Plan a degree

Students planning to take a major or honours degree in philosophy are advised to complete 100 in their first year of study. They are strongly advised to satisfy the logic requirement (at least two of 201, 203, 370) by the end of their second year of study. Students are advised that some 200-level courses (201, 203, 211, 220, 236, 240, 260) are prerequisites for advanced courses. Students are advised to take, in their second year of study the 200-level courses which are the prerequisites for the advanced courses they plan to take. Students intending to take a Major or Honours degree are strongly advised to discuss their plans with the Department's undergraduate advisor.

Streams in Philosophy

No undergraduate degree can do justice to all areas of philosophy. Students are advised to choose the bulk of their elective Philosophy courses from one of the following streams, rather than taking a smattering of courses from here and there within the discipline. The streams listed below provide only a rough guide to the principal areas of philosophy. Some courses are listed under more than one stream, and other courses could complement streams besides those in which they are listed. Students are advised to talk to the Philosophy Undergraduate Advisor when planning their programs.

1. History of Philosophy
2. Value Theory
3. Epistemology and Metaphysics
4. Logic, Philosophy of Science and Cognitive Science
5. Contemporary European Philosophy

1. History of Philosophy
   • Introduction to Existentialism (211)
   • Eastern Philosophy (204, 205, 206 and 208)
   • Plato (301)
   • Aristotle (303)
   • Medieval Philosophy (305)
   • The Rationalists (306)
   • The Empiricists (308)
   • Kant (309)
   • Existentialist Thinkers (311)
   • Nineteenth Century Philosophy (405)
2. Value Theory
   • Introduction to Existentialism (211)
   • Moral Problems of Contemporary Society (232)
   • Ethics of Violence, War and Terrorism (235)
   • Philosophy in Literature (238)
   • Philosophy of Art (240)
   • Existentialist Thinkers (311)
   • Business and Professional Ethics (330)
   • Issues in Biomedical Ethics (331)
   • Philosophy and the Environment (333)
   • Moral Philosophy (335)
   • Philosophy of Law (336)
   • Ethics: Theory and Practice (337)
   • Meta-ethics (338)
   • Contemporary Ethics (430)
   • Seminar in Biomedical Ethics (431)
   • Seminar in Aesthetics (440)
   • Social and Political Philosophy (433)
3. Epistemology and Metaphysics
   • Knowledge and Reality (250)
   • Knowledge, Certainty and Scepticism (251)
   • Philosophy of Religion (261)
   • Technology and Environment (434)
   • Metaphysics (450)
   • Philosophy of Knowledge (451)
   • Theory of Perception (453)
   • Philosophy of Mind (460)
   • Philosophy of Language: I (461)
   • Philosophy of Language: II (462)
4. Logic, Philosophy of Science and Cognitive Science
   • Scientific Reasoning (173)
   • Applied Logic: I (201)
   • Applied Logic: II(203)
   • Introduction to Philosophy of Science (220)
   • Philosophy of the Social Sciences (223)
   • Philosophy of Medicine (321)
   • Minds and Machines (362)
   • Theoretical Logic (370)
   • Topics in Logic (371)
   • Philosophy of Mathematics (375)
   • Philosophical Logic (403)
   • Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Science (420)
   • Philosophy of Mind (460)
   • Philosophy of Language: I (461)
   • Philosophy of Language: II (462)
5. Contemporary European Philosophy
   • Introduction to Existentialism (211)
   • Existentialist Thinkers (311)
   • Nineteenth Century Philosophy (405)