Courses

• GRS PH 672: Philosophy of Biology
  Conceptual problems in biology; unity or pluralism of science; hierarchy theory; biological explanation; evolutionary theory, teleology and causality, statistical explanation; the species problem; mind and the brain; and language in animals and humans.
• GRS PH 680: Topics in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
  Topic for Fall 2017: Thinking Food & Drink. An examination sparked by Greek literature and philosophy.
• GRS PH 682: Topics in Modern and Contemporary Philosophy
  Topics vary from semester to semester; may be repeated for credit as topics change. Topic for Spring 2013: Heidegger. A careful reading of Heidegger's major work, Being and Time. The end of the course looks at some of Heidegger's shorter works written later in his career, in order to consider some of the directions of his famous "turn."
• GRS PH 683: Topics in the Philosophy of Religion
  Focus on a specific topic in the philosophy of religion. Topic for Fall 2010: Problem of Evil. A philosophical and theological analysis of the problem of evil, as formulated in the Bible and other sacred texts, ancient and modern philosophy, literature, and cinema. Also offered as GRS RN 743.
• GRS PH 685: Topics in Philosophy of Value
  Topic for Fall 2017: Shame.
• GRS PH 686: Topics in Knowledge, Language, and Logic
  Topic for Fall 2017: Philosophy of Computing. What are the logical and philosophical origins and applications of the Turing Machine? What, philosophically, is computation? We discuss some of the logico-philosophical aspects of Turing's work and examine foundational issues surrounding its future extensions and applications.
• GRS PH 687: Topics in the Philosophy of Science
  A discussion-based introduction to core issues in the philosophy of science, focusing on the topics of scientific realism, theory change, reductionism, explanation, models, and natural kinds.
• GRS PH 688: Topics in Aesthetics
  Consideration of selected topics in aesthetics, with particular attention to the relationship between aesthetic experience and analytical accounts of the experience; topics include expression, perception, qualities, the good, the ideal, and the sublime.
• GRS PH 699: Teaching College Philosophy I
  The goals, contents, and methods of instruction in philosophy. General teaching-learning issues. Required of all teaching fellows.
• GRS PH 801: Ancient Philosophy 1
  An advanced study of works by either Plato or Aristotle.
• GRS PH 810: Topics in Modern Philosophy
  Topics vary.
• GRS PH 811: Topics in the Philosophy of Kant I
  
• GRS PH 819: Ethics
  An advanced study of ethics.
• GRS PH 820: Contemporary Philosophy
  An advanced study of contemporary philosophy.
• GRS PH 850: Ethics
  Examines the origins of two familiar distinctions (1. the good versus the right; 2. sentiment versus reason). Tries to make sense of the eighteenth century approaches to these issues, as well as the continuity of those approaches with related twentieth and twenty-first century ethical theory.
• GRS PH 880: Topics in Philosophy I
  No description currently available.
• 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
  Topic for Spring 2016: Philosophy of Cosmology.
• GRS PH 901: Directed Research on Thesis
  
• GRS PH 902: Directed Research on Thesis
  

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