Fall 2026

Classical Philosophers

PHILOS 454 offers intensive study of selected classical philosophers, movements, or problems.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Paula Gottlieb3.7/5Jeremy Manheim

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.74 GPA, 87.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.83 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=51 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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Raw average: 3.70/5 from 27 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.75 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.76 GPA, 82.6% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.74 GPA, 92.6% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JEREMY MANHEIM is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PAULA GOTTLIEB is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. 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

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction19 / 260
LEC 002Classroom Instruction25 / 251

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.74 GPA, 87.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.83 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=51 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Classical philosophers, movements, or problems

Grades

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Selected offering source records
PHILOS 454 · Fall 2026

Classical Philosophers

Recorded 2026-09-07
PHILOS 454 · Fall 2026

Aristotle's Ethics

Recorded 2026-09-07
PHILOS 454 · Fall 2026

Buddhist Philosophy of Mind

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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