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PHIL 1100
Course Description
A general introduction to some of the main topics, texts, and methods of philosophy. Topics may include the existence of God, the nature of mind and its relation to the body, causation, free will, knowledge ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Nichols, S
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- F Uris Hall 398
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Staff
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- F A D White House 110
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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- R Rockefeller Hall 187
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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- R Rockefeller Hall 185
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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- F Uris Hall 302
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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PHIL 1110
Course Description
This First-Year Writing Seminar is about using philosophy and everyday life and provides the opportunity to write extensively about these issues. Topics vary by section. view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Ethics and Employment
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 348
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Milhim, M
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Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Topic: FWS: Ethics of AI
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- MW Uris Hall 204
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Taraz, F
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Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
PHIL 1111
Course Description
This First-Year Writing Seminar discusses problems in philosophy and gives the opportunity to write about them. Topics vary by section. view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Knowledge in a Social World
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 144
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Turyn, G
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Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
PHIL 1112
Course Description
This First-Year Writing Seminar offers the opportunity to discuss and write about philosophy. Topics vary by section. view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Reading de Beauvoir
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Shi, L
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Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Dreaming, Hallucinations, and Imagination
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- MW Uris Hall 498
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Aviles Meza, E
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Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Ancient Philosophy Meets Cognitive Sciences
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 144
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
De Leonardis, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
PHIL 1920
Course Description
This course introduces students to political theory as a distinctive mode of political inquiry. By surveying the wide range of forms through which political theory has been practiced-such as treatises, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 1615
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Physical Sciences Building 120
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Frank, J
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- M White Hall 104
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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- M Stimson Hall 206
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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- F Uris Hall 398
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- F Uris Hall 398
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PHIL 2220
Course Description
A survey of Western philosophy in the 17th and 18th centuries: Descartes, Locke, Spinoza, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. We focus largely on epistemology (ideas, skepticism, belief, knowledge, science) ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Baker Laboratory 119
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Mitchell, S
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- F Uris Hall 204
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Staff
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- F Rockefeller Hall 128
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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- R Rockefeller Hall B16
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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PHIL 2300
Course Description
This course will survey a number of famous paradoxes about the nature of time, identity, logic, science, belief, decision, and value. Some of these paradoxes have widely accepted answers, but many do not. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COGST 2305
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Ives Hall 105
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Zhou, L
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- R Upson Hall 102
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Staff
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- F Statler Hall 441
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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PHIL 2310
Course Description
Covers sentential languages, the truth-functional connectives, and their logic; first-order languages, the quantifiers every and some, and their logic. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COGST 2310
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Morrill Hall 107
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Hodes, H
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Staff
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PHIL 2415
Course Description
This course is an introduction to the moral mind from philosophical and psychological perspectives. Many traditional philosophical problems about morality are being illuminated by current work in cognitive ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COGST 2415, PSYCH 2415
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Rockefeller Hall 230
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Paskell, M
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- R Sibley Hall 115
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Staff
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- F Morrill Hall 111
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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PHIL 2455
Course Description
Bioethics is the study of ethical questions raised by advances in the medical field. Questions we'll discuss will include: Is it morally permissible to advance a patient's death, at his or her request, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: SHUM 2455, STS 2451
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Markovits, J
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- F Morrill Hall 110
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Staff
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- F Uris Hall 498
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Staff
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- F Uris Hall G26
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Staff
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PHIL 2471
Course Description
This course surveys a range of ethical issues that arise in professional engineering, and provides discussion-based practice in analyzing and addressing them. Using normative frameworks from professional ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGRG 3600, STS 3601
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- MW Phillips Hall 213
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Goetze, T
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PHIL 2540
Course Description
This course will survey the rich and sophisticated tradition of Indian philosophical thought from its beginnings in the speculations of Upanishads, surveying debates between Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3344, CLASS 3674, RELST 3344
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MWF Rockefeller Hall 128
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
McCrea, L
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PHIL 2611
Course Description
This course will introduce students to some central questions in epistemology (often defined as the philosophical study of knowledge), using both contemporary and historical readings. For example, we will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Rockefeller Hall B16
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Staff
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PHIL 2640
Course Description
This course is an introduction to some of the central questions in metaphysics--the study of what there is and how it works. Possible topics include persistence through change, freedom of the will, the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Ives Hall 116
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Zhou, L
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Instruction Mode: In Person
PHIL 2650
Course Description
This course offers an introduction to the philosophy of race. It canvasses key debates in the field concerning the metaphysical status of race, the relationship between the concept of race and racism (and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 2650
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Morrill Hall 111
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Yost, B
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Instruction Mode: In Person
PHIL 2945
Course Description
This course examines controversies in the theory and history of civil disobedience. Do citizens have obligations to obey unjust laws? Can law breaking ever be civil rather than criminal? Do disruptive ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2785, GOVT 2785
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Sibley Hall 157
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Livingston, A
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- T Morrill Hall 110
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Staff
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- T White Hall 110
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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PHIL 2960
Course Description
Politicians, scientists, and citizens worldwide face many environmental issues today, but they are neither simple nor straightforward. Moreover, there are many ways to understand how we have, do, and could ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 2061, STS 2061
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Morrill Hall 106
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Parrenas, J
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Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment limited to: seniors, juniors, and sophomores; first-year students by permission of instructor. If you are unable to enroll, please add yourself to the waitlist: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc91BggH--E_bZgqqqM--ISUz5xkL80aD1Mh0y-zulyGRXf8Q/viewform?usp=pp_url.
