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PHILOS 101 introduces students to various philosophical questions and the strategies philosophers use to address them.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course involves three essays and exams, with grading heavily weighted toward writing assignments and participation, though study guides are provided for tests.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026ELEMENTARY LOGIC covers the formal characteristics of logical truth and inference.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Bruno Whittle, Peter Vranas: Workload varies by instructor. Peter Vranas’s problem sets and exams were reported as extremely difficult and time-consuming relative to lecture content. Bruno Whittle’s homework is generally considered reasonable, with practice sets mirroring exams, though some students found the material information-heavy or abstract in later sections.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026PHILOS 553 (AESTHETICS) analyzes current philosophies of art and criticism.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited samplePHILOS 560 explores major problems in metaphysics including existence, universals, space and time, and substance.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Students who demonstrate effort and care for the class are likely to do well under his reasonable grading standards.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026PHILOS 681 is a mentored study course for senior Philosophy majors to complete honors theses.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
PHILOS 682 is a mentored study course for seniors completing honors theses in the Philosophy major.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited samplePHILOS 701 is a reading seminar that examines select topics in philosophy.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Fall 2022 · limited samplePHILOS 799 is a directed study course allowing students to conduct independent research or study arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
PHILOS 990 is a graduate research and thesis course involving individual mentored study arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
PHILOS 999 is an individual mentored study course for graduate students arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample