Fall 2010
PHIL 198
FYS:Know&Ideas in EarlyModPhil
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An introduction to central issues in the philosophy of the early modern period through an examination of works by, for example, Descartes, Malebranche, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, Berkeley and Hume.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1 who may take only one FYS
- Enrollment limit 25. Students who register for more than one First Year Seminar will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them. Language of instruction is English.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PHIL198
PHIL 200
Intro to Philosophy 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A course treating some of the central problems of philosophy: the mind-body problem, freedom, scepticism and certainty, fate, time, and the existence of God.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Philosophy students may use either PHIL 200 or PHIL 201 towards their program requirements, but not both. Students may, however, take both for credit (using the second as an elective), as the content in PHIL 201 does not overlap with PHIL 200
PHIL200
PHIL 210
Intro to Deductive Logic 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An introduction to propositional and predicate logic; formalization of arguments, truth tables, systems of deduction, elementary metaresults, and related topics.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Restriction: Not open to students who are taking or have taken MATH 318
PHIL210
PHIL 230
Intro to Moral Philosophy 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A survey of a number of historically important and influential theories. Philosophers to be discussed may include Aristotle, Hume, Kant, Bentham, Mill, and Moore.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- Christopher M Howard, Oran Magal
PHIL230
PHIL 240
Political Philosophy 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An introduction to contemporary philosophy of politics by concentrating on a number of contested concepts, such as freedom, justice and equality, in contemporary political philosophy and practice.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL240
PHIL 242
Intro to Feminist Theory
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An introduction to feminist theory as political theory. Emphasis is placed on the plurality of analyses and proposals that constitute contemporary feminist thought. Some of the following are considered: liberal feminism, marxist and socialist feminism, radical feminism, postmodern feminism, francophone feminism, and the contributions to feminist theory by women of colour and lesbians.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Note: Since this course is being taught abroad, the Victoria Day statutory holiday will not be taken into consideration. Therefore, students are expected to attend their lecture on Monday, May 19, 2014.
PHIL242
PHIL 301
Philosophical Fundamentals
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An intensive study of basic philosophical skills; reading, writing, analysis, and argumentation.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisites: two previous courses in philosophy, one of which must be PHIL 210 or written consent of the Department
- Restriction: Open only to and required of Philosophy Honours and Joint Honours students
- Terms
- Instructors
- R Philip Buckley
- Marguerite Deslauriers
PHIL301
PHIL 306
Philosophy of Mind
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A survey of major positions of the mind-body problem, focusing on such questions as: Do we have minds and bodies? Can minds affect bodies? Is mind identical to body? If so, in what sense "identical"? Can physical bodies be conscious.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL306
PHIL 341
Philosophy of Science 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A discussion of philosophical problems as they arise in the context of scientific practice and enquiry. Such issues as the philosophical presuppositions of the physical and social sciences, the nature of scientific method and its epistemological implications will be addressed.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL341
PHIL 343
Biomedical Ethics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An investigation of ethical issues as they arise in the practice of medicine (informed consent, e.g.) or in the application of medical technology (in vitro fertilization, euthanasia, e.g.)
