Courses

Through the study of primary texts and concrete issues, drawn from various historical periods and cultures, philosophy provides a means for reflection on actions, beliefs, and values while developing critical thinking, reading, and writing skills.

Delve into ethics, literature, media, and other thought-provoking topics in courses such as         
Human Nature, Love, and Sex; Philosophy and Cultural Diversity; or Philosophy through Film.


Explore Philosophy Courses

The University of Oregon Course Catalog offers degree plans and a complete list of undergraduate and graduate courses in the Philosophy department.


Featured Courses

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PHIL 130 Philosophy and Popular Culture      

Engages in critical philosophical reflection about and through popular culture, including movies, music, graphic novels, and sports.

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PHIL 220 Food Ethics    

Examination of a variety of issues relating to food production and consumption in light of virtue, utilitarian, deontological, pragmatist, and care ethics.

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PHIL 341 Intro to Latin American Philosophy    

History of Latin American philosophy through the study of ideas, issues, problems, and forms of thinking in the work of key periods, movements, and authors.


Current Courses

Undergraduate Courses for Fall 2024

Please visit the Philosophy resource page to find the distribution requirements for these courses.

Course number

Course name

Instructor

101

Philosophical Problems

Pratt

102

Ethics

Bitton

104

History of Western Philosophy

Vallega-Neu

110

Human Nature

Cisternino

130

Philosophy & Popular Culture

Brence

170

Love & Sex

Wellborn

211

Existentialism

Dillabough

219

Sports Ethics 

Weiser

220

Food Ethics

McKenna

225

Introduction to Formal Logic 

Brence

310

History of Ancient Philosophy

Vallega

315

Introduction to Feminist Philosophy

Mann

323

Advanced Moral Theory

Schiano

339

Introduction to Philosophy of Science

Neal

340

Environmental Philosophy

Williams-Reyes

342

Introduction to Latin American Philosophy

Martinez Velasco

350

Metaphysics

Fayad

423

Technology Ethics

Alvarado

433

Bacon

Alvarado

452

Philosophy of Race

Neal

453

Authors Course: Marx

Martinez Velasco

463

Author course 20th Century: Du Bois

Hawkins

474

Advanced Feminist Philosophy

Mann

Graduate Courses for Fall 2024

Course number

Course name

Instructor

533

Bacon

Alvarado

533

Marx

Martinez Velasco

574

Advanced Feminist Philosophy

Mann

607

First Year Teaching Seminar

Pratt

607

Third Year Writing Seminar 

Gualdron Ramirez

607

Philosophy & Imaginary

Vallega