (01)
Dept Colloquium
Th 4:15PM - 6:15PM
Achinstein, Peter; Bledin, Justin
Gilman 55
Spring 2026
Presentations by invited speakers.
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Dept Colloquium AS.150.641 (01)
Presentations by invited speakers.
Days/Times: Th 4:15PM - 6:15PM
Instructor: Achinstein, Peter; Bledin, Justin
Room: Gilman 55
Status: Open
Seats Available: 30/30
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.653 (01)
Seminar: Philosophy of Physics
Th 9:15AM - 11:45AM
Rynasiewicz, Robert Alan
Spring 2026
Dualities occur in logic, math, and physics but their nature is not well understood. Thus, it is hard to say in the abstract what a duality is. Suffice it to say that if Y is the dual of X, then in reasoning about Y it suffices to reason about X. However, it is not clear that the concept of duality is univocal across disciplines or even within a discipline. The task at hand is to define it if it is univocal, or, if it is not, to catalogue the various senses.
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Seminar: Philosophy of Physics AS.150.653 (01)
Dualities occur in logic, math, and physics but their nature is not well understood. Thus, it is hard to say in the abstract what a duality is. Suffice it to say that if Y is the dual of X, then in reasoning about Y it suffices to reason about X. However, it is not clear that the concept of duality is univocal across disciplines or even within a discipline. The task at hand is to define it if it is univocal, or, if it is not, to catalogue the various senses.
Days/Times: Th 9:15AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Rynasiewicz, Robert Alan
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 15/15
PosTag(s): PHIL-LOGSCI
AS.150.682 (01)
Food Ethics
M 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Barnhill, Anne
Smokler Center 213
Spring 2026
Eating is an essential human activity: we need to eat to survive. But how should we eat? In this course, we consider such ethical questions as: Is it morally wrong to make animals suffer and to kill them in order to eat them? What is the extent of hunger and food insecurity, in this country and globally, and what should we as individuals do about it? Should the government try to influence our food choices, to make them healthier?
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Food Ethics AS.150.682 (01)
Eating is an essential human activity: we need to eat to survive. But how should we eat? In this course, we consider such ethical questions as: Is it morally wrong to make animals suffer and to kill them in order to eat them? What is the extent of hunger and food insecurity, in this country and globally, and what should we as individuals do about it? Should the government try to influence our food choices, to make them healthier?
Days/Times: M 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Instructor: Barnhill, Anne
Room: Smokler Center 213
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS
AS.150.683 (01)
Philosophy of Grief
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Wonderly, Monique Lisa
Gilman 288
Spring 2026
In this seminar, we will explore contemporary accounts of the nature and normativity of grief. We will consider grief’s psychological structure, its impact on human agency, and its value and norms. Though we will focus on philosophical treatments of these issues, we may also engage with relevant research in psychology, neuroscience, and AI technology.
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Philosophy of Grief AS.150.683 (01)
In this seminar, we will explore contemporary accounts of the nature and normativity of grief. We will consider grief’s psychological structure, its impact on human agency, and its value and norms. Though we will focus on philosophical treatments of these issues, we may also engage with relevant research in psychology, neuroscience, and AI technology.
Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Wonderly, Monique Lisa
Room: Gilman 288
Status: Open
Seats Available: 15/15
PosTag(s): PHIL-ETHICS, PHIL-MIND
AS.150.685 (01)
Ethics In The Dungeon
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Lebron, Christopher Joseph
Shriver Hall Board Room
Spring 2026
This course explores the role of imagination and communication in ethics through a combination of readings and D&D roleplaying.
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Ethics In The Dungeon AS.150.685 (01)
This course explores the role of imagination and communication in ethics through a combination of readings and D&D roleplaying.
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Lebron, Christopher Joseph
Room: Shriver Hall Board Room
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 7/7
PosTag(s): PHIL-ETHICS
AS.150.687 (01)
Philosophies of History
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Moyar, Dean
Gilman 55
Spring 2026
Is there a purpose to history? Under what descriptions does history make sense? This course will examine the idea of philosophy of history as it arose in classic German philosophy (esp. Kant and Hegel) and was transformed by radical thinkers in reaction to that original program (Marx, Nietzsche). The last part of the course will examine twentieth century philosophies of history, including those of Spengler, Toynbee, Koselleck, and Fukuyama.
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Philosophies of History AS.150.687 (01)
Is there a purpose to history? Under what descriptions does history make sense? This course will examine the idea of philosophy of history as it arose in classic German philosophy (esp. Kant and Hegel) and was transformed by radical thinkers in reaction to that original program (Marx, Nietzsche). The last part of the course will examine twentieth century philosophies of history, including those of Spengler, Toynbee, Koselleck, and Fukuyama.
