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.
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 |