Undergraduate Courses

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Introduction To Greek Philosophy
AS.150.201 (01)

A survey of the earlier phase of Greek philosophy. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle will be discussed, as well as two groups of thinkers who preceded them, usually known as the pre-Socratics and the Sophists.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
  • Instructor: Bett, Richard
  • Room: Ames 234
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 3/25
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-ANCIEN

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (01)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
  • Instructor: Bok, Hilary
  • Room: Shaffer 3
  • Status: Reserved Open
  • Seats Available: 6/16
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Introduction To Greek Philosophy
AS.150.201 (02)

A survey of the earlier phase of Greek philosophy. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle will be discussed, as well as two groups of thinkers who preceded them, usually known as the pre-Socratics and the Sophists.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
  • Instructor: Bett, Richard
  • Room: Ames 234
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 2/15
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-ANCIEN

FYS: Seeing Things
AS.001.182 (01)

This First-Year Seminar will explore diverse aspects of how we see and fail to see the world. We’ll discuss questions such as: What can we learn about vision from illusions and hallucinations? What explains why we sometimes miss things even though we’re looking right at them? Does what we believe and desire affect what we see? What happens to our visual experience when the brain is damaged, for example in conditions such as “blindsight,” “neglect” and “visual form agnosia”? And: Is there such a thing as subliminal or unconscious perception? Though primarily psychological, the course will draw on other disciplines, especially the philosophy of perception. We’ll also think about some of the ways visual artists and magicians exploit the workings of our visual systems to achieve their aims. This will likely involve at least one outing to a local art gallery to look for examples of what we’ve learned, an in-class screening, and hopefully a guest speaker or two.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
  • Instructor: Phillips, Ian B
  • Room: Gilman 134
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 12/12
  • PosTag(s): n/a

FYS: Getting a Life
AS.001.211 (01)

Every person has a life to live, but what is this thing, “a life”, that every person has? To begin with, it’s just the temporally extended existence of the person, the proverbial three score and ten. But a person’s life is more than that, because it follows a natural progression of life-stages, from childhood to adolescence to middle age to senescence. And it’s even more still, since it is partly the creation of the person living it, who can plan it, evaluate it, anticipate its future, and remember its past. In this First-Year Seminar, we will explore these and other aspects of a person’s life through works of literature and philosophy. What makes you the same person throughout the different stages of your life? How does the passage of time color your perception of life? What makes for a good life? A meaningful life? Should you be grateful for having been born or dismayed at having to die?

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 11:15AM
  • Instructor: Velleman, David David
  • Room: Gilman 413
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 12/12
  • PosTag(s): n/a

FYS: The Human Face of Addiction
AS.001.202 (01)

The current paradigm for understanding addiction is a brain disease of compulsion, investigated in large part through animal models. Yet addiction in humans has dimensions of meaning and suffering alike that cannot be captured by neuroscience or modelled in animals. This First-Year Seminar explores addiction by combining what we know from addiction science with what we know from philosophy and the humanities, as well as therapy, journalism, film, and autobiographical narratives. We will work to understand the puzzle of why people use drugs in ways that can come to destroy their lives through these various lenses and without recourse to stigma, dogma, or dehumanization. This interdisciplinary course will develop students' skills in reading, analytic thinking, and writing; we will also visit an animal lab.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: T 1:15PM - 3:45PM
  • Instructor: Pickard, Hanna
  • Room: Gilman 288
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 12/12
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (02)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
  • Instructor: Bok, Hilary
  • Room: Shaffer 3
  • Status: Reserved Open
  • Seats Available: 6/16
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

FYS: The Arrow of Time
AS.001.194 (01)

This First-year Seminar will study the direction of time, pointing from past to future. It will primarily be based on the physics of entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics, covering aspects of statistical mechanics, probability, and cosmology. But it will also touch on how time's arrow manifests itself in the macroscopic world, including questions of memory, prediction, aging, and causality.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 9:00AM - 10:15AM
  • Instructor: Carroll, Sean Michael
  • Room: Bloomberg 259
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 12/12
  • PosTag(s): n/a

The Scientific Method: Historical and Contemporary Approaches
AS.150.183 (03)

Some scientists and philosophers believe that there is a universal scientific method for discovering and proving truths about the world. Other scientists and philosophers deny that such a method exists. Those in the first camp defend various viewpoints, including rationalism, inductivism, hypothetico-deductivism, and retroduction. Those in the second camp argue that these methods do not work universally and that what method a scientist should use is not general but is specific to the scientific problem and situation. In this introductory course we examine various universal methods proposed by scientists and philosophers including Rene Descartes and Isaac Newton in the 17th century, William Whewell and John Stuart Mill in the 19th, and various writers in the 20 and 21st. We also examine works of contemporary writers, including Thomas Kuhn and Paul Feyerabend, who reject all universal methods and claim that science is most innovative and successful when these methods are violated. Who is right, and why?