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Moyar, Dean
Room: Gilman 55
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): PHIL-MODERN, PHIL-ETHICS
AS.150.689 (01)
Philosophy of Space and Time
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Rynasiewicz, Robert Alan
Gilman 288
Spring 2026
Is space an entity that exists independently of matter (substantivalism), or is it only an abstraction from spatial relations between bodies (relationism)? Is there a lapse of time even when nothing changes, or is time only a measure of motion? Are motion and rest contrary properties or states of a body, or are there only changes in the positions of bodies relative to one another? Philosophers and physicists have disputed these questions from antiquity to the present day. We survey the arguments and attempt to find a resolution. But there are further questions. What is the significance of incongruent counterparts (left hands vs. right hands)? Is there a fact of the matter as to the geometry of space (flat, hyperbolic or elliptical), or as to whether space-like separated events occur at the same time? What is the principle of relativity? Does Einstein’s theory have consequences for the substantivalist/relationist debate? What is the status of spacetime in current physics and cosmology? Why does time but not space have a “direction”? Are past, present and future objective features of reality, or are they merely “stubborn illusions”? Does time flow? If not, how do we account for our sense of the passage of time?
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Philosophy of Space and Time AS.150.689 (01)
Is space an entity that exists independently of matter (substantivalism), or is it only an abstraction from spatial relations between bodies (relationism)? Is there a lapse of time even when nothing changes, or is time only a measure of motion? Are motion and rest contrary properties or states of a body, or are there only changes in the positions of bodies relative to one another? Philosophers and physicists have disputed these questions from antiquity to the present day. We survey the arguments and attempt to find a resolution. But there are further questions. What is the significance of incongruent counterparts (left hands vs. right hands)? Is there a fact of the matter as to the geometry of space (flat, hyperbolic or elliptical), or as to whether space-like separated events occur at the same time? What is the principle of relativity? Does Einstein’s theory have consequences for the substantivalist/relationist debate? What is the status of spacetime in current physics and cosmology? Why does time but not space have a “direction”? Are past, present and future objective features of reality, or are they merely “stubborn illusions”? Does time flow? If not, how do we account for our sense of the passage of time?
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Rynasiewicz, Robert Alan
Room: Gilman 288
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): PHIL-LOGSCI
AS.150.690 (01)
Kant's Critique of Pure Reason
W 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Allais, Lucy
Gilman 288
Spring 2026
This course is an introduction to the critical philosophy of Immanuel Kant, focused on the first seminal work from his most productive (‘critical’ period), The Critique of Pure Reason. We will look at his criticisms of traditional metaphysics, his account of what drives us to search for metaphysical answers, and his account of how metaphysics could be possible, the nature of space and time, substance and causation, and his account of the metaphysics of human freedom.
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Kant's Critique of Pure Reason AS.150.690 (01)
This course is an introduction to the critical philosophy of Immanuel Kant, focused on the first seminal work from his most productive (‘critical’ period), The Critique of Pure Reason. We will look at his criticisms of traditional metaphysics, his account of what drives us to search for metaphysical answers, and his account of how metaphysics could be possible, the nature of space and time, substance and causation, and his account of the metaphysics of human freedom.
Days/Times: W 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Allais, Lucy
Room: Gilman 288
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): PHIL-MODERN
AS.150.695 (01)
Formal Methods of Philosophy
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Bledin, Justin
Ames 218
Spring 2026
For better or for worse (and we think better), during the last century or so, philosophy has become infused with logic. Logic informs nearly every area of philosophy; it is part of our shared language and knowledge base. Vast segments of literature, especially in contemporary analytic philosophy, presuppose basic competence in logic and a familiarity with associated formal methods, particularly set theoretical. The standard philosophy curriculum should therefore guarantee a minimum level of logic literacy, thus enabling students to read the literature without it seeming like an impenetrable foreign tongue. This course is an introductory survey of the formal methods that a contemporary philosopher should be familiar with. It is not mathematically demanding in the way that more advanced courses in metalogic and specialized topics may be. The emphasis is on basic comprehension, not on mathematical virtuosity.
The course is offered at two levels: a 200-level version and a more advanced 400/600-level option. All students will attend the same lectures and engage with the same core material, but the assignments and exams at the 400/600 level will be more challenging.
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Formal Methods of Philosophy AS.150.695 (01)
For better or for worse (and we think better), during the last century or so, philosophy has become infused with logic. Logic informs nearly every area of philosophy; it is part of our shared language and knowledge base. Vast segments of literature, especially in contemporary analytic philosophy, presuppose basic competence in logic and a familiarity with associated formal methods, particularly set theoretical. The standard philosophy curriculum should therefore guarantee a minimum level of logic literacy, thus enabling students to read the literature without it seeming like an impenetrable foreign tongue. This course is an introductory survey of the formal methods that a contemporary philosopher should be familiar with. It is not mathematically demanding in the way that more advanced courses in metalogic and specialized topics may be. The emphasis is on basic comprehension, not on mathematical virtuosity.
