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Lower-Division Courses
22211/PHIL-9/Intro To Logic/Fruhling
MWF 08:00A-09:10A/Kresge Clrm 321
A study of correct reasoning, concentrating on developing the skills necessary
to distinguish logically correct from logically incorrect arguments. The emphasis
is on modern symbolic logic, although the traditional theory of the syllogism
is also covered.
18928/PHIL-11/Intro To Philosophy/Otte
TTh 08:00A-09:45A/Humn Lecture
206
An introduction to the main areas of philosophy using both classic
and contemporary sources. Focuses on central and enduring problems in philosophy
such as skepticism about the external world, the mind-body problem, and the
nature of morality.
22555/PHIL-80G/Bioethics 21st Cent/Metcalf, J and
Akeson,M.A.
TTh 02:00P-03:45P/Earth&Marine
B206
Serves science and non-science majors interested in bioethics. Guest
speakers and instructors lead discussions of major ethical questions having
arisen from research in genetics, medicine, and industries supported by this
knowledge. (Also offered as Biomolecular Engineering 80G. Students cannot
receive credit for both courses. Does not fulfill Philosophy major or minor
requirements.)
History of Philosophy Courses
18935/PHIL-91/Ancient Greek Phil/Bowin,J.F.
MWF 09:30A-10:40A/Kresge
Clrm 327
This course is a survey of ancient Greek philosophy of the Classical
and Hellenistic periods. We will begin with Socrates and the pre-Socratics,
then we will undertake an intensive study of Plato and Aristotle. After that
we will survey the main developments that follow: Epicureanism, Stoicism,
and Scepticism.
View the syllabus online.
22653/PHIL-108/19Th-C Philosophy/Hoy,J.B.
MWF 02:00P-03:10P/Soc Sci
1 110
Reading for this course will include selections from Hegel’s Phenomenology
of Spirit, Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling, Schopenhauer’s World
as Will and Representation, and various important works by Nietzsche
in a newly-published Nietzsche Reader (2006 Blackwell Publishing).
Approximately half the course will be devoted to Nietzsche. Participation
in discussion sections will be mandatory. Written work will consist in take-home “exams” (short
papers on assigned topics) on Hegel, Kierkegaard and Schopenhauer; an inclass
exam on Nietzsche, and a longer (6-page) final paper on Nietzsche.
Upper-Division Courses
23615/PHIL-122/Metaphysics/Bowin,J.F.
TTh 10:00A-11:45A/Cowell
Com 134
This course will be a survey of contemporary analytic metaphysics.
Topics will include nominalism and metaphysical realism and the ontological
analysis of concrete particulars, including problems of modality and persistence
through time. The texts will be Michael Loux, Metaphysics: a contemporary
introduction, Third Edition. (New York: Routledge, 2006). Metaphysics: Contemporary
Readings, Michael Loux, ed. (New York: Routledge, 2001).
View the syllabus online.
24163/PHIL-142/Advanced Ethics/Guevara,D.E.
MW 07:00P-08:45P/Cowell
Com 134
23616/PHIL-171/Faith And Reason/Otte,R.E.
TTh 10:00A-11:45A/PhysSciences 140
Recent work in analytic philosophy of religion,
concentrating on traditional theism. Topics include arguments for and against
the existence of God, religious experience, miracles, the relation of faith
and reason, and problems such as freedom and divine foreknowledge.
Download the syllabus here (pdf).
PHIL-180H-01 Philosophy Colloquia (Staff) Class
# 21510
A colloquia series that sponsors four speakers each quarter. Students required
to attend all colloquia and class meetings and encouraged to form discussion
groups after each lecture. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be
repeated for credit.
For complete course information, visit the course web page at http://philosophy.ucsc.edu/colloquia_course.html
For colloquia location and times, visit http://philosophy.ucsc.edu/colloquia.html
DOES NOT FULFILL UPPER DIVISION MAJOR REQUIREMENT
Seminar Courses
/ PHIL-190P/Major Figures in Contemp Phil/Roth, P.A
W 3:30-6:30/Stevenson
217
This course will examine the thought of W.V. Quine (1908-2000). Quine's
thought greatly shaped almost all key philosophical debates in the second
half of the 20th century. Two core issues of his philosophy will be the focus
of the readings. The first concerns his position on the notion of meaning--the
thesis of the "indeterminacy of translation." Quine claims that
there is "no fact of the matter" to what words or sentences mean.
The second involves his conception of "epistemology naturalized." This
involves a fundamental rethinking of what empiricism is, what epistemology
is, and how to conceive of the relationship between philosophy and science.
Readings will consist primarily of key essays by Quine on these two topics.Also
offered as Phil 290P.
22465/PHIL-190Y/On Insults /Neu,J.
M 03:30P-06:30P/Cowell
Acad 222
The schoolyard wisdom about "sticks and stones" does not
take one very far: insults do not take the form only of words, even words
have effects, and the popular as well as the standard legal distinctions
between speech and conduct are at least as problematic as they are helpful.
The questions to be addressed include: What kind of injury is an insult?
