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 Winter 2025
Please visit the Philosophy resource page to find the distribution requirements for these courses.
Course number | Course name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
101 | Philosophical Problems | GE TBD |
102 | Ethics | Gualdron Ramirez |
103 | Critical Reasoning | Alvarado |
110 | Human Nature | Stawarska |
170 | Love & Sex | GE TBD |
211 | Existentialism | Warnek |
223 | Data Ethics | Alvarado |
307 | Social/Political Philosophy | Brence |
311 | History of Modern Philosophy | Vallega-Neu |
332 | Philosophy of Film | Brence |
335 | Medical Ethics | Neal |
343 | Critical Theory | Martinez Velasco |
344 | Philosophy of Law | Koopman |
345 | Place in the Cosmos | Vallega |
420 | Top American Philosophy: Philosophy of Resistance | McKenna |
426 | Advanced Logic | Pratt |
433 | Descartes | Neal |
443 | Feminist Philosophy: Topic/TBD | Mann |
463 | Kusch | Vallega |
Graduate Courses for Winter 2025
Course number | Course name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
526 | Advanced Logic | Pratt |
533 | Descartes/Newton | Neal |
563 | Kusch | Vallega |
607 | Gender | Pratt |
607 | Writing Seminar | Gualdron Ramirez |
641 | Soc & Pol Phil: Top | Martinez Velasco |
643 | Top Beauvoir | Mann |