Philosophy (PHIL)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

PHIL 1100

A general introduction to some of the main topics, texts, and methods of philosophy. Topics may include the existence of God, the nature of mind and its relation to the body, causation, free will, knowledge ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2429 PHIL 1100   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Nichols, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4033 PHIL 1100   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4034 PHIL 1100   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  2430 PHIL 1100   DIS 203

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4195 PHIL 1100   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6096 PHIL 1100   DIS 206

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6097 PHIL 1100   DIS 208

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 1110

This First-Year Writing Seminar is about using philosophy and everyday life and provides the opportunity to write extensively about these issues. Topics vary by section.Topics for 2024-2025 ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Attention Matters-Wtg in Age of Distraction

  • 18188 PHIL 1110   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Castro Maldonado, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Be the Ethicist—Environment

  • 18189 PHIL 1110   SEM 102

    • MWF
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Winckler-Olick, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Ethics of Persuasion-Anc Rhetoric to Soc Media

  • 18190 PHIL 1110   SEM 103

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Taraz, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Writing in the Republic

  • 18195 PHIL 1110   SEM 104

    • MWF
    • Brennan, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Feminism for All Genders

  • 18196 PHIL 1110   SEM 105

    • TR
    • Rabedeau, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Ethics-Sex& Relationships

  • 18197 PHIL 1110   SEM 106

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Harlan-Gran, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PHIL 1111

This First-Year Writing Seminar discusses problems in philosophy and gives the opportunity to write about them. Topics vary by section.Topics for 2024-2025 may include:Semester TitleInstructorFall, SpringFWS: ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Moral Relativism and Moral Skepticism

  • 18187 PHIL 1111   SEM 101

    • MWF
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Korzukhin, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PHIL 1112

This First-Year Writing Seminar offers the opportunity to discuss and write about philosophy. Topics vary by section.Topics for 2024-2025 may include:SemesterTitleInstructorFall, SpringFWS: Philosophy ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Borders, Immigration, and Citizenship

  • 18172 PHIL 1112   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Yost, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Excuses

  • 18175 PHIL 1112   SEM 102

    • MW
    • Orttung, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Thought-Crimes and Thought-Police

  • 18176 PHIL 1112   SEM 103

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Weiss, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence

  • 18177 PHIL 1112   SEM 104

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • McCellion, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Gender, Feminism, and Technology

  • 18179 PHIL 1112   SEM 105

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • De Leonardis, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Philosophy of Fun

  • 18180 PHIL 1112   SEM 106

    • MWF
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Cohn, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Plato’s Republic

  • 18181 PHIL 1112   SEM 107

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Wang, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PHIL 1440

We all face difficult moral decisions on occasion. This course introduces students to the idea that we face such a decision several times a day in deciding what to eat. How should facts about animal life ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7467 PHIL 1440   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Starr, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7971 PHIL 1440   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7972 PHIL 1440   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7973 PHIL 1440   DIS 203

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 1960

An introduction to leading topics in legal theory and political philosophy such as: what the laws should be, how they shape and are shaped by society, how they are and should be interpreted, the proper ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7468 PHIL 1960   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Manne, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2220

A survey of Western philosophy in the 17th and 18th centuries: Descartes, Locke, Spinoza, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. We focus largely on epistemology (ideas, skepticism, belief, knowledge, science) ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3741 PHIL 2220   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Mitchell, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3742 PHIL 2220   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4047 PHIL 2220   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4048 PHIL 2220   DIS 203

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2310

Covers sentential languages, the truth-functional connectives, and their logic; first-order languages, the quantifiers every and some, and their logic. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COGST 2310

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3846 PHIL 2310   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Korzukhin, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3848 PHIL 2310   DIS 201

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Korzukhin, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2415

This course is an introduction to the moral mind from philosophical and psychological perspectives. Many traditional philosophical problems about morality are being illuminated by current work in cognitive ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 2415PSYCH 2415

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8953 PHIL 2415   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Fortier, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2420

This course will examine key issues in social and political philosophy. Topics may include the legitimacy of the state, political obligation, the nature and demands of justice, equality, liberty, and autonomy. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 2605

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7756 PHIL 2420   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Steinberg, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2455

Bioethics is the study of ethical questions raised by advances in the medical field. Questions we'll discuss will include: Is it morally permissible to advance a patient's death, at his or her request, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: SHUM 2455STS 2451

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7781 PHIL 2455   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Markovits, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7968 PHIL 2455   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8138 PHIL 2455   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8139 PHIL 2455   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2471

This course surveys a range of ethical issues that arise in professional engineering, and provides discussion-based practice in analyzing and addressing them. Using normative frameworks from professional ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGRG 3600STS 3601

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7008 PHIL 2471   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Goetze, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2530

What must (or could) God be like, and what reasons do we have for thinking that a being of that sort actually exists? What difference would (or could) the existence of God make to our lives? Religion & ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: RELST 2630

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6070 PHIL 2530   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Alimi, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2570

