Philosophy Subject: Philosophy Philosophy 3 The True and the Good (111175) Bernhard Nickel MWF 1030 AM - 1145 AM How you live your life is not just a matter of taste. The basic outlook of value and perspective that each of us adopts as we make decisions large and small are more than mere opinion. They are commitments that are open to deeper understanding and critique. This course introduces you to the practice of such critique and prepares you for its demands. It introduces you to the practice of philosophy. Issues include the nature of knowledge, of the mind and self, and of right and wrong. We'll also consider race and gender in relation to these philosophical topics. We will pursue these issues by considering both traditional philosophical writers, such as Plato, Descartes, Locke, Kant, and Mill, as well as contemporary writers. Because this course is concerned with the students' active engagement with the material they encounter, this class will be taught in a highly interactive format. No prerequisites Course Notes: This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the General Education requirement for Culture and Belief. Class Notes: This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the General Education requirement for Culture and Belief. Additional Course s: FAS: General Education FAS: General Education Writing Intensive Course Philosophy Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding Culture and Belief Primarily for Undergraduate Students Yes 6 Ancient Ethics and Modern Morality (133181) James Doyle MWF 1200 PM - 0115 PM An historical introduction to ethics, from the Greeks to, roughly, now. We begin with the concept of virtue in Homer and trace its development through Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics and Aquinas. In the modern period we look, in a somewhat skeptical spirit, at the rise of the 'moral' as a supposedly sui generis category of reasons, traits, obligations etc, as this is found in Hume, Kant, Mill and others. Additional Course s: Primarily for Undergraduate Students Page 2640 of 3603
Philosophy 7 Introduction to Ancient Philosophy (114416) Katherine Chambers TR 1030 AM - 1145 AM The philosophy of ancient Greece forms the cornerstone of Western intellectual thought and culture. This course will survey themes in ancient Greek philosophy from the works of three major figures: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. We will look at their views about how humans should act, the nature of the soul, what the world is like, and how we can have knowledge. In this course we will pay special attention to the arguments given by these philosophers for their views. The goal of the course is not to learn about Greek philosophy; the goal is to learn how to do philosophy. Like the Greeks, our inquiry will be aimed at finding the truth, and we will critically engage with the arguments given by the Greek philosophers to help us get there. Additional Course s: Primarily for Undergraduate Students Philosophy 11 Philosophy of Law (156186) Emilio Mora MW 1030 AM - 1145 AM Is there a standing duty to obey the law? What is the relation between law and morality? How should judges interpret the constitution? Does the practice of judicial review compromise democratic values? When and in what manner may the state interfere with the conduct of its citizens? We will discuss these and other questions in this survey course on the philosophy of law. Significant attention will be devoted to questions that lie at the intersection of legal and political philosophy. The final part of the course will be determined in consultation with course participants and will be devoted to philosophical puzzles arising in the law. Additional Course s: Primarily for Undergraduate Students Philosophy 12 Ethics of a Human Life (000012) Katherine Chambers Page 2641 of 3603 TR 1030 AM - 1145 AM
Ethical questions arise at every stage of a human life, from before a person is born until after she dies. We will explore the ethical questions that arise at familiar stages of a person's life: her conception, childhood, adulthood, death, and after her death. For example, is it bad to be born, to be a child, or to grow old? Why do we love some people and not others? What does it mean to get married? Does it matter what happens to us after we die? We will consider some surprising ways philosophers have tried to answer these questions, and we will think about how the arguments they make can help us better understand the ethical shape of a human life as a whole. Additional Course s: Primarily for Undergraduate Students Philosophy 19 God, Perfection, and Evil: Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion (108848) Cheryl Chen TR 0130 PM - 0245 PM An examination of some central themes in the philosophy of religion. Topics include: arguments for the existence of God, miracles, religious experience, the relation between religion and science, divine attributes, providence, and the problem of evil. Readings will include some historical, but mostly contemporary, works in the Western philosophical tradition. Additional Course s: Primarily for Undergraduate Students Philosophy 20 Happiness (205077) Susanna Rinard TR 1200 PM - 0115 PM Should we pursue happiness, and if so, what is the best way to do it? This course will critically assess the answers to these questions given by thinkers from a wide variety of different places, cultures, and times, including Stoicism, Epicureanism, Buddhism, Daoism, and contemporary philosophy, psychology, and economics. Additional Course s: Primarily for Undergraduate Students Page 2642 of 3603
