An introduction to philosophical studies with emphasis on issues of knowing, reality, and meaning related to human existence.

An introduction to philosophical studies with emphasis on issues of knowing, reality, and meaning related to human existence.

Open only to students who have distinguished themselves in philosophy or in allied subjects. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits.

1st year graduate course in Metaphysics and Epistemology in the ancient, modern, and contemporary periods.

An introduction to teaching methods for graduate students.

Intensive study of major philosophers or philosophical topics of the 20th-21st centuries. May be repeated to a maximum of fifteen credits under different subtitles.

Intensive study in the major works of such prominent philosophers of modern times as Descartes, Locke, Hume, Kant, and Hegel. May be repeated to a maximum of fifteen credits under different subtitles.

A specialized graduate course in value theory that treats the history of value theoretic issues and doctrines, or emphasizes contemporary methodological discussions, or examines the concrete societal implications of major theories, or combines these approaches. May be repeated to a maximum of fifteen credits under different subtitles.

A topical study in ethics, emphasizing, but not restricted to, contemporary issues. Topics may include the nature of practical reason, justification of moral theories, moral luck, amorality and immorality, moral language, and weakness of will. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits under different subtitles.

An intermediate course in symbolic logic which reviews sentential logic, develops further the logic of quantification, and introduces metalogical issues such as the construction, consistency, and completeness of deductive systems.