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Year at a Glance Courses 2026-2027

Tentative schedule of Philosophy courses by quarter for the 2026-2027 annual school year. Changes happen often. If you are planning ahead, please check this tentative schedule weekly for updates.

THIS SCHEDULE IS TENTATIVE
Most recent update: October 26, 2026
Course Fall 2026 Winter 2027 Spring 2027
Lower
Division

Phil-001: Intro to Philosophy, A. Kocurek

TTh 9:30-10:50am
40 seats

Phil-001: Intro to Philosophy, G. Sher

Phil-001: Intro to Philosophy, M. Vargas

Phil-010: Introduction to Logic, J. Carr

MW 1-1:50pm
200 seats

Phil-010: Introduction to Logic, R. Rudolph

Phil-010: Introduction to Logic, A. Kocurek

Phil-012: Scientific Reasoning, K. Kovaka

Phil-012: Scientific Reasoning, K. McKenzie

Phil-013: Intro to Phil. Ethics, A. Lamey

MWF 12-12:50pm
136 seats

 

Phil-014: The Nature of Reality, C. Shields

Phil-023: Philosophy of AI, E. Chen

Phil-024: Science and Pseudoscience, C. Callender

Phil-027: Ethics and Society, R. Brandt

MW 10-10:50am
300 seats

Phil-027: Ethics and Society, R. Brandt

Phil-027: Ethics and Society, S. Bazargan-Forward

Phil-028: Ethics and Society II, A. Lamey

MW 4-4:50pm
256 seats

Phil-028: Ethics and Society II, A. Lamey

Phil-028: Ethics and Society II, D. Nelkin

Phil-035: Philosophy of the Americas, M. Vargas

TTh 12:30-1:50pm
70 seats

Phil-033: Philosophy between Reason and Despair, C. Tolley

Phil-031: Ancient Philosophy, M. Johnson

Phil-050: Law and Society, Y. Yuan

TTh 9:30-10:50am
133 seats

 

 

Phil-031: Philosophy and the Rise of Modern Science, Bosco Garcia

Phil-051: Climate Ethics, K. Kovaka

MWF 11-11:50am
66 seats

Phil-087: First-year Seminar, K. Kovaka

M 4-4:50pm
20 seats
History of
Philosophy

Phil-110: History of Phil., Ancient, M. Johnson

TTh 11-12:20pm
restricted to majors

Phil-111: History of Phil., Early Modern, E. Watkins

Phil-112: History of Phil., Late Modern, M. Hardimon
Logic

Phil-120: Symbolic Logic, J. Carr

MW 4-5:20pm
60 seats

Phil-120: Symbolic Logic, J. Carr
Moral and
Political

Phil-159: Metaethics, D. Brink

MWF 10-10:50am
40 seats

Phil-161: Topics in the History of Ethics, D. Brink

Phil-160: Ethical Theory, Y. Yuan

Phil-167: Contemporary Political Philosophy, S. Bazargan-Forward

11-11:50am
40 seats

 

Phil-172: Topics in Political Philosophy, A. Lamey
Epistemology
& Metaphysics

Phil-134: Philosophy of Language, J. Cohen

MWF 11-11:50am
40 seats

Phil-132: Epistemology, G. Sher

Phil-130: Metaphysics, K. McKenzie

Phil-136: Philosophy of Mind, C. Shields

TTh 8-9:20
40 seats

Phil-131: Topics in Metaphysics, E. Watkins
Science

Phil-147: Philosophy of Biology, K. Kovaka

MWF 9-9:50am
40 seats

Phil-145: Philosophy of Science, K. McKenzie

Phil-149: Philosophy of Psychology, M. Fulkerson

Phil-146: Philosophy of Physics, C. Callender

Phil-150: Philosophy of Cognitive Science, J. Cohen
Upper
Division
Electives

Phil-142: Philosophy of Emotion, M. Fulkerson

MWF 12-12:50pm
40 seats

Phil-101: Aristotle, C. Shields

Phil-100: Plato, M. Johnson

Phil-153: Philosophy and Animals, A. Lamey

TTh 12:30-1:50pm
40 seats

Phil-137: Moral Psychology, M. Fulkerson

Phil-108: Nineteenth-Century Philosophy, C. Tolley

Phil-168: Philosophy of Law, S. Bazargan-Forward

MWF 1-1:50pm
40 seats

Phil-140: Free Will, D. Nelkin

Phil-122: Advanced Topics in Logic, G. Sher

Phil-173: Topics in Bioethics, D. Nelkin

TTh 9:30-10:50am
40 seats

Phil-148: Philosophy and the Environment, K. Kovaka

 Phil-138: Moral Responsibility, M. Vargas

Phil-176: Philosophy of Culture, M. Vargas

TTh 2-3:20pm
40 seats

 Phil-162 Contemporary Moral Problems, A. Lamey

Phil-141: Meaning of Life, S. Rickless

Phil-189: Applied Ethics, R. Brandt

TBD
By interview only

 Phil-163: Bioethics, R. Brandt

Phil-174: Data Ethics, R. Brandt
Phil-165: Freedom, Equality, and the Law, D. Brink

Phil-181: Existentialism, D. Cohen
Phil-170: Philosophy of Race, M. Hardimon
Phil-175: Aesthetics, C. Tolley
Methods
Colleges
Graduate
Seminars

Phil-202: Core Ethics,
D. Brink & C. Shields

Tu 1-3:50pm

Phil-204A: Core Philosophy of Science, N. Cartwright

 Phil-222: Philosophy of Logic, A. Kocurek

Phil-210: Greek Philosophy, M. Johnson

W 11-1:50pm

 Phil-206A: Core Epistemology, J. Carr Phil-267: Political Philosophy, Y. Yuan

Phil-220: Agency, Responsibility and Freedom, M. Fulkerson & D. Nelkin

Th 1-3:20pm

 Phil-234: Philosophy of Language, R. Rudolph Phil-285: Special Topics, M. Hardimon