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View descriptions of all philosophy courses (PHIL) in the UVic Academic Calendar.

Link to our Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 timetables

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Fall 2018

Course	As taught by
Phil 100: Intro To Philosophy	Jahn (A01 outline) Scott (A02 outline) Brown (A03 outline) Brown (A04 outline) Jahn (A05 outline)
Phil 201 Critical Thinking	Klatt (outline) Hochstein (outline) Land (outline)
Phil 203: Elementary Formal Logic	Yap (outline)
Phil 207A: Introductiuon to Ancient Philosophy	Heyd (outline)
Phil 211: Introduction to Existentialism	Barnes (outline)
Phil 220: Introduction to Philosophy of Science	Hochstein (outline)
Phil 232: Moral Problems of Contemporary Society	Woodcock (outline) Heyd (outline)
Phil 235: Ethics of Violence, War and Terrorism	Jahn (outline)
Phil 252: Introduction to Metaphysics	Raven (outline)
Phil 260: Introduction to Philosophy of Mind	Barnes (outline)
Phil 301: Plato	Roberts (oiutline)
Phil 305A: Early Medieval Philosophy	Kluge (outline)
Phil 306: The Rationalists	Scott (outline)
Phil 308: The Empiricists	Rysiew (outline)
Phil 330: Professional and Business Ethics	Heyd (outline)
Phil 331: Issues in Biomedical Ethics	Kluge (outline)
Phil 335: Contemporary Moral Philosophy	Brown (outline)
Phil 352: Metaphysics	Raven (outline)
Phil 360: Philosophy of Film	Belmonte (outline)
Phil 451: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Social Epistemology	Rysiew (outline)
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Speech, Power, and Harm	Yap (outline)
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: How to Get Everything From Just One Thing: Plotinus' Metaphysical Monism	Roberts (outline)

Spring 2019

Course	As taught by
Phil 201 Critical Thinking	Klatt Klatt
Phil 203: Elementary Formal Logic	Raven
Phil 225: Death and Dying	Jahn
Phil 232: Moral Problems of Contemporary Society	Heyd
Phil 236: Introduction to Social & Political Philosophy	Jahn
Phil 238: Philosophy of Literature	Belmonte
Phil 239: Philosophy and Feminism	Yap
Phil 251: Knowledge, Certainty and Skepticism	Rysiew
Phil 260: Introduction to Philosophy of Mind	Barnes
Phil 303: Aristotle	Cameron
Phil 309: Kant	Land
Phil 311: Existentialist Thinkers	Barnes
Phil 314: 19th Century Philosophy	TBA
Phil 321: Philosophy of Medicine	Kluge
Phil 331: Issues in Biomedical Ethics	Kluge
Phil 333 x ES 314: Philosophy and the Environment	Heyd
Phil 336: Philosophy of Law	Holder
Phil 337: Ethics: Theory and Practice	Woodcock
Phil 356: Philosophy of Science	Hochstein (outline)
Phil 358: Theory of Perception	Rysiew
Phil 362: Philosophy of Mind	Barnes
Phil 371: Logic If you do not have the prerequisites for this course, please contact the department	Yap
Phil 383: Life and Times of Socrates	Roberts
Phil 450: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Advanced Metaphysics	Raven
Phil 490 (x Law 343, 4 seats): Advanced Topics in Philosophy: The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples	Holder
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: A Study in Philosophy of Religion: C.A. Campbell's "On Selfhood and Godhood"	Scott
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Why Use Pictures? The Role of Images and Visual Representations in Science	Hochstein (outline)

Course outlines

Summer 2018

Course	As taught by
Phil 201 Critical Thinking	Klatt (outline)
Phil 203: Elementary Formal Logic	Klatt (outline)
Phil 232: Moral Problems of Contemporary Society	Brown (outline)

