PHIL 600s


PHIL 600 Seminar in Cognitive Science (0.50) SEMCourse ID: 011205
Cognitive Science is the interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligence. This seminar will discuss controversial topics concerning the nature of human and computer intelligence.

PHIL 670 Fall Term Reading Course (0.50) RDGCourse ID: 010431
2 Aesthetics
3 Epistemology
4 Ethics
5 Existential &or Phenomenology
6 History of Philosophy
7 Logic
8 Metaphysics
9 Philosophy of Religion
10 Philosophy of Science
11 Social & Political Philosophy
12 Studies in a Philosopher
13 Studies in a Phil Movemnt
14 Special Topics

PHIL 671 Winter Term Reading course (0.50) RDGCourse ID: 010432
1 Aesthetics
2 Epistemology
3 Ethics
4 Existential &or Phenomenology
5 History of Philosophy
6 Logic
7 Metaphysics
8 Philosophy of Religion
9 Philosophy of Science
10 Social and Political Phil
11 Studies in a Philosopher
12 Studies in a Phil Movemnt
13 Special Topics
14 Special Topics

PHIL 672 Spring Term Reading Course (0.50) RDGCourse ID: 010433
1 Aesthetics
2 Epistemology
3 Ethics
4 Existential &or Phenomenology
5 History of Philosophy
6 Logic
7 Metaphysics
8 Philosophy of Religion
9 Philosophy of Science
10 Social and Political Phil
11 Studies in a Philosopher
12 Studies in a Phil Movemnt
14 Special Topics

PHIL 673 Graduate Courses (0.50) LECCourse ID: 010434
Graduate level courses covering specialized topics in philosophy. These courses are often held in conjunction with 400 level philosophy courses, though of course the work requirements for graduate students are more stringent. Students must pay attention to the restriction on the number of these courses they are allowed to count toward their degree.

PHIL 674 Graduate Courses (0.50) SEMCourse ID: 011841
Graduate level courses covering specialized topics in the department's fields of research concentration.

PHIL 680A Departmental Graduate Seminar (0.50) SEMCourse ID: 011842
A graduate level survey which acquaints students with a number of issues under active investigation in the philosophical literature in a particular area of central importance to philosophy. Normally covers an area that falls within the department's identified fields of research concentration. The area will vary from year to year, but will always be one which is likely to inform students' research whatever their eventual specialization.

PHIL 680B Departmental Graduate Seminar (0.50) SEMCourse ID: 011843
A graduate level survey which acquaints students with a number of issues under active investigation in the philosophical literature in a particular area of central importance to philosophy. Normally covers an area that falls within the department's identified fields of research concentration. The area will vary from year to year, but will always be one which is likely to inform students' research whatever their eventual specialization.
Prereq: PHIL 680A

PHIL 696 Directed Research for MA Candidates (0.50) RDGCourse ID: 010435
A one-term course which involves the writing of a research paper. Non-thesis MA students must complete three such courses, each supervised by a different instructor, as part of the requirements for their degree. Thesis MA students must complete one such course, supervised by the instructor who will supervise the thesis, as a preliminary stage in their thesis preparation.
1 Research Paper I
2 Research Paper II
3 Research Paper III

PHIL 698 Research Area Tutorials for PhD (1.00) TUTCourse ID: 010436
PhD candidates select two of these tutorials on topics approved by the department, each to be taken with a different instructor, as part of their degree requirements. The goal of each area is to allow the student to reach a point where she or he is ready to make a research contribution to a particular area of philosophy. One of the areas will normally be in the subject the student intends to pursue for the dissertation.
Department Consent Required
1 Aesthetics
2 Epistemology
3 Ethics
4 Exist Phil Phenomenology
5 History of Philosophy
6 Logic
7 Metaphysics
8 Philosophy of Religion
9 Philosophy of Science
10 Social & Political Philosophy
11 Studies in a Philosopher
12 Studies in Philosophical Movmt
13 Special Topics