Philosophy 24 Ethics of Climate Change (205079) Lucas Stanczyk TR 1030 AM - 1145 AM How should governments respond to the problem of climate change? What should happen to the level of greenhouse gas emissions and how quickly? How much can the present generation be expected to sacrifice to improve conditions for future generations? How should the costs of mitigation and adaptation be apportioned between countries? Should significant funds be allocated to the study of geo-engineering? We will consider these and other questions in an effort to understand our responsibilities in respect of climate change, with a special focus on the structure of the analytical frameworks that have been dominant among policymakers. This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the General Education requirement for Ethical Reasoning. Class Notes: Additional Course s: Primarily for Undergraduate Students Philosophy 34 Existentialism in Literature and Film (109600) Sean Kelly TR 1030 AM - 1145 AM What is it to be a human being? How can human beings live meaningful lives? These questions guide our discussion of theistic and atheistic existentialism and their manifestations in literature and film. Material includes philosophical texts from Pascal, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre; literature from Dostoevsky, Kafka, Beckett; films from Jean-Luc Godard, Alain Resnais, Carol Reed. Course Notes: This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the General Education requirement for Ethical Reasoning. Class Notes: This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the General Education requirement for Ethical Reasoning. Additional Course s: FAS: General Education Writing Intensive Course Ethical Reasoning Yes Primarily for Undergraduate Students Page 2643 of 3603
Philosophy 91R Supervised Reading and Research (110932) Bernhard Nickel 10 Graded independent study under faculty supervision. Interested students need approval of Director of Undergraduate Studies for their topic and must propose a detailed syllabus before the beginning of term. Bernhard Nickel and members of the Department. Course Notes: Additional Course s: Primarily for Undergraduate Students Not Available for Cross Registration Philosophy 91R Supervised Reading and Research (110932) Bernhard Nickel Graded independent study under faculty supervision. Interested students need approval of Director of Undergraduate Studies for their topic and must propose a detailed syllabus before the beginning of term. Bernhard Nickel and members of the Department. Course Notes: Additional Course s: Not Available for Cross Registration Primarily for Undergraduate Students Philosophy 97 Tutorial I (122989) Bernhard Nickel David Thorstad Course Notes: W 0300 PM - 0500 PM 10 Required of all concentrators, and for the secondary field in philosophy. Phil 97 is not shopped. Students who plan to take this course should submit their preferences to the Director of Undergraduate Studies' Office before the beginning of term. Please consult the course web site for details and Page 2644 of 3603
deadlines. Additional Course s: Primarily for Undergraduate Students Not Available for Cross Registration Philosophy 97 Tutorial I (122989) Bernhard Nickel 9 Required of all concentrators, and for the secondary field in philosophy. Phil 97 is not shopped. Students who plan to take this course should submit their preferences to the Director of Undergraduate Studies' Office before the beginning of term. Please consult the course web site for details and deadlines. Course Notes: Additional Course s: Not Available for Cross Registration Primarily for Undergraduate Students Philosophy 97 Section: 002 Tutorial I (122989) Bernhard Nickel Javier Caride Course Notes: T 0300 PM - 0500 PM Required of all concentrators, and for the secondary field in philosophy. Phil 97 is not shopped. Students who plan to take this course should submit their preferences to the Director of Undergraduate Studies' Office before the beginning of term. Please consult the course web site for details and deadlines. Additional Course s: Primarily for Undergraduate Students Not Available for Cross Registration Page 2645 of 3603
Philosophy 98 Junior Tutorial II (116407) Bernhard Nickel Jen Nguyen W 0300 PM - 0500 PM 10 Course Notes: Required of all concentrators. Open to students pursuing a secondary in philosophy or a joint concentration with philosophy. Phil 98 is not shopped. Students who plan to take this course should submit their preferences to the Director of Undergraduate Studies' Office before the beginning of term. Please consult the course web site for details and deadlines. Class Notes: Required of all concentrators. Open to students pursuing a secondary in philosophy or a joint concentration with philosophy. Phil 98 is not shopped. Students who plan to take this course should submit their preferences to the Director of Undergraduate Studies' Office before the beginning of term. Please consult the course web site for details and deadlines. Additional Course s: Primarily for Undergraduate Students Not Available for Cross Registration Philosophy 98 Junior Tutorial II (116407) Bernhard Nickel Course Notes: Required of all concentrators. Open to students pursuing a secondary in philosophy or a joint concentration with philosophy. Phil 98 is not shopped. Students who plan to take this course should submit their preferences to the Director of Undergraduate Studies' Office before the beginning of term. Please consult the course web site for details and deadlines. Additional Course s: Primarily for Undergraduate Students Not Available for Cross Registration Philosophy 98 Section: 002 Junior Tutorial II (116407) Page 2646 of 3603
Bernhard Nickel Zoe Jenkin W 0600 PM - 0800 PM Required of all concentrators. Open to students pursuing a secondary in philosophy or a joint concentration with philosophy. Phil 98 is not shopped. Students who plan to take this course should submit their preferences to the Director of Undergraduate Studies' Office before the beginning of term. Please consult the course web site for details and deadlines. Course Notes: Additional Course s: Primarily for Undergraduate Students Not Available for Cross Registration Philosophy 99 Tutorial - Senior Year (113888) Bernhard Nickel Cheryl Chen and members of the Department. Class Notes: Additional Course s: Primarily for Undergraduate Students Not Available for Cross Registration Philosophy 99 Tutorial - Senior Year (113888) Bernhard Nickel Class Notes: Cheryl Chen and members of the Department. Additional Course s: Not Available for Cross Registration Primarily for Undergraduate Students Page 2647 of 3603