This course is a survey of ancient Chinese philosophy (prior to the Qin Dynasty of the late third century BCE) and its influence on Chinese literature and aesthetics of the subsequent dynasties. We will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8155 PHIL 2570   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Zhou, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2611

This course will introduce students to some central questions in epistemology (often defined as the philosophical study of knowledge), using both contemporary and historical readings. For example, we will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8156 PHIL 2611   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Pavese, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2960

Politicians, scientists, and citizens worldwide face many environmental issues today, but they are neither simple nor straightforward. Moreover, there are many ways to understand how we have, do, and could ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 2061STS 2061

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3813 PHIL 2960   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: seniors, juniors, and sophomores; first-year students by permission of instructor. If you are unable to enroll, please add yourself to the waitlist: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc91BggH--E_bZgqqqM--ISUz5xkL80aD1Mh0y-zulyGRXf8Q/viewform?usp=pp_url.

  •  3814 PHIL 2960   DIS 201

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3815 PHIL 2960   DIS 202

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3816 PHIL 2960   DIS 203

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3817 PHIL 2960   DIS 204

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 2990

This course explores the meaning of Law and Society, which is an interdisciplinary study of the interactive nature of legal and social forces. A law and society perspective places law in its historical, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8255 PHIL 2990   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Gleeson, S

      Hans, G

      Margulies, J

      Yost, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 3202

We will study several of Plato's major dialogues, including the Apology, the Meno, Phaedo, and Republic. Topics include knowledge and reality, morality and happiness, and the nature of the soul. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 3669PHIL 6202

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7975 PHIL 3202   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kamtekar, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 3212

An introduction to some of the major thinkers and philosophical developments in the Islamic world from the 9th to the 14th centuries CE. Figures include Muslim thinkers such as Al-Kindi, Al-Razi, Al-Farabi, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8195 PHIL 3212   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • MacDonald, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 3250

Survey of nineteenth century philosophy. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GERST 3580

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7977 PHIL 3250   LEC 001

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kosch, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 3305

This course introduces the mathematical methods used in many areas of contemporary philosophy without any assumed mathematical background. It will also cover some of the basic applications of these methods ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 6305

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9097 PHIL 3305   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Starr, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 3475

This course addresses central debates in the philosophy of legal punishment. We will analyze the leading theories of punishment, including the familiar retributivist and deterrent alternatives, as well ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6030PHIL 6475SHUM 3475

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4202 PHIL 3475   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Yost, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 3900

To be taken only in exceptional circumstances. Must be arranged by the student with his or her advisor and the faculty member who has agreed to direct the study. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12255 PHIL 3900   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Nichols, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12256 PHIL 3900   IND 602

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Manne, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11937 PHIL 3900   IND 603

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Brennan, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12271 PHIL 3900   IND 604

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hubner, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11938 PHIL 3900   IND 605

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Marmor, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11939 PHIL 3900   IND 607

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hodes, H

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11940 PHIL 3900   IND 608

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kosch, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11941 PHIL 3900   IND 609

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • MacDonald, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11942 PHIL 3900   IND 610

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Yost, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11943 PHIL 3900   IND 611

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Pereboom, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11956 PHIL 3900   IND 612

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Silins, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12022 PHIL 3900   IND 615

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Starr, W

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12023 PHIL 3900   IND 616

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kamtekar, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12024 PHIL 3900   IND 617

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Markovits, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12072 PHIL 3900   IND 619

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Manne, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12073 PHIL 3900   IND 620

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Manne, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

PHIL 3915

Moral Psychology in Action is an applied psychology course for students who want to make a difference in the world through ethical leadership and positive contributions in organizations, and who are drawn ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 4940HD 4940PSYCH 4940

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  4201 PHIL 3915   LEC 001

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Anderson, M

      Niemi, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 4940HD 4940PSYCH 4940

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  9178 PHIL 3915   LEC 002

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Anderson, M

      Niemi, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 4200

Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. Topics vary by instructors. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 4662CLASS 7173PHIL 6200

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Ancient Philosophical Theories of Friendship

  •  8036 PHIL 4200   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Brittain, C

      Kamtekar, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 4220

Advanced discussion of topics or authors in modern Western philosophy (circa the 17th and 18th centuries). view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 6220

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Social Ontology in Early Modern Philosophy

  •  9421 PHIL 4220   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Steinberg, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 4720

What is the relationship between what words mean and how they are used? What is part of the grammar and what is a result of general reasoning? Pragmatics is often thought of as the study of how meaning ... view course details

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  •  8314 PHIL 4720   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Murray, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 4900

Majors in philosophy may choose to pursue writing of an honors thesis in their senior year. Students undertake research leading to the writing of an honors essay by the end of the final semester. Prospective ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3871 PHIL 4900   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PHIL 4901

Majors in philosophy may choose to pursue writing of an honors thesis in their senior year. Students undertake research leading to the writing of an honors essay by the end of the final semester. Prospective ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2962 PHIL 4901   IND 602

