Philosophy PHILOS

PHILOS 1 Introduction to Philosophy

Units

4

(IV)

A selection of philosophical problems, concepts, and methods, e.g., free will, cause and substance, personal identity, the nature of philosophy itself.

Offered: Fall 2026 (10 sections)

PHILOS 2 Puzzles and Paradoxes

Units

4

(IV and VB.)

Introduction to the formal tools needed to comprehend and evaluate philosophical arguments and theoretical reasoning in general.

Offered: Fall 2026 (10 sections)

PHILOS 3 Technology and Society

Units

4

(II)

A study of the nature of technology, its relation to human values, the philosophical assumptions in its development, and the philosophical implications of technology.

Offered: Fall 2026 (7 sections)

PHILOS 4 Introduction to Ethics

Units

4

(IV)

Selected topics from the history of ethics, e.g., the nature of the good life and the moral justification of conduct.

Offered: Fall 2026 (7 sections)

PHILOS 5 Contemporary Moral Problems

Units

4

(IV)

Selected moral issues of current interest, e.g., abortion, sexual morality, euthanasia, capital punishment, reverse discrimination, civil disobedience, or violence.

Offered: Fall 2026 (5 sections)

PHILOS 10 History of Ancient Philosophy

Units

4

(IV)

Examination of the central philosophical themes developed by the pre-Socratics, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, the Epicureans, and the Skeptics.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHILOS 12 History of Modern Philosophy

Units

4

Prerequisite

Recommended: PHILOS 10 or PHILOS 11

(IV)

A study of major developments in western philosophy from Descartes to Kant with readings from Descartes, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 13 History of Contemporary Philosophy

Units

4

Prerequisite

Recommended: PHILOS 12

(IV)

A study of recent philosophical developments in Anglo-American and Continental philosophy with readings from such figures as Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein, Quine, Heidegger, and Sartre.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHILOS 21 Philosophy and Religion

Units

4

Same as REL STD 21

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

(IV)

Examines the intersection of religion and philosophy from a standpoint that does not presuppose previous academic study of either. Both Western and Eastern traditions and perspectives may be explored.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 22 Introduction to Law and Society

Units

4

(III)

What constitutes a legal system? What does it mean for a society to have a system as a part of the social fabric? Examines the social status of law and its use as a tool for fashioning society.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 29 Critical Reasoning

Units

4

Same as LPS 29

(II and Vb.)

Introduction to analysis and reasoning. The concepts of argument, premise, and conclusion, validity and invalidity, consistency and inconsistency. Identifying and assessing premises and inferences. Deductive versus inductive reasoning, and introduction to the probability calculus. Evaluating definitions. Informal fallacies.

Offered: Fall 2026 (13 sections)

PHILOS 30 Introduction to Symbolic Logic

Units

4

Same as LPS 30, LSCI 43

(Vb)

An introduction to the symbolism and methods of the logic of statements, including evaluation of arguments by truth tables, the techniques of natural deduction, and semantic tableaux.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 31 Introduction to Inductive Logic

Units

4

Same as LPS 31

(II and Va)

Philosophical questions concerning the foundations of scientific inference, e.g., the traditional problem of induction, the Goodman paradox, the concept of cause, Mill's method of inductive reasoning, probability calculus, different interpretations of probability, and their interaction in inductive reasoning.

Offered: Fall 2026 (10 sections)

PHILOS 40 Special Topics in Philosophy

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Lectures on selected topics at the lower-division level.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 41 The Nature of Scientific Inquiry

Units

4

Same as LPS 40

(II)

Investigates the nature, scope, and status of scientific knowledge and the methods used to acquire it. Uses concrete historical examples from a variety of scientific fields to identify distinctive features of the scientific enterprise and explore their significance.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

PHILOS 50 Business Ethics

Units

4

Exploration of business and corporate operations from a philosophical lens. Philosophical analysis of profits, the production process and products themselves, and the business environment. Discussion of business decision-making drawn on the work of experts, case studies, and current events.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 51 Science in the Public Sphere

Units

4

Same as LPS 50

(II or III)

Investigates the role of science in a democratic society. Discusses the scope and limits of scientific knowledge in the context of arguments for the special status of science in political decision-making. Uses concrete historical examples from a variety of fields.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 60 Reason and Rhetoric

Units

4

Examination of techniques for empathetic listening, role reversal, classical and modern persuasion methods. Development of critical thinking and argumentation skills, emphasizing active engagement in controversial debates. Practice in analyzing claims, identifying assumptions, and understanding biases in public discourse and humanities.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 91 Sex, Race, and Science

Units

4

Same as LPS 91

Overlaps with LPS H91

(III)

Discusses the origins of biological sex, dynamics of sexual selection, sex differences in humans, and the construction of gender in human societies. Seeks to understand the role social values play in the creation of science.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 100W Writing Philosophy