Spring 2018

Course	As taught by
Phil 201 Critical Thinking	Roberts (outline) Hochstein (outline)
Phil 203: Elementary Formal Logic	Raven (outline)
Phil 208: Introduction to Arabic Philosophy	Kluge (outline)
Phil 211: Introduction to Existentialism	Belmonte (outline)
Phil 232: Moral Problems of Contemporary Society	Woodcock (outline)
Phil 239: Philosophy and Feminism	Yap (outline)
Phil 260: Introduction to Philosophy of Mind	Barnes (outline)
Phil 308: The Empiricists	Young (outline)
Phil 309: Kant	Jahn (outline)
Phil 314: 19th Century Philosophy	Belmonte (outline)
Phil 330: Professional and Business Ethics	Heyd (outline)
Phil 331: Issues in Biomedical Ethics	Kluge (outline)
Phil 333 x ES 314: Philosophy and the Environment	Heyd (outline)
Phil 335: Contemporary Moral Philosophy	Brown (outline)
Phil 337: Ethics: Theory and Practice	Woodcock (outline)
Phil 338: Meta-Ethics	Macleod (outline)
Phil 351: Epistemology	Rysiew (outline)
Phil 352: Metaphysics	Raven (outline)
Phil 362: Philosophy of Mind	Barnes (outline)
Phil 370: Theoretical Logic	Yap (outline)
Phil 390: Killing in War	Jahn (outline)
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Thomas Reid	Rysiew (outline)
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: A Study in Philosophy of Religion: C.A. Campbell's "On Selfhood and Godhood"	Scott (outline)
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Categorizing and Conceptualizing Phenomena in Science	Hochstein (outline)
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy	Roberts (outline)

Fall 2017

Course	As taught by
Phil 100: Intro To Philosophy	Jahn (outline) Scott (outline) Brown (outline) Young (outline)
Phil 201 Critical Thinking	Roberts (outline) Klatt (outline) Klatt (outline)
Phil 203: Elementary Formal Logic	Yap (outline)
Phil 232: Moral Problems of Contemporary Society	Woodcock (outline) Heyd (outline)
Phil 235: Ethics of Violence, War and Terrorism	Jahn (outline)
Phil 240: Philosophy of Art	Heyd (outline)
Phil 251: Knowledge, Certainty, and Skepticism	Rysiew (outline)
Phil 252: Introduction to Metaphysics	Raven (outline)
Phil 260: Introduction to Philosophy of Mind	Barnes (outline)
Phil 261: Philosophy of Religion	Barnes (outline)
Phil 301: Plato	Roberts (outline)
Phil 303: Aristotle	Scott (outline)
Phil 306: The Rationalists	Kluge (outline)
Phil 316: History of Analytic Philosophy	Raven (outline)
Phil 330: Professional and Business Ethics	Heyd (outline)
Phil 331: Issues in Biomedical Ethics	Kluge (outline)
Phil 356: Philosophy of Science	Hochstein (outline)
Phil 358: Theory of Perception	Rysiew (outline)
Phil 440: Advanced Topics in Philosophy	Young (outline)
Phil 490 (x with Law 343): Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Race and Social Identity	Yap (outline)
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Topics in Ethics	Woodcock (outline)

Summer 2017

Course	As taught by
Phil 100: Intro To Philosophy	Brown (outline)
Phil 201: Critical Thinking	Klatt (outline)
Phil 203: Elementary Formal Logic	Klatt (outline)
Phil 232: Moral Problems of Contemporary Society	Brown (outline)

Spring 2017

Course	As taught by

Phil 201 Critical Thinking	Klatt (outline) Roberts (outline)
Phil 203: Elementary Formal Logic	Klatt (outline)
Phil 210: Introduction to Early Modern Philosophy	Scott (outline)
Phil 220: Introduction to Philosophy of Science	Brown (outline)
Phil 223: Philosophy of the Social Sciences	Brown (outline)
Phil 232: Moral Problems of Contemporary Society	Heyd (outline)
Phil 235: Ethics of Violence, War, and Terrorism	Jahn (outline)
Phil 240: Introduction to Philosophy of Art	Young (outline)
Phil 260: Introduction to Philosophy of Mind	Barnes (outline)
Phil 290: Introduction to Selected Topics: Philosophy and Science Fiction	Kluge (outline)
Phil 309: Kant	Jahn (outline)
Phil 311: Existentialist Thinkers	Barnes (outline)
Phil 314: 19th Century Philosophy	Belmonte (outline)
Phil 330: Professional and Business Ethics	Heyd (outline)
Phil 331: Issues in Biomedical Ethics	Kluge (outline)
Phil 333: Philosophy and the Environment	Heyd (outline)
Phil 335: Moral Philosophy	Macleod (outline)
Phil 337: Ethics: Theory and Practice	Woodcock (outline)
Phil 352: Metaphysics	Raven (outline)
Phil 362: Philosophy of Mind	Barnes (outline)
Phil 375: Philosophy of Mathematics	Yap (outline)
Phil 390: Selected Topics in Philosophy: International Law	Holder (outline)
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Ethics and Epistemology in Hellenistic Philosophy	Roberts (outline)
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Naive Metaphysics	Raven (outline)
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: A Study of C.A. Campbell’s On Selfhood and Godhood	Scott (outline)
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Epistemic Injustice	Yap (outline)

