Philosophy

Ann V. Murphy, Chairperson
Department of Philosophy
MSC03 2140
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Phone: (505) 277-2405
thinker@unm.edu 
https://philosophy.unm.edu/

Distinguished Professor
Adrian Johnston, Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook

Professors
Kelly Becker, Ph.D., University of California (San Diego)
Mary Domski, Ph.D., Indiana University
Barbara Ellen Hannan, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Paul Livingston, Ph.D., University of California (Irvine)
John Taber, Regents' Professor, Ph.D., Universitat Hamburg
Iain Thomson, Ph.D., University of California (San Diego)

Associate Professors
Brent Kalar, Ph.D., Harvard University
Emily McRae, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Ann V. Murphy, Ph.D., University of Memphis

Assistant Professor
Pierre-Julien Harter, Ph.D., University of Chicago

Professors Emeriti
Andrew Burgess, Ph.D., Yale University
John Bussanich, Ph.D., Stanford University
Russell B. Goodman, Regents' Professor, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Richard Hayes, Ph.D., University of Toronto
Donald Lee, Ph.D., University of California (San Diego)
Howard N. Tuttle, Ph.D., Brandeis University


Introduction

Philosophy is a fundamental academic discipline which is related to all areas of human concern. Philosophy courses are helpful to students in each of the arts and sciences, as well as in professional fields of study. The major and minor programs in philosophy are designed to serve several different functions: 1) the central focus of a liberal arts degree program; 2) a key component in an interdisciplinary program; 3) preparation for graduate work in education, law, medicine, politics, social work and theology; and 4) preparation for graduate work in philosophy. Students are invited to discuss with the departmental undergraduate advisor the role philosophy courses might play in specific programs of study.


Courses in Philosophy (PHIL) are categorized in content areas. The category for each course appears in parenthesis at the end of the course description according to the following legend:

Introductory Courses (I), Basic Survey Courses (B), Undergraduate Topics Courses (T), Advanced Undergraduate Survey Courses (AS), Advanced Undergraduate Courses on Individual Figures in the History of Philosophy (AI), Advanced Undergraduate Course in Asian Thought (AT), Other Advanced Undergraduate Courses (OA), Graduate Seminars (GS), Graduate Seminars in Continental Philosophy (CP), Other M.A. Courses (OM), Ph.D. Seminars/Tutorials in Indian Philosophy (IP), and Other Ph.D. Courses (OP).


Courses

PHIL 1115. Introduction to Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 1120. Logic, Reasoning, and Critical Thinking. (3)



PHIL 1996. Topics. (1-6, no limit Δ)



PHIL 2140. Professional Ethics. (3)



PHIL 2210. Early Modern Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 2220. Greek Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 2225. Greek Thought. (3)



PHIL 2240. Introduction to Existentialism. (3)



PHIL 2996. Topics. (1-6, no limit Δ)



PHIL 333. Buddhist Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 334. Indian Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 336. Chinese Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 341. Topics in Philosophy. (1-3, no limit Δ)



PHIL 343. Contemporary Continental Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 350. Philosophy of Science. (3)



PHIL 352. Theory of Knowledge. (3)



PHIL 354. Metaphysics. (3)



PHIL 356. Symbolic Logic. (4)



PHIL 358. Ethical Theory. (3)



PHIL 361. Modern Christian Thought. (3)



PHIL 363. Environmental Ethics. (3)



PHIL 365. Philosophy of Religion. (3)



PHIL 368. Biomedical Ethics. (3)



PHIL 371. Classical Social and Political Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 372. Modern Social and Political Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 381. Philosophy of Law. (3)



PHIL 390. Latin American Thought. (3)



PHIL 410 / 510. Kant. (3)



PHIL 411 / 511 [*411]. Hegel. (3)



PHIL 414 / 514 [*414]. Nietzsche. (3)



PHIL *415. History and Philosophy of Mathematics. (3)



PHIL 421 / 521 [*421]. Early Heidegger. (3)



PHIL 422 / 522 [*422]. Wittgenstein. (3)



PHIL 423 / 523 [*423]. Later Heidegger/Post-Heideggerian Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 426. Seminar in Asian Philosophers. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



PHIL *441. Topics in Philosophical Figures and Movements. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



PHIL 442. Seminar in Individual Philosophers. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



PHIL 453. Asian Studies Thesis. (3)



PHIL 454 / 554. Seminar in Metaphysics and Epistemology. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



PHIL 455 / 555 [*455]. Philosophy of Mind. (3)



PHIL 457 / 557. Seminar in the History of Philosophy. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



PHIL 458 / 558. Seminar in Moral and Political Philosophy. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



PHIL 464 / 564. Seminar in Philosophy of Religion. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



PHIL 466 / 566. Seminar in Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



PHIL 467 / 567 [*467]. Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics. (3)



PHIL 468 / 568. Seminar in Psychoanalytic Theory and Continental Philosophy. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



PHIL 469 / 569. Seminar in Continental Philosophy. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



PHIL 480 / 580 [*480]. Philosophy and Literature. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



PHIL 486 / 586. Seminar on Major Continental Philosopher. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



PHIL 497. Honors Seminar. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



PHIL 498. Reading and Research. (1-3, may be repeated three times Δ)



PHIL 499. Senior Thesis. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



PHIL 510 / 410. Kant. (3)



PHIL 511 / 411. Hegel. (3)



PHIL 514 / 414. Nietzsche. (3)



PHIL 521 / 421. Early Heidegger. (3)



PHIL 522 / 422. Wittgenstein. (3)



PHIL 523 / 423. Later Heidegger/Post-Heideggerian Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 526. Seminar in Asian Philosophers. (3)



PHIL 542. Seminar in Individual Philosophers. (3, may be repeated five times Δ)



PHIL 551. M.A. Problems. (1-3, may be repeated six times Δ)



PHIL 554 / 454. Seminar in Metaphysics and Epistemology. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



PHIL 555 / 455 . Philosophy of Mind. (3)



PHIL 557 / 457. Seminar in the History of Philosophy. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



PHIL 558 / 458. Seminar in Moral and Political Philosophy. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



PHIL 564 / 464. Seminar in Philosophy of Religion. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



PHIL 566 / 466. Seminar in Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



PHIL 567 / 467. Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics. (3)



PHIL 568 / 468. Seminar in Psychoanalytic Theory and Continental Philosophy. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



PHIL 569 / 469. Seminar in Continental Philosophy. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



PHIL 580 / 480. Philosophy and Literature. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



PHIL 586 / 486. Seminar on Major Continental Philosopher. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



PHIL 599. Master's Thesis. (1-6, no limit Δ)



PHIL 651. Ph.D. Problems. (1-3, may be repeated six times Δ)



PHIL 670. Seminar in Sanskrit Philosophical Texts. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



PHIL 699. Dissertation. (3-12, no limit Δ)



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