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM
  • Instructor: Achinstein, Peter; Ismael, Jenann T
  • Room: Gilman 55
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 19/20
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-LOGSCI, MSCH-HUM

The Scientific Method: Historical and Contemporary Approaches
AS.150.183 (01)

Some scientists and philosophers believe that there is a universal scientific method for discovering and proving truths about the world. Other scientists and philosophers deny that such a method exists. Those in the first camp defend various viewpoints, including rationalism, inductivism, hypothetico-deductivism, and retroduction. Those in the second camp argue that these methods do not work universally and that what method a scientist should use is not general but is specific to the scientific problem and situation. In this introductory course we examine various universal methods proposed by scientists and philosophers including Rene Descartes and Isaac Newton in the 17th century, William Whewell and John Stuart Mill in the 19th, and various writers in the 20 and 21st. We also examine works of contemporary writers, including Thomas Kuhn and Paul Feyerabend, who reject all universal methods and claim that science is most innovative and successful when these methods are violated. Who is right, and why?

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
  • Instructor: Achinstein, Peter; Ismael, Jenann T
  • Room: Gilman 55
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 10/20
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-LOGSCI, MSCH-HUM

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (04)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM
  • Instructor: Bok, Hilary
  • Room: Shaffer 3
  • Status: Reserved Open
  • Seats Available: 7/16
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (06)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM
  • Instructor: Bok, Hilary
  • Room: Shaffer 3
  • Status: Reserved Open
  • Seats Available: 6/16
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (03)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
  • Instructor: Bok, Hilary
  • Room: Shaffer 3
  • Status: Reserved Open
  • Seats Available: 6/16
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (05)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM
  • Instructor: Bok, Hilary
  • Room: Shaffer 3
  • Status: Reserved Open
  • Seats Available: 6/16
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (07)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
  • Instructor: Bok, Hilary
  • Room: Shaffer 3
  • Status: Reserved Open
  • Seats Available: 7/16
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (10)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
  • Instructor: Bok, Hilary
  • Room: Shaffer 3
  • Status: Reserved Open
  • Seats Available: 16/16
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (08)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
  • Instructor: Bok, Hilary
  • Room: Shaffer 3
  • Status: Reserved Open
  • Seats Available: 13/16
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (11)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 4:30PM - 5:20PM
  • Instructor: Bok, Hilary
  • Room: Shaffer 3
  • Status: Reserved Open
  • Seats Available: 12/16
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Philosophy of Mind
AS.150.245 (01)

If we know anything, it is natural to think it is our own minds. Despite this, philosophers have long disagreed about the natures of the states which make up our minds. And there is equally little agreement as to what makes such states count as mental in the first place. This course will investigate the nature of different aspects of mind and their interrelations. Time permitting, we will explore debates and puzzles about perception, memory, imagination, dreaming, pain and bodily sensation, emotion, action, volition and those states commonly classed as propositional attitudes: knowledge, belief, desire and intention. This will put us in a position to ask what if anything unifies such phenomena as mental

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
  • Instructor: Phillips, Ian B
  • Room: Gilman 50
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/20
  • PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM, PHIL-MIND, COGS-PHLMND

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (09)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
  • Instructor: Bok, Hilary
  • Room: Shaffer 3
  • Status: Reserved Open
  • Seats Available: 14/16
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (12)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 4:30PM - 5:20PM
  • Instructor: Bok, Hilary
  • Room: Shaffer 3
  • Status: Reserved Open
  • Seats Available: 15/16
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Philosophy of Mind
AS.150.245 (04)

If we know anything, it is natural to think it is our own minds. Despite this, philosophers have long disagreed about the natures of the states which make up our minds. And there is equally little agreement as to what makes such states count as mental in the first place. This course will investigate the nature of different aspects of mind and their interrelations. Time permitting, we will explore debates and puzzles about perception, memory, imagination, dreaming, pain and bodily sensation, emotion, action, volition and those states commonly classed as propositional attitudes: knowledge, belief, desire and intention. This will put us in a position to ask what if anything unifies such phenomena as mental

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM
  • Instructor: Phillips, Ian B
  • Room: Gilman 50
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 18/20
  • PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM, PHIL-MIND, COGS-PHLMND

The Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories
AS.150.338 (01)