Philosophy 102 Aristotle (112252) Jacob Rosen TR 0130 PM - 0245 PM According to Aristotle's classification, philosophy is 'theoretical' if it concerns things we wish to know simply for the sake of knowing, not for the sake of doing or making anything. This course will be a close reading of selected passages from Aristotle's works of theoretical philosophy, especially his Physics, On the Soul, Metaphysics, and his logical works. We'll build up an understanding of his overall world picture, according to which the cosmos is eternal, finite in size, harmoniously ordered, and characterized by natural teleology (that's to say, things naturally are as they are for the sake of what is good). Above all, we will seek to understand the key concepts that Aristotle bequeathed to theoretical philosophy, such as substance, accident, essence, potentiality, necessity, and priority. Additional Course s: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Philosophy 106 Augustine (Proseminar) (203453) James Doyle T 1200 PM - 0245 PM 30 Introduction to the life and thought of Augustine of Hippo (354-430), the last great philosopher of antiquity and the first great philosophical expositor of Christianity. The primary focus will be on his spiritual autobiography, Confessions. Topics covered will include the existence and nature of God, the problem of evil, the influence of Plotinus and other neoplatonists, the ideas of divine illumination and an 'inner realm', the relation between belief and the will, Augustine's ethical and political thought and his influence on Malebranche, Descartes, Wittgenstein and others. Additional Course s: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Philosophy 122 British Empiricism (114331) Alison Simmons MWF 1030 AM - 1145 AM Page 2648 of 3603
The canonical British Empiricists (Locke, Berkeley, and Hume) take us on a journey from very sensible philosophical starting points to rather extravagant sounding philosophical conclusions. We will explore their influential arguments concerning such things as the self, the external world, mind and body, natural kinds, concepts, language, science, skepticism, and the role of philosophy itself. We will also explore Lady Mary Shephard's attempt to pull us back from the philosophical brink that the Empiricists lead us to. Additional Course s: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Philosophy 129 Section: 01 Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (117823) Samantha Matherne MW 1030 AM - 1145 AM In this course, we will work through Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (1781/87). In analyzing this text, we will explore the account of metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind that Kant defends. More specifically, we will address the negative aspects of his project, including his criticisms of rationalism and empiricism. We will also examine his positive views regarding the nature of the mind, the nature of experience, the metaphysics of transcendental idealism, and the foundations of mathematics and natural science. At the end of the course we will consider the limits and prospects of Kant's critical project. In the former vein, we will discuss concerns pertaining to Kant's view on race. In the latter vein, we will address Kant's hope of building a system of nature and freedom. Additional Course s: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Philosophy 136 Phenomenology of Lived Experience (000136) TR 1030 AM - 1145 AM In this course, we will explore phenomenological approaches to lived experience, i.e., the experience we have, as embodied beings, who are embedded in a world and entangled with others. We will begin by looking at treatments of the phenomenology of lived experience in general in texts by Franz Brentano, Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. We will then address attempts to work out the phenomenology of specific modes of lived experience in Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex, Frantz Fanon's Black Skin, White Masks, Emilio Uranga's "Essay on an Ontology of the Mexican," and Sara Ahmed's "Orientations: Towards a Queer Phenomenology." Additional Course s: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Page 2649 of 3603
Philosophy 138 Heidegger's Being and Time (000138) Sean Kelly TR 0130 PM - 0245 PM A close reading of Martin Heidegger's Being and Time. Topics from Division I of the book include: In what sense, and on the basis of what, is the world we inhabit intelligible? In what sense do we inhabit such an intelligible world? And what, after all, is the relation between what is and what we understand there to be? Division II of the book addresses existential issues such as: death, guilt, authenticity, history, and temporality. We aim to read the entire book. This course has previously been taught as PHIL 139x Class Notes: Additional Course s: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Philosophy 145 Modal Logic (156023) Mark Richard TR 1030 AM - 1145 AM Modal logic in the first instance is the study of the logical properties of modal words like 'must', 'may', 'necessarily', and 'possibly'. The standard way of explaining the meanings of modal idioms like 'necessarily' --in terms of "truth at a possible world" --has been taken over by many linguists as a tool to analyze meaning in natural language (socalled 'possible worlds semantics'). It has also been used to study the nature of provability in formal systems, to analyze programs in computer science, and to model temporal processes. This course is first and foremost a course in logic, but one that attends to modal logic's uses in philosophy and the study of language. One of the goals of the course is to introduce you to doing metatheory proving things like completeness and soundness for logical systems. We also look in some detail some applications of modal logic and its semantics, discussing such things as: semantics for counterfactual conditionals; mutual knowledge and conversational context; the use of modal logic to model such things as computer programs and non-standard (e.g., intutitionistic) mathematical systems. The course does not suppose that you know any logic. We do move pretty fast through elementary logic; you may find the course challenging unless you have taken and remember some of an elementary logic course like EMR17. Grades will be determined by: class attendance, four to six problem sets, a take home final. The primary text for the course is Hughes and Cresswell, A New Introduction to Modal Logic (Routledge). Additional Course s: Page 2650 of 3603
