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Independent Research for the spring term of the senior year. Theses are PHILOSOPHY due in early April.

Departmental Office: 708 Philosophy; 212-854-3196 Students who have a grade point average of 3.6 or above in the major and www.philosophy.columbia.edu who complete a thesis will be placed into consideration for departmental honors, though any senior may complete a thesis regardless of their Director of Undergraduate Studies: David Albert, 706 Philosophy; grade point average (upon approval of the proposal). 212-854-3519; [email protected] ([email protected]) See the full policy and procedure concerning senior theses on the Economics-Philosophy Adviser: Jessica Collins, 714 Philosophy; departmental webpage: 212-854-3970; [email protected] http://philosophy.columbia.edu/content/senior-thesis-philosophy Students interested in philosophy may pursue a major either in philosophy or in economics-philosophy. Because philosophy treats issues Departmental Honors fundamental to both the sciences and the humanities, students are also Departmental honors are highly competitive. Normally no more than welcome to combine their philosophy major with work in other fields. 10% of the majors graduating in the department each year will receive Before declaring a major in philosophy or economics-philosophy, and departmental honors. before deciding to combine philosophy with another discipline, students should meet with the director of undergraduate studies to formulate the In order to qualify for departmental honors in philosophy, a student must program best for them. have a grade point average of at least 3.6 in the major. For students with a GPA of 3.6 or above, there are two possible routes to Philosophy majors are given a foundation in logic and philosophical consideration: methodology, and are asked to confront fundamental questions in the main areas of philosophy: epistemology and metaphysics, ethics and 1. A student may complete a senior thesis; those students who political philosophy, philosophy of mind and language, and history of complete senior theses will automatically be considered for honors philosophy. The department requires that all majors take at least one without having to be nominated. seminar (PHIL UN3912), designed to allow students to focus on particular 2. A student may be nominated by a faculty member early in the spring philosophical issues or texts in greater depth. Outstanding seniors may semester of the senior year; nominated students will be invited to also pursue their own philosophical project in a senior thesis. submit a writing sample at least 15 pages in length. A nominated Over and above the courses required of all majors, there is room for student who is also writing a thesis may submit their thesis as the considerable flexibility. Through an appropriate choice of electives writing sample, or may choose to submit a different work. from among the department’s offerings (and from related courses in Both the senior theses and writing samples are due in early April. The other departments), there are special opportunities for focusing more departmental honors committee will then review the submitted material intensively on one or two subfields of philosophy, e.g., logic and the and the academic records of the writers, and will report to the full faculty. philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of science, ethics and political philosophy, or the history of philosophy. Students should consult with the The full faculty will then decide which students to recommend for director of undergraduate studies on how best to pursue such programs. departmental honors to the Columbia College and General Studies administrations. Study Abroad: Reid Hall, Paris For information on the Columbia in Paris Program at Reid Hall, including Professors summer courses, consult the Columbia University in Paris Bulletin David Albert (available in 606 Kent and online at the Office of Global Programs Akeel Bilgrami website), call 212-854-2559, or send an email to [email protected]. Taylor Carman (Barnard) For information on applicability of Reid Hall courses to the major or Haim Gaifman concentration, consult the director of undergraduate studies. Lydia Goehr Robert Gooding-Williams Grading Axel Honneth Courses in which a grade of D has been received do not count toward the Jenann Ismael major or concentration requirements. Patricia Kitcher Philip Kitcher Senior Thesis Wolfgang Mann Christia Mercer Undergraduates majoring in Philosophy or Economics-Philosophy Michele Moody-Adams may propose to write a senior thesis. Students who wish to write a John Morrison (Barnard) thesis should approach a faculty member at the end of their junior Fred Neuhouser (Barnard) or beginning of their senior year, and begin working on the proposal Christopher Peacocke early in the fall semester of their senior year. Proposals are due in Carol Rovane early December, and will be reviewed by a committee which will include Achille Varzi the Director of Undergraduate Studies; students will be notified of the Katja Vogt committee’s decision within two weeks. Students whose proposals are approved should register for their faculty advisor’s section of Supervised 2 Philosophy

Associate Professors Jessica Collins Concentration in Philosophy Philosophy, as an academic discipline, has significant points of contact Assistant Professors with a wide range of other subjects—in the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences. A concentration in philosophy Justin Clarke-Doane thus can be an attractive option for many students. Those considering Melissa Fusco becoming concentrators are strongly encouraged to meet with the Dhananjay Jagannathan director of undergraduate studies early in their sophomore year, in order Tamar Lando to discuss their specific interests and to plan their programs of study. All Karen Lewis (Barnard) concentrators should consult with the director of undergraduate studies Francey Russell (Barnard) each term before registering for courses.

