Inventory of Undergraduate Courses

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Advanced courses include Philosophy Department courses numbered 3101 or higher.

§Independent work means not less than three additional hours each week of conference, research, independent reading, and writing as assigned by the instructor. The student's grade is determined in part by the successful completion of this independent work.

In 2010, the college transitioned to a new course numbering system in preparation for the migration to the CUNYfirst platform. Old course numbers - if available - are provided in the parenthesis after the "/" symbol.

Introductory courses

Problems/issues of philosophy
• Introduction to the Problems of Philosophy (PHIL 2101 / PHIL 1.1)
• The Outer Limits of Reasoning (PHIL 2200)
• Philosophical Issues in Literature (PHIL 2501)

Core areas of philosophy

History of philosophy
• Landmarks in the History of Philosophy (PHIL 3105 / PHIL 2)
• Ancient Philosophy (PHIL 3111 / PHIL 11.1)
• Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy (PHIL 3112 / PHIL 11.3)
• Medieval Philosophy (PHIL 3113 / PHIL 11.2)
• Renaissance Philosophy (PHIL 3114 / PHIL 11.4)
• Modern Philosophy (PHIL 3121 / PHIL 12.1)
• Nineteenth-Century Philosophy (PHIL 3122 / PHIL 12.2)
• Twentieth-Century Philosophy (PHIL 3123 / PHIL 12.3)
• American Philosophy (PHIL 3130 / PHIL 12.4)
• American Pragmatism, Past and Present (PHIL 3141 / PHIL 12.41)
• Existentialism and Phenomenology (PHIL 3142 / PHIL 54)
• Philosophical Foundations in Marxism (PHIL 3145 / PHIL 50)

Logic and reasoning
• Introductory Formal Logic (PHIL 3203 / PHIL 13)
• Symbolic Logic (PHIL 3204 / PHIL 33)
• Reasoning (PHIL 3210 / PHIL 10)
• Elements of Philosophy (PHIL 3212)
• Philosophy of Logic (PHIL 3220 / PHIL 34)
• Decision Theory (PHIL 3231 / PHIL 13.1)
• Induction: Cause, Choice, and Chance (PHIL 3232 / PHIL 13.2)

Ethics, applied ethics, professional ethics
• Disability in America (PHIL 3304)
• Ethics and Personal Relations (PHIL 3305 / PHIL 6.5)
• Ethics and Society (PHIL 3306 / PHIL 6)
• Global Ethics (PHIL 3307 / PHIL 14.5)
• Race, Justice, and Equality (PHIL 3308 / PHIL 8)
• Environmental Ethics (PHIL 3309 / PHIL 15.1)
• Fundamentals of Professional Ethics (PHIL 3310 / PHIL 14.1)
• Neuroethics (PHIL 3311)
• Ethics in Psychology (PHIL 3312)
• Moral Issues in Business (PHIL 3314 / PHIL 14)
• Communication Ethics (PHIL 3315 / PHIL 14.2)
• Medical Ethics (PHIL 3316 / PHIL 15.3)
• Computers and Ethics (PHIL 3318W / PHIL 14.4W)
• Ethical Issues in the Electronic Mass Media (PHIL 3319 / PHIL 15.4)
• Foundations of Ethics (PHIL 3320 / PHIL 23)
• Virtue: Ideals of Human Goodness (PHIL 3323 / PHIL 9)
• Theory of Value (PHIL 3325 / PHIL 25)
• Moral Psychology (PHIL 3326)
• Happiness and the Meaning of Life (PHIL 3331 / PHIL 14.8)
• Workplace Values and Happiness (PHIL 3335 / PHIL 14.6)

Metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind
• Metaphysics (PHIL 3401 / PHIL 27)
• Epistemology: Theory of Knowledge (PHIL 3410 / PHIL 26)
• Philosophy of Mind (PHIL 3420 / PHIL 28)
• Problems in the Philosophy of Psychology (PHIL 3421 / PHIL 28.1)
• Philosophical Issues in Cognitive Science (PHIL 3422 / PHIL 5)
• Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence (PHIL 3423 / PHIL 29)

