Spring 2025 Feature Courses
Course offerings vary slightly from term to term. The below descriptions are for the upcoming terms specific course offerings. For the official calendar descriptions see the Undergraduate Calendar
PHIL 246: Scientific Revolutions
How has scientific knowledge developed over time? Have some changes in scientific theory constituted scientific revolutions? In this course, students will analyze examples of scientific developments ranging from antiquity to modernity. Students will evaluate whether the concept of a "revolution" aptly describes past processes of theory change, and examine what drove natural philosophers and scientists to espouse one scientific theory over another. Specific topics may be drawn from the history and philosophy of chemistry, cosmology, evolutionary biology, geology, and physics.
| course code | course title | course location |
|---|---|---|
| PHIL 101 | Challenging Ideas: Intro to PHIL | on-campus |
| PHIL 121 | Moral Issues | on-campus |
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PHIL145 |
Critical Thinking |
on-campus online |
|
PHIL 201 |
Philosophy of Sex and Love |
online |
| PHIL 215 | Business Ethics |
online |
|
PHIL 221 |
Ethics |
online |
| PHIL 226 | Biomedical Ethics | on-campus |
| PHIL 246 | Scientific Revolutions | on-campus |
| PHIL 256 | Intro to Cognitive Science |
online |
| PHIL 283 | Great Works: Ancient and Medieval |
online |
| PHIL 324 | Social and Political Philosophy |
online |
| PHIL 327 | Philosophy of Law | on-campus |
| course code | course title | course location |
|---|---|---|
| PHIL 101 | Challenging Ideas: Intro to PHIL | on-campus |
|
PHIL 110A |
Knowledge and Reality |
online |
| PHIL 121 | Moral Issues | on-campus |
| PHIL 125 | Happiness | on-campus |
|
PHIL145 |
Critical Thinking |
on-campus online |
|
PHIL 201 |
Philosophy of Sex and Love |
online |
| PHIL 202 | Gender Issues | on-campus |
| PHIL 205 | Philosophy of Economics | on-campus |
| PHIL 208 | Philosophy of Science Fiction | on-campus |
| PHIL 215 | Business Ethics | on-campus |
|
PHIL 221 |
Ethics |
online |
| PHIL 226 | Biomedical Ethics | on-campus |
| PHIL 240 | Intro to Formal Logic | on-campus |
| PHIL 251 | Metaphysics and Epistemology | on-campus |
| PHIL 256 | Intro to Cognitive Science | on-campus |
| PHIL 258 | Philosophy of Science | on-campus |
| PHIL 260 | Ancient Science | on-campus |
| PHIL 271 | Science Ethics: Dogs | on-campus |
| PHIL 283 | Great Works: Ancient and Medieval | on-campus |
|
PHIL 324 |
Social & Political Philosophy |
online |
|
PHIL 320 / PHIL 420 |
Quantifying the Good: Utilitarianism and its Challenges | on-campus |
| PHIL 422 | Racial Justice Movements | on-campus |
| PHIL 463 | Feminist Perspective on Language | on-campus |
| PHIL 471 | Cosmology | on-campus |