The concentration requires a minimum of 24 points in philosophy, chosen from courses prefixed with UN or GU. There are no specific courses Affiliated Faculty required for the concentration. Souleymane Bachir Diagne (French and Romance Philology) Students may choose courses prefixed with GR only with the instructor’s Jon Elster (Political Science) permission. Kent Greenawalt (University Professor) Wayne Proudfoot (Religion) PHIL UN3912 is open to junior and senior concentrators who have taken Joseph Raz (Law School) at least four courses in philosophy. Gayatri Spivak (University Professor) Major in Philosophy Major in Economics-Philosophy Students considering a major in philosophy are strongly encouraged to Please read Guidelines for all Economics Majors, Concentrators, and meet with the director of undergraduate studies early in their sophomore Interdepartmental Majors in the Economics section of this Bulletin. year. All majors must consult with the director of undergraduate studies each term before registering for classes in order to plan and update their Economics-Philosophy is an interdisciplinary major that, while individual programs of study. introducing students to the basic methodologies of economics and philosophy, stresses areas of particular concern to both. These include Students planning to major in philosophy are advised to begin with subjects such as rationality and decision making, justice and efficiency, PHIL UN1010 METHDS/PROB OF PHILOS THOUGHT. Beginning students freedom and collective choice, and the logic of empirical theories and are especially encouraged to take 2000-level courses, both in the history their testing. Many of the issues are dealt with historically, and classic of philosophy and in systematic philosophy. These courses are typically texts of Plato, Kant, Mill, Marx, and Smith are reviewed. less specialized and less narrowly focused than higher-numbered ones. More advanced students are encouraged to take 3000-level courses. Two advisers are assigned for the interdepartmental major, one in the The department requires that all majors take at least one seminar, PHIL Department of Economics and one in the Department of Philosophy. UN3912. Please note that the Economics adviser can only advise on the Economics requirements and the Philosophy adviser can only advise on No more than one course at the 1000-level can be counted toward the the Philosophy requirements. major. In order to enroll in one of the 4000-level courses, students must have taken at least four courses in Philosophy. The Economics-Philosophy major requires a total minimum of 54 points: 25 points in Economics, 16 points in Philosophy, 6 points in Mathematics, The major requires a minimum of 30 points in philosophy chosen from 3 points in Statistics, and 4 points in the interdisciplinary seminar as courses prefixed with UN or GU: follows:

PHIL UN2101 The History of Philosophy I: Presocratics Economics Core Courses to Augustine ECON UN1105 Principles of Economics PHIL UN2201 History of Philosophy II: Aquinas to Kant ECON UN3211 Intermediate Microeconomics PHIL UN3411 SYMBOLIC LOGIC ECON UN3213 Intermediate Macroeconomics At least one course in either metaphysics or epistemology e.g., PHIL ECON UN3412 Introduction To Econometrics W3960, or a related course to be chosen in consultation with the director of undergraduate studies. Mathematics Sequence Select at least one course in either ethics or social and political Select a mathematics sequence philosophy from the following: Statistics PHIL UN2702 Contemporary Moral Problems Select a statistics course PHIL UN3701 ETHICS Economics Electives PHIL UN3751 POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Three electives are required; refer to the Economics section of this A related course to be chosen in consultation with the director of bulletin. undergradute studies. Philosophy Courses PHIL UN3912 Seminar PHIL UN1010 METHDS/PROB OF PHILOS THOUGHT PHIL UN3411 SYMBOLIC LOGIC Philosophy 3