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- W Morrill Hall 102
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Parrenas, J
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- W Morrill Hall 110
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Parrenas, J
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- W White Hall 104
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Parrenas, J
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- W Morrill Hall 110
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Parrenas, J
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PHIL 2990
Course Description
This course explores the meaning of Law and Society, which is an interdisciplinary study of the interactive nature of legal and social forces. A law and society perspective places law in its historical, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Gleeson, S
Hans, G
Shoemaker, D
Verhoeven, C
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PHIL 3202
Course Description
We will study several of Plato's major dialogues, including the Apology, the Meno, Phaedo, and Republic. Topics include knowledge and reality, morality and happiness, and the nature of the soul. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CLASS 3669, PHIL 6202
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Rockefeller Hall 112
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Kamtekar, R
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- F Uris Hall 204
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 3669
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Staff
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PHIL 3210
Course Description
A selective survey of Western philosophical thought from the fourth to the 14th century. Topics include the problem of universals, the theory of knowledge and truth, the nature of free choice and practical ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 3210, RELST 3150
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Morrill Hall 107
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
MacDonald, S
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PHIL 3231
Course Description
This course introduces students to Kant's moral philosophy, focusing on his normative ethics. We will pay special attention to how Kant's emphasis on virtue in his later ethical writings enables a response ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Yost, B
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Instruction Mode: In Person
PHIL 3310
Course Description
A mathematical study of the formal languages of standard first-order propositional and predicate logic, including their syntax, semantics, and deductive systems. The basic apparatus of model theory will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COGST 3310, MATH 3810, PHIL 6310
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 128
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Hodes, H
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- R Morrill Hall 111
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Staff
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PHIL 3455
Course Description
This course is about the surprisingly intricate relationship between humor and morality. We will investigate several theories of humor (theories of what makes things funny), we then turn our attention ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Morrill Hall 111
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Shoemaker, D
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PHIL 3525
Course Description
The dominant strains in Euro-American philosophy tend either to erase or underplay the participation in and contributions to the constitution of Western philosophy of philosophers from the global African ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3402
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Uris Hall 498
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Taiwo, O
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Instruction Mode: In Person
PHIL 3700
Course Description
Concepts are properties of individuals that approximately correspond to word meanings. They play a role in Linguistics, Cognitive Science, Philosophy, and Artificial Intelligence. The course looks at ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COGST 3330, LING 3333
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Morrill Hall 102
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rooth, M
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Instruction Mode: In Person
PHIL 3900
Course Description
To be taken only in exceptional circumstances. Must be arranged by the student with his or her advisor and the faculty member who has agreed to direct the study. view course details
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Nichols, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Department Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Manne, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Department Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Brennan, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Department Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Marmor, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Department Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Hodes, H
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Department Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
MacDonald, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Department Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Yost, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Department Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Pereboom, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Department Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Silins, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Starr, W
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Kamtekar, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Markovits, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Manne, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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PHIL 3915
Course Description
Moral Psychology in Action is an applied psychology course for students who want to make a difference in the world through ethical leadership and positive contributions in organizations, and who are drawn ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COGST 4940, HD 4940, PSYCH 4940
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Uris Hall 303
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Anderson, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
PHIL 4110
Course Description
Reading and translation of Greek philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GREEK 7161, PHIL 6010
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
PHIL 4200
Course Description
Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. Topics vary by instructors. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4662, CLASS 7173, PHIL 6200
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Stoic Ethics through Seneca's Letters
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 232
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Brittain, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
PHIL 4215
Course Description
Advanced discussion of a topic in medieval philosophy. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 6210, PHIL 6210, RELST 4215, RELST 6210
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Aquinas
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall 232
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
MacDonald, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
PHIL 4220
