Spring 2027

Topics in Philosophy: Humanities

Topics in Philosophy: Humanities examines selected topics in philosophy.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Jacob Zellmer

Summary

1 / 5

Past student reviews · Anat Schechtman

Readings were not very hard, and students could pass by scanning texts or relying on in-class explanations.

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
PHILOS 304

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ANAT SCHECHTMAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

HADLEY COONEY is recorded teaching in Fall 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOHN BENGSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 250

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · John Bengson, Anat Schechtman

Students described the course as engaging in critical thinking but occasionally boring, with assessment methods varying by instructor.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.70 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Anat Schechtman

Readings were not very hard, and students could pass by scanning texts or relying on in-class explanations.

Past student reviews · Anat Schechtman

A student found the instructor slow to grade essays and unclear about requirements, which led to poor grades.

Topics

  • Selected topics in philosophy.

Skills

  • Examining selected philosophical topics.

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2024— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Sources & history

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Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
PHILOS 304 · Spring 2027

Topics in Philosophy: Humanities

Recorded 2026-10-14
PHILOS 304 · Spring 2027

Race in Modern Philosophy

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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