Philosophy (PHIL)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

PHIL 1100

A general introduction to some of the main topics, texts, and methods of philosophy. Topics may include the existence of God, the nature of mind and its relation to the body, causation, free will, knowledge ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14851 PHIL 1100   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Mitchell, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14852 PHIL 1100   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14853 PHIL 1100   DIS 202

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14854 PHIL 1100   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14855 PHIL 1100   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14856 PHIL 1100   DIS 205

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14857 PHIL 1100   DIS 206

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14859 PHIL 1100   DIS 208

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 1110

This First-Year Writing Seminar is about using philosophy and everyday life and provides the opportunity to write extensively about these issues. Topics vary by section. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Democracy and its Philosophical Challenges

  •  3022 PHIL 1110   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Nguyen, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PHIL 1111

This First-Year Writing Seminar discusses problems in philosophy and gives the opportunity to write about them. Topics vary by section. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Existentialism

  •  3021 PHIL 1111   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Chakrabarty, U

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PHIL 1112

This First-Year Writing Seminar offers the opportunity to discuss and write about philosophy. Topics vary by section. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: New Philosophical Topics in Cognitive Science

  •  3023 PHIL 1112   SEM 101

    • MWF
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Choi, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: On Life & Death-Phil Puzzles of a Mortal Life

  •  3024 PHIL 1112   SEM 102

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Melamed, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Exploring Empathy

  •  3025 PHIL 1112   SEM 103

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Payne, Z

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: The Possibility of Artificial Agents

  •  3026 PHIL 1112   SEM 104

    • MWF
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Zhu, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Phil & Russian Lit-How Should One Live?

  •  3027 PHIL 1112   SEM 105

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Wang, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Borders, Immigration, and Citizenship

  •  3028 PHIL 1112   SEM 106

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Yost, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PHIL 1920

This course introduces students to political theory as a distinctive mode of political inquiry. By surveying the wide range of forms through which political theory has been practiced-such as treatises, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 1615

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13630 PHIL 1920   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Markell, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 13631 PHIL 1920   DIS 201

    • M
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 13632 PHIL 1920   DIS 202

    • M
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 13633 PHIL 1920   DIS 203

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 13634 PHIL 1920   DIS 204

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 13635 PHIL 1920   DIS 205

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 13636 PHIL 1920   DIS 206

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 1991

This course is designed for first year students interested in how ideas – across time and with changing valences – shape and help us navigate our world. At stake are conversations and contestations across ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GERST 1191, NES 1591

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7789 PHIL 1991   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Fleming, P

      Monroe, L

      Pereboom, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7790 PHIL 1991   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Pereboom, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7791 PHIL 1991   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7792 PHIL 1991   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Fleming, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2200

An introductory survey of ancient Greek philosophy from the so-called Presocratics (6th century BCE) through the Hellenistic period (1st century BCE) with special emphasis on the thought of Socrates, Plato, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CLASS 2661

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14860 PHIL 2200   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Brennan, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14861 PHIL 2200   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14862 PHIL 2200   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14863 PHIL 2200   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2220

A survey of Western philosophy in the 17th and 18th centuries: Descartes, Locke, Spinoza, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. We focus largely on epistemology (ideas, skepticism, belief, knowledge, science) ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14868 PHIL 2220   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Steinberg, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14869 PHIL 2220   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14870 PHIL 2220   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14871 PHIL 2220   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2410

This will be a lecture course on classic and contemporary work on central topics in ethics. The first third of the course will focus on metaethics: we will examine the meaning of moral claims and ask whether ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14872 PHIL 2410   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Mitchell, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14873 PHIL 2410   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14874 PHIL 2410   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14875 PHIL 2410   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2415

This course is an introduction to the moral mind from philosophical and psychological perspectives. Many traditional philosophical problems about morality are being illuminated by current work in cognitive ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COGST 2415, PSYCH 2415

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14978 PHIL 2415   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Paskell, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14979 PHIL 2415   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14980 PHIL 2415   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2455

Bioethics is the study of ethical questions raised by advances in the medical field. Questions we'll discuss will include: Is it morally permissible to advance a patient's death, at his or her request, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: SHUM 2455, STS 2451

