Courses
Maybe you've wondered about some of the issues that we face as a society.
Or do you think about some more timeless problems?
You might also wonder whether there's more to your mind than just your brain, what makes art valuable, or how science helps us understand the world. We've thought a lot about these issues, and you can join the conversation in our classes.
View descriptions of all philosophy courses (PHIL) in the UVic Academic Calendar.
Link here to our Summer 2022, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 timetables. Please note that the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 timetables are tentative.
Note: ONL = online | A = asynchronous | S = synchronous | B = blended (synchronous and asynchronous elements)
Course outlines
Summer 2022
| Course # | Course title | Instructor |
| PHIL 201 A01 | Critical Thinking | C. Klatt (outline) |
| PHIL 232 A01 | Moral Problems in Contemporary Society | K. Brown (outline) |
Spring 2022
| Course # | Course title | Instructor |
| PHIL 100 A01 | Introduction to Philosophy | J. Young |
| PHIL 100 A02 | Introduction to Philosophy | S. Woodcock |
| PHIL 100 A03 | Introduction to Philosophy | K. Brown |
| PHIL 100 A04 | Introduction to Philosophy | K. Brown |
| PHIL 201 A01 (ONL - A) | Critical Thinking | C. Klatt (outline) |
| PHIL 201 A02 | Critical Thinking | T. Land (outline) |
| PHIL 203 A01 | Elementary Formal Logic | M. Raven (outline) |
| PHIL 207A A01 | Introduction to Ancient Philosophy | T. Heyd (outline) |
| PHIL 232 A01 | Moral Problems of Contemporary Society | T. Heyd (outline) |
| PHIL 232 A02 | Moral Problems of Contemporary Society | P. Dietsch (outline) |
| PHIL 236 A01 | Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy | C. Holder (outline) |
| PHIL 239 A01 | Philosophy and Feminism | K. Brown (outline) |
| PHIL 251 A01 | Knowledge, Certainty and Skepticism | P. Rysiew (outline) |
| PHIL 260 A01 | Introduction to Philosophy of Mind | E. Hochstein (outline) |
| PHIL 290 A01 | Introduction to Selected Topic: Philosophy of Sex, Love and Friendship | A. Yap (outline) |
| PHIL 305B A01 | Later Medieval Philosophy | C. Roberts (outline) |
| PHIL 306 A01 | The Rationalists | E. Kluge (outline) |
| PHIL 308 A01 | The Empiricists | J. Young (outline) |
| PHIL 309 A01 | Kant | T. Land (outline) |
| PHIL 311 A01 (ONL - B) | Existentialist Thinkers | C. Goto-Jones (outline) |
| PHIL 314 A01 | 19th Century Philosophy | N. Belmonte (outline) |
| PHIL 331 A01 | Issues in Biomedical Ethics | E. Kluge (outline) |
| PHIL 337 A01 | Ethics: Theory and Practice | S. Woodcock (outline) |
| PHIL 352 A01 | Metaphysics | M. Raven (outline) |
| PHIL 356 A01 | Philosophy of Science | E. Hochstein (outline) |
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PHIL 379 A01 (X GRS 379) |
Early Greek Thought | C. Roberts (outline) |
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PHIL 390 A01 (X PSYC 391) (ONL - B) |
Topics in Philosophy: Buddhist Philosophy and Psychology | C. Goto-Jones (outline) |
| PHIL 390 A02 | Topics in Philosophy: Tax, Property, and Inequality | R. Tonkin (outline) |
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PHIL 427 A01 X PHIL 500 A01 |
Advanced Studies in Early Modern Philosophy: Thomas Reid | P. Rysiew (outline) |
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PHIL 433 A01 X PHIL 535 A02 |
Advanced Social and Political Philosophy: The Equity-Efficiency Trade-Off | P. Dietsch (outline) |
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PHIL 436 A01 X LAW 343 X PHIL 535 A01 |
Advanced Philosophy of Law: International Human Rights | C. Holder (outline) |
Fall 2021
| Course # | Course title | Instructor |
| PHIL 100 A01 | Introduction to Philosophy | J. Young (outline) |
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PHIL 100 A02 (ONL - S) |
Introduction to Philosophy
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S. Woodcock (outline) |
| PHIL 100 A03 | Introduction to Philosophy | K. Brown (outline) |
| PHIL 100 A04 | Introduction to Philosophy | K. Brown (outline) |
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PHIL 201 A01 (ONL - A) |
Critical Thinking | C. Klatt (outline) |
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PHIL 203 A02 (ONL - A) |
Elementary Formal Logic | A. Yap (outline) |
| PHIL 220 A01 | Introduction to Philosophy of Science | E. Hochstein (outline) |
| PHIL 223 A01 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Social Sciences | K. Brown (outline) |
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PHIL 225 A01 (ONL - B) |
Death and Dying | K. Jahn (outline) |
| PHIL 232 A01 | Moral Problems of Contemporary Society | T. Heyd (outline) |
| PHIL 240 A01 | Introduction to Philosophy of Art | J. Young (outline) |
| PHIL 252 A01 | Introduction to Metaphysics | M. Raven (outline) |
| PHIL 260 A01 | Introduction to Philosophy of Mind | E. Hochstein (outline) |
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PHIL 261 A01 (ONL - B) |
