Philosophy Major

Requirements

The major in philosophy consists of at least nine courses with the following distribution.

A student intending to do Honors Study must have a proposal approved by the department by the end of the junior year. Majors and minors in philosophy are strongly encouraged to participate in lectures, colloquia, and other activities sponsored by the Philosophy Department. One of the nine courses for the major may be a first-year seminar taught by a faculty member in Philosophy.

Required Courses

PHI 201HIST OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY

4

PHI 202HIST OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY

4

Students intending to major in philosophy should consider courses PHI 201 and PHI 202 as foundational courses for the major to be taken as early as possible.

At least one course in value theory or cultural criticism chosen from the following:

PHI 219/GWS 225FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY

4

PHI 228/ES 228ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY

4

PHI 229BIOETHICS

4

PHI 232TOLERANCE, INTOLER, INTOLERBL

4

PHI 234PHILOSOPHY OF LAW

4

PHI 251/AHI 296PHILOSOPHY OF ART

4

PHI 252/FLM 252PHILOSOPHY AND FILM

4

PHI 263BODY AND GENDER

4

At least one course in epistemology or metaphysics chosen from the following:

PHI 220PHILOSOPHY OF PERCEPTION

4

PHI 221THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

4

PHI 226PHILOSOPHY OF MIND

4

PHI 260/JS 260PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION

4

PHI 261THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE

4

At least one course in a major text. This requirement will typically be satisfied by the following:

PHI 320DARWIN & EVOLUTNRY THOUGHT

4

or

PHI 330MAJOR TEXTS

4

This requirement may also be satisfied by another relevant course or Individual Study with permission of the department.

One of the following:

PHI 440FSEM: METAPHYSICS

4

PHI 440GHAPPINESS

4

PHI 440NTHE DIVIDED SELF

4

PHI 440OMAIMONIDES' GUIDE FOR PERPLXED

4