The study of conspiracy theories is of increasing societal importance. The course will largely focus on two main questions: What are conspiracy theories? And when, if ever, is it rational to believe a conspiracy theory? Answering the first question will involve determining whether we should conceive of conspiracy theories as necessarily having a negative connotation. Answering the second question will involve assessing philosophical arguments that have been given for and against the potential rationality of conspiracy theories.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
  • Instructor: Ross, Ryan Daniel
  • Room: Krieger 304
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/18
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Formal Methods of Philosophy
AS.150.223 (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.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
  • Instructor: Bledin, Justin
  • Room: Gilman 75
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/15
  • PosTag(s): COGS-PHLMND, PHIL-LOGSCI

Philosophy of Mind
AS.150.245 (02)

If we know anything, it is natural to think it is our own minds. Despite this, philosophers have long disagreed about the natures of the states which make up our minds. And there is equally little agreement as to what makes such states count as mental in the first place. This course will investigate the nature of different aspects of mind and their interrelations. Time permitting, we will explore debates and puzzles about perception, memory, imagination, dreaming, pain and bodily sensation, emotion, action, volition and those states commonly classed as propositional attitudes: knowledge, belief, desire and intention. This will put us in a position to ask what if anything unifies such phenomena as mental

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM
  • Instructor: Phillips, Ian B
  • Room: Gilman 50
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/20
  • PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM, PHIL-MIND, COGS-PHLMND

Philosophy of Mind
AS.150.245 (03)

If we know anything, it is natural to think it is our own minds. Despite this, philosophers have long disagreed about the natures of the states which make up our minds. And there is equally little agreement as to what makes such states count as mental in the first place. This course will investigate the nature of different aspects of mind and their interrelations. Time permitting, we will explore debates and puzzles about perception, memory, imagination, dreaming, pain and bodily sensation, emotion, action, volition and those states commonly classed as propositional attitudes: knowledge, belief, desire and intention. This will put us in a position to ask what if anything unifies such phenomena as mental

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
  • Instructor: Phillips, Ian B
  • Room: Gilman 50
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 11/20
  • PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM, PHIL-MIND, COGS-PHLMND

Prometheus Editorial Workshop
AS.150.300 (01)

Prometheus is an international undergraduate philosophy journal published by students at Johns Hopkins University. The purpose of the journal is to promote philosophic discourse of the highest standard by offering students an opportunity to engage in open discussion, participate in the production and publication of an academic journal, and establish a community of aspiring philosophers. Students enrolled in this workshop will act as the staff readers for the journal. For more information, please visit https://prometheus.students.jh.edu/ Prerequisite: MUST have taken one philosophy course

  • Credits: 1.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: T 7:00PM - 7:50PM
  • Instructor: Staff
  • Room: Gilman 288
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 12/25
  • PosTag(s): n/a

An Iconoclast in Islamic Philosophy: Abu Bakr al-Razi
AS.150.333 (01)

Abū Bakr al-Rāzī was a fascinating philosopher and physician in the golden age of Islam. He was credited with being the first to apply placebos in clinical trials and scientifically distinguishing measles from smallpox. He also applied his rigorous methodology in medicine to philosophy. He provided very original arguments for surprising conclusions on topics ranging from metaphysics to religion. In this course we will survey al-Razi’s philosophy in general. We will both learn and examine al-Razi’s philosophical ideas on metaphysics, ethics and religion as well as the relevant philosophical background for his philosophy. We will also compare his ideas in various fields of philosophy to contemporary approaches to these issues. Recommended Course Background: Introductory Philosophy Course.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
  • Instructor: Gungor, Huseyin
  • Room: Gilman 288
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 11/15
  • PosTag(s): n/a

The Nature of Consciousness in Kant and Beyond
AS.150.413 (01)

This course examines theories of consciousness in Kant and selected post-Kantian thinkers in the German tradition, including Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, and Edmund Husserl. Important topics includes the unity of consciousness, the perspectival nature of consciousness, subjectivity, reflexivity and self-consciousness, temporality and phenomenal qualities, intentionality, objectivity and intersubjectivity. Emphasis will be placed on close reading of the original texts, historically informed interpretation, and systematic argumentation.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
  • Instructor: Kraus, Katharina
  • Room: Gilman 288
  • Status: Reserved Open
  • Seats Available: 6/15
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-MODERN

Me, Myself, and I: Personal Identity and the Self
AS.150.345 (01)