Philosophy and other fields

Philosophy, the arts, literature and language
• Philosophy of Art (PHIL 3501 / PHIL 22)
• Philosophy of Beauty (PHIL 3502 / PHIL 22.4)
• Philosophy of Literature and Film (PHIL 3511 / PHIL 22.1)
• Philosophy of Music (PHIL 3512 / PHIL 22.3)
• Environmental Aesthetics (PHIL 3520 / PHIL 22.5)
• Philosophy of Language (PHIL 3530 / PHIL 19)

Philosophy and the sciences
• Philosophy of Science (PHIL 3601 / PHIL 42)
• Philosophy of Technology (PHIL 3605 / PHIL 7.5)
• Philosophy of Mathematics (PHIL 3610 / PHIL 13.4)
• Philosophy of Biology (PHIL 3611 / PHIL 16)
• Philosophy of Nature (PHIL 3620 / PHIL 7)
• A History of Ideas in Physics (PHIL 3621 / PHIL 17)

Philosophy, culture and the social sciences
• Philosophy of the Social Sciences (PHIL 3701 / PHIL 46)
• Philosophy of Culture (PHIL 3702 / PHIL 25.1)
• Political Philosophy (PHIL 3703 / PHIL 20)
• Social Philosophy (PHIL 3704 / PHIL 21)
• Philosophy of Education (PHIL 3711 / PHIL 18)
• Philosophy of History (PHIL 3712 / PHIL 47)
• Philosophy of Economics (PHIL 3714 / PHIL 14.9)
• Philosophy and Feminism (PHIL 3720 / PHIL 15.2)
• Jewish Philosophy (PHIL 3721 / PHIL 9.2)
• Asian Philosophy (PHIL 3722 / PHIL 45)
• African-American Philosophy (PHIL 3723 / PHIL 9.1)
• Latin American Philosophy (PHIL 3724 / PHIL 9.3)
• Philosophy of Race (PHIL 3725)
• Queer Philosophy (PHIL 3726)
• Searching for God: Ancient Greeks, Jews, and Christians (PHIL 3729)
• Philosophy of Religion (PHIL 3730 / PHIL 44)
• Philosophy of Sport (PHIL 3731 / PHIL 7.1)
• Philosophy of Law (PHIL 3740 / PHIL 43)

General courses

Problems/issues of philosophy
• Philosophical Issues Concerning Animals (PHIL 3805 / PHIL 7.2)

Special topics, seminars and customized courses

Special topics
• Special Topics (PHIL 3910 / PHIL 60.1)

Internship/professional training
• Internship in Applied Philosophy I (PHIL 3920 / PHIL 14.3)
• Internship in Philosophy II (PHIL 3921)

Seminars and research courses

Seminars
• Seminar in the Problems of Philosophy (PHIL 4105 / PHIL 75.1)
• Seminar in the History of Philosophy (PHIL 4110 / PHIL 70.1)
• Interdepartmental Humanities Seminar (PHIL 4120 / PHIL 74.7)
• Philosophy Research and Writing (PHIL 4201 / PHIL 79)

Honors seminars

Problems/issues of philosophy
• Seminar I: Problems of Philosophy (PHIL 5101 / PHIL 84.1)
• Seminar II: Problems of Philosophy (PHIL 5102 / PHIL 84.2)

History of philosophy
• Seminar I: Historical Figures (PHIL 5110 / PHIL 84.3)
• Seminar II: Historical Figures (PHIL 5111 / PHIL 84.4)

Independent study

Areas of philosophy
• Independent Study I (PHIL 5201 / PHIL 88.1)

History of philosophy
• Independent Study II (PHIL 5210 / PHIL 88.2)

Thesis/comprehensive examination
• Independent Study for Comprehensive Honors Examination (PHIL 5220 / PHIL 89)

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