Course offerings and outlines
Fall 2020 (1207) term
Important: all courses and tutorials are remote. They will be delivered synchronously, asynchronously, or in a blended format. Note that all tutorials are synchronous. See more details in the outlines: click on the links below .
Courses at the 100, 200, and 300 levels are 3 credit hours each. Courses at the 400 level are 4 credit hours each. Honours Tutorials are 5 credit hours each. Graduate courses (800 level) are mostly 5 credit hours each.
The following courses can be repeated for additional credit provided that the topic is different: PHIL 131, 302, 314, 321, 326, 331, 332, 333, 343, 344, 357, 421W, 435, 451W, 455W, 467W. Please note that any of the other PHIL courses, when taken a second time, will be considered a repeat, even if the topic is different from a previous offering.
Course outlines for Summer 2014 (1144) and earlier can be viewed on the Philosophy Department course archives. Course outlines for Fall 2014 (1147) and later can be found through the course outline repository. Course outlines for the present registration period can be found below.
Exam Schedule Fall 2020 (1207)
| Course | Catalog # | Section | Exam date | Start time | Duration |
| PHIL | 105 | D100 | 12/18/2020 | 12:00 | 3 hrs |
| PHIL | 110 | D100 | 12/15/2020 | 8:30 | 3 hrs |
| PHIL | 120W | D100 | 12/18/2020 | 15:30 | 3 hrs |
| PHIL | 221 | D100 | 12/11/2020 | 8:30 | 3 hrs |
| Course | Catalog # | Section | Take-home due date/time |
| PHIL | 100W | D100 | Dec 13 @ 17:00 |
| PHIL | 150 | D100 | Dec 13 @ 17:00 |
| PHIL | 201 | D100 | Dec 15 @ 10:00 |
| PHIL | 300 | E200 | Dec 13 @ 12:00 |
| PHIL | 344 | D100 | Dec 20 @ 10:00 |
| PHIL | 357 | D100 | Dec 18 @ 23:00 |
100-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 100W D100 | Knowledge and Reality |
David Heide
|
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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| PHIL 105 D100 | Critical Thinking |
Lyle Crawford
|
Tu
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
Th 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM |
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby |
| PHIL 110 D100 | Introduction to Logic and Reasoning |
Bruno Guindon
|
Mo, We
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 120W D100 | Moral and Legal Problems |
Evan Tiffany
|
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 121 D100 | Global Justice |
Endre Begby
|
Mo, We
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 144 D100 | Introduction to Philosophy of Science |
Holly Andersen
|
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 150 D100 | Great Works in the History of Philosophy |
David Heide
|
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
200-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 201 D100 | Epistemology |
Martin Hahn
|
Th
11:30 AM – 2:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 203 D100 | Metaphysics |
Jennifer Wang
|
Fr
9:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 221 D100 | Ethical Theory |
Bruno Guindon
|
Mo
12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
We 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM |
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby |
300-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 300 E200 | Introduction to Philosophy |
Brian Thomas
|
Tu
5:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 321 D100 | Topics in Moral Philosophy (Contemporary Normative Ethics) |
Alex King
|
Mo
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
We 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM |
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby |
| PHIL 321 D200 | Topics in Moral Philosophy (Bioethics) |
Jennifer Warriner
|
Th
11:30 AM – 2:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 326 D100 | Topics in Law and Philosophy (Feminist Philosophy of Law) |
Jennifer Warriner
|
Mo
9:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 329 D100 | Law and Justice |
Endre Begby
|
We
9:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 332 D100 | Selected Topics (Consciousness) |
Kathleen Akins
|
Tu
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
Th 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM |
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby |
| PHIL 344 D100 | Topics in the Philosophy of Language (Semantics: Frege to Kripke) |
Martin Hahn
|
Tu
11:30 AM – 2:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 352 D100 | 17th Century Philosophy |
David Heide
|
Tu
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
Th 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM |
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby |
| PHIL 357 D100 | Topics in the History of Philosophy (Classics of Asia) |
Nic Bommarito
|
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
400-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 421W D100 | Advanced Topics in Ethical Theory (Egoism and the Impersonal) |
Sam Black
|
Fr
9:30 AM – 1:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 421W E100 | Advanced Topics in Ethical Theory (Moral Psychology) |
Nic Bommarito
|
Mo
4:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 455W E100 | Contemporary Issues in Epistemology and Metaphysics (Conceptual Truths) |
Thomas Donaldson
|
Tu
4:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 477 D100 | Honours Tutorial I |
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
|
| PHIL 478 D100 | Honours Tutorial II |
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
Graduate-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 802 G100 | Selected Topics in Epistemology (Conceptual Truths) |
Thomas Donaldson
|
Tu
4:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 822 G100 | Selected Topics in Normative Ethics (Egoism and the Impersonal) |
Sam Black
|
Fr
9:30 AM – 1:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 824 G100 | Selected Topics Moral Psychology (Moral Psychology) |
Nic Bommarito
|
Mo
4:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 880 G100 | Pro-Seminar |
Jennifer Wang
|
Th
2:30 PM – 5:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 898 G100 | MA Thesis |
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
|
| PHIL 899 G100 | Professional Paper Project Completion |
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
Current course offerings and outlines_Fall 2020.pdfDownload a printable list of all current PHIL courses and offerings
Philosophy Courses with Writing, Quantitative or Breadth designations:
| PHIL 100W (Knowledge and Reality) | W/B-Hum | |
| PHIL 105 (Critical Thinking) - formerly PHIL XX1 | Q/B-Soc/Sci | |
| PHIL 110 (Introduction to Logic and Reasoning) | Q | |
| PHIL 120W (Moral Problems) | W/B-Hum | |
| PHIL 121 (Global Justice) | B-Hum/Soc | |
| PHIL 131 (Selected Topics) | B-Hum | |
| PHIL 144 (Introduction to Philosophy of Science) | B-Hum/Sci | |
| PHIL 150 (Great Works in the History of Philosophy) | B-Hum | |
| PHIL 300 (Introduction to Philosophy) | B-Hum | |
| PHIL 310 (Logic, Proofs and Set Theory) | Q |
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| PHIL 345W, 421W, 451W, 455W, 467W | W |
Breadth Courses
If you are a Philosophy Major, you will also need Breadth courses from OUTSIDE of Philosophy.
You can find a full list of Breadth designated courses here. Search gosfu for current offerings.