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Chair Brian Lightbody Professors Emeriti Wing-Cheuk Chan Professors Christine Daigle, Rajiv Kaushik, Brian Lightbody, Murray L. Miles, R. Raj Singh Associate Professors Michael Berman, Athena V. Colman, R. Dalvi Undergraduate Officer Rohit Dalvi Academic Advisor Liz Hay |
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Administrative Assistant Michelle Benson 905-688-5550, extension 4352 International Centre, Glenridge 573B brocku.ca/philosophy Philosophy, defined as the pursuit of wisdom, encompasses the exploration of the nature of reality, consciousness, values, knowledge, reason, argument and evidence. Students study not only the primary texts of the Western philosophical tradition, but also major texts of Indian and Chinese thought. Students are encouraged to investigate critically and dialectically their own views and values. |
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Students may take a combined major in Philosophy and a second discipline. For requirements in the other discipline, the student should consult the relevant department/centre. It should be noted that not all departments/centres provide a combined major option. Honours
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Students in other disciplines can obtain a Minor in Philosophy within their degree program by completing the following courses with a minimum 60 percent overall average:
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The Certificate in Ethics would be of particular interest to teachers, lawyers, social workers, therapists, psycho-therapists, counsellors, people who train volunteers, personnel managers, union organizers and market consultants who wish to add to existing qualifications or to acquire courses which might later be applied to a degree. Studies include the development of skills, such as assessing and evaluating ethical and moral arguments, generating principles of conduct, developing humane practices and policies, empathizing, abstracting the core from the periphery, questioning, accommodating, compromising, and self-presentation. University admission standards apply. This certificate provides an overview for interested people who do not wish to proceed to a degree or those who have already obtained a degree with a major other than Philosophy. Only under exceptional circumstances and with special permission from the department will applicants who are majoring in Philosophy or already have a degree with a major (or combined major) in Philosophy be admitted. Ethics (4 credits)
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The Certificate in Pre-Law would be of particular interest to teachers, lawyers, social workers, therapists, psycho-therapists, counsellors, people who train volunteers, personnel managers, union organizers and market consultants who wish to add to existing qualifications or to acquire courses which might later be applied to a degree, especially a law degree. Studies include the development of skills, such as assessing and evaluating ethical, moral and legal arguments, generating principles of conduct, developing humane practices and policies, empathizing, abstracting the core from the periphery, questioning, accommodating, compromising, and self-presentation. University admission standards apply. This certificate provides an overview for interested people who do not wish to proceed to a degree or those who have already obtained a degree with a major other than Philosophy. Only under exceptional circumstances and with special permission from the department will applicants who are majoring in Philosophy or already have a degree with a major (or combined major) in Philosophy be admitted. Pre-Law (4 Credits)
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The Department of Philosophy also offers a Master of Arts program, focusing on two areas: recent and contemporary European thought and Asian (especially Indian) thought. Candidates should have an Honours BA in philosophy; those with a Pass BA in philosophy or a degree in another discipline will be required to take additional courses. Students may choose either to complete two credits and write a thesis or to complete three credits and write a major essay. Graduate credits are to be obtained by completing courses designated at the 5(alpha)00 level. A course previously taken for 4(alpha)00 level credit may not be retaken for graduate credit. For further information please contact the Graduate Program Director. |
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Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met. Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophical Classics and Contemporary Life Contemporary problems viewed through a variety of philosophical writings. Students are encouraged to formulate and examine their own beliefs about freedom, knowledge, religion, love and questions of right and wrong. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PHIL 1F91, 1F93, 1F94, 1F95, 1F96 and 1F97 except with permission of the department. Introduction to Philosophy: Human Nature How do we see ourselves- Who are we- What are we- A critical analysis and evaluation of classical and contemporary views of human nature from a variety of philosophical and religious traditions. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PHIL 1F90, 1F93, 1F94, 1F95, 1F96 and 1F97 except with permission of the department. Introduction to Philosophy: The Foundations of the Present An attempt to place the philosophical issues which confront the reflective individual today in their historical context by examining the teachings and arguments which shape our views of such matters as body and soul, life after death, truth and knowledge, faith and moral responsibility. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PHIL 1F90, 1F91, 1F94, 1F95, 1F96 and 1F97 except with permission of the department. Introduction to Philosophy: Problems Central problems of philosophy as living questions for reflection, dialogue and debate, including: Is the external world really there- Does God exist- Can I really know anything- What is a person- Is everything permissible- Can my life have meaning- Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PHIL 1F90, 1F91, 1F93, 1F95, 1F96 and 1F97 except with permission of the department. Introduction to Philosophy: The Meaning of Life Exploration of theories and strategies (both ancient and contemporary) related to finding meaning in life, combating self-defeating behavior, and optimizing choices and results in dynamic field. Authors may include: Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, Susan Wolf, Michael Bratman, Richard Holton, L.A. Paul, Agnes Callard, and Edward McClennen. Lectures, Seminar, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PHIL 1F90, 1F91, 1F93, 1F94, 1F96 and 1F97 except with permission of the department. Introduction to Philosophy: Narratives of Reason Examinations of practical, instrumental and theoretical rationality as expressed in the tensions between self and other, ethics and politics, religion and science, reality and fantasy. Authors may include: Plato, Descartes, Machiavelli, Kant, Freud, Zemyatin, and Asimov. Lectures, Seminar, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PHIL 1F90, 1F91, 1F93, 1F94, 1F95 and 1F97 except with permission of the department. Introduction to Philosophy: Why Philosophize? Examination of the most fundamental questions: What is philosophy? Why should we do it? What is “thinking about thinking”? Philosophy as a personal and social exercise with ethical, political, and economic implications, explored in part through the pedagogy of philosophy. