Course offerings and outlines
Spring 2020 (1201) 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 |
Michaela Lucas
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Tu
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
WMC 3520, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 105 D100 | Critical Thinking |
Lyle Crawford
|
Mo, We
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
SSCB 9200, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 105 D800 | Critical Thinking |
Lyle Crawford
|
Mo
4:30 PM – 7:20 PM
|
SRYC 2750, Surrey
|
| PHIL 105 J200 | Critical Thinking |
Simon Pollon
|
Fr
5:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
HCC 1425, Vancouver
|
| PHIL 110 D100 | Introduction to Logic and Reasoning |
Thomas Donaldson
|
Tu, Th
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
|
WMC 3520, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 120W D100 | Moral and Legal Problems |
Bruno Guindon
|
Tu, Th
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM
|
SSCC 9001, Burnaby
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| PHIL 120W E200 | Moral and Legal Problems |
Brian Thomas
|
Tu
5:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
HCC 1530, Vancouver
|
| PHIL 150 D100 | Great Works in the History of Philosophy |
Sarah Hogarth Rossiter
|
We
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
Fr 12:30 PM – 2:20 PM |
RCB 8100, Burnaby
WMC 3210, Burnaby |
| PHIL 150 D900 | Great Works in the History of Philosophy |
Simon Pollon
|
Fr
9:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
SRYC 3250, Surrey
|
200-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 201 D100 | Epistemology |
James Hutchinson
|
Tu
2:30 PM – 5:20 PM
|
SECB 1012, Burnaby
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| PHIL 203 D100 | Metaphysics |
James Hutchinson
|
Th
2:30 PM – 5:20 PM
|
AQ 5030, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 221 D100 | Ethical Theory |
Evan Tiffany
|
Mo
12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
We 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM |
RCB 8100, Burnaby
RCB 8100, Burnaby |
300-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 300 E100 | Introduction to Philosophy |
Simon Pollon
|
Tu
4:30 PM – 7:20 PM
|
WMC 3250, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 300 E200 | Introduction to Philosophy |
Jason Leardi
|
Tu
5:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
WMC 3510, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 310 D100 | Logic, Proofs and Set Theory |
Nicolas Fillion
|
Mo
2:30 PM – 5:20 PM
|
AQ 4130, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 315 D100 | Formal Methods in Philosophy |
Jennifer Wang
|
Mo
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
We 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM |
WMC 3255, Burnaby
WMC 3255, Burnaby |
| PHIL 321 D100 | Topics in Moral Philosophy (Metaethics) |
Bruno Guindon
|
Tu
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
Th 12:30 PM – 2:20 PM |
AQ 5037, Burnaby
WMC 3510, Burnaby |
| PHIL 322 D100 | History of Ethics |
Jennifer Wang
|
Mo
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
We 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM |
AQ 2104, Burnaby
AQ 5018, Burnaby |
| PHIL 327 D100 | Global Health Ethics |
Richard Veerapen
|
We
5:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
BLU 9021, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 329 D100 | Law and Justice |
Chelsea Rosenthal
|
Tu
11:30 AM – 1:20 PM
Th 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM |
WMC 2507, Burnaby
WMC 3255, Burnaby |
| PHIL 332 D100 | Selected Topics (Foundations of Semantics) |
Thomas Donaldson
|
Tu
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
Th 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM |
SECB 1010, Burnaby
SECB 1012, Burnaby |
| PHIL 341 E100 | Philosophy of Science |
Nicolas Fillion
|
We
4:30 PM – 7:20 PM
|
SWH 10051, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 357 D100 | Topics in the History of Philosophy (Medieval Philosophy) |
Sarah Hogarth Rossiter
|
We
9:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
AQ 5030, Burnaby
|
400-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 421W E100 | Advanced Topics in Ethical Theory (Privacy) |
Chelsea Rosenthal
|
Tu, Th
4:30 PM – 6:20 PM
|
AQ 5009, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 451W E100 | Advanced Topics in the History of Philosophy (Hume's System of Ethics) |
Donald Ainslie
|
We
4:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
WMC 3515, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 455W D100 | Contemporary Issues in Epistemology and Metaphysics (Social Epistemology) |
Endre Begby
|
We
9:30 AM – 1:20 PM
|
WMC 5602, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 477 D100 | Honours Tutorial I |
TBA
|
Location: TBA
|
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| PHIL 478 D100 | Honours Tutorial II |
TBA
|
Location: TBA
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Graduate-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 802 G100 | Selected Topics in Epistemology (Social Epistemology) |
Endre Begby
|
We
9:30 AM – 1:20 PM
|
WMC 5602, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 804 G100 | Selected Topics in Philosophy of Science (Explanation) |
Holly Andersen
|
Fr
9:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
WMC 5602, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 825 G100 | Selected Topics in Social and Political Philosophy (Privacy) |
Chelsea Rosenthal
|
Tu, Th
4:30 PM – 6:20 PM
|
AQ 5009, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 854 G100 | Selected Topics in Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Philosophy (Hume's System of Ethics) |
Donald Ainslie
|
We
4:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
WMC 3515, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 898 G100 | MA Thesis |
TBA
|
Location: TBA
|
|
| PHIL 899 G100 | Professional Paper Project Completion |
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 |
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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.