For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Philosophy 149S Foundations of Space-Time Theories (000149) Peter Koellner TR 0900 AM - 1015 AM Space and time have always seemed rather mysterious. Yet space and time are ubiquitous in that the events of everyday life and physics are described within the framework of space and time. What exactly is this framework? Is it merely conventional or does it capture a fundamental feature of reality? What is the relationship between space and time? Are they independent of one another? Are they intertwined? Are they fixed? Can they be manipulated? In this course we will try to get clear on such questions by tracing the historical development from the time of Newton to the present, while also employing tools of modern geometry to sharpen the fundamental notions and the central questions. Some of the main spacetimes we shall see along the way are: Newtonian Spacetime (the spacetime associated with everyday common sense), Minkowskian Spacetime (the spacetime of special relativity, where space and time are intertwined), and Einsteinian Spacetime (the spacetime of general relativity, where space and time can be warped and manipulated). We will see that our understanding of spacetime has undergone radical transformations, that there has been a great deal of progress in our understanding, and we shall get into some of the more fascinating issues that arise with our contemporary understanding, issues involving black holes, singularities, time travel, and other spacetime anomalies. Prerequisites: An introductory course in linear algebra and calculus. Additional Course s: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Philosophy 156 Philosophy of Mind (113339) Cheryl Chen TR 1200 PM - 0115 PM An examination of the relation between the mind and the natural world. Topics include: the mind body problem and proposed solutions to it, consciousness, and mental representation. Readings will consist mostly of influential papers from the latter half of the 20th Century. Additional Course s: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Page 2651 of 3603
Philosophy 158A Mind, Brain, and Behavior Proseminar: Inference and Memory (118752) Susanna C. Siegel R 1200 PM - 0245 PM 30 In this MBB proseminar we will study both philosophical and psychological theories of episodic memory. Much work in psychology analyses episodic memory in terms of inference. We will spend some time studying different approaches to inference in philosophy. Readings will include but not be limited to selections from philosophers Shoemaker, Michaelian, Martin, Campbell, and Debus, and psychologists Tulving, Schachter, and Neisser. Course Notes: No auditors. Preference given to junior MBB concentrators. Recommended Prep: Philosophy 156 or equivalent. Additional Course s: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Philosophy 159 Epistemology (114155) Selim Berker TR 1200 PM - 0115 PM An introduction to the theory of knowledge. Topics include skepticism about the external world, the analysis of knowledge, sensitivity and safety, the regress of reasons, foundationalism vs. infinitism vs. coherentism, and internalism vs. externalism. Additional Course s: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Philosophy 169 Nozick's Philosophical Explanations: Proseminar (000169) Selim Berker W 0300 PM - 0545 PM 30 A close reading of Harvard philosopher Robert Nozick's neglected masterpiece Philosophical Explanations. Topics include philosophical methodology, the identity of the self, why there is something rather than nothing, knowledge Page 2652 of 3603
and skepticism, free will and determinism, the foundations of ethics, and the meaning of life. Additional Course s: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Philosophy 171B Reproductive Ethics--Whose Body is it, anyway?: Proseminar (000171) Katherine Chambers T 0300 PM - 0545 PM 30 We are generally prohibited from acting on the bodies of other persons. I cannot decide for you what food you will put in your body, what exercise (if any) you will do, what color you will dye your hair, or whether you will have corrective eye surgery. However, parents are generally allowed to act on the bodies of their children: they feed them, change their diapers, cut their hair, make them play sports, make major medical decisions, etc. Reproductive technology has now made it possible for parents to shape their children's bodies by creating children with specific physical traits. In this seminar, we will explore the limits of parental permission to shape the bodies of their future children. We will ask the question: whose body is it anyway? We will consider questions like the following: Is there a moral difference between making a child wear glasses and selecting for a child with good eyesight? Should parents be permitted to select for disability? Do parents have an obligation to enhance their children's physical or mental capacities? We will consider how thinking about the obligations parents have to their existing children bears on what prospective parents owe their future children. Additional Course s: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Philosophy 172 History of Modern Moral Philosophy (112790) Christine Korsgaard MWF 1200 PM - 0115 PM A study of the development of modern moral philosophy from its origins in thenatural law theories of Hobbes and Pufendorf to the emergence of the two most influential theories of the modern period, utilitarianism and Kantianism, in the works of Bentham and Kant. Selections from the works of Hobbes, Clarke, Butler, Hutcheson, Hume, Smith, Price, and others. *Note: This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the General Education requirement in Ethical Reasoning. Course Notes: This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the General Education requirement in Ethical Reasoning. Recommended Prep: One course in Philosophy or a Moral Reasoning course. Page 2653 of 3603
Additional Course s: FAS: General Education For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Ethical Reasoning Philosophy 176G Groups and Political Philosophy: Proseminar (000176) Emilio Mora 30 In this course we will be examining the role and significance of groups (social, cultural, and institutional) in various areas of political philosophy. Although we will consider a variety of issues we will concentrate on two principal topics. Firstly, we will consider the significance of groups in relation to the claims and demands of social and political justice. Should social groups be thought to have a fundamental normative significance in political philosophy or must we reduce all political claims and interests to the claims and interests of individuals? What is the significance of social groups to questions of distributive justice? What sort of social groups are relevant to questions of distributive justice and why are they relevant? Are there group membership rights? What is the nature and foundation of these rights, and do these rights conflict with liberal political thought? The second dimension of the course concerns the significance of groups as subjects to the demands of justice. Is it only the political community, taken as a group, that is answerable to fundamental principles of social justice, or do these principles also govern the individual conduct of a political community's members? Do national groups bear responsibility as a group for what the group does? Can social groups in a society be deemed collectively responsible for certain social and political outcomes? What is the nature and mechanism of this group responsibility? Finally, we will consider the moral status and responsibilities of corporate 'group agents'. Additional Course s: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Philosophy 177I Historical Injustice: Proseminar (218177) Emilio Mora F 1200 PM - 0245 PM 30 What is the moral and political significance of past injustice in the history of a political community? In a variety of national contexts, the redress of historical injustice has struck many as both a legitimate and urgent political cause. Others argue that, since both the original victims and perpetrators of historical injustices are dead, there are no persons who have valid claims against these historical episodes nor, at any rate, are there any individuals who can be rightly held responsible for injustices that predate their existence. This course examines the underlying philosophical questions that underpin and sustain these disagreements, focusing on the issues of Injury, Responsibility, and Justice. In the first topic, we examine a number of accounts characterizing the nature, and defending the legitimacy, of historical injustice claimants as well as the main lines of objection to these claims. In the second topic we examine questions of responsibility. Which contemporary parties, if any, can be held responsible Page 2654 of 3603
for the effects of historical injustice, and what is the basis and nature of their responsibility? In the final topic, we examine some of the questions and difficulties regarding the administration of a scheme of historical rectification, and we will seek to understand the relation of historical rectification to the project of social justice more generally. Would historical injustice claims be made redundant or otherwise be addressed by the implementation of an egalitarian scheme of distributive justice for all? Conversely, do historical injustices give rise to social and political complaints that must be specifically addressed by a scheme of historical rectification? Additional Course s: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Philosophy 178Z Inequality (205060) Lucas Stanczyk MWF 0130 PM - 0245 PM Many people believe that growing inequality is one of the defining challenges of our time. In this class, we will examine some of the main problems thought to be raised by inequality through the lens of several systematic ways of thinking about social justice. This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the General Education requirement for Ethical Reasoning. Class Notes: Additional Course s: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Philosophy 182 Ethical Issues in Social, Cultural, and Artistic Representation (000182) Emilio Mora MW 1200 PM - 0115 PM 30 In this course we will examine a range of issues which we might, very loosely, term questions of social, cultural, and artistic representation. For instance, the construction, deployment, and celebration of historical narratives are a familiar part of the political pageantry in the life of nations. What are the ethical constraints and imperatives relating to the representation of these national histories? How do these injunctions relate to present political norms of equality and inclusivity and the demands of social cohesion? Consider, also, representational questions that arise in relation to norms of social interaction. What, for instance, might be considered wrong with cultural appropriation? When is it wrong to allow social stereotypes to inform one's interpersonal interactions, and should this wrong be understood in primarily moral or epistemological terms? Finally, consider ethical issues relating to our engagement with (construed broadly) artistic representations. How can we ethically enjoy tragedy? On the face of things it would appear paradoxical or else the mark of a sadist. Are pornographic representations of immoral acts wrong to Page 2655 of 3603
consume and enjoy? Are there any special ethical constraints on what may be represented in a video game? Can we ethically represent the Holocaust in any artistic medium? Can we continue to enjoy the products of artists who have engaged in immoral actions? Although we should not expect a set of master principles to govern this range of topics, we might realistically hope that the answers we give, and the philosophical difficulties we encounter in any one topic will help illuminate our treatment and investigation of the others. Additional Course s: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Philosophy 187 Aesthetics (111785) Richard Moran TR 1200 PM - 0115 PM An examination of some texts of philosophical aesthetics from the 18th and 19th centuries, texts which either represent or anticipate the Romantic period. Some themes to be taken up will be the role of emotion in art (from the point of view of both artist and audience), the nature of expression and its relation to the will, problems of sincerity and authenticity, and art or poetry as sources of knowledge. Readings will include the following authors: Hume, Mothersill, Kant, Mill, Diderot, Schiller, Hegel, Sontag, Cavell, Wilde. Additional Course s: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Philosophy 188 Philosophy and Literature: Proust (127792) Richard Moran MW 0130 PM - 0245 PM The course will attempt to achieve a sense of Proust's great novel, In Search of Lost Time, as a whole, necessarily in an abbreviated form, but with the aim of tracing the plan that Proust worked out when he began the project. The bulk of the reading will be in Proust's text, but there will be regular secondary readings in philosophy and in the critical literature on Proust. Philosophical themes to be emphasized will include: the nature of subjectivity and the problem of other minds, the strategies of solipsistic desire, freedom and dependence, amour-propre and the desire for approbation, the nature and limits of the will (including 'involuntary memory'), personal identity and artistic vocation, the will to knowledge and self-deception. Additional Course s: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students Page 2656 of 3603