Units

4

Prerequisite

Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement

Same as LPS 100W

(Ib)

Discussion of those aspects of writing of special importance in philosophy, e.g., philosophical terminology, techniques for evaluating arguments, philosophical definitions and theories. At least 4,000 words of assigned composition based on philosophical readings.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 101 Introduction to Metaphysics

Units

4

A study of one or more of the problems of "first philosophy," e.g., substance, free will, causation, abstract entities, identity.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 102W Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge

Units

4

Prerequisite

Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement

Overlaps with PHILOS 102, LPS 102

(Ib)

A study of one or more of the basic issues in epistemology, e.g., the role of perception in the acquisition of knowledge, the nature of evidence, the distinction between belief and knowledge, and the nature of truth and certainty.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections)

PHILOS 103 Introduction to Moral Philosophy

Units

4

A study of one or more of the problems of contemporary moral philosophy, e.g., the nature of justice, liberalism versus conservatism, happiness and its relation to virtue and right conduct, the objectivity of moral standards.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 104 Introduction to Logic

Units

4

Same as LPS 104, LSCI 142

Introduction to sentence logic, including truth tables and natural deduction; and to predicate logic, including semantics and natural deduction.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 105A Introduction to Set Theory and Mathematical Reasoning

Units

4

Same as LPS 105A, LSCI 145A

An introduction to the basic working vocabulary of mathematical reasoning and proof. Topics include sets, Boolean operations, ordered n-tuples, relations, functions, induction, and their applications to mathematical philosophy.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHILOS 105B Metalogic

Units

4

Prerequisite

LSCI 145A or LPS 105A or PHILOS 105A

Same as LPS 105B, LSCI 145B

Overlaps with MATH 150

Introduction to formal syntax (proof theory) and semantics (model theory) for first-order logic, including the deduction, completeness, compactness, and Löewenheim-Skolem theorems.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 105C Undecidability and Incompleteness

Units

4

Prerequisite

LSCI 145B or LPS 105B or PHILOS 105B

Same as LPS 105C, LSCI 145C

Concurrent: LPS 205C

Introduction to the formal theory of effective processes, including recursive functions, Turing machines, Church's thesis, and proofs of Göedel's incompleteness theorem for arithmetic, and Church's undecidability theorem for first-order logic.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 106 Topics in Logic

Units

4

Prerequisite

(LPS 105A or PHILOS 105A or LSCI 145A) and (LPS 105B or PHILOS 105B or LSCI 145B) and (LPS 105C or PHILOS 105C or LSCI 145C)

Same as LPS 106, LSCI 106

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Selected topics in mathematical or philosophical logic.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 108 Topics in Induction, Probability, and Decision Theory

Units

4

Same as LPS 108

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Selected topics in induction, probability, and decision theory.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 110 Topics in Ancient Philosophy

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken 2 times as topics vary

Selected topics from the writings of Plato and Aristotle, e.g., Aristotle's criticisms of Plato's metaphysics, ethics, or politics.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 113 Topics in Modern Philosophy

Units

4

Same as LPS 113

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Focuses on the works of central philosophical figures of modern Philosophy (e.g., Descartes, Leibniz, Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Kant) or on the treatment of one or more central philosophical problems by a number of these figures.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHILOS 114 Topics in Nineteenth-Century Philosophy

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies of some of the major figures after Kant (e.g., Hegel, Nietzsche, Marx, Kierkegaard), especially in German idealism and social thought.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHILOS 115 Topics in History of Analytic Philosophy

Units

4

Same as LPS 115

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Review of central theories or figures in the history of analytic philosophy. Emphasis on writings of Frege, Russell, Schlick, Carnap, and Quine. Topics include the nature of meaning and truth, the synthetic/analytic distinction, and scientific knowledge.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 117 Topics in Asian Philosophy

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Selected topics in the philosophies of Asia, e.g. Jainism, Buddhism, Yoga, Vedanta, Confucianism, Taoism, and Shinto.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 120 Topics in Metaphysics

Units

4

Same as LPS 120

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Examines central philosophical questions concerning our own fundamental nature and that of the world around us (e.g., causation and necessity, determination, free will, personal identity, the mind-body problem).