PHIL UN3701 ETHICS (a social or political philosophy PHIL UN2003 Philosophy of Art. 3 points. course may be substituted, please This is an introductory course in the Philosophy of Art. We will consider consult the Philosophy DUS) questions including (but not limited to) the following: What is art? Should PHIL UN3551 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE we try to define art? What is taste? What are the conditions for aesthetic or PHIL UN3960 EPISTEMOLOGY judgement? What is an aesthetic experience? We shall also consider the PHIL GU4561 Probability and Decision Theory topics of "public art", "fakes and forgeries,"art and technology" and the Seminar philosophical implications of speaking of an "artworld. ECPH GU4950 Economics and Philosophy Seminar Fall 2021: PHIL UN2003 (or another seminar in philosophy or Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment economics approved by advisers in both Number Number department) PHIL 2003 001/10354 M W 8:40am - 9:55am Lydia Goehr 3 80/80 602 Hamilton Hall Students who declared before Spring 2014: PHIL 2003 AU1/18973 M W 8:40am - 9:55am Lydia Goehr 3 0/5 The requirements for this program were modified in 2014. Students who Room TBA declared this program before Spring 2014 should contact the director PHIL UN2101 The History of Philosophy I: Presocratics to Augustine. 4 of undergraduate studies for the department in order to confirm their points. options for major requirements. BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: Reason and Value Fall 2021 (REA)., Recitation Section Required PHIL UN1001 Introduction to Philosophy. 3 points. Corequisites: PHIL V2111 Required Discussion Section (0 points). Survey of some of the central problems, key figures, and great works in Exposition and analysis of the positions of the major philosophers from both traditional and contemporary philosophy. Topics and texts will vary the pre-Socratics through Augustine. This course has unrestricted with instructor and semester. enrollment.

Fall 2021: PHIL UN2101 Spring 2021: PHIL UN1001 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Number Number Number Number PHIL 2101 001/10355 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am Katja Vogt 4 90/90 PHIL 1001 001/00002 T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm Francey 3 34/40 310 Fayerweather Room TBA Russell Fall 2021: PHIL UN1001 PHIL UN2110 Philosophy and Feminism. 3 points. Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Number Number Is there an essential difference between women and men? How do PHIL 1001 001/00197 M W 10:10am - 11:25am Frederick 3 27/25 questions about race conflict or overlap with those about gender? Is 203 Diana Center Neuhouser there a "normal" way of being "queer"? Introduction to philosophy and PHIL 1001 002/00198 M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm Christopher 3 40/40 feminism through a critical discussion of these and other questions 202 Milbank Hall Prodoehl using historical and contemporary texts, art, and public lectures. Focus includes essentialism, difference, identity, knowledge, objectivity, and PHIL UN1010 METHDS/PROB OF PHILOS THOUGHT. 3.00 points. queerness. Critical introduction to philosophical problems, ideas and methods Spring 2021: PHIL UN1010 Fall 2021: PHIL UN2110 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Number Number Number Number PHIL 1010 001/11497 M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm David Albert 3.00 72/90 PHIL 2110 001/10356 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm Christia Mercer 3 100/100 Online Only 310 Fayerweather Fall 2021: PHIL UN1010 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment PHIL UN3353 European Social Philosophy. 3 points. Number Number Prerequisites: one philosophy course. PHIL 1010 001/10353 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm David Albert 3.00 75/80 A survey of Eurpoean social philosophy from the 18th to the 20th century, 717 Hamilton Hall with special attention to theories of capitalism and the normative PHIL 1010 AU1/18972 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm David Albert 3.00 0/5 Room TBA concepts (freedom, alienation, human flourishing) that inform them. Also: the relationship between civil society and the state.

Fall 2021: PHIL UN3353 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Number Number PHIL 3353 001/10357 T Th 8:40am - 9:55am Axel Honneth 3 50/80 602 Hamilton Hall PHIL 3353 AU1/18974 T Th 8:40am - 9:55am Axel Honneth 3 0/5 Room TBA 4 Philosophy