Fall 2016

Course	As taught by
Phil 100: Intro To Philosophy	Jahn (outline) Woodcock (outline) Brown (outline) Young (outline)
Phil 201 Critical Thinking	Roberts (outline) Klatt (outline) Klatt (outline)
Phil 203: Elementary Formal Logic	Yap (outline)
Phil 207A: Introduction to Ancient Philosophy	Heyd (outline)
Phil 211: Introduction to Existentialism	Belmonte (outline)
Phil 232: Moral Problems of Contemporary Society	Taylor (outline) Woodcock (outline)
Phil 239: Philosophy and Feminism	Brown (outline)
Phil 251: Knowledge, Certainty, and Skepticism	Rysiew (outline)
Phil 260: Introduction to Philosophy of Mind	Barnes (outline)
Phil 261: Philosophy of Religion	Barnes (outline)
Phil 290: Introduction to Selected Topics: Death and Dying	Jahn (outline)
Phil 301: Plato	Roberts (outline)
Phil 303: Aristotle	Scott (outline)
Phil 306: The Rationalists	Scott (outline)
Phil 308: The Empiricists	Young (outline)
Phil 330: Professional and Business Ethics	Heyd (outline)
Phil 331: Issues in Biomedical Ethics	Kluge (outline)
Phil 333: Philosophy and the Environment	Taylor (outline)
Phil 339: Theories of Justice	Holder (outline)
Phil 356: Philosophy of Science	Heyd (outline)
Phil 370: Theoretical Logic	Yap (outline)
Phil 453: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Theory of Perception	Kluge (outline)
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Thomas Reid	Rysiew (outline)

Summer 2016

Course	As taught by
Phil 100: Intro To Philosophy	Brown (outline)
Phil 201: Critical Thinking	Klatt (outline)
Phil 203: Elementary Formal Logic	Klatt (outline)
Phil 232: Moral Problems of Contemporary Society	Taylor (outline)

Spring 2016

Course	As taught by
Phil 201 Critical Thinking	Klatt (outline) Klatt (outline) Klatt (outline)
Phil 203: Elementary Formal Logic	Yap (outline)
Phil 223: Philosophy of the Social Sciences	Brown (outline)
Phil 232: Moral Problems of Contemporary Society	Heyd (outline)
Phil 239: Philosophy and Feminism	Yap (outline)
Phil 260: Introduction to Philosophy of Mind	Barnes (outline)
Phil 261: Philosophy of Religion	Barnes (outline)
Phil 290: Introduction to Selected Topics: Death and Dying	Jahn (outline)
Phil 290: Introduction to Selected Topics: Philosophy and Film	Belmonte (outline)
Phil 305B: Later Medieval Philosophy	Kluge (outline)
Phil 309: Kant	Jahn (outline)
Phil 311: Existentialist Thinkers	Barnes (outline)
Phil 330: Professional and Business Ethics	Heyd (outline)
Phil 331: Issues in Biomedical Ethics	Kluge (outline)
Phil 335: Moral Philosophy	Macleod (outline)
Phil 337: Ethics: Theory and Practice	Brown (outline)
Phil 351: Epistemology	Rysiew (outline)
Phil 352: Metaphysics	Raven (outline)
Phil 354: Philosophy of Language	Raven (outline)
Phil 356: Philosophy of Science	Stegenga (outline)
Phil 390: Topics: Wittgenstein	Rysiew (outline)
Phil 436: Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Law: Truth Commission and Transitional Justice	Holder (outline)
Phil 440: Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Law: Aesthetics	Young (outline)
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: The Metaphysics of Rationalism	Scott (outline)
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Philosophy of Medicine	Stegenga (outline)

Fall 2015

Course	As taught by
Phil 100: Intro To Philosophy	Jahn (outline) Scott (outline) Brown (outline) Young (outline)
Phil 201 Critical Thinking	Yap (outline) Klatt (outline) Klatt (outline)
Phil 203: Elementary Formal Logic	Klatt (outline)
Phil 207A: Introduction to Ancient Philosophy	Heyd (outline)
Phil 211: Introduction to Existentialism	Belmonte (outline)
Phil 220: Introduction to Philosophy of Science	Taylor (outline)
Phil 232: Moral Problems of Contemporary Society	Brown (outline) Brown (outline)
Phil 235: Ethics of Violence, War, and Terrorism	Jahn (outline)
Phil 240: Philosophy of Art	Heyd (outline)
Phil 251: Knowledge, Certainty, and Skepticism	Rysiew (outline)
Phil 252: Introduction to Metaphysics	Raven (outline)
Phil 261: Philosophy of Religion	Barnes (outline)
Phil 303: Aristotle	Cameron (outline)
Phil 305A: Early Medieval Philosophy	Kluge (outline)
Phil 306: The Rationalists	Scott (outline)
Phil 308: The Empiricists	Young (outline)
Phil 330: Professional and Business Ethics	Heyd (outline)
Phil 331: Issues in Biomedical Ethics	Kluge (outline)
Phil 333: Philosophy and the Environment	Taylor (outline)
Phil 336: Philosophy of Law	Holder (outline)
Phil 358: Theory of Perception	Rysiew (outline)
Phil 362: Philosophy of Mind	Barnes (outline)
Phil 370: Theoretical Logic	Yap (outline)
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Modality and Essence	Raven (outline)
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Aristotle’s ethics and after	Cameron (outline)

