UCR Philosophy Department Courses

Philosophy Courses for 2009–2010

Fall 2009

(This is a preliminary list and is subject to change. Please consult with your advisor before making any plans that could affect graduation.) See also this spreadsheet, which contains course times and locations.

Lower Division Courses:

  • Philosophy 001: Introduction to Philosophy (Instructor: C. Siewert)
  • Philosophy 007: Introduction to Critical Thinking (Instructor: L. Wright)
  • Philosophy 009: Biomedical Ethics (Instructor: C. Macnamara)
  • Philosophy 030i: Early Modern Philosophy (Instructor: P. Hoffman)

Upper Division Courses:

  • Philosophy 100: Sophomore-Junior Seminar (Instructor: R. Jeshion)
  • Philosophy 121f: Descartes (Instructor: P. Hoffman)
  • Philosophy 121n: Kant (Instructor: P. Keller)
  • Philosophy 121o: Hegel (Instructor: P. Keller)
  • Philosophy 132: Philosophy of Language (Instructor: P. Graham)
  • Philosophy 137: Philosophy of Science (Instructor: E. Schwitzgebel)
  • Philosophy 162: Human Nature and Radical Evil (Instructor: M. Nelson)
  • Philosophy 171: Feminist Bioethics (Instructor: C. Macnamara)

Law and Society Courses:

  • Law and Society 100: Introduction to Law and Society (Instructor: C. Cranor)

Graduate Courses:

  • Philosophy 275a: First-Year Proseminar: Metaphysics and Epistemology (Instructor: P. Graham; Tuesdays 3:10–6:00pm)
  • Philosophy 283: Contemporary Philosophy: Wittgenstein’s On Certainty (Instructors: H. Wettstein and L. Wright; Mondays 1:10–4:00pm). A close textual analysis, with much discussion, of Wittgenstein’s classic work on epistemology, On Certainty. We will work through this difficult and very rich text together, and we will introduce a number of supplementary readings when these are relevant. Join us. This promises to be much fun and very enlightening. Requirements are a paper at the end, with topics approved during the second half of the course.
  • Philosophy 283: Contemporary Philosophy: Caring and Practical Reasoning (Instructor: A. Jaworska; Thursdays 3:40–630pm). What is it to care about something? How is caring related to desiring? To the emotions? To having policies? What is the relation between caring and the will? Do we have reasons for caring about things? Do we have reason to pursue what we care about? Can attention to caring help explain the phenomenon of “silencing” reasons? Readings from contemporary literature, including some or all of the following: Frankfurt, Watson, Bratman, Scanlon, Raz, Williams, Helm, Seidman, Kolodny. Gary Watson will be attending several of the sessions and Jeff Seidman will be at the session on his work.
  • Philosophy 283: Contemporary Philosophy (Instructor: M. Nelson; Thursdays 12:40–3:30pm)

Also:

  • Philosophy 270: Philosophy Colloquia (Instructor: M. Nelson; occasional Wednesdays 3:10–5:00pm)
  • Philosophy 400: Research and Professional Development Workshop (Instructor: R. Jeshion; occasional Wednesdays 3:10–5:00pm)

Winter 2010

(This is a preliminary list and is subject to change. Please consult with your advisor before making any plans that could affect graduation.)

Lower Division Courses:

  • Philosophy 002: Moral Issues (Instructor: J. Fischer)
  • Philosophy 003: Ethics and the Meaning of Life (Instructor: A. Reath)
  • Philosophy 007: Introduction to Critical Thinking (Instructor: L. Wright)
  • Philosophy 008: Introduction to Logic (Instructor: Staff)
  • Philosophy 030k: 19th Century Philosophy (Instructor: M. Wrathall)

Upper Division Courses:

  • Philosophy 100: Sophomore-Junior Seminar (Instructor: M. Clark)
  • Philosophy 112: Mortal Questions (Instructor: J. Fischer)
  • Philosophy 120f: Ancient Philosophy (Instructor: C. Siewert)
  • Philosophy 121j: Locke (Instructor: P. Hoffman)
  • Philosophy 130: Theory of Knowledge (Instructor: P. Graham)
  • Philosophy 135: Philosophy of Psychology (Instructor: P. Graham)
  • Philosophy 151: Existentialism (Instructor: M. Wrathall)
  • Philosophy 159: Philosophy of Religion (Instructor: H. Wettstein)
  • Philosophy 164: Justice (Instructor: A. Reath)
  • Philosophy 165: Philosophy of Law (Instructor: C. Cranor)
  • Philosophy 169e: Ethics (Instructor: C. MacNamara)
  • Philosophy 193: Senior Seminar: The Moral Status of Human Beings (Instructor: A. Jaworska)

Law and Society Courses:

  • Law and Society 193: Senior Seminar in Law and Society (Instructor: C. Cranor)

Graduate Courses:

  • Philosophy 275b: First-Year Proseminar: Metaphysics and Epistemology (Instructor: R. Jeshion)
  • Philosophy 281: Philosophical Texts (Instructor: D. Glidden)
  • Philosophy 281: Philosophical Texts (Instructors: C. Siewert and M. Wrathall)
  • Philosophy 282: Individual Philosophers (Instructor: P. Keller)
  • Philosophy 283: Contemporary Philosophy (Instructor: J. Perry)

Also:

  • Philosophy 270: Philosophy Colloquia (Instructor: M. Wrathall)
  • Philosophy 400: Research and Professional Development Workshop (Instructor: R. Jeshion)

Spring 2010

(This is a preliminary list and is subject to change. Please consult with your advisor before making any plans that could affect graduation.)

Lower Division Courses:

  • Philosophy 001: Introduction to Philosophy (Instructor: P. Keller)
  • Philosophy 005: Evil (Instructor: M. Nelson)
  • Philosophy 007: Introduction to Critical Thinking (Instructor: L. Wright)
  • Philosophy 008: Introduction to Logic (Instructor: TBA)

Upper Division Courses:

  • Philosophy 100: Sophomore-Junior Seminar (Instructor: H. Wettstein)
  • Philosophy 111: Philosophy, Film, and Reflective Pop Culture (Instructor: H. Wettstein)
  • Philosophy 121t: Heidegger (Instructor: M. Wrathall)
  • Philosophy 122e: Ancient Philosophy (Instructor: D. Glidden)
  • Philosophy 124: Formal Logic (Instructor: M. Nelson)
  • Philosophy 144: Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Mind (Instructor: C. Siewert)
  • Philosophy 161: Ethics (Instructor: A. Jaworska)
  • Philosophy 169i: Topics in Value Theory (Instructor: D. Glidden)

Law and Society Courses:

  • Law and Society 193: Senior Seminar in Law and Society (Instructor: C. Cranor)

Graduate Courses:

  • Philosophy 275c: First-Year Proseminar: Moral Philosophy (Instructor: J. Fischer)
  • Philosophy 281: Philosophical Texts (Instructor: M. Wrathall)
  • Philosophy 282: Individual Philosophers: Nietzsche (Instructor: M. Clark)
  • Philosophy 282: Individual Philosophers (Instructors: P. Hoffman and A. Reath)
  • Philosophy 283: Contemporary Philosophy (Instructor: C. Macnamara)
  • Philosophy 283: Contemporary Philosophy (Instructors: J. Perry and R. Jeshion)

Also:

  • Philosophy 270: Philosophy Colloquia (Instructor: M. Wrathall)
  • Philosophy 400: Research and Professional Development Workshop (Instructor: R. Jeshion)