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 121 Topics in the Theory of Knowledge

Units

4

Same as LPS 121

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

One or more topics in the theory of knowledge, e.g., the nature of rational justification, of perceptual knowledge, of a priori knowledge.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 121A Medical Epistemology

Units

4

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.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHILOS 122 Topics in Philosophy of Mind

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Selected topics involving the concept of mind, e.g., the relation between mind and body, the self, personal identity, consciousness, the unconscious.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 123 Topics in Philosophy of Religion

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Critical examination of concepts involved in the theological literature, e.g., the nature and existence of God, miracles, the problem of evil, divine command theories in ethics.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 124 Topics in Feminist Epistemology

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Investigates the nature of knowledge from a feminist standpoint. Emphasizes the relevance of the knower’s gender and social situatedness in knowledge practices against a traditional account of knowledge as a detached activity of an independent, neutral subject.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 130 Topics in Moral Philosophy

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Selected topics in ethics.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 131A Applied Ethics

Units

4

Topics may include capital punishment, world hunger, obligations to future generations, environmental ethics, animal rights, economic justice, sexual morality, affirmative action, racism and sexism, or legalization of drugs.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 131C Medical Ethics

Units

4

Same as REL STD 175

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.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 133 Topics in Philosophy of Law

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Selected topics concerning legal systems and the concept of law, e.g., the nature and purpose of law, the nature of authority, the relationship between law and morality, law and political-economic systems.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 134 Topics in Philosophy of Gender and Race

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Controversies about race and racism, and sex and sexism, continue to play an important role in the public domain. Explores philosophical questions relating to gender and race.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 135A The Scientific Revolution

Units

4

Same as HISTORY 135A, LPS 135A

An examination of early modern European science from 1500-1700. Includes primary readings from central figures (Copernicus, Harvey, Bacon, Descartes, et al.); themes include the impact of printing, humanism, patronage, technology, and discussion of the term "revolution" in this context.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 140 Topics in Philosophy of Science

Units

4

Same as LPS 140

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Selected topics in contemporary philosophy of science, e.g., the status of theoretical entities, the confirmation of theories, the nature of scientific explanation.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 141B Geometry and Spacetime

Units

4

Prerequisite

MATH 2D and (MATH 3A or MATH 6G)

Same as LPS 141B

An examination of the foundations of the special theory of relativity, with emphasis on the geometry of Minkowski spacetime, and its relation to both Euclidean and non-Euclidean (hyperbolic) plane geometries.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 141D Probability and Determinism

Units

4

Prerequisite

MATH 2D and (MATH 3A or MATH 6G)

Same as LPS 141D

An examination of a cluster of interrelated issues concerning probability, determinism, logic, and the foundations of quantum mechanics.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 143 Topics in Philosophy of Psychology

Units

4

Same as LPS 143

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Restrictions: Philosophy majors have the first consideration for enrollment

Selected topics in the philosophy of psychology, e.g., the nature of psychological explanation, reductionism, issues in cognitive, behavioral, and neuroscience.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 144 Topics in Philosophy of Social Science

Units

4

Same as LPS 144

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Selected topics in the philosophy of the social sciences, e.g.: Is their goal to understand behavior or to predict and control it? Are they normative and the natural sciences not? Do they incorporate philosophical doctrines about language and mind?

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 145 Topics in Philosophy of Language

Units

4

Same as LPS 145, LSCI 141

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Selected topics in the philosophy of language, e.g., the nature of meaning, mechanisms of reference, speech acts.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 147 Topics in Philosophy of Mathematics

Units

4

Same as LPS 147

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Selected historical and contemporary topics in the philosophy of mathematics, e.g., mathematical truth and ontology, mathematical knowledge, the nature and role of proof, the workings of mathematics in application.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 150 Phenomenology

Units

4

A study of the foundations of phenomenology in Husserl and its background in Bolzano, Frege, Brentano, Meinong, Kant, and Descartes.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 162 Social Ontology

Units

4

Examines how things in one’s social environment exist. Such things are compared and contrasted to others in what might be regarded as the given, natural environment. Topics discussed include natural kinds; artifacts; essentialism; constructivism; intentionality; agency.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 163 Social Epistemology

Units

4

Social epistemology is specifically concerned with questions concerning knowledge and justification that arise in a social context. Topics discussed include testimony, experts, disagreement, group knowledge, feminist epistemology, legal epistemology, and epistemology of education.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 164 Well-Being

Units

4

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.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

PHILOS 165 Philosophy of Action

Units

4

Philosophy of action is specifically concerned with questions concerning the nature of acting, and related phenomena such as intending, willing, trying, and trusting. It deals both with individual and group action and their moral and epistemological underpinnings.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 166 Philosophy of Education

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Exploration of the philosophical and historical underpinnings of education. Examination of educational theories and influential educational figures, comparison of critical thinking development with intellectual character cultivations, and analysis of philosophies of education through works by Rousseau, Locke, and others.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 167 Intellectual Virtue

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Examination of intellectual virtues of humility, intellectual tenacity, intellectual courage, and integrity via historical foundations, classical traditions, and relevance to contemporary topics of epistemology.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 190 Special Topics in Philosophy

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Lectures on selected topics to be given by regular faculty and visiting faculty.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHILOS 199 Directed Special Studies

Units

2-4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Independent study on a research topic supervised by a faculty member.

