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  • PHIL 3810

    Sex, Sexuality, and Gender
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.51

    Last Taught

    Fall 2024

    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 and sexual morality? What is sexual orientation, and what is its relationship to sex and gender? Is there such a thing as biological sex? Is there a difference between sex and gender?

  • PHIL 3830

    Philosophy of Mental Health
     Rating

    —

     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    3.60

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    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 do we understand the difference between mental difference and mental dysfunction? Does our current approach to understanding mental health overly pathologize or medicalize people? What is a social contagion? What does it mean to be mentally healthy?

  • PHIL 4010

    Seminar for Majors
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.55

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    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.

  • PHIL 4020

    Seminar for Majors
     Rating

    4.00

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.87

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.

  • PHIL 4993

    Directed Reading and Research
     Rating

    —

     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    —

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    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/.

  • PHIL 4995

    Directed Reading and Research
     Rating

    4.00

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    —

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    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/.

  • PHIL 4999

    Senior Thesis
     Rating

    —

     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    —

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.

  • PHIL 5530

    Seminar on a Modern History of Philosophy Topic
     Rating

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     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    3.66

    Last Taught

    Fall 2024

    A survey of the most important philosophers of the Modern Age.

  • PHIL 5590

    Seminar on a Logic Topic
     Rating

    —

     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    —

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    A seminar on logic features and reasoning.

  • PHIL 7500

    First Year Seminar
     Rating

    —

     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    3.78

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Seminar for First Yr graduate students. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.