Please also note that many courses offered by the Department of Philosophy have limited enrolment.
For courses cross-listed with other departments, see the menu item "Cross-listed Courses".
You can access the class schedule for 2013-14 now on Minerva.
Current courses:
2013-2014
Fall 2013
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
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
phil_200_2013.pdf
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
phil_210_description_fall_2013.pdf
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
phil_230_2013_updated.pdf
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
phil_240_fall_2013.pdf
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.
phil_242_syllabus_fall_2013.pdf
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
phil_306_2013_preview.pdf
PHIL 311
Philosophy of Mathematics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: This course provides an historically informed introduction to philosophy of mathematics. It gives the student an overview of prominent issues and arguments, to enable her to follow and discuss contemporary research in philosophy of mathematics.
Offered by: Philosophy
phil_311_fall_2013upd.pdf
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
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
phil_336_syllabus_fall_2013.pdf
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
phil_341_2013.pdf
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
phil_343_fall_2013.pdf
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
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_354_fall_2013_short.pdf
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
phil_360_course_outline_2013.pdf
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_361_syllabus_2013.pdf
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
phil_366_2013.pdf
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 2014 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
phil_367_fall_2013_updated.pdf
PHIL 370
Problems in Analytic Phil
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An introduction to the central questions in the analytic tradition, through the works of important early figures in that tradition. Philosophers to be discussed may include: Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Ramsay, Carnap and the "logical positivists".
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2014 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
phil_370_2013.pdf
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
phil375_syllabus.pdf
PHIL 397
Tutorial 01
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Individualized guided research on an approved topic in philosophy.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Restriction: Open to second year Full Honours students in Philosophy and to other students, with consent of the Department
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 398
Tutorial 02
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Individualized guided research on an approved topic in philosophy.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Restriction: Open to second year Full Honours students in Philosophy and to other students, with consent of the Department
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
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
phil_415_description_fall_2013.pdf
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
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2014 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
phil_419_2013.pdf
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
phil_445_2013_draft_2.pdf
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 2014 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
phil_460_2013.pdf
PHIL 470
Topics in Contem Analytic Phil
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An advanced discussion of major themes in the analytic tradition.
Offered by: Philosophy
phil_470_winter_2014.pdf
PHIL 497
Tutorial 04
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Open to third year Full Honours students in Philosophy, and to other students, with consent of the Department.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 499D1
Tutorial 06
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Open to third year Full Honours students in Philosophy, and to other students, with consent of the Department.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 499N2
Tutorial 06
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: See PHIL 499N1 for course description.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 519
Seminar:Epistemology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An advanced course devoted to a topic in the theory of knowledge. Subject varies from year to year.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: PHIL 420 or written permission of the instructor
- Restriction: Seminars are open only to graduate students and final year Philosophy Majors, Honours and Joint Honours students, except by written permission of the Department
phil_519_fall_2013.pdf
PHIL 551
Seminar:Ancient Philosophy 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An advanced course on a philosopher or philosophical issue articulated in antiquity.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: at least one course in ancient philosophy and the specific requirements of individual instructors
- Restriction: Seminars are open only to graduate students and final year Philosophy Majors, Honours and Joint Honours students, except by written permission of the Department
phil_551_fall_2013_short.pdf
PHIL 567
Sem: 19th Century Phil
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An advanced course on 19th-century philosophy or philosophical issue.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: PHIL 366 or PHIL 367 or written permission of the instructor
- Restriction: Seminars are open only to graduate students and final year Philosophy Majors, Honours and Joint Honours students, except by written permission of the Department
phil_567_2013.pdf
PHIL 570
Sem:Contemporary Analytic Phil
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An advanced course on some major analytic philosopher, or some issue of central importance in the analytic tradition. Subject varies from year to year.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: PHIL 370 or PHIL 415 or written permission of the instructor
- Restriction: Seminars are open only to graduate students and final year Philosophy Majors, Honours and Joint Honours students, except by written permission of the Department
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2014 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
phil_570_2013.pdf
PHIL 607
Pro-Seminar 1
6 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A series of seminars on selected topics designed for professional training to graduate students. Topics will be selected from the general area of Value Theory.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL 682
Pro-Seminar 3
6 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A series of seminars on selected topics designed to provide professional training to graduate students. Topics will be selected from the general area of Metaphysics/Epistemology.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL 690
Candidacy Paper
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Preparation and submission of candidacy research paper.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 705
Guided Research in Ethics 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Guided research on a theme and/or problem in ethics.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 710
Guided Research in Logic 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Guided research on a theme and/or problem in logic.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 720
Guided Res: Phil of Science 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Guided research on a theme and/or problem in the philosophy of science.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 730
Course not available
PHIL 740
Guided Res: Ancient Phil 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Guided research on a theme and/or problem in ancient philosophy.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 750
Guided Res: Medieval Phil 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Guided research an a theme and/or problem in medieval philosophy.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 760
Guided Res: Hist of Phil 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Guided research on a theme and/or problem in the history of philosophy.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 770
Guided Res: Phil of Politics 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Guided research on a theme and/or problem in the philosophy of politics.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 780
Guid Res:Epistem/Metaphys 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Guided research on a theme and/or problem in epistemology/metaphysics.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 781
Guid Res:Epistem/Metaphys 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Guided research on a theme and/or problem in epistemology/metaphysics.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
ISLA 788
Spec Topics in Islamic Thought
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Islamic Studies: Selected topics in Islamic thought.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Terms
- Instructors
- Robert Wisnovsky, Faiz J Ragep
isla_788_2013.pdf
Winter 2014
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
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
phil_201_winter_2014.pdf
PHIL 221
Intro to Hist & Phil of Sci 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A survey of the development of modern science since the Eighteenth Century.