PHIL UN3411 SYMBOLIC LOGIC. 4.00 points. PHIL UN3912 Seminar. 3 points. Corequisites: PHILV3413 Required Discussion Section (0 points). Required of senior majors, but also open to junior majors, and junior and Advanced introduction to classical sentential and predicate logic. No senior concentrators who have taken at least four philosophy courses. previous acquaintance with logic is required; nonetheless a willingness This exploration will typically involve writing a substantial research paper. to master technicalities and to work at a certain level of abstraction is Capped at 20 students with preference to philosophy majors. desirable Spring 2021: PHIL UN3912 Spring 2021: PHIL UN3411 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Number Number Number Number PHIL 3912 001/11517 M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm Lydia Goehr 3 16/20 PHIL 3411 001/11499 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm Achille Varzi 4.00 100/100 Online Only Online Only PHIL 3912 003/11503 Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm Aminah Hasan 3 3/20 PHIL 3411 AU1/19264 Achille Varzi 4.00 2/2 Online Only Fall 2021: PHIL UN3411 PHIL 3912 004/12117 W 4:10pm - 6:00pm Patricia 3 14/20 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Online Only Kitcher Number Number PHIL 3912 018/11502 M 12:10pm - 2:00pm Achille Varzi 3 20/20 PHIL 3411 001/10359 M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm Tamar Lando 4.00 100/100 Online Only 501 Northwest Corner Fall 2021: PHIL UN3912 PHIL UN3551 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE. 3.00 points. Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Number Number Enrollment limited to 40. PHIL 3912 001/10366 W 2:10pm - 4:00pm Dhananjay 3 9/20 716 Philosophy Hall Jagannathan Prerequisites: one philosophy course or the instructor's permission. PHIL 3912 007/10371 M 10:10am - 12:00pm Melissa Fusco 3 8/20 Philosophical problems within science and about the nature of scientific 317 Hamilton Hall knowledge in the 17th-20th centuries. Sample problems: causation PHIL 3912 014/10370 W 4:10pm - 6:00pm Michele 3 20/20 and scientific explanation; induction and real kinds; verification 716 Philosophy Hall Moody-Adams and falsification; models, analogies and simulations; the historical origins of the modern sciences; scientific revolutions; reductionism PHIL UN3996 Supervised Senior Research. 3 points. and supervenience; differences between physics, biology and the Supervised research under the direction of individual members of the social sciences; the nature of life; cultural evolution; human nature; department. philosophical issues in cosmology Fall 2021: PHIL UN3551 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Number Number PHIL 3551 001/10361 M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm Jenann Ismael 3.00 43/50 227 Seeley W. Mudd Building PHIL 3551 AU1/18975 M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm Jenann Ismael 3.00 0/5 Room TBA

PHIL UN3601 Metaphysics. 4 points. Discussion Section Required

Corequisites: PHIL V3611 Required Discussion Section (0 points). Systematic treatment of some major topics in metaphysics (e.g. modality, causation, identity through time, particulars and universals). Readings from contemporary authors.

Fall 2021: PHIL UN3601 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Number Number PHIL 3601 001/10363 T Th 11:40am - 12:55pm Achille Varzi 4 83/90 Aud Earl Hall PHIL 3601 AU1/18976 T Th 11:40am - 12:55pm Achille Varzi 4 0/5 Room TBA Philosophy 5