Philosophy 202A Aristotle (000202) Russell Jones Jacob Rosen T 0900 AM - 1145 AM 30 A close study of Aristotle's conception of modality and its employment across philosophical contexts. Additional Course s: Primarily for Graduate Students Philosophy 222 British Empiricism (114435) Alison Simmons MW 0130 PM - 0245 PM A companion course to Phil 122 for graduate students, we will explore the same material as Phil 122 but will add to both interpretive debates in the secondary literature and pedagogical exercises directed to teaching this material. Additional Course s: Primarily for Graduate Students Philosophy 229 Kant's Theory of the Imagination (000229) M 1200 PM - 0245 PM 30 In this course, we will explore the role the imagination plays in Immanuel Kant's philosophical system, including his account of perception, cognition, beauty, sublimity, metaphysics, and morality. We will look at major works from the Critical period, including the Critique of Pure Reason (1781/87) and the Critique of the Power of Judgment (1790), as well as his lectures on anthropology and metaphysics from the 1770s and 80s, "What Does it Mean to Orient Oneself in Thinking" (1786), Religion within the Bounds of Mere Reason (1793), and the Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View (1798). Our goal will be to see whether Kant defends a unified theory of imagination across these various texts. Page 2657 of 3603
Additional Course s: Philosophy 243 Topics in the Foundations of Mathematics (156127) Peter Koellner W 0300 PM - 0545 PM This will be an advanced seminar in recent work in the search for new axioms. The focus will be on the recent advances in inner model theory, in particular, the prospect of an Ultimate-L. We will investigate the kinds of evidence that one might give for the axiom V=Ultimate-L. Much of the discussion will be centered on Goldberg's recent results concerning his Ultrapower Axiom. Additional Course s: Primarily for Graduate Students Philosophy 247A Topics in Philosophy of Language (114439) Mark Richard W 0300 PM - 0545 PM 30 Propositions are supposed to be the primary bearers of truth and falsity as well as the objects of psychological and illocutionary states such as belief, fear, desire, assertion, promising, etc. A standard view of meaning has it that a sentence's meaning should be theorized in terms of propositions, with the meaning of sentence S a rule that determines the proposition expressed by a use of S. In this seminar we will look at historically important and contemporary work on the notion of a proposition in philosophy and semantics. Topics discussed may include: debates about the nature of and the need for propositions; debates about the nature of propositional attitudes and the extent to which they are or are not tied to language; debates about 'fineness of grain' of propositions. You don't need a background in philosophy of language to take this course. But it is intended for graduate students in philosophy, and so philosophical sophistication is expected; students from other disciplines should consult with the instructor before taking the course. Course requirements are: active participation in class, a class presentation, and a final paper. We will meet once a week for about two and a half hours. Additional Course s: Primarily for Graduate Students Page 2658 of 3603
Philosophy 255 The First Person (000255) James Doyle Richard Moran W 0300 PM - 0545 PM 30 Examination of various problems arising in connection with first-personal or 'de se' thought and language. These include, among others, their seemingly irreducibly sui generis features, such as the guaranteed reality and presence of their referent, and its specification apparently independently of any 'mode of presentation' how selfconsciousness differs from 'mere' consciousness; the senses in which I am, or am not, an 'item' in the world I apprehend; and the semantics of the first-person pronoun. Authors discussed will include Descartes, Frege, Wittgenstein, Sartre, Anscombe, Evans and Lewis. Additional Course s: Primarily for Graduate Students Philosophy 273B Axiomatic Reasoning (000273) Amartya Sen Eric Maskin Barry Mazur W 0100 PM - 0245 PM 25 The axiomatic method entails drawing logical implications from a set of assumptions, or axioms, that are taken as given. The course examines how this method is used in different disciplines. Examples will be taken from philosophy, economics, mathematics, physics, and biology, among others. Prerequisite: There are no specific course prerequisites but ease and familiarity with formal reasoning is essential. Enrolment is expected to be limited to about 25. Additional Course s: Primarily for Graduate Students Philosophy 274 The Good (000274) Christine Korsgaard Page 2659 of 3603
