Philosophy undergraduate course information
- Course descriptions - undergraduate calendar 2021-2022
- Online courses - policies and recommendations for successful enrolment
Email: philug@uwaterloo.ca
Philosophy program information and advising including advice about course planning, becoming a philosophy major or minor, plan modifications, student petitions and grievances:
Katy Fulfer, Undergraduate Officer
Office: Hagey Hall 324
For general inquiries about philosophy, gender & social justice or cognitive science including course enrolment, course overrides, application to graduate and course outlines:
Tawnessa Carter, Undergraduate Coordinator
Office: Hagey Hall 320
| Course Code | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| PHIL 101 | Challenging Ideas: An Introduction to Philosophy | C. Fehr |
| PHIL 121 | Moral Issues | |
| PHIL 145 | Critical Thinking | G. Andres |
| PHIL 215/ARBUS 202 | Professional and Business Ethics | G. Andres |
| PHIL 216 | Probability and Decision Making | G. Andres |
| PHIL 221 | Ethics | M. Doucet |
| PHIL 226 |
Biomedical Ethics
|
C. Lowry |
| PHIL 252/SCI 252 |
Quantum Mechanics for Everyone
|
D. Fraser |
| PHIL 255 |
Philosophy of Mind
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| PHIL 258 |
Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
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| PHIL 283/CLAS 261 | Great Works: Ancient and Medieval | J. Feke |
| PHIL 324 | Social and Political Philosophy | C. Lowry |
| PHIL 327/LS 351 | Philosophy of Law | |
| PHIL 350 | Topics in Epistemology | J. Turri |
| PHIL 463 | Studies in the Philosophy of Language: Language and Power | J. Saul |
| PHIL 422/GSJ 472 | Studies in Political Philosophy: Health, Punishment, and Carceral Medicine | A. Pitts |
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHIL 110A | Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality |
| PHIL 145 | Critical Thinking |
| PHIL 202/GSJ 222 | Gender Issues |
| PHIL 215/ARBUS 202 | Professional and Business Ethics |
| PHIL 240 | Introduction to Formal Logic |
| PHIL 251 | Metaphysics and Epistemology |
| PHIL 256 | Introduction to Cognitive Science |
| Course Code | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| PHIL 101 | Challenging Ideas: An Introduction to Philosophy | J. Feke |
| PHIL 121 | Moral Issues | M. Doucet |
| PHIL 145 | Critical Thinking | |
| PHIL 215/ARBUS 202 | Professional and Business Ethics | G. Andres |
| PHIL 226 |
Biomedical Ethics
|
B. Orend |
| PHIL 228 |
Ethics and Artificial Intelligence
|
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| PHIL 240 | Introduction to Formal Logic | G. Andres |
| PHIL 251 | Metaphysics and Epistemology | J. Turri |
| PHIL 256/PSYCH 256 | Introduction to Cognitive Science | C. Eliasmith |
| PHIL 320 | Topics in Value Theory: Happiness | B. Orend |
| PHIL 355 |
Topics in Metaphysics: Metaphysics of Race and Gender
|
J. Saul |
| PHIL 358 |
Topics in Philosophy of Science: Philosophy of Biology
|
C. Fehr |
| PHIL 407/GSJ 472 |
Studies in 19th- and 20th-Century Philosophy: Hannah Arendt
|
K. Fulfer |
| PHIL 422 |
Studies in Political Philosophy: Justice and Disability
|
C. Lowry |
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHIL 110B | Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics and Values |
| PHIL 145 | Critical Thinking |
| PHIL 201 | Philosophy of Sex and Love |
| PHIL 221 | Ethics |
| PHIL 265 |
The Existentialist Experience
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| PHIL 380 |
History of Ancient Philosophy
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