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PHIL 3800 Feminist Philosophy
Spring 2025

In this class, we'll first examine the question 'What is gender?' Then we'll look at ways in which gender can interact with traditional philosophical topics, including epistemology, philosophy of language, …

5.0
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3.5
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3.47
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PHIL 3810 Sex, Sexuality, and Gender
Fall 2024

In this class, we'll be talking about philosophical issues at the intersection of sexuality, sexual experience, and gender experience. What is sexual consent? What is the relationship between sexual consent …

5.0
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3.0
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3.51
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PHIL 3830 Philosophy of Mental Health
Fall 2026

This class explores philosophical issues in the nature of mental health and mental illness. Topics may include: What is the difference between a mental illness and a physical illness? How …

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3.55
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PHIL 3999 Philosophical Perspectives on Liberty
Spring 2023

Examination of the nature and function of liberty in social theorists such as Adam Smith, JJ Rousseau, Ayn Rand, John Rawls, Robert Nozick. For more details on this class, please …

2.7
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4.0
Difficulty
3.19
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PHIL 4010 Seminar for Majors
Fall 2025

Topic changes from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Prerequisite: Philosophy majors.

5.0
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3.0
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3.55
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PHIL 4020 Seminar for Majors
Spring 2025

For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.

4.0
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4.0
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3.87
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PHIL 4410 Mathematics, Computability, and Philosophy
Fall 2026

This class is about some of the fascinating and mind-bending issues that arise in the intersection of logic, philosophy, mathematics, and computer science. Some of the issues we will discuss …

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PHIL 4993 Directed Reading and Research
Fall 2026

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.

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3.83
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PHIL 4995 Directed Reading and Research
Fall 2026

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.

4.0
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3.0
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3.88
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PHIL 4999 Senior Thesis
Fall 2026

For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.

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3.71
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PHIL 5510 Seminar on an Ancient History of Philosophy Topic
Spring 2024

A survey of the political ideas and theories of the ancient Greeks and Romans.

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3.79
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PHIL 5530 Seminar on a Modern History of Philosophy Topic
Fall 2024

A survey of the most important philosophers of the Modern Age.

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3.66
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PHIL 5540 Seminar on an Ethics Topic
Fall 2026

Seminar on an Ethics Topic

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3.82
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PHIL 5560 Seminar on a Political Philosophy Topic
Spring 2022

A seminar on political theory and how the topics of rights and freedoms are incorporated.

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3.22
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PHIL 5570 Seminar on a Metaphysics Topic
Fall 2026

A seminar on the nature of being and the world

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4.00
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PHIL 5580 Seminar on a Epistemology Topic
Spring 2026

A seminar on the nature and scope of knowledge.

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PHIL 5590 Seminar on a Logic Topic
Fall 2025

A seminar on logic features and reasoning.

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3.90
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PHIL 7500 First Year Seminar
Fall 2025

Seminar for First Yr graduate students. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.

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3.79
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PHIL 7510 Seminar on an Ancient History of Philosophy Topic
Spring 2023

A survey of the political ideas and theories of the ancient Greeks and Romans.

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3.76
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PHIL 7520 Seminar on a Medieval History of Philosophy Topic
Spring 2022

A survey of the most important philosophers of the Middle Ages.

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3.47
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