Fall 2026

Proseminar in Philosophy

A graduate proseminar surveying various philosophy texts with an emphasis on close reading and developing writing skills.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Alexander Roberts3.8/5Jamie Goodrich

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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Declared in Philosophy graduate program

  • Declared in Philosophy graduate program
PHILOS 902

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  • Declared in Philosophy graduate program

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

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ALEXANDER ROBERTS is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Various philosophy texts

Skills

  • Developing writing skills
  • Close reading

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PHILOS 902 · Fall 2026

Proseminar in Philosophy

Recorded 2026-09-07
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