Current Materials (Spring, 2009)
Fall 2013
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Spring 2013
View Spring 2013 Course Descriptions Here
Professor Albert Borgmann
PHL 110E: Introduction to Ethics, Syllabus
PHL 510: Philosophy Forum Colloquium, Syllabus
Professor Patrick Burke
PHL 210E: Moral Philosophy, Syllabus
Professor Bridget Clarke
PHL 499: Senior Seminar
Professor Armond Duwell
PHL 233: Introduction to Logic: Deduction, Syllabus
PHL 445: Central Issues in Philosophy of Science, Syllabus
Professor Soazig Le Bihan
PHL 262Y: History of Modern Philosophy, Syllabus
PHL 391: Darwin and Design, Syllabus
Professor Paul Muench
PHL 102: Introduction to Existentialism, Syllabus
PHL 391: ST: The Art of Living, Syllabus
Professor Christopher Preston
PHL 112E: Introduction to Ethics and the Environment, Syllabus
PHL 504: Environmental Philsophy, Syllabus
Professor David Sherman
PHL 391: ST: Marx
PHL 468: The Frankfurt School
Professor Deborah Slicer
PHL 429: Philosophy in Literature
Professor Matt Strohl
PHL 110E: Introduction to Ethics, Syllabus
PHL 466: Aristotle, Syllabus
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Fall 2012
Course Descriptions of Fall 2012 Philosophy Courses - Click Here
Professor Albert Borgmann
PHL 110E: Introduction to Ethics
PHL 501: Worlds of Science/Technology
PHL 510: Philosophy Colloquium
Professor Patrick Burke
PHL 112E Introduction to Ethics and the Environment (Course taught in Hamilton)
PHL 233: Introduction to Logic
Professor Bridget Clarke
PHL 502: Topics in Value Theory
Professor Armond Duwell
PHL 241H: History and Philosophy of Science
Professor Tom Huff
Philosophy 114E: Introduction to Pollitical Ethics
Professor Sozig Le Bihan
PHL 462: Early Modern Philosophy: Hume
Class website: http://www.soaziglebihan.org/1208-PHL463.php.
Professor Paul Muench
PHL 405: Frege and Early Wittgenstein
Professor David Sherman
PHL 101: Introduction to Philosophy
PHL 449: Political Philosophy of Kant and Hegel
Professor Deborah Slicer
PHL 210E: Moral Philosophy
- Syllabus
- Presentation Guidelines
- Reading Questions
- Grammar Guide
- Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper
- "A Critique of Utilitarianism," Bernard Williams
- "The Experience Machine," Robert Nozick
- "Classical Utilitarianism," Jeremy Bentham
- "Chapter XV: The Value of Philosophy," Bertrand Russell
- "Reflections on Suffering," Bertrand Russell
- "Famine, Affluence, and Morality," Peter Singer and "World Hunger and Moral Obligation: The Case Against Singer," John Arthur
- "Capital Punishment" - van den Haag and Bedau
- "Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving the Natural Environment"
- "Is that all there is?"
- The Abstract Wild
- 4th Paper Assignment
- "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," King Jr.
