Fall Quarter
| Dept | Course No and Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| PHILOS (F25) | 1 INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY | PRITCHARD, D. |
| A selection of philosophical problems, concepts, and methods, e.g., free will, cause and substance, personal identity, the nature of philosophy itself. (IV) | ||
| PHILOS (F25) | 2 PUZZLES & PARADOXES | FIOCCO, M. |
| Introduction to the formal tools needed to comprehend and evaluate philosophical arguments and theoretical reasoning in general. (IV and VB ). | ||
| PHILOS (F25) | 3 TECH & SOCIETY | BERNECKER, S. |
| A study of the nature of technology, its relation to human values, the philosophical assumptions in its development, and the philosophical implications of technology. (II) | ||
| PHILOS (F25) | 4 INTRO TO ETHICS | O'CONNELL, R. |
| Selected topics from the history of ethics, e.g., the nature of the good life and the moral justification of conduct. (IV) | ||
| PHILOS (F25) | 5 CONTEMP MORAL PRBLM | O'CONNELL, R. |
| Selected moral issues of current interest, e.g., abortion, sexual morality, euthanasia, capital punishment, reverse discrimination, civil disobedience, or violence. (IV) | ||
| PHILOS (F25) | 13 HIST CONTEM PHILOS | BONCOMPAGNI, A. |
| History of contemporary philosophy: A study of contemporary philosophy structured in three parts: American pragmatism, Continental philosophy, and analytic philosophy. Authors include Peirce, James, Addams, Husserl, Sartre, de Beauvoir, Arendt, Wittgenstein, and others. Prerequisite: Recommended: PHILOS 12. (IV) | ||
| PHILOS (F25) | 29 CRITICAL REASONING | HEIS, J. |
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| PHILOS (F25) | 41 SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY | WEATHERALL, J. |
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| PHILOS (F25) | 91 PHILOSOPHY OF SEX | STAFF |
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| PHILOS (F25) | 102W INTRO TO KNOWLEDGE | COLIVA, A. |
| ***This online course will introduce students to skepticism and to its connections with epistemic relativism. In particular, we will look at Descartes' and Hume's formulations of relativism and to some prominent anti-skeptical strategies, put forward by contemporary philosophers like Moore, Wittgenstein, Putnam, Strawson, and DeRose. We will also look at varieties of epistemic relativism with special reference to Wittgenstein and Rorty. Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement. **Highly recommended webinar per week of 1.5h, and/or participation in weekly discussion sessions Overlaps with PHILOS 102, LPS 102. (Ib) | ||
| PHILOS (F25) | 105A SET THY & MATH REAS | EASWARAN, K. |
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| PHILOS (F25) | 106 TPCS FOUNDTNS MATH | MEADOWS, T. |
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| PHILOS (F25) | 117 KARMA AND ETHICS | DONALDSON, B. |
| Selected topics in the philosophies of Asia, e.g. Jainism, Buddhism, Yoga, Vedanta, Confucianism, Taoism, and Shinto. Repeatability: Unlimited as topics vary. | ||
| PHILOS (F25) | 121A MED EPISTEMOLOGY | BERNECKER, S. |
| Analysis of epistemological issues concerning medical research and health care. Topics may include medical evidence, transmission of medical knowledge, medical expertise, the epistemology of medical disagreement, classification of illnesses, well-being, philosophy of pain, and medical decision making. | ||
| PHILOS (F25) | 131C MEDICAL ETHICS | DONALDSON, B. |
| Analysis of moral issues concerning health care. Topics may include just allocation of scarce medical resources, the doctor/patient relationship, genetic engineering, surrogate motherhood, abortion, euthanasia, or social policy concerning AIDS. Same as REL STD 175. | ||
| PHILOS (F25) | 144 SOCIAL CONTRACT | SKYRMS, B. |
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| PHILOS (F25) | 163 SOCIAL EPISTEMOLOGY | BONCOMPAGNI, A. |
| A study of the social aspects involved in knowledge practices. Topics include testimony, trust, care, disagreement, epistemic injustice, conspiracy theories, and the epistemology of Internet and AI. | ||
| PHILOS (F25) | 164 WELL-BEING | FIOCCO, M. |
| Examines what it is that makes a life good (or bad) for the person who lives it. Topics include hedonism, desire-satisfaction theories of well-being (as well as other such theories), the notion of harm, the possibility of posthumous harm. Project Lifted students only. | ||