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PHIL-4014: Special Topics in Philosophy

Description: Critical examination of special issues or figures of current philosophical interest at an advanced level. Sample topics: Philosophy and Race; Ludwig Wittgenstein; Origins of Analytic Philosophy; and Animals, Minds and Morality. May be repeated 2 times with different content for a maximum of 9 credits. Pre: 3 Philosophy credits required.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: up to 9 credit hours

Sections Taught: 8

Average GPA: 3.79 (A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 67.44%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Lydia K Patton2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
James C Klagge202476.7%23.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.783
Sukaina Hirji2019100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.901
Joseph C Pitt2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Daniel N Parker202142.9%57.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.391
Daniel Hoek202288.9%11.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.721

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