PHL 422: Environmental Philosophy
Professor Matt Strohl
PHL 110E: Introduction to Ethics
PHL 261Y: History of Ancient Philosophy
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Spring 2012
Professor Albert Borgmann
PHL 114E: Introduction to Political Ethics
PHL 510: Philosophy Forum Colloquium
Professor Patrick Burke
PHL 110E: Introduction to Ethics
Professor Bridget Clarke
PHL 210E: Moral Philosophy
Professor Armond Duwell
PHL 110E: Introduction to Ethics
PHL 233: Introduction to Logic: Deduction
PHL 406: Metaphysics
Professor Tom Huff
PHL 502: Philosophy of Law
Professor Soazig Le Bihan
PHL 262Y: History of Modern Philosophy
PHL 501: Philosophical Foundations of Ecology
Professor Fred McGlynn
PHL 110E: Introduction to Ethics
Professor Paul Muench
PHL 467: Kierkegaard's Ironic Socrates
- Syllabus
Professor Christopher Preston
PHL 112E: Introduction to Ethics and the Environment
PHL 499: Senior Seminar
Professor Matt Strohl
PHL 110E: Introduction to Ethics
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Fall 2011
Professor Albert Borgmann
PHL 110E: Introduction to Ethics
PHL 502: Topics in Value Theory: Justice and Good Society
PHL 510: Philosophy Colloquium
Professor David Clark
PHL 233: Introduction to Logic: Deduction
PHL 405: 20th Century Analytic Philosophy
Professor Thomas Huff
PHL 114E: Introduction to Political Ethics
Professor Fred McGlynn
PHL 110E: Introduction to Ethics sections 1 and 2
Professor David Sherman
PHL 101: Introduction to Philosophy
PHL 391: Special Topics: Marx
PHL 468: Sartre
Professor Deborah Slicer
PHL 210E: Moral Philosophy
- Syllabus
- Presentation Guidelines
- Reading Questions
- Grammar Guide
- Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper
- "A Critique of Utilitarianism," Bernard Williams
- "The Experience Machine," Robert Nozick
- "Classical Utilitarianism," Jeremy Bentham
- "Chapter XV: The Value of Philosophy," Bertrand Russell
- "Reflections on Suffering," Bertrand Russell
- "Famine, Affluence, and Morality," Peter Singer and "World Hunger and Moral Obligation: The Case Against Singer," John Arthur
- "Capital Punishment" - van den Haag and Bedau
- "Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving the Natural Environment"
- "Is that all there is?"
- "How to be Good," MacFarquhar article on Parfit
- The Abstract Wild
PHL 412: Just War Theory
- Syllabus
- Presentation Guidelines
- Discussion Questions
- "The Dangers of a Nuclear Iran"
- "The Home Front"
- "Soldiers Stories"
- "The Consequentialist: How the Arab Spring Remade Obama's Foreign Policy"
- "The Kill Company"
- "Washington's Phantom Wars"
- "War Machines: Recruiting Robots for Combat"
- "The Experiment"
- "How al Qaeda Works"
- "Terrorism after the Revolution"
- 'The Mastermind"
- "Hellhole"
- "Predator War"
- "Iran and the Bomb"
PHL 504: Topics in Environmental Philosophy
- Syllabus
- "Nussbaum"
- "Elephant Crackup"
- "Horse Heaven"
- "The Old Way"
- "Animal Liberation"
- "Animals Property or Persons"
- "All Animals are not Equal"
- "The Mind of the Horse"
- "Anything but Argument"
- "Eating Meat Eating People"
- "Shooting an Elephant"
Professor Matthew Strohl
PHL 261Y: History of Ancient Philosophy
PHL 427: Topics in Philosophy of Art: Aesthetics
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Spring 2011
Professor Albert Borgmann
PHL 464: Kant
PHL 501: The Duty to Understand Science and Technology
PHL 510: Philosophy Forum Seminar (Colloquium)
Professor Patrick Burke
PHL 110E: Introduction to Ethics
Professor Bridget Clarke
PHL311E: Moral Philosophy
Professor David Clark
PHL 233 Introduction to Logic: Deduction
Professor Armond Duwell
Not teaching spring 2011
Professor Soazig Le Bihan
PHL 262Y: History of Modern Philosophy
- Syllabus
- Course website: http://www.soaziglebihan.org/1101-PHL262.php
Professor Fred McGlynn
PHL 110E: Introduction to Ethics
Professor Paul Muench
PHL 427: Topics in Philosophy of Film
PHL 467: Nietzsche
Professor Christopher Preston
PHL 112E: Introduction to Ethics and the Environment
PHL 423: Feminist Philosophy
PHL 504: Topics in Environmental Philosophy
Professor David Sherman
PHL 102: Introduction to Existentialism
PHL 499: Senior Seminar
PHL 468: Contemporary Critical Theory
Professor Deborah Slicer
PHL 110E: Introduction to Ethics
- Syllabus
- Reading Questions
- Grammar Guide
- Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper
- A Critique of Utilitarianism, Bernard Williams
- The Experience Machine, Robert Nozick
- Classical Utilitarianism, Jeremy Bentham
- Chapter XV: The Value of Philosophy, Bertrand Russell
- Reflections on Suffering, Bertrand Russell
- Famine, Affluence, and Morality, Peter Singer and World Hunger and Moral Obligation: The Case Against Singer, John Arthur
- Capital Punishment, Hugo Adam Bedau
- Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving the Natural Environment
- Sample Student Paper
- Sample Student Paper 2
Professor Matt Strohl
Professor Richard Walton
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