Course offerings and outlines
Fall 2019 (1197) semester
Note: course information for Summer 2014 (1144) and earlier can be viewed on the Philosophy Department course archives. Course information for Fall 2014 (1147) and later can be found through the course outline repository.
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 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, 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 it has a different topic from a previous offering.
Outlines:
100-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 100W D100 | Knowledge and Reality |
James Hutchinson
|
Tu, Th
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
RCB IMAGTH, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 100W E200 | Knowledge and Reality |
Simon Pollon
|
We
5:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
HCC 1425, Vancouver
|
| PHIL 105 D100 | Critical Thinking |
Lyle Crawford
|
Tu
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM
Th 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM |
SSCB 9201, Burnaby
SSCB 9201, Burnaby |
| PHIL 110 D100 | Introduction to Logic and Reasoning |
James Hutchinson
|
Mo, We
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
|
RCB IMAGTH, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 110 D900 | Introduction to Logic and Reasoning |
Jonathan Katz
|
Tu
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
SP 291, Surrey
|
| PHIL 120W D100 | Moral and Legal Problems |
Bruno Guindon
|
Tu, Th
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
|
RCB IMAGTH, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 120W D900 | Moral and Legal Problems |
Brian Thomas
|
Fr
12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
|
SP 291, Surrey
|
| PHIL 121 D100 | Global Justice |
Endre Begby
|
Mo
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM
We 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM |
WMC 3260, Burnaby
AQ 3153, Burnaby |
| PHIL 144 D100 | Introduction to Philosophy of Science |
Holly Andersen
|
Tu
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
AQ 3153, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 150 D900 | Great Works in the History of Philosophy |
Simon Pollon
|
Th
2:30 PM – 5:20 PM
|
SUR 2740, Surrey
|
200-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 201 D100 | Epistemology |
James Hutchinson
|
Mo
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
We 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM |
WMC 2507, Burnaby
WMC 2507, Burnaby |
| PHIL 203 D100 | Metaphysics |
Jennifer Wang
|
Tu
11:30 AM – 2:20 PM
|
WMC 3510, Burnaby
|
300-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 300 E100 | Introduction to Philosophy |
Jason Leardi
|
Th
5:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
HCC 1600, Vancouver
|
| PHIL 300 E200 | Introduction to Philosophy |
Jason Leardi
|
We
5:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
WMC 3255, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 321 E100 | Topics in Moral Philosophy (Ethics and Capitalism) |
Michaela Lucas
|
We
4:30 PM – 7:20 PM
|
BLU 10011, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 326 D100 | Topics in Law and Philosophy (Legal Guilt and Punishment) |
Bruno Guindon
|
Tu
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
Th 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM |
AQ 5030, Burnaby
WMC 2507, Burnaby |
| PHIL 332 D100 | Selected Topics (Consciousness) |
Jason Leardi
|
Tu
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
Th 12:30 PM – 2:20 PM |
AQ 5008, Burnaby
AQ 5016, Burnaby |
| PHIL 344 D100 | Philosophy of Language |
Martin Hahn
|
We
9:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
WMC 3253, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 350 D100 | Ancient Philosophy |
Sarah Hogarth Rossiter
|
Tu
4:30 PM – 7:20 PM
|
WMC 2507, Burnaby
|
400-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 421W D100 | Advanced Topics in Ethical Theory (Normativity and Law) |
Evan Tiffany
|
Mo, We
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
AQ 5014, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 451W D100 | Advanced Topics in the History of Philosophy (Roots of Analytic Phil) |
Martin Hahn
|
Tu, Th
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
AQ 2122, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 455W D100 | Contemporary Issues in Epistemology and Metaphysics (Causation and Modality) |
Jennifer Wang
Holly Andersen |
Fr
9:30 AM – 1:20 PM
|
WMC 3511, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 477 D100 | Honours Tutorial I |
Tutorial Supervisor (Faculty)
|
TBA
|
Location: TBA
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| PHIL 478 D100 | Honours Tutorial II |
Tutorial Supervisor (Faculty)
|
TBA
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Location: TBA
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Graduate-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 803 G100 | Selected Topics in Metaphysics (Causation and Modality) |
Jennifer Wang
Holly Andersen |
Fr
9:30 AM – 1:20 PM
|
WMC 3511, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 823 G100 | Selected Topics Meta-Ethics (Normativity and Law) |
Evan Tiffany
|
Mo, We
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
AQ 5014, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 855 G100 | Selected Topics in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Philosophy (Roots of Analytic Phil) |
Martin Hahn
|
Tu, Th
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
AQ 2122, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 880 G100 | Pro-Seminar |
Endre Begby
|
We
4:30 PM – 7:20 PM
|
WMC 5602, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 898 G100 | MA Thesis |
Supervisor (Faculty)
|
TBA
|
Location: TBA
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| PHIL 899 G100 | Non-Thesis Project Completion |
Supervisor (Faculty)
|
TBA
|
Location: TBA
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| PHIL 998 G100 | PhD Thesis |
Supervisor (Faculty)
|
TBA
|
Location: TBA
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Courses Aggregated per term - Department of Philosophy - Simon Fraser University.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 |
|
| 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.