PHIL UN3997 Supervised Senior Research. 3 points. PHIL GU4424 Modal Logic. 3 points. Supervised research under the direction of individual members of the CC/GS: Partial Fulfillment of Science Requirement department. Fall 2021: PHIL GU4424 Spring 2021: PHIL UN3997 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Number Number Number Number PHIL 4424 001/10372 M 6:10pm - 8:00pm Tamar Lando 3 24/40 PHIL 3997 001/12845 David Albert 3 0/5 716 Philosophy Hall PHIL 3997 002/12846 Akeel Bilgrami 3 0/5 PHIL GU4561 Probability and Decision Theory. 3 points. PHIL 3997 003/12847 Taylor Carman 3 2/5 Examines interpretations and applications of the calculus of probability PHIL 3997 004/12848 Justin Clarke- 3 0/5 Doane including applications as a measure of degree of belief, degree of PHIL 3997 005/12849 Jessica Collins 3 0/5 confirmation, relative frequency, a theoretical property of systems, PHIL 3997 006/12850 Melissa Fusco 3 0/5 and other notions of objective probability or chance. Attention to PHIL 3997 007/12851 Haim Gaifman 3 0/5 epistimological questions such as Hume's problem of induction, PHIL 3997 008/12852 Lydia Goehr 3 0/5 Goodman's problem of projectibility, and the paradox of confirmation. PHIL 3997 009/12853 Robert 3 0/5 Gooding- Fall 2021: PHIL GU4561 Williams Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment PHIL 3997 010/12854 Axel Honneth 3 0/5 Number Number PHIL 3997 013/12855 Patricia 3 1/5 PHIL 4561 001/12850 M 10:10am - 12:00pm Jenann Ismael 3 30/30 Kitcher 716 Philosophy Hall PHIL 3997 015/12856 Karen Lewis 3 1/5 PHIL 3997 016/12857 Wolfgang 3 0/5 PHIL GU4675 The Direction of Time. 3 points. Mann A survey of the various attempts to reconcile the macroscopic PHIL 3997 018/12858 Michele 3 0/5 directionality of time with the time-reversibility of the fundamental laws Moody-Adams of physics. The second law of thermodynamics and the concept of PHIL 3997 019/12859 John Morrison 3 0/5 entropy, statistical mechanics, cosmological problems, the problems of PHIL 3997 020/12860 Frederick 3 1/5 memory, the possibility of multiple time direction. Neuhouser PHIL 3997 022/12842 Carol Rovane 3 0/5 Fall 2021: PHIL GU4675 PHIL 3997 023/12843 Francey 3 0/5 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Russell Number Number PHIL 3997 024/12861 Achille Varzi 3 0/5 PHIL 4675 001/10373 M 4:10pm - 6:00pm David Albert 3 29/40 PHIL 3997 025/12864 Katja Vogt 3 3/5 716 Philosophy Hall Fall 2021: PHIL UN3997 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment PHIL GU4850 THE PHILOSOPHY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 3.00 Number Number points. PHIL 3997 001/16547 David Albert 3 0/5 What is Artificial Intelligence? Is a thermostat an AI system? What about PHIL 3997 002/16548 Akeel Bilgrami 3 0/5 digital assistants like Siri and Alexa? Or DeepBlue, Watson, and AlphaGo PHIL 3997 003/16550 Justin Clarke- 3 0/5 – the first computer programs to beat humans at the games of chess, Doane Jeopardy!, and Go, respectively? Does AI even exist today? If not, will PHIL 3997 004/16551 Jessica Collins 3 0/5 PHIL 3997 005/16552 Melissa Fusco 3 0/5 it ever exist, or is it an impossible project? And if it is not impossible, PHIL 3997 006/16553 Haim Gaifman 3 0/5 should we fear it? These are not just questions for computer scientists: PHIL 3997 007/16554 3 0/5 they are largely philosophical questions. This course will explore various PHIL 3997 008/16555 Axel Honneth 3 0/5 issues at the intersection between philosophy and AI. We will discuss PHIL 3997 009/16556 Robert 3 0/5 the nature of AI, the possibility of building AI that has the same mental Gooding- capacities as humans, whether AI systems can actually understand the Williams world and understand language like we do, whether the development of AI PHIL 3997 010/16557 Jenann Ismael 3 0/5 is an existential threat for the future of humanity, the ethical implications PHIL 3997 011/16558 Dhananjay 3 0/5 of building self-driving cars and killer robots, the problem of bias in Jagannathan PHIL 3997 012/16559 Tamar Lando 3 0/5 algorithms used for decision-making, and the nature of AI-generated art. 1 Fall 2021: PHIL GU4850 PHIL 3997 013/16560 Wolfgang 3 0/5 Mann Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Number Number PHIL 3997 014/16561 Christia Mercer 3 0/5 PHIL 4850 001/14952 W 12:10pm - 2:00pm Raphael 3.00 40/40 PHIL 3997 015/16562 Michele 3 0/5 716 Philosophy Hall Milliere Moody-Adams PHIL 3997 016/16564 Christopher 3 0/5 Peacocke PHIL 3997 017/16566 Carol Rovane 3 0/5 PHIL 3997 018/16567 Achille Varzi 3 0/5 PHIL 3997 019/16568 Katja Vogt 3 0/5 PHIL 3997 020/18302 3 0/5 PHIL 3997 021/18479 Allison Aitken 3 0/3 6 Philosophy