Offered by: Philosophy
phil_221_short_description_winter_2014.pdf
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_237_winter_2014.pdf
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
phil_301_winter_2014.pdf
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 Gödel.
Offered by: Philosophy
phil_310_winter_2014.pdf
PHIL 332
Philosophy of Religion 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A study of the philosophy of religion.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
phil_332_winter_2014.pdf
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
phil_334_winter_2014.pdf
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
phil_344_winter_2014.pdf
PHIL 349
Environmental Philosophy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An introduction to environmental ethics; potentially also such related fields as philosophy of ecology, environmental aesthetics, and/or other philosophical topics demonstrably relevant to environmental issues.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- Gregory Matthew Mikkelson
phil_349_winter_2014.pdf
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 2014 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
phil_350_short_description_winter_2014.pdf
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
phil_355_winter_2014_short_description.pdf
PHIL 356
Early Medieval Philosophy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An examination of selected works in the Christian, Islamic and Jewish traditions. Topics in moral and political philosophy, logic and metaphysics, philosophical psychology and epistemology, philosophy of science, and philosophical theology may be discussed.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL 397
Tutorial 01
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Individualized guided research on an approved topic in philosophy.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Restriction: Open to second year Full Honours students in Philosophy and to other students, with consent of the Department
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 398
Tutorial 02
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Individualized guided research on an approved topic in philosophy.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Restriction: Open to second year Full Honours students in Philosophy and to other students, with consent of the Department
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
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 2014 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
phil_421_winter_2014.pdf
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
phil_436_winter_2014.pdf
PHIL 442
Topics in Feminist Theory
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Advanced discussion of topical and central themes in feminist theory.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: PHIL 242 and one intermediate course in philosophy
phil_442_winter_2014.pdf
PHIL 446
Current Issues in Pol. Phil.
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Selected issues in contemporary political philosophy.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: at least one course in political philosophy
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2014 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
phil_446_winter_2014.pdf
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
phil_454_winter_2014.pdf
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 2014 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
phil_460_winter_2014.pdf
PHIL 470
Topics in Contem Analytic Phil
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An advanced discussion of major themes in the analytic tradition.
Offered by: Philosophy
phil_470_course_description_winter_2014.pdf
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
phil_474_winter_2014.pdf
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
phil_475_winter_2014.pdf
PHIL 481
Topics in Philosophy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Topics in philosophy. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2014 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
phil_481_winter_2014_description.pdf
phil_481_winter_2014_syllabus.pdf
PHIL 498
Tutorial 05
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Open to third year Joint Honours students in Philosophy, and to other students, with consent of the Department.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 499D2
Tutorial 06
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: See PHIL 499D1 for course description.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 499N1
Tutorial 06
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Open to third year Full Honours students in Philosophy, and to other students, with consent of the Department.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 511
Sem: Phil of Logic & Math
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Seminar on a particular topic in philosophy of logic and mathematics. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Restriction: Seminars are open only to graduate students and final year Philosophy Majors, Honours and Joint Honours students, except by written permission of the Department
phil_511_winter_2014.pdf
PHIL 521
Seminar: Metaphysics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An advanced course devoted to a topic in metaphysics.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: PHIL 421 or written permission of the instructor
- Restriction: Seminars are open only to graduate students and final year Philosophy Majors, Honours and Joint Honours students, except by written permission of the Department
phil_521_winter_2014.pdf
PHIL 543
Seminar:Medical Ethics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An advanced course devoted to a particular philosophical problem as it arises in the context of medical practice or the application of medical technology.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: PHIL 343 or written permission of the instructor
- Restriction: Seminars are open only to graduate students and final year Philosophy Majors, Honours and Joint Honours students, except by written permission of the Department
phil_543_winter_2014_description.pdf
phil_543_winter_2014_syllabus.pdf
PHIL 544
Political Theory
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Seminar on a particular topic in political theory. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Restriction: Seminars are open only to graduate students and final year Philosophy Majors, Honours and Joint Honours students, except by written permission of the Department
phil_544_winter_2014.pdf
PHIL 575
Sem:Contempory European Phil
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An advanced course on contemporary European philosophy or some important issue in the Continental tradition.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: PHIL 475 or written permission of the instructor
- Restriction: Seminars are open only to graduate students and final year Philosophy Majors, Honours and Joint Honours students, except by written permission of the Department
- Terms
- Instructors
- Alia Al-Saji
- R Philip Buckley
phil_575_winter_2014.pdf
PHIL 685
Fundamentals of Logic
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A course in intermediate logic for graduate students in Philosophy, covering such topics as axiomatic systems, formal semantics, consistency, completeness, the limitative results, intuitionistic logic, formal theories of truth, aspects of the development of logic.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL 690
Candidacy Paper
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Preparation and submission of candidacy research paper.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 706
Guided Research in Ethics 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Guided research on a theme and/or problem in ethics.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 711
Guided Research in Logic 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Guided research on a theme and/or problem in logic
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 721
Guided Res: Phil of Science 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Guided research on a theme and/or problem in the philosophy of science.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 731
Guided Res: Phil of Religion 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Guided research on a theme and/or problem in the philosophy of religion.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 741
Guided Res: Ancient Phil 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Guided research on a theme and/or problem in ancient philosophy.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 751
Guided Res: Medieval Phil 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Guided research on a theme and/or problem in medieval philosophy.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 761
Guided Res: Hist of Phil 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Guided research on a theme and/or problem in the histoory of philosophy.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 771
Guided Res: Phil of Politics 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Guided research on a theme and/or problem in the philosophy of politics.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.
PHIL 781
Guid Res:Epistem/Metaphys 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Guided research on a theme and/or problem in epistemology/metaphysics.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014 academic year.