PHIL 1740

Issues of Life and Death

New Add to Schedule

Course Description

Discipline(s): Artistic, Interpretive, & Philosophical Inquiry / Science & Society

Studies the fundamental principles underlying contemporary and historical discussions of such issues as abortion, euthanasia, suicide, pacifism, and political terror. Examines Utilitarian and anti-Utilitarian modes of thought about human life and the significance of death. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.


  • Jeffrey Carroll

     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    1.00

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2018

  • Rebecca Stangl

     Rating

    3.51

     Difficulty

    2.38

     GPA

    3.37

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

  • Benjamin Bagley

     Rating

    3.33

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.19

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2019

  • Matthew Andler

     Rating

    2.67

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2018

  • Sanaa Abrahams

     Rating

    2.56

     Difficulty

    3.67

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2022

  • Andrew Morgan

     Rating

    1.67

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.59

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2018

  • Matthew Tirrigan

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2011

  • Stephen Braun

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2011

  • Jason Craig

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2012

  • John Mahlan

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2017

  • Jesse Newton

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.42

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2013

  • Ty Landrum

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2010

  • Douglass Reed

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2010

  • Ralph DiFranco

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2012

  • Craig Thompson

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2014

  • Adam Blincoe

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2014

  • Ayca Boylu

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2010

  • Jonathan Barker

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2017

  • Yan Fung

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2019

  • Kirra Hyde

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2016

  • Nazim Adakli

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2016

  • Nathan Frank

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2022

  • Lily Greenway

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2017

  • Samuel Lundquist

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2023

  • Elyse Oakley

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2020

  • Katelyn Aberl

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2019

  • Travis Tanner

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2024

  • William Vincent

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2020

  • James Reed

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2024

  • Jacob Smith

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2024

  • To Announced

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025