Studies Anglo-American ethics since 1900. While there are selected readings from G. E. Moore, W. D. Ross, A. J. Ayer, C. L. Stevenson and R. M. Hare, emphasis is on …
For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.
In this class, we'll first examine the question 'What is gender?' Then we'll look at ways in which gender can interact with traditional philosophical topics, including epistemology, philosophy of language, …
In this class, we'll be talking about philosophical issues at the intersection of sexuality, sexual experience, and gender experience. What is sexual consent? What is the relationship between sexual consent …
This class explores philosophical issues in the nature of mental health and mental illness. Topics may include: What is the difference between a mental illness and a physical illness? How …
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Examination of the nature and function of liberty in social theorists such as Adam Smith, JJ Rousseau, Ayn Rand, John Rawls, Robert Nozick. For more details on this class, please …
Topic changes from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Prerequisite: Philosophy majors.
For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.
This class is about some of the fascinating and mind-bending issues that arise in the intersection of logic, philosophy, mathematics, and computer science. Some of the issues we will discuss …
Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.
Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.
For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.
A survey of the political ideas and theories of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
A survey of the most important philosophers of the Modern Age.
Seminar on an Ethics Topic
A seminar on political theory and how the topics of rights and freedoms are incorporated.
A seminar on the nature of being and the world
A seminar on the nature and scope of knowledge.
A seminar on logic features and reasoning.