The course is offered at two levels: a 200-level version and a more advanced 400/600-level option. All students will attend the same lectures and engage with the same core material, but the assignments and exams at the 400/600 level will be more challenging.
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Bledin, Justin
Room: Ames 218
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): PHIL-LOGSCI
AS.150.810 (01)
Independent Study
Allais, Lucy
Spring 2026
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (01)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Allais, Lucy
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (02)
Independent Study
Pickard, Hanna
Spring 2026
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (02)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Pickard, Hanna
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (03)
Independent Study
Gross, Steven
Spring 2026
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (03)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Gross, Steven
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (04)
Independent Study
Moyar, Dean
Spring 2026
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (04)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Moyar, Dean
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (05)
Independent Study
Rynasiewicz, Robert Alan
Spring 2026
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (05)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Rynasiewicz, Robert Alan
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (06)
Independent Study
Lebron, Christopher Joseph
Spring 2026
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (06)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Lebron, Christopher Joseph
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (07)
Independent Study
Dong, Hao
Spring 2026
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (07)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Dong, Hao
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (08)
Independent Study
Bett, Richard
Spring 2026
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (08)
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Bett, Richard
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (09)
Independent Study
Williams, Michael
Spring 2026
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (09)
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Days/Times:
Instructor: Williams, Michael
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (10)
Independent Study
Bledin, Justin
Spring 2026
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (10)
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Days/Times:
Instructor: Bledin, Justin
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (11)
Independent Study
Achinstein, Peter
Spring 2026
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (11)
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Instructor: Achinstein, Peter
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Status: Open
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PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (12)
Independent Study
Melamed, Yitzhak Yohanan
Spring 2026
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (12)
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Instructor: Melamed, Yitzhak Yohanan
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (13)
Independent Study
Taylor, Elanor Jane
Spring 2026
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (13)
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Days/Times:
Instructor: Taylor, Elanor Jane
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (14)
Independent Study
Phillips, Ian B
Spring 2026
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (14)
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Instructor: Phillips, Ian B
Room:
Status: Open
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PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (15)
Independent Study
Holguín, Ben
Spring 2026
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (15)
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Instructor: Holguín, Ben
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (16)
Independent Study
Ismael, Jenann T
Spring 2026
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (16)
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Instructor: Ismael, Jenann T
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (17)
Independent Study
Carroll, Sean Michael
Spring 2026
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (17)
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Days/Times:
Instructor: Carroll, Sean Michael
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (18)
Independent Study
Velleman, James David
Spring 2026
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (18)
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Instructor: Velleman, James David
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (19)
Independent Study
Connolly, Patrick
Spring 2026
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (19)
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Instructor: Connolly, Patrick
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (20)
Independent Study
Kraus, Katharina Teresa
Spring 2026
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (20)
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Instructor: Kraus, Katharina Teresa
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Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (21)
Independent Study
Goodman, Jeremy
Spring 2026
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (21)
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Instructor: Goodman, Jeremy
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (22)
Independent Study
Green, E. J.
Spring 2026
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (22)
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Instructor: Green, E. J.
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Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.810 (23)
Independent Study
Wonderly, Monique Lisa
Spring 2026
By special arrangement, at the discretion of the Instructor.
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Independent Study AS.150.810 (23)
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Days/Times:
Instructor: Wonderly, Monique Lisa
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (01)
Directed Study
Allais, Lucy
Spring 2026
Please see AS.150.810 for section numbers to use when registering.
