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PHIL-6014: Special Topics in Philosophy

Description: Close examination of a discipline, topic, or group of questions from a major philosophical tradition. Such areas as philosophy of language, philosophy of logic, and philosophy of mathematics, and such issues as causation, the nature of space and time, mental representation, logical positivism, and the linguistic turn will be examined. May be repeated for credit, with permission and different content, for a maximum of 12 hours. Completion of at least one of the philosophy M.A. core courses required.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: up to 12 credit hours

Sections Taught: 36

Average GPA: 3.83 (A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 77.93%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Joseph C Pitt201890.8%9.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.874
Kevin Coffey2012100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.821
Ted Parent201390.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.832
Daniel Wodak2017100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.941
Lydia K Patton2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.983
James C Klagge202187.1%11.4%0.0%0.0%1.6%0.0%3.729
Douglas Lind2021100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Philip C Yaure2024100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Brian Epstein200983.3%16.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.812
Philip R Olson200973.3%26.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.632
Mark Bauer201170.3%29.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.632
Gregory Novack2016100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Wendy Parker202392.8%7.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.912
Daniel Hoek202283.4%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.831
Mercedes M Corredor2023100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Sukaina Hirji201885.7%14.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.861
Gil Hersch202287.5%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.841
Rohan Sud2024100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001

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