This course focuses on two questions: (1) What am I? And (2) who am I? The first question is the central problem in the personal identity literature—a core topic analytic philosophy. Philosophers have offered a wide variety of answers, including souls, persons, brains, human animals, and nothing at all, often through fantastical thought experiments. The second question concerns the self—the stable traits and characteristics that make you the sort of person you are and underwrite your choices and actions. In this course, we will examine the foundations of these topics, as well as their applications to issues like pregnancy, dementia, addiction, and attitudes towards death. Recommended Course Background: Introductory Philosophy Course.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
  • Instructor: Ringer, Sonya Maxine
  • Room: Gilman 288
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/18
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-MIND, COGS-PHLMND

Mathematical Logic I
AS.150.420 (01)

Mathematical Logic I (H,Q) is the first semester of a year long course studying the logical methods used in mathematical reasoning. The first semester explores the construction of formal languages in which to cast mathematical discourse, introduces systems of proof for deriving propositions from assumptions, and develops a formal semantics that provides a precise criterion of logical consequence. We expect a system of proof to allow the derivation only of propositions that are logical consequences of the assumptions (soundness). A principle result establishes the converse: these systems of proof are such that any logical consequence is derivable (completeness). This provides us with a purely mathematical characterization of logic within which mathematical theories can be formulated and their properties studied (decidability, axiomatizability, consistency, completeness), a pursuit commonly known as metamathematics.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
  • Instructor: Rynasiewicz, Robert
  • Room: Gilman 288
  • Status: Reserved Open
  • Seats Available: 4/10
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-LOGSCI

Food Ethics
AS.150.482 (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?

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
  • Instructor: Barnhill, Anne
  • Room: Bloomberg 176
  • Status: Reserved Open
  • Seats Available: 12/30
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR

Formal Methods of Philosophy
AS.150.434 (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. Co-taught with AS.150.223 Formal Methods of Philosophy.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
  • Instructor: Bledin, Justin
  • Room: Gilman 75
  • Status: Reserved Open
  • Seats Available: 2/12
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-LOGSCI, COGS-PHLMND

Philosophical Naturalism
AS.150.470 (01)

Naturalism, in the philosophical sense, is the claim that the natural world is the entire world -- there is no need for anything supernatural or non-natural in our best understanding of reality. This course will discuss varieties of philosophical naturalism as well as the related notions of materialism and physicalism. We will investigate challenges to naturalism from a variety of sources -- the origin of the universe, the origin of life, consciousness, morality, and meaning -- and how they might be overcome. We will also touch on the ontological status of mathematical objects, laws of physics, and other worlds.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
  • Instructor: Carroll, Sean Michael
  • Room: Gilman 288
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/12
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-MIND, MSCH-HUM

Hume's Treatise of Human Nature
AS.150.488 (01)

This is a close study of David Hume's major work, the Treatise of Human Nature.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: M 4:30PM - 7:00PM
  • Instructor: Melamed, Yitzhak Yohanan; Williams, Michael
  • Room: Gilman 288
  • Status: Reserved Open
  • Seats Available: 4/15
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-MODERN

Mutual Recognition
AS.150.490 (01)

This course will examine the historical origins of mutual recognition theory in J.G. Fichte and G.W.F. Hegel, and then turn to the recent appropriations of mutual recognition by Jürgen Habermas, Axel Honneth, Judith Butler, and others.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
  • Instructor: Moyar, Dean
  • Room: Croft Hall G02
  • Status: Reserved Open
  • Seats Available: 2/15
  • PosTag(s): COGS-PHLMND

Panorama of German Thought
AS.211.265 (01)

This course will survey German ideas—in philosophy, social and political theory, and drama—since the Enlightenment. Authors include Kant, Schiller, Lessing, Goethe, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Weber, Horkheimer, and Adorno.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
  • Instructor: Jelavich, Peter
  • Room: Hodson 316
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 2/10
  • PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, INST-PT, HIST-EUROPE