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14965 PHIL 2455   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Markovits, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14966 PHIL 2455   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14967 PHIL 2455   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14968 PHIL 2455   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2471

This course surveys a range of ethical issues that arise in professional engineering, and provides discussion-based practice in analyzing and addressing them. Using normative frameworks from professional ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGRG 3600, STS 3601

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 13332 PHIL 2471   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Goetze, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2510

This course is an introduction to philosophy of the arts, with emphasis on contemporary visual art, and on recent theorizing about art. We will investigate questions such as: What is art? What is good ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14941 PHIL 2510   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Silins, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2960

Politicians, scientists, and citizens worldwide face many environmental issues today, but they are neither simple nor straightforward. Moreover, there are many ways to understand how we have, do, and could ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 2061, STS 2061

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8588 PHIL 2960   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Parrenas, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    If you are unable to enroll, please add yourself to the waitlist: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc91BggH--E_bZgqqqM--ISUz5xkL80aD1Mh0y-zulyGRXf8Q/viewform?usp=pp_url.

  •  8589 PHIL 2960   DIS 201

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Parrenas, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8590 PHIL 2960   DIS 202

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Parrenas, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8591 PHIL 2960   DIS 203

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Parrenas, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8592 PHIL 2960   DIS 204

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Parrenas, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2990

This course explores the meaning of Law and Society, which is an interdisciplinary study of the interactive nature of legal and social forces. A law and society perspective places law in its historical, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14991 PHIL 2990   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Gleeson, S

      Hans, G

      Shoemaker, D

      Verhoeven, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 3202

We will study several of Plato's major dialogues, including the Apology, the Meno, Phaedo, and Republic. Topics include knowledge and reality, morality and happiness, and the nature of the soul. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 3669, PHIL 6202, SHUM 3202

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14876 PHIL 3202   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Kamtekar, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 3212

An introduction to some of the major thinkers and philosophical developments in the Islamic world from the 9th to the 14th centuries CE. Figures include Muslim thinkers such as Al-Kindi, Al-Razi, Al-Farabi, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MEDVL 3212, NES 3212

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14997 PHIL 3212   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • MacDonald, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 3305

This course introduces the mathematical methods used in many areas of contemporary philosophy without any assumed mathematical background. It will also cover some of the basic applications of these methods ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14988 PHIL 3305   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Starr, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 3310

A mathematical study of the formal languages of standard first-order propositional and predicate logic, including their syntax, semantics, and deductive systems. The basic apparatus of model theory will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COGST 3310, MATH 3810, PHIL 6310

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14885 PHIL 3310   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Hodes, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14886 PHIL 3310   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 3455

This course is about the surprisingly intricate relationship between humor and morality. We will investigate several theories of humor (theories of what makes things funny), we then turn our attention ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SHUM 3455

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15001 PHIL 3455   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Shoemaker, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 3475

This course addresses central debates in the philosophy of legal punishment. We will analyze the leading theories of punishment, including the familiar retributivist and deterrent alternatives, as well ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SHUM 3475

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14989 PHIL 3475   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Yost, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 3900

To be taken only in exceptional circumstances. Must be arranged by the student with his or her advisor and the faculty member who has agreed to direct the study. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14891 PHIL 3900   IND 601

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    See https://as.cornell.edu/registrar/independent-study for more information on applying for Independent Study.

PHIL 3915

Moral Psychology in Action is an applied psychology course for students who want to make a difference in the world through ethical leadership and positive contributions in organizations, and who are drawn ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 4940, HD 4940, PSYCH 4940

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 14830 PHIL 3915   LEC 001

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Anderson, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 4002

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MEDVL 4002, RELST 4100

  • 1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14904 PHIL 4002   SEM 101

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • MacDonald, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 4200

Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. Topics vary by instructors. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 4662, CLASS 7173, PHIL 6200

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14907 PHIL 4200   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Brennan, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 4220

Advanced discussion of topics or authors in modern Western philosophy (circa the 17th and 18th centuries). view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 6220

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14909 PHIL 4220   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Steinberg, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 4430