Philosophy of Religion | C. Goto-Jones (outline) |
| PHIL 290 A01 | Introduction to Selected Topic: Science Fiction and Philosophy | E. Kluge (outline) |
| PHIL 301 A01 | Plato | C. Roberts (outline) |
| PHIL 303 A01 | Aristotle | D. Scott (outline) |
| PHIL 305A A01 | Early Medieval Philosophy | C. Roberts (outline) |
| PHIL 330 A01 | Professional and Business Ethics | T. Heyd (outline) |
| PHIL 331 A01 | Issues in Biomedical Ethics | E. Kluge (outline) |
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PHIL 333 A01 X ES 314 |
Philosophy and the Environment | T. Heyd (outline) |
| PHIL 335 A01 | Contemporary Moral Philosophy | C. Macleod (outline) |
| PHIL 338 A01 | Meta-Ethics | S. Woodcock (outline) |
| PHIL 360 A01 | Philosophy and Film | N. Belmonte (outline) |
| PHIL 370 A01 | Theoretical Logic | A. Yap (outline) |
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PHIL 450 A01 X PHIL 552 |
Advanced Metaphysics: Based and Baseless Truths | M. Raven (outline) |
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PHIL 460 A01 X PHIL 514 |
Advanced Philosophy of Mind: On Human Nature: A Study of Raymond Tallis' Explicit Animal | D. Scott (outline) |
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PHIL 490 A01 X PHIL 500 |
Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Philosophy, Climate and the Anthropocene | T. Heyd (outline) |
Summer 2021
| Course # | Course title | Instructor |
| PHIL 201 |
Critical Thinking May 10 - June 15 fully asynchronous |
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| PHIL 232 |
Moral Problems of Contemporary Society May 10 - June 2 MTWRF 10:30-12:20 blended |
Spring 2021
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Introduction to Philosophy |
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Introduction to Philosophy |
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Introduction to Philosophy |
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Introduction to Philosophy |
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Critical Thinking |
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Elementary Formal Logic |
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Introduction to Ancient Philosophy |
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Introduction to Existentialism |
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Moral Problems of Contemporary Society |
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Ethics of Violence, War and Terrorism |
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Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy |
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Philosophy and Feminism |
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The Empiricists |
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Kant |
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Biomedical Ethics |
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Philosophy of Law |
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Ethics: Theory and Practice |
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Epistemology |
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Philosophy of Language |
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Theory of Perception |
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Selected Topics: Hellenistic Philosophy: Epicureans, Stoics & Skeptics |
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X PHIL 500 (A01) |
Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Plato’s Republic |
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X PHIL 500 (A02) |
Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Conceptualizing and Categorizing Phenomena in Science |
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X PHIL 500 (A03) |
Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Hope and Despair |
Fall 2020
Summer 2020
| Course | Instructor |
| PHIL 201: Critical Thinking | Di Yang (outline) |
| PHIL 232: Moral Problems of Contemporary Society | Karen Brown (outline) |
Spring 2020
| Course | Instructor |
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| Young (outline) | |
| Klatt (outline) | |
| Raven (outline) | |
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Yang (outline) |
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PHIL 460: Advanced Philosophy of Mind: Raymond Tallis' Explicit Animal |
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PHIL 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Blame, Anger, and Forgiveness |
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PHIL 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Philosophy of Psychiatry |
Fall 2019
Spring 2019
Fall 2018
Summer 2018
| Course | Instructor |
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| Phil 201 Critical Thinking | |
| Phil 203: Elementary Formal Logic | |
| Phil 232: Moral Problems of Contemporary Society |