Course # (Section) Title Day/Times Instructor Room PosTag(s) Info
AS.150.201 (01)Introduction To Greek PhilosophyMW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AMBett, RichardAmes 234PHIL-ANCIEN
AS.150.219 (01)Intro to BioethicsMW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PMBok, HilaryShaffer 3PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM
AS.150.201 (02)Introduction To Greek PhilosophyMW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AMBett, RichardAmes 234PHIL-ANCIEN
AS.001.182 (01)FYS: Seeing ThingsTh 1:30PM - 4:00PMPhillips, Ian BGilman 134
AS.001.211 (01)FYS: Getting a LifeMW 10:00AM - 11:15AMVelleman, David DavidGilman 413
AS.001.202 (01)FYS: The Human Face of AddictionT 1:15PM - 3:45PMPickard, HannaGilman 288
AS.150.219 (02)Intro to BioethicsMW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PMBok, HilaryShaffer 3PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM
AS.001.194 (01)FYS: The Arrow of TimeMW 9:00AM - 10:15AMCarroll, Sean MichaelBloomberg 259
AS.150.183 (03)The Scientific Method: Historical and Contemporary ApproachesMW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PMAchinstein, Peter; Ismael, Jenann TGilman 55PHIL-LOGSCI, MSCH-HUM
AS.150.183 (01)The Scientific Method: Historical and Contemporary ApproachesMW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AMAchinstein, Peter; Ismael, Jenann TGilman 55PHIL-LOGSCI, MSCH-HUM
AS.150.219 (04)Intro to BioethicsMW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PMBok, HilaryShaffer 3PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM
AS.150.219 (06)Intro to BioethicsMW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PMBok, HilaryShaffer 3PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM
AS.150.219 (03)Intro to BioethicsMW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PMBok, HilaryShaffer 3PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM
AS.150.219 (05)Intro to BioethicsMW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PMBok, HilaryShaffer 3PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM
AS.150.219 (07)Intro to BioethicsMW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PMBok, HilaryShaffer 3PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM
AS.150.219 (10)Intro to BioethicsMW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PMBok, HilaryShaffer 3PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM
AS.150.219 (08)Intro to BioethicsMW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PMBok, HilaryShaffer 3PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM
AS.150.219 (11)Intro to BioethicsMW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 4:30PM - 5:20PMBok, HilaryShaffer 3PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM
AS.150.245 (01)Philosophy of MindMW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AMPhillips, Ian BGilman 50MSCH-HUM, PHIL-MIND, COGS-PHLMND
AS.150.219 (09)Intro to BioethicsMW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PMBok, HilaryShaffer 3PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM
AS.150.219 (12)Intro to BioethicsMW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 4:30PM - 5:20PMBok, HilaryShaffer 3PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM
AS.150.245 (04)Philosophy of MindMW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PMPhillips, Ian BGilman 50MSCH-HUM, PHIL-MIND, COGS-PHLMND
AS.150.338 (01)The Philosophy of Conspiracy TheoriesMW 3:00PM - 4:15PMRoss, Ryan DanielKrieger 304
AS.150.223 (01)Formal Methods of PhilosophyTTh 1:30PM - 2:45PMBledin, JustinGilman 75COGS-PHLMND, PHIL-LOGSCI
AS.150.245 (02)Philosophy of MindMW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PMPhillips, Ian BGilman 50MSCH-HUM, PHIL-MIND, COGS-PHLMND
AS.150.245 (03)Philosophy of MindMW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AMPhillips, Ian BGilman 50MSCH-HUM, PHIL-MIND, COGS-PHLMND
AS.150.300 (01)Prometheus Editorial WorkshopT 7:00PM - 7:50PMStaffGilman 288
AS.150.333 (01)An Iconoclast in Islamic Philosophy: Abu Bakr al-RaziF 1:30PM - 4:00PMGungor, HuseyinGilman 288
AS.150.413 (01)The Nature of Consciousness in Kant and BeyondTh 1:30PM - 4:00PMKraus, KatharinaGilman 288PHIL-MODERN
AS.150.345 (01)Me, Myself, and I: Personal Identity and the SelfTTh 12:00PM - 1:15PMRinger, Sonya MaxineGilman 288PHIL-MIND, COGS-PHLMND
AS.150.420 (01)Mathematical Logic ITTh 10:30AM - 11:45AMRynasiewicz, RobertGilman 288PHIL-LOGSCI
AS.150.482 (01)Food EthicsW 1:30PM - 4:00PMBarnhill, AnneBloomberg 176PHIL-BIOETH, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.150.434 (01)Formal Methods of PhilosophyTTh 1:30PM - 2:45PMBledin, JustinGilman 75PHIL-LOGSCI, COGS-PHLMND
AS.150.470 (01)Philosophical NaturalismTTh 9:00AM - 10:15AMCarroll, Sean MichaelGilman 288PHIL-MIND, MSCH-HUM
AS.150.488 (01)Hume's Treatise of Human NatureM 4:30PM - 7:00PMMelamed, Yitzhak Yohanan; Williams, MichaelGilman 288PHIL-MODERN
AS.150.490 (01)Mutual RecognitionM 1:30PM - 4:00PMMoyar, DeanCroft Hall G02COGS-PHLMND
AS.211.265 (01)Panorama of German ThoughtMW 12:00PM - 1:15PMJelavich, PeterHodson 316INST-GLOBAL, INST-PT, HIST-EUROPE