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The Ph.D. in Philosophy; Teaching Philosophy focuses on the theoretical and practical skills necessary to become an effective teacher of philosophy, including pedagogical issues that may be specific to the discipline of philosophy. Guidance is provided by a faculty mentor. Participation in the broader teaching activities of the Department (e.g., teaching assistants, training workshops, guest lecturing).
A thesis for the doctoral degree must constitute original scholarship and must be a distinct contribution to knowledge. It must show familiarity with previous work in the field and must demonstrate ability to plan and carry out research, organize results, and defend the approach and conclusions in a scholarly manner. The research presented must meet current standards of the discipline; as well, the thesis must clearly demonstrate how the research advances knowledge in the field. Finally, the thesis must be written in compliance with norms for academic and scholarly expression and for publication in the public domain.
ARTE : Introduction to university teaching and learning issues, methods, and traditions that are specific to humanities disciplines, focusing on what successful teaching looks like in the humanities from a theoretical point of view.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Restrictions: Only open to Ph.D. students in the Faculty of Arts who have successfully completed comprehensive examinations or equivalent. Not open to students who have taken PHIL 702.
Supplementary Calendar Info: Course is open to students in all disciplines within the Faculty of Arts, though topics are tailored to the teaching of humanities fields.
Philosophy : A series of seminars on selected topics designed for professional training to graduate students. Topics will be selected from the general area of Value Theory.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Gold, Ian Jeffrey (Fall)
Philosophy : A series of seminars on selected topics designed to provide professional training to graduate students. Topics will be selected from the general area of Metaphysics/Epistemology.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Gold, Ian Jeffrey (Fall)
Philosophy : A course in intermediate logic for graduate students in Philosophy, covering such topics as axiomatic systems, formal semantics, consistency, completeness, the limitative results, intuitionistic logic, formal theories of truth, aspects of the development of logic.
Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Philosophy : Preparation and submission of candidacy research paper.
Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Philosophy : Course design, development, delivery, and evaluation of a course that the student has been assigned to teach. Aspects of course design and in-class student evaluations will be provided by a Faculty mentor.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Prerequisite: PHIL 702
Restriction: Graduate students in philosophy
Students admitted to Ph.D. 1 require 27.
Students admitted to Ph.D. 2 require 21.
Minimum of 6 credits from the following;
Philosophy : An advanced course on a philosopher or philosophical issue articulated in antiquity.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): at least one course in ancient philosophy and the specific requirements of individual instructors.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken PHIL 551.
Philosophy : An advanced course devoted to a particular topic in medieval philosophy. Subject varies from year to year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Philosophy : An advanced course on an eighteenth-century philosopher or philosophical issue.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Carson, Emily J (Winter)
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken PHIL 561.
Philosophy : An advanced course on 19th-century philosophy or philosophical issue.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken PHIL 567.
Philosophy : An advanced course on contemporary European philosophy or some important issue in the Continental tradition.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken PHIL 575.
and/or any other course at the 500, 600, or 700 level in the History of Philosophy recommended/accepted by the student's advisory committee.
Minimum of 6 credits from the following:
Philosophy : An advanced course examining a question, theme, or thinker in the critical philosophy of race.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Permission of the instructor.
Topic varies by year depending on the instructor. Approaches range from the historical to the contemporary, from the thematic to a focus on the works of particular thinkers.
Philosophy : An advanced course devoted to a particular philosophical problem as it arises in the context of medical practice or the application of medical technology.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Stoljar, Natalie (Winter)
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken PHIL 543.
Philosophy : Seminar on a particular topic in political theory.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken PHIL 544.
Philosophy : An advanced course devoted to a particular topic in the philosophy of law. Subject varies from year to year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken PHIL 548.
and/or any other course at the 500, 600, or 700 level in Value Theory recommended/accepted by the student's advisory committee.
Minimum of 6 credits from the following:
Philosophy : Seminar on a particular topic in advanced logic. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor .
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken PHIL 510.
Philosophy : Seminar on a particular topic in philosophy of logic and mathematics.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Schlimm, Dirk (Winter)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken PHIL 511.
Philosophy : An advanced course devoted to a topic in the philosophy of language.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken PHIL 515.
Students must satisfy Departmental language requirements by demonstrating competence at the advanced level in a research language, or at the intermediate level in two research languages.