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 Spring 2026
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 | GE |
PHIL 104 | History of Western Philosophy | GE |
PHIL 120 | Ethics of Enterprise and Exchange | Brence |
PHIL 135 | Ethics in the Life Sciences | Neal |
PHIL 170 | Love & Sex | Mann |
PHIL 211 | Existentialism | Warnek |
PHIL 216 | Philosophy and Cultural Diversity | Russell |
PHIL 225 | Intro to Formal Logic | GE |
PHIL 309 | Global Justice | GE |
PHIL 312 | History of Philosophy: 19th Century | Martinez-Velasco |
PHIL 322 | Philosophy of the Arts | Gualdron-Ramirez |
PHIL 323 | Moral Theory | GE |
PHIL 340 | Environmental Philosophy | Brence |
PHIL 407 | Transcultural Philosophy | Vallega |
PHIL 420 | American Philosophy | McKenna |
PHIL 433 | AU: Descartes | Neal |
PHIL 452 | Philosophy and Race | Russell |
PHIL 453 | AU: Nietzsche | Warnek |
PHIL 463 | AU: Heidegger | Vallega-Neu |
Graduate Courses for Spring 2026
Please visit the Philosophy resource page to find the distribution requirements & expanded course descriptions for these courses.
Course number | Course name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
PHIL 507 | Transcultural Philosophy | Vallega |
PHIL 533 | AU: Descartes | Neal |
PHIL 563 | AU: Heidegger | Vallega-Neu |
PHIL 563 | AU: Nietzsche | Warnek |
PHIL 607 | 1st year Teaching Practicum | Koopman |
PHIL 607 | 3rd year Writing Practicum | Gualdrom-Ramirez |
PHIL 641 | Political Philosophy of Tech/Data | Koopman |
PHIL 643 | Feminist Phenomenology | Mann |