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL343
PHIL 344
Medieval&Renaissance Pol Theo
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A study of Medieval and Renaissance political theory.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- Victor M Muniz-Fraticelli
PHIL 345
Greek Political Theory
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An examination of the ethical and political theories of ancient Greece, especially those of Plato and Aristotle.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken POLI 333
PHIL 348
Philosophy of Law 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A discussion of the nature of justice and law, and of the relationship between them.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Restriction: This course is intended for students with a non-professional interest in law, as well as for those considering law as a profession
PHIL348
PHIL 350
Hist & Phil of Ancient Sci
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Topics in ancient pure mathematics (geometry and number theory), "mixed mathematics" (astronomy, music theory, optics, mechanics), and/or natural science (including medicine), studied with a view to philosophical issues raised by the content of ancient science and/or by the logic of scientific argument.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PHIL350
PHIL 354
Plato
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An examination of some of the philosophical problems (those in logic, epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, e.g.) found in a selection of Plato's dialogues.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL 360
17th Century Philosophy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An examination of the work of such seventeenth-century philosophers as Descartes, Hobbes, Gassendi, Malebranche, Leibniz, and the Cambridge Platonists.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL360
PHIL 366
18th&Early 19th C German Phil
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An examination of the works of such philosophers as Kant, Fichte, Jacobi, Schelling, and Hegel.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL366
PHIL 370
Course not available
PHIL370
PHIL 375
Existentialism
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: This course will examine the nature of existentialist thought as represented in various philosophical and literary texts. Particular themes to be examined include freedom, alienation, responsibility and choice, and the nature of self.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: one course in philosophy
PHIL 419
Epistemology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A discussion of central topics in the theory of knowledge. The questions addressed in the course may include: What is knowledge? Do we have any knowledge? What is the relation between knowledge and belief? When is belief justified? Is all knowledge conscious knowledge.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: PHIL 210 or equivalent and one intermediate course in philosophy
PHIL419
PHIL 421
Metaphysics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An examination of central questions in metaphysics in their historical and contemporary forms. Topics may be chosen from such issues as: personal identity, the nature of space and time, the nature of events and properties, possible worlds, and the problem of realism.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisites: PHIL 210 or equivalent and one intermediate course in philosophy
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PHIL421
PHIL 434
Metaethics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A study of the status of sentences containing moral terms, judgements about moral claims, and the nature of moral facts.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: PHIL 334 or written permission of the instructor
PHIL434
PHIL 436
Aesthetics 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An advanced discussion of issues in aesthetics.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: PHIL 336 or written permission of the instructor
PHIL436
PHIL 440
Course not available
PHIL440
PHIL 475
Topics in Contem European Phil
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Advanced discussion of selected themes in contemporary European philosophy.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: one intermediate course in philosophy
PHIL475
PHIL 480
Topics in the History of Phil
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An advanced discussion of some theme and/or problem in the history of philosophy.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: one intermediate course in philosophy
PHIL 481
Topics in Philosophy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Topics in philosophy. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL 511
Course not available
PHIL511
PHIL 534
Course not available
PHIL534
PHIL 556
Course not available
PHIL556
PHIL 561
Course not available
PHIL561
PHIL 567
Course not available
PHIL567
PHIL 570
Course not available
PHIL570
PHIL 575
Course not available
PHIL575
PHIL 590
Course not available
Winter 2011
PHIL 199
FYS: Minds, Brain and Machines
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An introduction to the philosophical foundations of the sciences of the mind.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1 who may take only one FYS
- Enrollment limit 25. Students who register for more than one First Year Seminar will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them. Language of instruction is English.
- Register for AFYR 101/102 and a foundation seminar OR a writing seminar (not both).
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PHIL 201
Intro to Philosophy 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An introduction to some of the major problems of philosophy. This course does not duplicate PHIL 200.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Philosophy students may use either PHIL 200 or PHIL 201 towards their program requirements, but not both. Students may, however, take both for credit (using the second as an elective), as the content in PHIL 201 does not overlap with PHIL 200
PHIL 237
Contemporary Moral Issues
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An introductory discussion of central ethical questions (the value of persons, or the relationship of rights and utilities, for example) through the investigation of currently disputed social and political issues. Specific issues to be discussed may include pornography and censorship, affirmative action, civil disobedience, punishment, abortion, and euthanasia.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL 301
Philosophical Fundamentals
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An intensive study of basic philosophical skills; reading, writing, analysis, and argumentation.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisites: two previous courses in philosophy, one of which must be PHIL 210 or written consent of the Department
- Restriction: Open only to and required of Philosophy Honours and Joint Honours students
- Terms
- Instructors
- R Philip Buckley
- Marguerite Deslauriers
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301B11
PHIL 304
Course not available
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304B11
PHIL 310
Intermediate Logic
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A second course in Logic. NB. The course will be technical in nature, and some mathematical aptitude is essential. The emphasis is on the expressive properties of standard logical systems, including implications for the philosophy of mathematics. We will study the Completeness of First-Order Logic, then the 'limitative' theorems of Tarski and G枚del.
Offered by: Philosophy
听310B11
PHIL 332
Course not available
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332B11
PHIL 334
Ethical Theory
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A course focusing on central questions in ethical theory such as the nature of the good and the right and the factors which determine moral rightness and wrongness.
Offered by: Philosophy
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334B11
PHIL 336
Aesthetics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An introduction to issues central to aesthetic theory; the nature of aesthetic judgment, perception of the aesthetic object, the nature of the art object.