PHIL UN3701 ETHICS. 4.00 points. Spring 2021 Prerequisites: one course in philosophy. PHIL UN1010 METHDS/PROB OF PHILOS THOUGHT. 3.00 points. Corequisites: PHIL V3711 Required Discussion Section (0 points). Critical introduction to philosophical problems, ideas and methods Prerequisites: one course in philosophy. Corequisites: PHIL V3711 Spring 2021: PHIL UN1010 Required Discussion Section (0 points). This course is mainly an Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment introduction to three influential approaches to normative ethics: Number Number utilitarianism, deontological views, and virtue ethics. We also consider the PHIL 1010 001/11497 M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm David Albert 3.00 72/90 Online Only ethics of care, and selected topics in meta-ethics Fall 2021: PHIL UN1010 Spring 2021: PHIL UN3701 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Number Number Number Number PHIL 1010 001/10353 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm David Albert 3.00 75/80 PHIL 3701 001/11501 M 2:40pm - 3:55pm Michele 4.00 81/90 717 Hamilton Hall Online Only Moody-Adams PHIL 1010 AU1/18972 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm David Albert 3.00 0/5 PHIL 3701 AU1/19265 Michele 4.00 2/2 Room TBA Moody-Adams

PHIL UN2108 PHILOSOPHY # HISTORY. 3.00 points. PHIL UN3751 POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY. 3.00 points. An introduction to historical (from 1800) and contemporary themes Six major concepts of political philosophy including authority, rights, in the philosophy of history. Themes include Historicism, Historicity, equality, justice, liberty and democracy are examined in three different Universality and Particularity; the debate over Positivism; the historical ways. First the conceptual issues are analyzed through contemporary nature of concepts and meaning; time and tense: Past, Present Future; essays on these topics by authors like Peters, Hart, Williams, Berlin, the Temporality of experience; the nature of Tradition and Practice; Rawls and Schumpeter. Second the classical sources on these topics Epistemic, Revolutionary, and Paradigmatic change; Memory and the are discussed through readings from Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Marx, Plato, writing of one’s history (Autobiography). Mill and Rousseau. Third some attention is paid to relevant contexts of application of these concepts in political society, including such political Spring 2021: PHIL UN2108 movements as anarchism, international human rights, conservative, Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment liberal, and Marxist economic policies as well as competing models of Number Number democracy PHIL 2108 001/11498 M W 8:40am - 9:55am Lydia Goehr 3.00 42/80 Spring 2021: PHIL UN3751 Online Only Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment PHIL UN2201 History of Philosophy II: Aquinas to Kant. 4 points. Number Number Prerequisites: PHIL UN2211 Required Discussion Section (0 points). PHIL 3751 001/11505 T Th 8:40am - 9:55am Axel Honneth 3.00 57/90 Online Only PHIL UN2101 is not a prerequisite for this course. Exposition and analysis PHIL 3751 AU1/19266 Axel Honneth 3.00 2/2 of the metaphysics, epistemology, and natural philosophy of the major philosophers from Aquinas through Kant. Authors include Aquinas, PHIL UN3912 Seminar. 3 points. Galileo, Gassendi, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. Required of senior majors, but also open to junior majors, and junior and This course has unrestricted enrollment. senior concentrators who have taken at least four philosophy courses. This exploration will typically involve writing a substantial research paper. Spring 2021: PHIL UN2201 Capped at 20 students with preference to philosophy majors. Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Number Number Spring 2021: PHIL UN3912 PHIL 2201 001/00003 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm John Morrison 4 57/90 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Room TBA Number Number PHIL 3912 001/11517 M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm Lydia Goehr 3 16/20 PHIL UN3411 SYMBOLIC LOGIC. 4.00 points. Online Only Corequisites: PHILV3413 Required Discussion Section (0 points). PHIL 3912 003/11503 Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm Aminah Hasan 3 3/20 Advanced introduction to classical sentential and predicate logic. No Online Only previous acquaintance with logic is required; nonetheless a willingness PHIL 3912 004/12117 W 4:10pm - 6:00pm Patricia 3 14/20 to master technicalities and to work at a certain level of abstraction is Online Only Kitcher desirable PHIL 3912 018/11502 M 12:10pm - 2:00pm Achille Varzi 3 20/20 Online Only Spring 2021: PHIL UN3411 Fall 2021: PHIL UN3912 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Number Number Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Number Number PHIL 3411 001/11499 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm Achille Varzi 4.00 100/100 Online Only PHIL 3912 001/10366 W 2:10pm - 4:00pm Dhananjay 3 9/20 716 Philosophy Hall Jagannathan PHIL 3411 AU1/19264 Achille Varzi 4.00 2/2 PHIL 3912 007/10371 M 10:10am - 12:00pm Melissa Fusco 3 8/20 Fall 2021: PHIL UN3411 317 Hamilton Hall Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment PHIL 3912 014/10370 W 4:10pm - 6:00pm Michele 3 20/20 Number Number 716 Philosophy Hall Moody-Adams PHIL 3411 001/10359 M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm Tamar Lando 4.00 100/100 501 Northwest Corner Philosophy 7

