• PHIL 2510

    Seminar in Philosophy
     Rating

    2.92

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.26

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Seminars aimed at showing how philosophical problems arise in connection with subjects of general interest. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.

  • PHIL 1730

    Introduction to Moral and Political Philosophy
     Rating

    3.30

     Difficulty

    2.63

     GPA

    3.38

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Examines some of the central problems of moral philosophy and their sources in human life and thought. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.

  • PHIL 3160

    18th Century Philosophy
     Rating

    3.33

     Difficulty

    2.80

     GPA

    3.32

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Studies the central philosophers in the empiricist tradition.

  • PHIL 2120

    History of Philosophy: Modern
     Rating

    3.44

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.12

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Surveys the history of modern philosophy, beginning with Descartes and extending up to the nineteenth century. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.

  • PHIL 1510

    Introductory Philosophy Seminars
     Rating

    3.83

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.40

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Discussion groups devoted to some philosophical writing or topic. Information on the specific topic can be obtained from the philosophy department at course enrollment time. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.

  • PHIL 2500

    Survey on a Philosophical Topic
     Rating

    3.87

     Difficulty

    2.96

     GPA

    3.41

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    A lecture series on the various topics central to Philosophy.

  • PHIL 2060

    Philosophical Problems in Law
     Rating

    3.90

     Difficulty

    3.13

     GPA

    3.29

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Examines and evaluates some basic practices and principles of Anglo-American law. Discusses the justification of punishment, the death penalty, legal liability, good samaritan laws, and the legal enforcement of morality. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.

  • PHIL 3500

    Seminar in Philosophy
     Rating

    3.92

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.50

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Topics change from semester to semester and year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.

  • PHIL 3330

    Philosophy of Mind
     Rating

    3.96

     Difficulty

    3.88

     GPA

    3.12

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Studies some basic problems of philosophical psychology. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.

  • PHIL 1410

    Forms of Reasoning
     Rating

    3.99

     Difficulty

    3.84

     GPA

    3.42

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Analyzes the structure of informal arguments and fallacies that are commonly committed in everyday reasoning. The course will not cover symbolic logic in any detail. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.