Offered: Fall 2026 (15 sections)

PHILOS 199H Honors Directed Special Studies

Units

2

Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Independent study on a research topic supervised by a faculty member, with the objective of preparing the Department of Philosophy honors paper.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHILOS 200 Special Topics in Philosophy

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Seminars on selected topics to be given by regular faculty and visiting faculty.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 201 First-Year Seminar

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Philosophy majors and Logic and Philosophy Of Science majors only

An examination of some standard works in the history of philosophy, value theory, metaphysics, or epistemology; required of all first-year Philosophy graduate students in the School of Humanities.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHILOS 205A Introduction to Set Theory and Mathematical Reasoning

Units

4

Same as LPS 205A

An introduction to the basic working vocabulary of mathematical reasoning and proof. Topics include sets, Boolean operations, ordered n-tuples, relations, functions, induction, and their applications to mathematical philosophy.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHILOS 205B Metalogic

Units

4

Prerequisite

PHILOS 205A with a minimum grade of B- or LPS 205A with a minimum grade of B-

Same as LPS 205B

Formal syntax (proof theory) and semantics (model theory) for first-order logic, including the deduction, completeness, compactness, and Loewenheim-Skolem theorems.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 205C Undecidability and Incompleteness

Units

4

Prerequisite

PHILOS 205B with a minimum grade of B- or LPS 205B with a minimum grade of B-

Same as LPS 205C

Concurrent: LPS 105C

Formal theory of effective processes, including recursive function, Turing machines, Church's thesis, proofs of Goedel's incompleteness theorem for arithmetics, and Church's undecidability for first-order logic.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 206 Topics in Logic

Units

4

Same as LPS 206

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of logic. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHILOS 210 Topics in Ancient Philosophy

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of ancient philosophy. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 212 Topics in Renaissance Philosophy

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of renaissance philosophy. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 213 Topics in Modern Philosophy

Units

4

Same as LPS 213

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of modern philosophy. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHILOS 215 Topics in Analytic Philosophy

Units

4

Same as LPS 215

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of analytic philosophy. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 218 Topics in Contemporary Philosophy

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of contemporary philosophy. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHILOS 220 Topics in Metaphysics

Units

4

Same as LPS 220

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of metaphysics. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 221 Topics in Epistemology

Units

4

Same as LPS 221

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of epistemology. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHILOS 221A Medical Epistemology

Units

4

Same as LPS 221A

Analysis of epistemological issues concerning medical research and healthcare. Topics may include medical evidence, transmission of medical knowledge in the doctor-patient interaction, medical expertise, epistemology of medical disagreement, classification of illness, well-being, philosophy of pain, or medical decision making.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 222 Topics in Mind and Action

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of mind and action. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 230 Topics in Ethics

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of ethics. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHILOS 232 Topics in Political and Social Philosophy

Units

4

Same as LPS 232

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of political and social philosophy. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 240 Topics in Philosophy of Science

Units

4

Same as LPS 240

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of philosophy of science. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

PHILOS 241 Topics in Philosophy of Physics

Units

4

Same as LPS 241

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of philosophy of physics. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 242 Topics in Philosophy of Biology

Units

4

Same as LPS 242

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of philosophy of biology. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 243 Topics in Philosophy of Psychology

Units

4

Same as LPS 243

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Selected topics in the philosophy of psychology, e.g., the nature of psychological explanation, reductionism, issues in cognitive, behavioral, and neuroscience.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 244 Topics in Philosophy of Social Science

Units

4

Same as LPS 244

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of philosophy and social science. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHILOS 244A PPE Proseminar I

Units

4

Same as LPS 244A

Introduces tools and concepts useful for working in the intersection of philosophy, political science, and economics. These are drawn from probability theory, decision theory, and the psychology of belief, knowledge, and rational choice.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 244B PPE Proseminar II

Units

4

Same as LPS 244B

Introduces some of the main theoretical topics at the intersection of philosophy, political science, and economics. PPE II covers (1) Rational Choice based game theory, (2) Evolutionary Game Theory, and (3) Voting and Social Choice.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 245 Topics in Philosophy of Language

Units

4

Same as LPS 245

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of philosophy of language. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 246 Topics in Philosophy of Logic

Units

4

Same as LPS 246

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of philosophy of logic. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 247 Topics in Philosophy of Mathematics

Units

4

Same as LPS 247

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of philosophy of mathematics. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHILOS 298 Independent Study

Units

4-12

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Independent research with Philosophy faculty.

Offered: Fall 2026 (15 sections)

PHILOS 299 Directed Research

Units

4-12

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Directed research with Philosophy faculty.

Offered: Fall 2026 (15 sections)

PHILOS 399 University Teaching

Units

4

Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Limited to Teaching Assistants.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)