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Philosophy (PHIL)
- http://dornsife.usc.edu/phil/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in MHP; phone (213) 740-4084.
Explores philosophical treatments of the problem of the meaning or purpose of human life. (Duplicates credit in former PHIL 155)
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture & one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49383R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 149 of 149 | Stephen Finlay | THH201 | ||
49384R | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Monday | 23 of 25 | Vishnu Sridharan | VKC157 | ||
49385R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Monday | 25 of 25 | Vishnu Sridharan | VKC157 | ||
49386R | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | Quyen Pham | VKC207 | ||
49387R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | Quyen Pham | VKC207 | ||
49389R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Friday | 26 of 26 | Jennifer Head | WPH206 | ||
49390R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 25 of 25 | Jennifer Head | WPH206 |
How does science differ from pseudo-science? When is it rational to accept a scientific theory? And do such theories provide genuine knowledge of reality?
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49451R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Friday | 19 of 25 | Bixin Guo | WPH107 | ||
49452R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:55am | Friday | 21 of 25 | Bixin Guo | WPH107 | ||
49446R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 136 of 146 | David Wallace | MRF340 | Word (45118 KB) | |
49447R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 24 of 25 | Douglas Wadle | VKC252 | ||
49448R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 24 of 25 | Douglas Wadle | MHP102 | ||
49449R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Thursday | 24 of 25 | Shane Ward | THH215 | ||
49450R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Thursday | 24 of 25 | Shane Ward | MHP102 |
Explores various conceptions of morality and what makes actions right or wrong, together with the implications of these views for concrete ethical issues.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture & one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49473R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 99 of 99 | Jacob Ross | SAL101 | ||
49474R | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Monday | 24 of 24 | Nathan Howard | VKC209 | ||
49475R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Friday | 28 of 28 | Nicola Kemp | WPH101 | ||
49476R | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Tuesday | Canceled | Jacob Ross | |||
49477R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Tuesday | 25 of 25 | Nathan Howard | MHP102 | ||
49478R | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Thursday | Canceled | Jacob Ross | |||
49479R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Thursday | 22 of 22 | Nicola Kemp | MHP102 |
Key works that have shaped the European and American cultural inheritance, with a special focus on the nature of love.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture & one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49491R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:45am | Tue, Thu | 127 of 148 | Edwin McCann | SGM101 | Word (193395 KB) | |
49492R | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Monday | 10 of 25 | Kenneth Silver | MHP102 | ||
49493R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Monday | 25 of 25 | Kenneth Silver | MHP102 | ||
49494R | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Wednesday | 20 of 25 | Kenneth Silver | MHP102 | ||
49495R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 24 of 25 | Kenneth Silver | MHP102 | ||
49496R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Friday | 24 of 25 | Paul Garofalo | MHP102 | ||
49497R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 24 of 25 | Paul Garofalo | MHP102 |
Examination of problems in metaphysics and/or epistemology. Conducted at the intermediate level.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49526R | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-1:50pm | MWF | 32 of 35 | Jeremy Goodman | VKC258 |
Development of philosophy on the continent from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries; emphasis on the philosophical works of Descartes, Leibniz, and Spinoza.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49542R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-12:50pm | MWF | 7 of 30 | John Dreher | VKC200 | Word (82944 KB) |
Main philosophers and movements from 1900, including the major developments within phenomenology and existentialism, the emergence of structuralism and hermeneutics.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49547R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 19 of 30 | Edwin McCann | VKC155 | Word (169294 KB) |
Systematic study of the metatheory of quantificational logic, with applications to questions of decidability and completeness of formal systems, including Godel's Incompleteness Theorems.
- Prerequisite: PHIL 350
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49568R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:45am | Tue, Thu | 3 of 30 | Andrew Bacon | VKC155 |
Systematic introduction to basic concepts, including identity, difference, existence, individuals, substance, quality, and relation; emphasis on idealism, materialism, and the ontology of intentionality.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49573R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-11:50am | MWF | 13 of 30 | James Van Cleve | VKC200 |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49593D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | Jonathan Quong | OFFICE | ||
49594D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | OFFICE | |||
49595D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE | |||
49596D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE |
Independent studies for philosophy majors, and guidance in the preparation of the senior thesis for students who wish to graduate with honors in philosophy. Not open to graduate students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49597D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | Sharon Lloyd | OFFICE | ||
49598D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | Gabriel Uzquiano | OFFICE | ||
49599D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE |
Problems in research in selected portions of modern philosophy.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49613R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:20pm | Wednesday | 10 of 20 | James Van Cleve | MHP102 |
Advanced topics and literature in ethical theory.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49621R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:20pm | Thursday | 10 of 20 | Stephen Finlay | THH207 |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49637D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | John Hawthorne | OFFICE | ||
49638D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | Scott Soames | OFFICE | ||
49639D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | OFFICE | |||
49640D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 5 | Robin Jeshion | OFFICE | ||
49641D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | Stephen Finlay | OFFICE | ||
49642D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | Jeffrey Russell | OFFICE | ||
49643D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE | |||
49644D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE | |||
49645D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE | |||
49646D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE | |||
49647D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE | |||
49648D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49650D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE |
A focused environment in which to present and evaluate dissertation work-in-progress. Focus on peer and faculty feedback, developing professional presentation skills, improving critical communication skills. Graded CR/NC. Open only to Philosophy doctoral students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Philosophy
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49672R | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-7:20pm | Thursday | 6 of 20 | Scott Soames | MHP102 |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49659D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | OFFICE | |||
49660D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | James Van Cleve | OFFICE | ||
49661D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 5 | Scott Soames | OFFICE | ||
49662D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | Robin Jeshion | OFFICE | ||
49663D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | Barry Schein | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49666D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 15 | OFFICE |