Offered by: Philosophy
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PHIL336
PHIL 345
Greek Political Theory
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An examination of the ethical and political theories of ancient Greece, especially those of Plato and Aristotle.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken POLI 333
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345B11
PHIL 353
The Presocratic Philosophers
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An examination of the surviving fragments of the presocratic philosophers and schools of philosophy, as well as later reports of their views.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL 355
Aristotle
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An examination of selected works by Aristotle. The course considers issues in moral philosophy as well as those found in the logical treatises, the Physics and Metaphysics, and in the philosophy of mind.
Offered by: Philosophy
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355B11
PHIL 361
18th Century Philosophy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A survey of eighteenth century philosophy, especially British philosophy. Attention is given to fundamental metaphysical, epistemological, and moral issues as reflected in the work of such philosophers as Locke, Shaftesbury, Berkeley, Hutcheson, Butler, Hume and Reid.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL 367
19th Century Philosophy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An examination of the works of such 19th century philosophers as Mach, Helmholtz, Dedekind, Frege, Marx, Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Mill and Bradley.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: A previous course in philosophy is recommended
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PHIL 411
Topics in Phil of Logic & Math
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A course focusing on some philosophical issue (e.g., the nature of numbers or the relation of truth to provability) as it arises in the study of mathematics and logic.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisites: PHIL 210 or the equivalent, and one intermediate course in philosophy
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411B11
PHIL 415
Philosophy of Language
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An examination of central notions in the philosophy of language (reference, meaning, and truth, e.g.), the puzzles these notions give rise to, and the relevance of these notions to such questions as: What is language? How is communication possible? What is understanding? Is language rule-governed.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisites: PHIL 210 or equivalent and one intermediate course in philosophy
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415B11
PHIL 444
Early Modern Political Theory
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A survey of political and moral theory from the Reformation to the French Revolution including Luther, Montaigne, Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau and Smith.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: at least one course in political philosophy
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444B11
PHIL 445
19th Century Political Theory
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An examination of various strands of political theory since Rousseau, concentrating on such themes as the understanding of modernity and theories of liberal society.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: at least one course in political philosophy
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken POLI 434
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
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445B11
PHIL 450
Major Philosophers 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: This seminar will give detailed attention to the work of one philosopher or to a single philosophical theme addressed by several philosophers. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how the metaphysical, epistemological, and moral views of a figure or figures are internally related. Topic will vary from year to year.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: one intermediate course in philosophy
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
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PHIL450
PHIL 452
Later Greek Philosophy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An examination of some of the major post-Aristotelian schools of philosophy. Texts from the Peripatetic, Stoic, Epicurean, Sceptical, Platonic, and medical traditions may be considered. Problems in logic, ethics, physics, epistemology, and metaphysics will be addressed.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
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452B11
PHIL 453
Ancient Metaphys&Naturl Phil
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An examination of central themes of ancient metaphysics and/or natural philosophy as treated by two or more contrasting philosophers or philosophical traditions - probably including Plato and/or Aristotle, and possibly including some Hellenistic or post-Hellenistic schools.
Offered by: Philosophy
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453B11
PHIL 454
Ancient Moral Theory
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An examination of central themes of ancient moral theory as treated by two or more contrasting philosophers or philosophical traditions - probably including Plato and/or Aristotle, and possibly some Hellenistic or post-Hellenistic schools.
Offered by: Philosophy
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PHIL454
PHIL 460
Major Philosophers 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: This seminar will give detailed attention to the work of one philosopher or to a single philosophical theme addressed by several philosophers. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how the metaphysical, epistemological, and moral views of a figure or figures are internally related.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
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460B11
PHIL 474
Phenomenology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A study of phenomenology from a historical and thematic perspective. The course will typically involve the study of central thinkers such as Husserl, Heidegger, or Merleau-Ponty, with an examination of the nature and development of the phenomenological movement.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: one intermediate course in philosophy
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PHIL474
PHIL 475
Topics in Contem European Phil
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Advanced discussion of selected themes in contemporary European philosophy.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: one intermediate course in philosophy
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475B11
PHIL 480
Topics in the History of Phil
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An advanced discussion of some theme and/or problem in the history of philosophy.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: one intermediate course in philosophy
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480B11
PHIL 481
Topics in Philosophy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Topics in philosophy. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: Philosophy
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481B11
PHIL 515
Course not available
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515B11
PHIL 521
Course not available
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PHIL521
PHIL 542
Course not available
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542B11
PHIL 543
Course not available
PHIL 551
Course not available
PHIL 575
Course not available
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575B11
PHIL 580
Course not available