Advanced discussion of a topic in social and political philosophy. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 7782, PHIL 6430

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14995 PHIL 4430   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Nguyen, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 4490

Feminist approaches to questions in metaphysics, epistemology, language, and value theory. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 4491, PHIL 6490

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14963 PHIL 4490   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Manne, K

      Starr, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 4620

This course will explore how perception works and what perception does, with an emphasis on issues in the theory of knowledge, philosophy of art, and social philosophy. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 4625, COGST 6620, PHIL 6620

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Self-Knowledge and Self-Awareness

  • 14937 PHIL 4620   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Kamtekar, R

      Nichols, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 4900

Majors in philosophy may choose to pursue writing of an honors thesis in their senior year. Students undertake research leading to the writing of an honors essay by the end of the final semester. Prospective ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Multi-Term

  • 14910 PHIL 4900   IND 601

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PHIL 4901

Majors in philosophy may choose to pursue writing of an honors thesis in their senior year. Students undertake research leading to the writing of an honors essay by the end of the final semester. Prospective ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14946 PHIL 4901   IND 601

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Shoemaker, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14947 PHIL 4901   IND 602

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Brennan, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14948 PHIL 4901   IND 603

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Hodes, H

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14949 PHIL 4901   IND 604

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • MacDonald, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14950 PHIL 4901   IND 605

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Steinberg, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14951 PHIL 4901   IND 606

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Pereboom, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14953 PHIL 4901   IND 608

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Silins, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14954 PHIL 4901   IND 609

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Marmor, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14955 PHIL 4901   IND 610

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Manne, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14956 PHIL 4901   IND 611

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Kamtekar, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14957 PHIL 4901   IND 612

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Manne, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14958 PHIL 4901   IND 613

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Starr, W

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14959 PHIL 4901   IND 614

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Atiq, E

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14960 PHIL 4901   IND 615

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Yost, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PHIL 6020

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 6020, RELST 6020

  • 1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14942 PHIL 6020   SEM 101

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • MacDonald, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6200

Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. Topics vary by instructors. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 4662, CLASS 7173, PHIL 4200

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14912 PHIL 6200   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Brennan, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6202

We will study several of Plato's major dialogues, including the Apology, the Meno, Phaedo, and Republic. Topics include knowledge and reality, morality and happiness, and the nature of the soul. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CLASS 3669, PHIL 3202, SHUM 3202

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14992 PHIL 6202   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Kamtekar, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14993 PHIL 6202   DIS 201

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14994 PHIL 6202   DIS 202

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6220

Advanced discussion of topics or authors in modern Western philosophy (circa the 17th and 18th centuries). view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 4220

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Kant's Metaphysics and Epistemology

  • 14977 PHIL 6220   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Steinberg, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6310

A mathematical study of the formal languages of standard first-order propositional and predicate logic, including their syntax, semantics, and deductive systems. The basic apparatus of model theory will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COGST 3310, MATH 3810, PHIL 3310

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14961 PHIL 6310   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Hodes, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14962 PHIL 6310   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6410

Graduate seminar covering a topic in ethics and value theory. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 7222

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14914 PHIL 6410   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6430

Advanced discussion of a topic in social and political philosophy. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 7782, PHIL 4430

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14939 PHIL 6430   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Nguyen, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6490

Feminist approaches to questions in metaphysics, epistemology, language, and value theory. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 4491, PHIL 4490

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14987 PHIL 6490   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Manne, K

      Starr, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6620

This course will explore how perception works and what perception does, with an emphasis on issues in the theory of knowledge, philosophy of art, and social philosophy. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 4625, COGST 6620, PHIL 4620

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Self-Knowledge and Self-Awareness

  • 14916 PHIL 6620   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Kamtekar, R

      Nichols, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 7000

Independent study for graduate students only. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14918 PHIL 7000   IND 601

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PHIL 7910

Talks by philosophy graduate students sharing their current work and seeking feedback from fellow graduate students. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 15000 PHIL 7910   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 7950

Invited talks in philosophy given by both outside speakers and members of the Cornell community. Enrollment for credit is required for first- and second-year philosophy graduate students. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 14996 PHIL 7950   LEC 001

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person