W 0300 PM - 0545 PM 30 We will consider some recent and historical work on the Good, in order to answer such questions as: what is the relation between something's being good and something's being good for someone; whether what is good for someone is relative to his nature; whether we always act 'under the guise of the good'; whether goods can be aggregated across the boundaries between individuals; what are the criteria by which final ends and lives may be judged good; what kinds of things (people, animals, plants, nation-states, ecosystems, species?) have a good that matters morally; what is the relation between being morally good and having a good life; and of course, what is the Good? Additional Course s: Primarily for Graduate Students Philosophy 279 Topics in Political Philosophy (159754) Lucas Stanczyk W 0300 PM - 0545 PM An examination of selected topics in political philosophy. Topics will vary from year to year. In 2018-19, the seminar will focus on questions of justice in the organization of production, and alternative ways of understanding the significance of inequality for distributive justice. Additional Course s: Primarily for Graduate Students Philosophy 288 Punishment and Imprisonment (000288) Tommie Shelby M 1200 PM - 0245 PM 30 This seminar will examine classic and recent philosophical theories of punishment with a focus on incarceration. We'll critically discuss justifications of punishment based on deterrence, retribution, fairness, forfeiture, consent, public censure, and moral education. We'll also examine the moral considerations for and against rehabilitation and incapacitation through incarceration. Considerable attention will be given to assessing the case for the abolition of prison as a form of punishment. Additional Course s: Primarily for Graduate Students Page 2660 of 3603
Philosophy 299HFA Individual Supervision (122956) Mark Richard 2018 Fall (2 Credits) Students must complete both parts of this course (parts A and B) within the same academic year in order to receive credit. Course Notes: Required of candidates for the AM or PhD in Philosophy. Consult the Department's Supplement to the General Announcement for details. Class Notes: Mark Richard and members of the Department Additional Course s: Full Year Course Primarily for Graduate Students Indivisible Course Philosophy 299HFB Individual Supervision (160664) Mark Richard 2019 Spring (2 Credits) Students must complete both parts of this course (parts A and B) within the same academic year in order to receive credit. Course Notes: Required of candidates for the AM or PhD in Philosophy. Consult the Department's Supplement to the General Announcement for details. Class Notes: Mark Richard and members of the Department Additional Course s: Full Year Course Course Search s Primarily for Graduate Students Indivisible Course Display Only in Course Search Philosophy 300AA Colloquium (116505) Page 2661 of 3603
Susanna C. Siegel Bernhard Nickel 2018 Fall (8 Credits) MR 0300 PM - 0545 PM An intensive study of selected problems in contemporary philosophy. Limited to first-year graduate students in the Department. Course Notes: Additional Course s: Not Available for Cross Registration Philosophy 300B Colloquium (118065) Selim Berker M 0300 PM - 0545 PM Continuation of Philosophy 300aa. Additional Course s: Not Available for Cross Registration Philosophy 303 Colloquium: Dissertation Presentations (109294) Susanna C. Siegel Class Notes: Hours to be arranged. Additional Course s: Page 2662 of 3603
Philosophy 303 Colloquium: Dissertation Presentations (109294) Susanna C. Siegel Class Notes: Hours to be arranged. Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Selim Berker Class Notes: Hours to be arranged Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Jeffrey Behrends Additional Course s: Page 2663 of 3603
Philosophy 305 Section: 005 Warren Goldfarb Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 005 Selim Berker Class Notes: Hours to be arranged Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 007 Ned Hall Additional Course s: Page 2664 of 3603
Philosophy 305 Section: 008 Russell Jones Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 010 Sean Kelly Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 010 Warren Goldfarb Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 011 Peter Koellner Page 2665 of 3603
Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 012 Christine Korsgaard Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 013 Jeffrey McDonough Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 014 Richard Moran Page 2666 of 3603
Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 015 Bernhard Nickel Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 017 Mark Richard Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 018 Susanna Rinard Additional Course s: Page 2667 of 3603
Philosophy 305 Section: 019 Thomas M. Scanlon Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 020 Amartya Sen Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 020 Ned Hall Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 021 Page 2668 of 3603
Tommie Shelby Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 022 Susanna C. Siegel Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 023 Alison Simmons Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 024 W. Hugh Woodin Page 2669 of 3603
Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 026 Jacob Rosen Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 027 Regina Schouten Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 028 Lucas Stanczyk Additional Course s: Page 2670 of 3603
Philosophy 305 Section: 030 Russell Jones Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 040 Frances Kamm Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 050 Sean Kelly Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 060 Page 2671 of 3603
Peter Koellner Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 070 Christine Korsgaard Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 080 Jeffrey McDonough Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 090 Richard Moran Page 2672 of 3603
Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 100 Bernhard Nickel Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 110 Mark Richard Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 120 Susanna Rinard Additional Course s: Page 2673 of 3603
Philosophy 305 Section: 130 Jacob Rosen Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 140 Thomas M. Scanlon Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 150 Regina Schouten Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 160 Page 2674 of 3603
Amartya Sen Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 170 Tommie Shelby Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 180 Susanna C. Siegel Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 190 Alison Simmons Page 2675 of 3603
Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 200 Lucas Stanczyk Additional Course s: Philosophy 305 Section: 210 W. Hugh Woodin Additional Course s: Philosophy 311 Workshop in Moral and Political Philosophy (115778) Christine Korsgaard Selim Berker M 0300 PM - 0545 PM A forum for the presentation and discussion of work in progress by students in moral and political philosophy. Open only to graduate students in the Philosophy Department or by invitation of the instructors. Page 2676 of 3603
