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
PHIL 130 Philosophy and Popular Culture
Engages in critical philosophical reflection about and through popular culture, including movies, music, graphic novels, and sports.
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.
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.
Upcoming Courses
Undergraduate Courses for Fall 2025
Please visit the Philosophy resource page to find the distribution requirements & expanded course descriptions for these courses.
Course number | Course name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
PHIL 101 | Philosophical Problems | Vallega |
PHIL 102 | Ethics | GE |
PHIL 103 | Critical Reasoning | GE |
PHIL 104 | History of Western Philosophy | Vallega-Neu |
PHIL 130 | Philosophy and Popular Culture | Brence |
PHIL 170 | Love & Sex | GE |
PHIL 211 | Existentialism | GE |
PHIL 220 | Food Ethics | McKenna |
PHIL 225 | Introduction to Formal Logic | Brence |
PHIL 310 | History of Ancient Philosophy | Warnek |
PHIL 323 | Moral Theory | GE |
PHIL 339 | Intro to Philosophy of Science | Neal |
PHIL 341 | African Philosophy | Stwarska |
PHIL 342 | Intro to Latin American Philosophy | Martinez-Velasco |
PHIL 407 | Animal Ethics | McKenna |
PHIL 421 | AU: Aristotle | Warnek |
PHIL 433 | AU: Bacon | Alvarado |
PHIL 472 | Advanced Analytic | Alvarado |
Graduate Courses for Fall 2025
Course number | Course name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
PHIL 507 | Animal Ethics | McKenna |
PHIL 521 | AU: Aristotle | Warnek |
PHIL 533 | AU: Bacon | Alvarado |
PHIL 572 | Advanced Analytic | Alvarado |
PHIL 607 | 1st year Teaching Practicum | Koopman |
PHIL 607 | 3rd year Writing Practicum | Gualdrom-Ramirez |
PHIL 620 | Absolute Pragmatism | Pratt |