Philosophy
The Philosophy Department offers summer courses that confront the main areas of philosophy: metaphysics, ethics and political philosophy, the philosophy of mind and language, and the history of philosophy.
For questions about specific courses, contact the department.
Courses
PHIL UN2101 is not a prerequisite for this course. Exposition and analysis of central philosophical problems as discussed by innovative thinkers from Aquinas through Kant. Authors include figures like Descartes, Elisabeth of Bohemia, Spinoza, Anne Conway, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume, Émilie du Châtelet, and Kant. ,
Course Number
PHIL2201S001Format
In-PersonSession
Session APoints
3 ptsSummer 2026
Times/Location
Mo 13:00-16:10We 13:00-16:10Section/Call Number
001/10491Enrollment
0 of 20Instructor
Jared Jones
Advanced introduction to classical sentential and predicate logic. No previous acquaintance with logic is required; nonetheless a willingness to master technicalities and to work at a certain level of abstraction is desirable.
Course Number
PHIL3411S001Format
In-PersonSession
Session APoints
3 ptsSummer 2026
Times/Location
Mo 09:00-12:10We 09:00-12:10Section/Call Number
001/10492Enrollment
0 of 20Instructor
Cornelia MayerCourse Number
PHIL3551S001Format
In-PersonSession
Session APoints
3 ptsSummer 2026
Times/Location
Tu 17:30-20:40Th 17:30-20:40Section/Call Number
001/10493Enrollment
0 of 20Instructor
Ye Eun JeongPrerequisites: One philosophy course This course is mainly an introduction to three influential approaches to normative ethics: utilitarianism, deontological views, and virtue ethics. We also consider the ethics of care, and selected topics in meta-ethics.
Course Number
PHIL3701S001Format
In-PersonSession
Session BPoints
3 ptsSummer 2026
Times/Location
Mo 13:00-16:10We 13:00-16:10Section/Call Number
001/10494Enrollment
0 of 20Instructor
Sara Wexler
What can we know? What is knowledge? How is it different from belief? Are there irrational beliefs? Are false beliefs a mark of irrationality? These are just some of the topics that we will explore as we read various classical works in epistemology.