Check out our Summer 2023 course offerings!
If you face any registration issues, please email rima.sanaallah@carleton.ca for assistance.
Early Summer (May/June)
PHIL 1200 [0.5 credit]: The Meaning of Life
Scheduled in the Early Summer session (May/June), Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Modality: In-person (not suitable for online students)
An introduction to concerns expressed by the perennial philosophical question, “What is the meaning of life?” Students will be familiarized with the major philosophical approaches to life’s meaning through a consideration of various contemporary and late modern works in the philosophy of life.
PHIL 1550 [0.5 credit]: Intro to Ethics & Social Issues
Scheduled in early Summer session (May/June), Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Modality: Online (combined synchronous/asynchronous)
An introduction to understanding, assessing, and formulating ethical arguments concerning controversial issues. Particular issues studied may include, world hunger, capital punishment, terrorism, euthanasia, abortion, pornography and hate speech, animal rights, the environment, and topics in theories of race, gender and disability.
PHIL 2001 [0.5 credit]: Introduction to Logic
Scheduled in the Early Summer session (May/June), Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Modality: Online (combined synchronous/asynchronous)
An introduction to the techniques and philosophical implications of propositional and predicate logic with emphasis on translation of expressions into symbolic form, testing for logical correctness, the formulation and application of rules of inference, and the relation between logic and language. While the course will be accessible to students with non-philosophical backgrounds, the textbook and assignments will provide students with basic knowledge of propositional and predicate logic that are assumed by higher-level courses in philosophy.
*This course is open to first year students*
PHIL 2380 [0.5 credit]: Introduction to Environmental Ethics
Scheduled in the Early Summer session (May/June), Wednesdays and Fridays, 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Modality: Online (combined synchronous/asynchronous)
Major questions in environmental ethics: How should human beings view their relationship to the rest of nature? Is responsible stewardship of the environment compatible with current technology? Must future generations be protected? Do animals, other life forms, endangered species, ecosystems and/or the biosphere have value/rights?
*This course is open to first year students*
PHIL 2405 [0.5 credit]: Philosophy of the Paranormal
Scheduled in the Early Summer session (May/June), Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Modality: Online (synchronous)
Examination of claims, concepts, theories and methods in parapsychology. Their scientific character and the relation of paranormal phenomena to philosophical issues such as survival of death, human nature, time, space, causality and perception.
PHIL 2501 [0.5 credit]: Intro to Philosophy of Mind
Scheduled in early Summer session (May/June), Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Modality: Hy-Flex (In-person with the option for students to access the course online)
An introduction to major philosophical issues concerning human cognition. Topics may include: the relation of mind to body, knowledge of other minds, the relation of mental states to personhood and personal identity, mental illness, consciousness, intentionality, action, mental realism.
Late Summer (July/August)
PHIL 1301 [0.5 credit]: Mind, World, & KnowledgeScheduled in the Late Summer session (July/August), Tuesdays and Thursdays,2:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Modality: Online (synchronous)
Introduction to a variety of philosophical works, including contemporary, on such topics as: the nature of being, the mental, the external, consciousness, perception, experience, meaning, truth, the nature of knowledge, scientific understanding, and how language and thought represent the world.
PHIL 2330 [0.5 credit]: Happiness, Well-Being, and the Good LifeScheduled in the Late Summer session (July/August), Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Modality: Hy-Flex (In-person with the option for students to access the course online)
A philosophical exploration of what makes a good human life. Topics may include the role of happiness, well-being, and flourishing in a good life, the relations between these aspects, and the extent to which they depend on luck and social considerations.
*This course is open to first year students*
PHIL 2340 [0.5 credit]: Philosophy and Popular CultureScheduled in the Late Summer session (July/August), Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Modality: Online (asynchronous)
Philosophy is all around us, it permeates culture. This course explores philosophical questions through the lens of popular culture. The material used may include films, shows, music, novels, video games, advertising, comic books, and so on.
*This course is open to first year students*