Is its infliction determined by the insulter or the insulted? What does it
reveal of the character of each and of the character of society and its conventions?
What is its role in social and legal life (from play to jokes to ritual to
war and from blasphemy to defamation to hate speech)? Philosophical, anthropological,
psychoanalytic, and legal approaches to the questions are emphasized.Also
offered as Phil 290Y.
Enrollment
is by interview with the professor. Contact the department to schedule an
interview.
/PHIL-190xx/Politics of Temporality/Hoy,
D.
F 01:00P-04:00P/Humn
1 420
This course will explore the phenomenon that Husserl referred to as “Inner
Time-Consciousness.” That designation of time as time-consciousness
is problematic insofar as it construes time as “inner” rather
than “outer,” as subjective rather than objective. Kant, Hegel,
and Heidegger problematize the inner/outer distinction and generate a different
account of temporality. Issues involve such questions as the following: How
long does the present last? Is there a sense of the passing of time that
is different from and prior to memory? What is the relation of experienced
time to objective time? Furthermore, different philosophers prioritize the
dimensions of time differently in ways that affect the political tone of
their philosophies. Thus, the early Heidegger prioritizes the future, but
differently than Walter Benjamin does. Hegel is said to prioritize the present,
but differently than Husserl does. Gadamer prioritizes the past, but differently
than Ranke does. Deleuze’s adaptation of Bergson will be a central
issue, as will be Derrida’s and Zizek’s readings of late Heidegger.
The advantages and disadvantages of each account of temporality will be discussed
in seminar-style. Also offered as Phil 254.
Sample Schedule:
Week 1. Kant
Week II. Husserl & James
Week III. Husserl
Week IV. Heidegger on Kant
Week V. Heidegger & the Lost Present
Week VI. Hegel, Derrida
Week VII. Bergson, Deleuze
Week VIII. Walter Benjamin, Derrida
Week IX. Time Regained
Week X. Summary
Download the syllabus here (pdf).
Graduate Courses
23617/PHIL-201/First Quarter Seminar/Ellis,J.E./**To
Be Arranged**
24000/PHIL-254/Politics of Temporality/Hoy, D./F/01:00P-04:00P/Humn
1 420
This course will explore the phenomenon that Husserl referred to as “Inner
Time-Consciousness.” That designation of time as time-consciousness
is problematic insofar as it construes time as “inner” rather
than “outer,” as subjective rather than objective. Kant, Hegel,
and Heidegger problematize the inner/outer distinction and generate a different
account of temporality. Issues involve such questions as the following: How
long does the present last? Is there a sense of the passing of time that
is different from and prior to memory? What is the relation of experienced
time to objective time? Furthermore, different philosophers prioritize the
dimensions of time differently in ways that affect the political tone of
their philosophies. Thus, the early Heidegger prioritizes the future, but
differently than Walter Benjamin does. Hegel is said to prioritize the present,
but differently than Husserl does. Gadamer prioritizes the past, but differently
than Ranke does. Deleuze’s adaptation of Bergson will be a central
issue, as will be Derrida’s and Zizek’s readings of late Heidegger.
The advantages and disadvantages of each account of temporality will be discussed
in seminar-style.
Sample Schedule:
Week 1. Kant
Week II. Husserl & James
Week III. Husserl
Week IV. Heidegger on Kant
Week V. Heidegger & the Lost Present
Week VI. Hegel, Derrida
Week VII. Bergson, Deleuze
Week VIII. Walter Benjamin, Derrida
Week IX. Time Regained
Week X. Summary
/PHIL-290P/Major Figures in Contemp Phil/Roth,
P.A
W 3:30-6:30/Stevenson 217
This course will examine the thought of W.V. Quine (1908-2000). Quine's
thought greatly shaped almost all key philosophical debates in the second
half of the 20th century. Two core issues of his philosophy will be the focus
of the readings. The first concerns his position on the notion of meaning--the
thesis of the "indeterminacy of translation." Quine claims that
there is "no fact of the matter" to what words or sentences mean.
The second involves his conception of "epistemology naturalized." This
involves a fundamental rethinking of what empiricism is, what epistemology
is, and how to conceive of the relationship between philosophy and science.
Readings will consist primarily of key essays by Quine on these two topics.
Also offered as Phil 190P.
22465/PHIL-290Y/On Insults /Neu,J.
M 03:30P-06:30P/Cowell
Acad 222
The schoolyard wisdom about "sticks and stones" does not take one
very far: insults do not take the form only of words, even words have effects,
and the popular as well as the standard legal distinctions between speech and
conduct are at least as problematic as they are helpful. The questions to be
addressed include: What kind of injury is an insult? Is its infliction determined
by the insulter or the insulted? What does it reveal of the character of each
and of the character of society and its conventions? What is its role in social
and legal life (from play to jokes to ritual to war and from blasphemy to defamation
to hate speech)? Philosophical, anthropological, psychoanalytic, and legal
approaches to the questions are emphasized. Also offered as Phil 190Y.
Enrollment
is by interview with the professor. Contact the department to schedule an interview.
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