Additional Course s: Philosophy 311 Workshop in Moral and Political Philosophy (115778) Lucas Stanczyk M 0300 PM - 0545 PM A forum for the presentation and discussion of work in progress by students in moral and political philosophy. Open only to graduate students in the Philosophy Department or by invitation of the instructors. Additional Course s: Philosophy 312 Workshop in Metaphysics and Epistemology (118757) R 0300 PM - 0545 PM A forum for the presentation and discussion of work in progress by students in metaphysics and epistemology. Open only to graduate students in the Philosophy Department or by invitation of the instructors. Mark Richard (fall term only), Jacob Rosen (fall term only), Susanna Siegel (spring term only), Susanna Rinard (spring term only) Class Notes: Additional Course s: Philosophy 312 Workshop in Metaphysics and Epistemology (118757) Susanna C. Siegel R 0300 PM - 0359 PM Page 2677 of 3603
A forum for the presentation and discussion of work in progress by students in metaphysics and epistemology. Open only to graduate students in the Philosophy Department or by invitation of the instructors. Mark Richard (fall term only), Jacob Rosen (fall term only), Susanna Siegel (spring term only), Susanna Rinard (spring term only) Class Notes: Additional Course s: Philosophy 315HFA Instructional Styles in Philosophy (125184) Bernhard Nickel 2018 Fall (2 Credits) T 1200 PM - 0100 PM 10 Course is required for graduate students in their first year of teaching; optional for students in their second year of teaching. Students must complete both parts of this course (parts A and B) within the same academic year in order to receive credit. Additional Course s: Full Year Course Indivisible Course Philosophy 315HFB Instructional Styles in Philosophy (160665) Bernhard Nickel 2019 Spring (2 Credits) Course is required for graduate students in their first year of teaching; optional for students in their second year of teaching. Students must complete both parts of this course (parts A and B) within the same academic year in order to receive credit. Additional Course s: Full Year Course Course Search s Indivisible Course Display Only in Course Search Page 2678 of 3603
Philosophy 320F Philosophy in Translation: French (159746) Richard Moran A close reading of selected philosophical texts in French with the aim of developing and improving reading and translation skills. Hours to be arranged. Course Notes: Additional Course s: Philosophy 320G Philosophy in Translation: Greek (156130) Russell Jones A close reading of philosophical texts in classical Greek, with the aim of developing reading skills as well as making interpretive progress. Hours to be arranged. Course Notes: Additional Course s: Philosophy 321F Philosophy in Translation: French (159752) Richard Moran A close reading of selected philosophical texts in French with the aim of developing and improving reading and translation skills. Additional Course s: Page 2679 of 3603
Philosophy 321G Philosophy in Translation: Greek (159750) Russell Jones A close reading of philosophical texts in classical Greek, with the aim of developing reading skills as well as making interpretive progress. Additional Course s: Philosophy 321L Philosophy in Translation: Latin (160672) Jeffrey McDonough 30 A close reading of philosophical texts in their original Latin language with the aim of developing reading and translation skills. Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Selim Berker Additional Course s: Page 2680 of 3603
Philosophy 333 Selim Berker Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 003 Warren Goldfarb Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 004 Ned Hall Additional Course s: Page 2681 of 3603
Philosophy 333 Section: 005 Russell Jones Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 007 Sean Kelly Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 008 Peter Koellner Additional Course s: Page 2682 of 3603
Philosophy 333 Section: 009 Christine Korsgaard Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 010 Jeffrey McDonough Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 010 Warren Goldfarb Additional Course s: Page 2683 of 3603
Philosophy 333 Section: 011 Richard Moran Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 012 Bernhard Nickel Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 013 Mark Richard Additional Course s: Page 2684 of 3603
Philosophy 333 Section: 014 Susanna Rinard Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 015 Jacob Rosen Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 016 Thomas M. Scanlon Additional Course s: Page 2685 of 3603
Philosophy 333 Section: 017 Amartya Sen Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 018 Tommie Shelby Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 019 Susanna C. Siegel Additional Course s: Page 2686 of 3603
Philosophy 333 Section: 020 Alison Simmons Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 020 Ned Hall Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 021 W. Hugh Woodin Additional Course s: Page 2687 of 3603
Philosophy 333 Section: 022 Regina Schouten Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 023 Lucas Stanczyk Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 030 Russell Jones Additional Course s: Page 2688 of 3603
Philosophy 333 Section: 040 Frances Kamm Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 050 Sean Kelly Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 060 Peter Koellner Additional Course s: Page 2689 of 3603
Philosophy 333 Section: 070 Christine Korsgaard Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 080 Jeffrey McDonough Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 090 Richard Moran Additional Course s: Page 2690 of 3603
Philosophy 333 Section: 100 Bernhard Nickel Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 110 Mark Richard Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 120 Susanna Rinard Additional Course s: Page 2691 of 3603
Philosophy 333 Section: 130 Jacob Rosen Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 140 Thomas M. Scanlon Additional Course s: Philosophy 333 Section: 150 Regina Schouten Additional Course s: Page 2692 of 3603