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PHIL 1F90, 1F91, 1F93, 1F94, 1F95 and 1F96 except with permission of the department. Pre-Socratics to Plato Survey of Western philosophy from its birth in the Pre-Socratics (sixth century BC) to Plato. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Growth of Greek Philosophy: Aristotle and Beyond Survey of Western philosophy from Aristotle, the Hellenistic schools (Epicurean, Stoic, Sceptic) to Plotinus (third century AD). Lectures, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Early Modern Philosophy: The Rationalists Classical philosophies of Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries as found in the writings of the Continental Rationalists (Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz). Lectures, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Early Modern Philosophy: The Empiricists Classical philosophies of England, Ireland and Scotland in the 17th and 18th centuries as found in the writings of the British Empiricists (Locke, Berkeley and Hume). Lectures, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Reason and Experience Arguments and debates concerning reason and experience in 17th- and 18th-century philosophy. Key figures may include Descartes, Malebranche, Locke, Spinoza and Hume. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Ethics: Major Ethical Theories and Philosophies of Life Examines Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Mill and contemporary thinkers. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Indian Philosophy: An Introduction to Hindu Thought Hindu thought beginning with the Vedic myths, through the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita to the systems of the Vedanta. Topics include Karma, reincarnation, altered states of consciousness, Maya, the problem of knowledge, the role and nature of God, the theory and practice of yoga. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in INTC 2P12. Indian Philosophy: An Introduction to Buddhist Thought Buddhist thought from Prince Siddhartha's enlightenment and subsequent Deer Park Sermon (the basis of Hinayana) through the Perfection of Wisdom to Madhyamika Buddhism (the Mahayana representative) to Zen (the silence of the Buddha). Topics include Nirvana, non-self, one-hand clapping. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in INTC 2P13. The Beginnings of Existential Thinking The sources of both theistic and atheistic lived philosophy in such figures as Kierkegaard and Nietzsche. Lectures, 3 hours per week Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. The Growth of Existential Thinking The work of such philosophers as Heidegger, Sartre and Camus. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Existentialism Origins, growth and development of this lived philosophy from Kierkegaard to Camus. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Introduction to Chinese Philosophy Confucian, Taoist and Chinese Buddhist philosophical traditions examined in conjunction with appropriate texts. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in INTC 2P17. Postmodernism Philosophical perspectives arising from Nietzche and Heidegger emphasizing ethics, politics, language and ontology. Readings may include Nancy, Baudrillard, Virilio, Lyotard, Foucault, Deleuze and Guattari. Lectures, 3 hours per week Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Abrahamic Religious Thought Roots of the monotheisms of Judaism, Christianity and Islam: Who and what is God? What is our relationship to God? What are the ethical bases of religion? What is the nature of faith? Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Introduction to Logic Modern deductive logic. Development of the ability to analyse arguments in order to determine their worth. Arguments will be symbolized in order to clarify their form and to determine their validity or invalidity. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Creatures, Cyborgs and Carnality Engaging critical issues such as human nature, self-identity, religion, society, ethics, politics, economics, science and technology in classic, contemporary and award-winning science fiction stories and novels. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Philosophical Psychology Thinkers and the philosophical debates which inform psycho-analytic/psychological theory, including Brentano, Freud, Sartre, Ricoeur, Lacan, as well as more contemporary thinkers such as Nancy, Lacoue-Labarthe. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL or PSYC credit or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Bioethics (also offered as BIOL 2P95) Value conflicts and moral dilemmas in biology and medicine. Emphasis on specific case studies in reproductive interventions, medical experimentation, concepts of "health" and "disease", modification of behaviour, lifestyle choices, allocation of scarce or expensive medical resources, and death and dying. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL or BIOL credit or permission of the instructor. Note: may count as an elective, but not as a major credit in an Honours BIOL (single or combined) program. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Philosophy of Religion Traditional issues, such as the proofs for the existence of God, the problem of evil, the relationship of faith to reason and the nature of religious knowledge. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one credit in PHIL or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Philosophy in Literature Philosophical issues in literature, such as writing, phenomenology of language, the nature of meaning, the role of the reader, literary work of art, problems of freedom, determinism and values. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Gender Ethics and Sexuality Application of ethics to questions of human sexuality. Topics include sexual values, the semantics of sex, the concepts of the romantic and eternal-feminine, respect for the personhood of women, censorship, pornography, legal enforcement of morality, sex in advertising, prostitution and AIDS. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Indigenous Ways of Knowing (also offered as CANA 2Q91 and EDUC 2Q91) Exploration of philosophical and practical applications of Indigenous epistemologies and ontologies in the context of education and civilization. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PHIL 2Q90. The Philosophy of Art (also offered as VISA 2Q98) Classical theories of art through analysis of painting, photography, video, film, music and drama examining such concepts as beauty, creativity, artistic intention, perception, interpretation, and the nature and possible role of art. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99, or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Selected Topics in Philosophy Selected issues on the basis of faculty expertise. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one credit in PHIL or permission of the instructor. Theory of Knowledge Fundamental distinctions in the theory of knowledge, such as knowledge and belief, the empirical and the a priori, analytic/synthetic, scientific versus metaphysical knowledge. Lecture, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Metaphysics Major problems of metaphysics, considering the question of what there is. Topics may include the nature of space and time, the mind-body relation, substance and property, universals and particulars, causation, identity and personal identity. Lecture, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. The Technological Dimension Philosophical perspectives on technology. Key thinkers may include Heidegger, Ellul, Baudrillard, Stiegler, Borgmann, or Gehlen. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. The Rise of Christian Philosophy (also offered as MARS 3P19) Philosophy from the patristic period through Erigena and Anselm up to and including the 12th-century Renaissance. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Contemporary Feminist Philosophy (also offered as WGST 3P63) Feminist thinkers and the philosophical debates which inform contemporary feminist theory including, but not limited to, questions of race, class, gender/sex, power and post-colonialism. Thinkers include Alcoff, Butler, de Beauvoir, Code, Chodorow, Fraser, Gilligan, Harding, Hartsock, Irigaray, Kristeva, MacKinnon and Spivak. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit, one WGST credit, or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Environmental Philosophy Ethical and conceptual problems in connection with humanity's relations to nature, in terms of survival and future social organization. What are the costs of progress and development- What kind of ethical responsibilities do we have for future generations and for non-human living creatures- Examination of economic, political, human-ecological and eco-philosophical theories. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Critical Study of a Classical Philosophy: Plato In-depth examination of the works of Plato. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): PHIL 2P00 or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Critical Study of a Classical Philosophy: Aristotle In-depth examination of the works of Aristotle. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): PHIL 2P01 or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Hermeneutics Philosophical theory of interpretation and understanding, with special reference to the methods employed in the humanities (history, literary criticism); the problems of hermeneutics in the works of such thinkers as Gadamer, Ricoeur, Heidegger and Habermas. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit, or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Phenomenology The work of such philosophers as Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Scheler and others. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit, or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Gandhi and Non-Violence Gandhi as an original philosopher contributing to contemporary ontology. Implications of his thought for applied philosophy of personal, social and international reform, especially in light of its encounters with the forces of violence. Universal relevance of his thought to our technological times, and the relation between his ideas and the Indian tradition. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): PHIL 2P12, 2P13 or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in INTC 3P94. Issues in 17th-Century Philosophy Special issue or a particular thinker of central importance in the classical period of modern philosophy. Where it does not focus upon one individual (Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz), the course will trace the development of an issue (causality, mind-body union, the doctrine of substance) through its classical origins. Seminar, 3 hours per week Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit, or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PHIL 3V95. Schopenhauer Critical examination of a key figure of central importance in modern and contemporary philosophy. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit, or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Studies in 19th- and 20th-Century Continental Philosophy Critical examination of a key figure of central importance in modern and contemporary philosophy such as Marx, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Foucault, Habermas, Derrida. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit, or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Roman Stoicism Examination of Stoic philosophical themes of fate, determinism, agency, virtues of the sage, and Stoic logic and epistemology. Texts studied may include Seneca, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, and Arius Didymus, and Cicero. Seminar, 3 hours per week Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit, or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Issues in 18th-Century Philosophy Special issue or a particular thinker of central importance in the classical period of modern philosophy. Where it does not focus upon one individual (Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant), the course will trace the development of an issue (substance, causality) or debate (realism vs. empirical and transcendental idealism, empiricism vs. rationalism and Kantian criticism) through its classical origins. Seminar, 3 hours per week Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit, or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PHIL 3V99. Transhumanism Technological and intellectual trends in human hybridity and self-directed evolution, as well as critical examination of posthumanism and pseudo-religious attitudes about the so-called singularity. Key figures may include T. de Chardin, H. Morevec, M. Minsky and R. Kurzweil. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Comparative Studies in Philosophy Historical and systematic study of one or more important themes as developed in ancient Greek, modern and contemporary philosophy and/or Eastern thought. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor. 2023-2024: The Psychology of Frantz Fanon Frantz Fanon's account of constitution of racialized/colonized subjectivities through his examination of Hegel, Lacan, Sartre and Merleau-Ponty Seminar, 3 hours per week Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor. Issues in 17th- and 18th-Century Philosophy Special issue or a particular thinker of central importance in the classical period of modern philosophy. Where it does not focus upon one individual (e.g., Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant), the course will trace the development of an issue (e.g., causality, mind-body union, the doctrine of substance, personal identity) through its classical origins. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit, or permission of the instructor. Kant’s Pre-critical Thought Key works from the pre-critical phase of Kant’s philosophical development (1755-1770). Seminar, 3 hours per week Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit, or permission of the instructor Sartre Study of the existentialism of Jean-Paul Sartre as discussed in his literary and philosophical works. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Nietzsche Study of the philosophical ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche. Seminar, 3 hours per week Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Heidegger Martin Heidegger's Being and Time and selected later works on themes such as fundamental ontology, analytic of Dasein, truth, language and art. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Kant and the 18th Century Historical study of the thought of Immanuel Kant in the context of the 18th-century enlightenment, normally focusing on Kant's critical philosophy. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Hegel and the 19th Century Historical study of the thought of Georg W. F. Hegel in the context of the 19th century. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Nineteenth-Century Philosophy Historical study of the thought of a 19th-century thinker or thinkers, such as Marx, Feuerbach, Kierkegaard, Mill, Bradley or Bentham. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Curse, Calling or Creation? The Philosophy of Labour (also offered as LABR 4P61) Explores different ideas of labour across the history of philosophy and theology. Emphasizes changing ideas of how labour relates to activities like political action, contemplation, and to the good life as a whole. Seminar, 3 hour per week. Restriction: open to PHIL (single or combined) and LABR (single or combined) majors until the date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours). Prerequisite(s): one of one PHIL credit, one LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, or permission of the instructor Note: This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Honours Tutorial I Directed intensive and individual study in an area in which a student has developed and displayed a particular interest. Restriction: open to PHIL (single or combined) majors with a minimum 70 percent major average, a minimum of 10.0 overall credits and permission of the Chair. Note: requires consultation, in advance of registration, with a faculty member able to supervise the study. Proposals for a tutorial course must be approved by the Chair of the department by the last day for late registration. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Honours Tutorial II Directed intensive and individual study in an area in which a student has developed and displayed a particular interest. Restriction: open to PHIL (single or combined) majors with a minimum 70 percent major average, a minimum of 10.0 overall credits and permission of the Chair. Note: requires consultation, in advance of registration, with a faculty member able to supervise that study. Proposals for a tutorial course must be approved by the Chair of the department by the last day for late registration. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Contemporary Studies in European Philosophy The work of one or more thinkers prominent in recent Continental thought. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): One PHIL credit or permission of instructor. Husserl and Descartes Exploration of Edmund Husserl's seminal work of 1929, Cartesian Meditations. Understanding the phenomenological method that distinguishes Husserl's method from Descartes. Seminar 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): One PHIL credit or permission of the instructor Modern Philosophical Studies Advanced course devoted to one or more of the major thinkers of the tradition from Descartes to the present day. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of instructor. The Political Philosophy of Hannah Arendt Advanced consideration of Arendt’s political philosophy through reading-intensive engagement with her texts and interlocutors. Topics include modernity, origins of totalitarianism, violence, revolution, labour/work/action, freedom, natality, the banality of evil, public-private distinction, thinking and judging, promising and forgiveness Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of instructor Advanced Studies in Eastern Philosophy Concentrated critical and interpretative study of selected texts in the areas of Advaita, Vedanta, Yoga, etc., Madhyamika and Yogacara schools of Buddhism, Daoism, or Confucianism. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of instructor. 2023-2024: Advanced Vedanta Advanced examination of the sources and prominent schools of this central Indian philosophy; readings may include selectionsfrom the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad-Gita, Samkara, Ramanuja and Madhava. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of instructor. Gandhi on Being and Non-violence Gandhi's contribution to philosophy and his original ontological contemplation on the concepts of Being as such and the grounds of non-violence. seminar, 3 hours per week Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit, or permission from instructor Advanced Studies in Comparative Philosophy Selected issues on the basis of faculty expertise. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one PHIL credit or permission of instructor. |
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