Course Description
Advanced discussion of topics or authors in modern Western philosophy (circa the 17th and 18th centuries). view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 6220
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Kant's Metaphysics and Epistemology
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall 232
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Pereboom, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
PHIL 4490
Course Description
Feminist approaches to questions in metaphysics, epistemology, language, and value theory. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 4491, PHIL 6490
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Manne, K
Starr, W
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
PHIL 4620
Course Description
Advanced discussion of a topic in Philosophy of Mind. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COGST 4625, COGST 6620, PHIL 6620
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Self-Knowledge and Self-Awareness
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall 232
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Silins, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
PHIL 4720
Course Description
What is the relationship between what words mean and how they are used? What is part of the grammar and what is a result of general reasoning? Pragmatics is often thought of as the study of how meaning ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COGST 4425, COGST 6425, LING 4425, LING 6425, PHIL 6720
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 111
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Abusch, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
PHIL 4900
Course Description
Majors in philosophy may choose to pursue writing of an honors thesis in their senior year. Students undertake research leading to the writing of an honors essay by the end of the final semester. Prospective ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
PHIL 4901
Course Description
Majors in philosophy may choose to pursue writing of an honors thesis in their senior year. Students undertake research leading to the writing of an honors essay by the end of the final semester. Prospective ... view course details
PHIL 6010
Course Description
Reading and translation of Greek Philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GREEK 7161, PHIL 4110
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
PHIL 6020
Course Description
Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 6020, RELST 6020
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
PHIL 6200
Course Description
Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. Topics vary by instructors. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4662, CLASS 7173, PHIL 4200
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Stoic Ethics through Seneca's Letters
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 232
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Brittain, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
PHIL 6202
Course Description
We will study several of Plato's major dialogues, including the Apology, the Meno, Phaedo, and Republic. Topics include knowledge and reality, morality and happiness, and the nature of the soul. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CLASS 3669, PHIL 3202
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Rockefeller Hall 112
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Kamtekar, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Uris Hall 204
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
PHIL 6210
Course Description
Graduate seminar covering a topic in medieval philosophy. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 6210, PHIL 4215, RELST 4215, RELST 6210
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Aquinas
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall 232
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
MacDonald, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
PHIL 6220
Course Description
Advanced discussion of topics or authors in modern Western philosophy (circa the 17th and 18th centuries). view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 4220
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Kant's Metaphysics and Epistemology
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall 232
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Pereboom, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
PHIL 6310
Course Description
A mathematical study of the formal languages of standard first-order propositional and predicate logic, including their syntax, semantics, and deductive systems. The basic apparatus of model theory will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COGST 3310, MATH 3810, PHIL 3310
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 128
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Hodes, H
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Morrill Hall 111
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
PHIL 6490
Course Description
Feminist approaches to questions in metaphysics, epistemology, language, and value theory. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 4491, PHIL 4490
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Manne, K
Starr, W
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
PHIL 6620
Course Description
Advanced discussion of a topic in Philosophy of Mind. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COGST 4625, COGST 6620, PHIL 4620
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Self-Knowledge and Self-Awareness
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall 232
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Silins, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
PHIL 6720
Course Description
What is the relationship between what words mean and how they are used? What is part of the grammar and what is a result of general reasoning? Pragmatics is often thought of as the study of how meaning ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COGST 4425, COGST 6425, LING 4425, LING 6425, PHIL 4720
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 111
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Abusch, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
PHIL 6731
Course Description
Uses the techniques introduced in Semantics I to analyze linguistic phenomena, including quantifier scope, ellipsis, and referential pronouns. Temporal and possible worlds semantics are introduced and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 6422
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall B06
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rooth, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
PHIL 6740
Course Description
Addresses current theoretical and empirical issues in semantics. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 7711
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Morrill Hall 226E
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Aparicio Terrasa, H
Murray, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
PHIL 7000
Course Description
Independent study for graduate students only. view course details
PHIL 7910
Course Description
Talks by philosophy graduate students sharing their current work and seeking feedback from fellow graduate students. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
PHIL 7950
Course Description
Invited talks in philosophy given by both outside speakers and members of the Cornell community. Enrollment for credit is required for first- and second-year philosophy graduate students. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment limited to: Philosophy graduate students.
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