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Shoemaker, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2963 PHIL 4901   IND 603

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Brennan, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2964 PHIL 4901   IND 606

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hubner, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2965 PHIL 4901   IND 607

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hodes, H

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2967 PHIL 4901   IND 609

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • MacDonald, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2969 PHIL 4901   IND 611

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Pereboom, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2973 PHIL 4901   IND 613

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Silins, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2975 PHIL 4901   IND 615

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Marmor, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3140 PHIL 4901   IND 617

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Manne, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3162 PHIL 4901   IND 618

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kamtekar, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3163 PHIL 4901   IND 619

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Manne, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3164 PHIL 4901   IND 620

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Starr, W

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3718 PHIL 4901   IND 622

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Atiq, E

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  4165 PHIL 4901   IND 623

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Yost, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PHIL 6010

Reading and translation of Greek Philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GREEK 7161

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4280 PHIL 6010   SEM 101

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Brennan, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6020

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 7262MEDVL 6020RELST 6020

  • 1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3039 PHIL 6020   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Brittain, C

      MacDonald, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6200

Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. Topics vary by instructors. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 4662CLASS 7173PHIL 4200

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Ancient Philosophical Theories of Friendship

  •  4232 PHIL 6200   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Brittain, C

      Kamtekar, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6202

We will study several of Plato's major dialogues, including the Apology, the Meno, Phaedo, and Republic. Topics include knowledge and reality, morality and happiness, and the nature of the soul. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 3669PHIL 3202

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9304 PHIL 6202   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kamtekar, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6210

Graduate seminar covering a topic in medieval philosophy. Spring 2025 Topics include: Augustine; Philosophy in the Islamic World (800-1400). view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Philosophy in the Islamic World (800-1400)

  •  4044 PHIL 6210   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • MacDonald, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MEDVL 6210RELST 6210

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Augustine

  •  8016 PHIL 6210   SEM 102

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Alimi, O

      Hubner, K

      MacDonald, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6220

Advanced discussion of topics or authors in modern Western philosophy (circa the 17th and 18th centuries). view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 4220

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Social Ontology in Early Modern Philosophy

  •  8011 PHIL 6220   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Steinberg, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6305

This course introduces the mathematical methods used in many areas of contemporary philosophy without any assumed mathematical background. It will also cover some of the basic applications of these methods ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 3305

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9099 PHIL 6305   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Starr, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6410

Graduate seminar covering a topic in ethics and value theory. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Ethics and the Family

  •  8391 PHIL 6410   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Manne, K

      Markovits, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6425

Advanced discussion of a topic in meta-ethics. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 7743

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Idealization in Ethics & Epistemology

  •  7470 PHIL 6425   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Atiq, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6475

This course addresses central debates in the philosophy of legal punishment. We will analyze the leading theories of punishment, including the familiar retributivist and deterrent alternatives, as well ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6030PHIL 3475SHUM 3475

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4298 PHIL 6475   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Yost, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6720

What is the relationship between what words mean and how they are used? What is part of the grammar and what is a result of general reasoning? Pragmatics is often thought of as the study of how meaning ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8311 PHIL 6720   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Murray, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6731

Uses the techniques introduced in Semantics I to analyze linguistic phenomena, including quantifier scope, ellipsis, and referential pronouns. Temporal and possible worlds semantics are introduced and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 6422

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8950 PHIL 6731   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Rooth, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHIL 6963

Are queer theory and Marxism truly irreconcilable? While queer studies emerged in part as a rejection of Marxism's totalizing approach and Marxists have criticized the queer emphasis on individuals, this ... view course details

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  •  7933 PHIL 6963   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Jarris, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

PHIL 7000

Independent study for graduate students only. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4163 PHIL 7000   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Shoemaker, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2976 PHIL 7000   IND 602

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hubner, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2977 PHIL 7000   IND 603

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Brennan, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2979 PHIL 7000   IND 607

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hodes, H

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2980 PHIL 7000   IND 608

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kosch, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2981 PHIL 7000   IND 609

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • MacDonald, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2982 PHIL 7000   IND 610

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Pavese, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3026 PHIL 7000   IND 611

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Pereboom, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3028 PHIL 7000   IND 613

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Silins, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3029 PHIL 7000   IND 614

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Doris, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3030 PHIL 7000   IND 615

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Marmor, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3165 PHIL 7000   IND 617

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Manne, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3166 PHIL 7000   IND 618

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Starr, W

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3167 PHIL 7000   IND 619

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Manne, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3168 PHIL 7000   IND 620

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kamtekar, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3397 PHIL 7000   IND 621

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Markovits, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3757 PHIL 7000   IND 622

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Atiq, E

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7191 PHIL 7000   IND 623

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Nichols, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PHIL 7950

Invited talks in philosophy given by both outside speakers and members of the Cornell community. Enrollment for credit is required for first- and second-year philosophy graduate students. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  6748 PHIL 7950   LEC 001

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: Philosophy graduate students.