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (01)
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Instructor: Allais, Lucy
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Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (02)
Directed Study
Pickard, Hanna
Spring 2026
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (02)
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Instructor: Pickard, Hanna
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Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (03)
Directed Study
Gross, Steven
Spring 2026
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (03)
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Instructor: Gross, Steven
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (04)
Directed Study
Moyar, Dean
Spring 2026
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (04)
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Instructor: Moyar, Dean
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Status: Open
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PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (05)
Directed Study
Rynasiewicz, Robert Alan
Spring 2026
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (05)
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Instructor: Rynasiewicz, Robert Alan
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (06)
Directed Study
Lebron, Christopher Joseph
Spring 2026
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (06)
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Days/Times:
Instructor: Lebron, Christopher Joseph
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Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.150.811 (07)
Directed Study
Dong, Hao
Spring 2026
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (07)
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AS.150.811 (08)
Directed Study
Bett, Richard
Spring 2026
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AS.150.811 (09)
Directed Study
Williams, Michael
Spring 2026
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AS.150.811 (10)
Directed Study
Bledin, Justin
Spring 2026
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (10)
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AS.150.811 (11)
Directed Study
Achinstein, Peter
Spring 2026
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AS.150.811 (12)
Directed Study
Melamed, Yitzhak Yohanan
Spring 2026
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AS.150.811 (13)
Directed Study
Taylor, Elanor Jane
Spring 2026
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AS.150.811 (14)
Directed Study
Phillips, Ian B
Spring 2026
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AS.150.811 (15)
Directed Study
Holguín, Ben
Spring 2026
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AS.150.811 (16)
Directed Study
Ismael, Jenann T
Spring 2026
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AS.150.811 (17)
Directed Study
Carroll, Sean Michael
Spring 2026
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AS.150.811 (18)
Directed Study
Velleman, James David
Spring 2026
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AS.150.811 (19)
Directed Study
Connolly, Patrick
Spring 2026
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AS.150.811 (20)
Directed Study
Kraus, Katharina Teresa
Spring 2026
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Directed Study AS.150.811 (20)
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AS.150.811 (21)
Directed Study
Goodman, Jeremy
Spring 2026
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AS.150.811 (22)
Directed Study
Green, E. J.
Spring 2026
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AS.150.811 (23)
Directed Study
Wonderly, Monique Lisa
Spring 2026
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AS.150.815 (01)
TA Practicum
Bledin, Justin
Spring 2026
This course is to develop essential teaching skills.
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TA Practicum AS.150.815 (01)
This course is to develop essential teaching skills.
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AS.150.823 (01)
Readings and Skills in Contemporary Philosophy II
T 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Phillips, Ian B; Pickard, Hanna
Gilman 288
Spring 2026
This course provides skills training for a successful career in philosophy, through engagement with cutting-edge contemporary work across a wide-range of areas of philosophy. As a class, we will choose accessible articles of general interest recently published in top journals. Each student will be responsible for presenting one of these articles to the class and leading discussion, with guidance from the instructors. All students will be required to carefully and closely read each paper for each class, and come prepared to discuss it in depth. The aim of this part of the course is to learn how to read and analyze articles, present work, and engage in constructive philosophical discussion. After presenting the paper, each presenter will be required to write a short reply to it, in the style of the relevant journal. As a class, we will then engage in a mock review process, crafting anonymous referee reports, revising replies in the light of these, and discussing these as editors. The aim of this part of the course is to gain knowledge and skills relevant to writing philosophy and successful publication. The course is open to 1st and 2nd year graduate students. It will meet every other week in both the fall and the spring semesters; each semester is worth 2 credits and students are required to enroll in both. Grading will be based predominantly on participation and effort. Upper-year graduate students may audit the course by permission of the instructors, conditional on their commitment to attend and engage as full members of the class; if student numbers are high, priority with respect to presentations will be given to 1st and 2nd year students.
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Readings and Skills in Contemporary Philosophy II AS.150.823 (01)
This course provides skills training for a successful career in philosophy, through engagement with cutting-edge contemporary work across a wide-range of areas of philosophy. As a class, we will choose accessible articles of general interest recently published in top journals. Each student will be responsible for presenting one of these articles to the class and leading discussion, with guidance from the instructors. All students will be required to carefully and closely read each paper for each class, and come prepared to discuss it in depth. The aim of this part of the course is to learn how to read and analyze articles, present work, and engage in constructive philosophical discussion. After presenting the paper, each presenter will be required to write a short reply to it, in the style of the relevant journal. As a class, we will then engage in a mock review process, crafting anonymous referee reports, revising replies in the light of these, and discussing these as editors. The aim of this part of the course is to gain knowledge and skills relevant to writing philosophy and successful publication. The course is open to 1st and 2nd year graduate students. It will meet every other week in both the fall and the spring semesters; each semester is worth 2 credits and students are required to enroll in both. Grading will be based predominantly on participation and effort. Upper-year graduate students may audit the course by permission of the instructors, conditional on their commitment to attend and engage as full members of the class; if student numbers are high, priority with respect to presentations will be given to 1st and 2nd year students.
Days/Times: T 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Instructor: Phillips, Ian B; Pickard, Hanna
Room: Gilman 288
Status: Open
Seats Available: 20/20
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AS.150.825 (01)
Research Seminar
T 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Gross, Steven
Gilman 288
Spring 2026
In this course students will present drafts of Qualifying Papers and first dissertation chapters, receiving feedback from students, the instructor and other relevant faculty.
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Research Seminar AS.150.825 (01)
In this course students will present drafts of Qualifying Papers and first dissertation chapters, receiving feedback from students, the instructor and other relevant faculty.