PHIL UN3960 EPISTEMOLOGY. 4.00 points. PHIL UN3998 Supervised Individual Research. 3 points. Corequisites: PHIL UN3963 Spring 2021: PHIL UN3998 Corequisites: PHIL W3963 Required Discussion Section (0 points). Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment What can we know? What is knowledge? What are the different kinds of Number Number knowledge? We will read classic and contemporary texts for insight into PHIL 3998 001/12867 David Albert 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 002/12870 Akeel Bilgrami 3 0/5 these questions PHIL 3998 003/12871 Taylor Carman 3 0/5 Spring 2021: PHIL UN3960 PHIL 3998 004/12872 Justin Clarke- 3 0/5 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Doane Number Number PHIL 3998 005/12880 Jessica Collins 3 0/5 PHIL 3960 001/11506 T Th 6:10pm - 7:25pm Justin Clarke- 4.00 55/80 Online Only Doane PHIL 3998 006/12882 Melissa Fusco 3 0/5 PHIL 3960 AU1/19267 Justin Clarke- 4.00 2/2 PHIL 3998 007/12883 Haim Gaifman 3 0/5 Doane PHIL 3998 008/12884 Lydia Goehr 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 009/12886 Robert 3 0/5 PHIL UN3996 Supervised Senior Research. 3 points. Gooding- Supervised research under the direction of individual members of the Williams department. PHIL 3998 010/12889 Axel Honneth 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 013/12897 Patricia 3 0/5 Kitcher PHIL 3998 015/12895 Karen Lewis 3 1/5 PHIL 3998 016/12898 Wolfgang 3 0/5 Mann PHIL 3998 018/12901 Michele 3 0/5 Moody-Adams PHIL 3998 019/12907 John Morrison 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 020/12915 Frederick 3 0/5 Neuhouser PHIL 3998 022/12919 Carol Rovane 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 023/12925 Francey 3 0/5 Russell PHIL 3998 024/12928 Achille Varzi 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 025/12932 Katja Vogt 3 0/5 Fall 2021: PHIL UN3998 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Number Number PHIL 3998 001/16569 David Albert 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 002/16570 Akeel Bilgrami 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 003/16571 Justin Clarke- 3 0/5 Doane PHIL 3998 004/16572 Jessica Collins 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 005/16573 Melissa Fusco 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 006/16574 Haim Gaifman 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 007/16575 Lydia Goehr 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 008/16576 Robert 3 0/5 Gooding- Williams PHIL 3998 009/16577 Axel Honneth 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 010/16579 Jenann Ismael 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 011/16580 Dhananjay 3 0/5 Jagannathan PHIL 3998 012/16581 Tamar Lando 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 013/16582 Wolfgang 3 0/5 Mann PHIL 3998 014/16583 Christia Mercer 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 015/16585 Michele 3 0/5 Moody-Adams PHIL 3998 016/16587 Christopher 3 0/5 Peacocke PHIL 3998 017/16588 Carol Rovane 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 018/16589 Achille Varzi 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 019/16590 Katja Vogt 3 0/5 PHIL 3998 021/18480 Allison Aitken 3 0/3 8 Philosophy

ECPH GU4950 Economics and Philosophy Seminar. 4 points. Open only to economics-philosophy majors who are in their senior year.

Prerequisites: ECON W3211, ECON W3213, ECON W3412. Students will be contacted by the Economics department for pre-enrollment. Explores topics in the philosophy of economics such as welfare, social choice, and the history of political economy. Sometimes the emphasis is primarily historical and someimes on analysis of contemporary economic concepts and theories.

Spring 2021: ECPH GU4950 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Number Number ECPH 4950 001/11510 T 10:10am - 12:00pm Jessica 4 9/40 Online Only Collins, Brendan O'Flaherty