Courses

• GRS PH 801: Ancient Philosophy I
  Plato's Symposium and Phaedrus. The general theme of this seminar is Plato's account of eros. We begin with a careful study of Plato's Symposium, and if time allows, turn to the Phaedrus as well. Emphasis is placed on the significance of the dialogue form in the interpretation of Plato.
• GRS PH 805: Modern Phil
  
• GRS PH 850: Ethics
  
• GRS PH 858: Aesthetics
  
• GRS PH 860: Epistemology
  
• GRS PH 870: Seminar in the Philosophy of Science
  Topic for Fall 2007: Philosophical Foundations of Quantum Theory. An advanced seminar in the philosophy of physics, focusing on quantum theory. Examines the philosophical implications of recent developments in entanglement and quantum information science, such as quantum cryptography, quantum computing, and quantum teleportation.
• GRS PH 871: Philosophy of Science
  The aim of the course is to clarify the credentials and implications of each position (thus provide students a solid ground for participating in wider cultural debates on rationality and relativism), and to have a better understanding of the recent history and current status of philosophy of science (which is part of necessary training for professional philosophers), through a careful examination of the structure of the arguments adopted by each position in dealing with various issues.
• GRS PH 880: Topics in Philosophy I
  This is a doctoral seminar on the philosophy of ultimacy and the conditions for finite existence. The main texts are in the genre of philosophical theology, and they include explorations of the concepts of persons, primordial consciousness, and spontaneous emergence, based on cross cultural comparative studies. The course deals in detail with Christian symbols and theories of God, in comparison with other traditions. Seminar presentations and a term paper required.
• GRS PH 881: Proseminar for First-Year Graduate Students
  This seminar is open only to first-year PhD students in philosophy, all of whom are required to enroll. The seminar is designed to help incoming graduate students hone several invaluable philosophical skills, including those needed for effective presentation and defense of one's ideas. Topics vary by semester.
• GRS PH 883: Topics in Philosophy
  
• GRS PH 901: Directed Research on Thesis
  
• GRS PH 902: Directed Research on Thesis
  
• GRS PH 905: Directed Study in Problems in Philosophy
  
• GRS PH 906: Directed Study in Problems in Philosophy
  
• GRS PH 991: Directed Research on Dissertation
  
• GRS PH 993: Philosophy Proseminar 1
  A workshop seminar offering advanced graduate students the opportunity to present and discuss work-in- progress (dissertation chapters, papers for job applications, journal submissions). A serious commitment to regular and continuing attendance is expected.
• GRS PH 994: Philosophy Proseminar 2
  A continuation of GRS PH 993. A workshop seminar offering advanced graduate students the opportunity to present and discuss work-in-progress (dissertation chapters, papers for job applications, journal submissions). A serious commitment to regular and continuing attendance is expected.
• GRS PO 699: Teaching College Political Science I
  The goals, contents, and methods of instruction in Political Science. General teaching-learning issues. Required of all teaching fellows.
• GRS PO 711: Approaches to the Study of American Politics
  Graduate core course. Introduces students to major theoretical, substantive, and methodological problems in the study of American politics by examining two sets of literature: scholarly debates and discussion of theory and research, and the concrete research of leading Americanists.
• GRS PO 741: Public Policy Analysis
  Seminar in analytical concepts and rational policymaking models applied to each of several issue areas: education, welfare, health care, economy, and the environment in the United States and Europe.

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