Summer 2015

Course	As taught by
Phil 201: Critical Thinking	Klatt (outline)
Phil 203: Elementary Formal Logic	Klatt (outline)
Phil 232: Moral Problems of Contemporary Society	Taylor (outline)

Course outlines

Spring 2015

Course	As taught by
Phil 173: Scientific Reasoning	Klatt (outline)
Phil 201 Critical Thinking	Klatt (outline) Klatt (outline)
Phil 203: Elementary Formal Logic	Yap (outline)
Phil 223: Philosophy of the Social Sciences	Brown (outline)

Phil 232: Moral Problems of Contemporary Society	Heyd (outline)

Phil 239: Philosophy and Feminism	Brown (outline)

Phil 260: Introduction to Philosophy of Mind	Barnes (outline)
Phil 261: Philosophy of Religion	Barnes (outline)
Phil 290: Introduction to Selected Topics: Philosophy and Film	Belmonte (outline)
Phil 301: Plato	Cameron (outline)
Phil 303: Aristotle	Scott (outline)
Phil 308: The Empiricists	Young (outline)
Phil 309: Kant	Jahn (outline)
Phil 311: Existentialist Thinkers	Barnes (outline)
Phil 316: History of Analytic Philosophy	Raven (outline)
Phil 330: Professional and Business Ethics	Heyd (outline)
Phil 331: Issues in Biomedical Ethics	Kluge (outline)
Phil 333: Philosophy and the Environment	Heyd (outline)
Phil 337: Ethics: Theory and Practice	Woodcock (outline)
Phil 338: Meta-Ethics	Woodcock (outline)
Phil 339: Theories of Justice	Macleod (outline)
Phil 351: Epistemology	Rysiew (outline)
Phil 352: Metaphysics	Raven (outline)
Phil 375: Philosophy of Mathematics	Yap (outline)
Phil 390: Topics in Philosophy: Killing in War	Jahn (outline)
Phil 431: Advanced Biomedical Ethics	Kluge (outline)
Phil 436: Advanced Philosophy of Law	Holder (outline)
Phil 490: Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Thomas Reid	Rysiew (outline )

Course outlines

Fall 2014

Course	As taught by
Phil 100: Intro To Philosophy	Brown (outline) Jahn (outline) Scott (outline) Young (outline)
Phil 201 Critical Thinking	Klatt (outline) Yap (outline)
Phil 203: Elementary Formal Logic	Klatt (outline)
Phil 207A: Introduction to Ancient Philosophy	Heyd (outline)

Phil 208: Introduction to Arabic Philosophy	Kluge (outline)

Phil 211: Introduction to Existentialism	Barnes (outline)

Phil 220: Introduction to Philosophy of Science	Taylor (outline)
Phil 232: Moral Problems of Contemporary Society	Brown (outline) Woodcock (outline)
Phil 235: Ethics of Violence, War, and Terrorism	Jahn (outline)
Phil 238: Philosophy in Literature	Belmonte (outline)
Phil 240: Philosophy of Art	Young (outline)
Phil 251: Knowledge, Certainty, and Skepticism	Rysiew (outline)
Phil 252: Introduction to Metaphysics	Raven (outline)
Phil 261: Philosophy of Religion	Barnes (outline)
Phil 306: The Rationalists	Scott (outline)
Phil 330: Professional and Business Ethics	Heyd (outline)
Phil 331: Issues in Biomedical Ethics	Kluge (outline)
Phil 333: Philosophy and the Environment	Taylor (outline)
Phil 335: Moral Philosophy	Brown (outline)
Phil 336: Philosophy of Law	Holder (outline)
Phil 358: Theory of Perception	Rysiew (outline)
Phil 370: Theoretical Logic	Yap (outline)
Phil 490: Metaphysical Explanation	Raven (outline)
Phil 490: Consequentialism	Woodcock (outline)

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