{"id":12871,"date":"2026-06-02T15:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/?page_id=12871"},"modified":"2026-06-02T16:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:04:38","slug":"courses-2026-27","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/courses\/courses-2026-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Courses 2026-27"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Courses 2026-27\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for 2026-27 and their term of offering, please <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/registrar\/registration\/\">consult the Public Class Schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course outlines from previous years can be found in the archives:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/courses-2\/archives\/\">Archives<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course numbers<\/strong>&nbsp;are linked to&nbsp;<em>Undergraduate Calendar<\/em>&nbsp;course information.<br><strong>Course titles<\/strong> will eventually be linked to a Course Outline when they are finalized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Course outlines will be available starting mid-August for the Fall 2026 term, and mid-December for the Winter 2027 term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#First\">First Year<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Second\">Second Year<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Third\">Third Year<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Fourth\">Fourth Year<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/2026\/summer-2026-course-offerings\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"11078\">Summer 2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/graduate-seminars-2026-27\/\">Graduate Seminars<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"first-year\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a name=\"First\"><\/a>First Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Course Code<\/th><th>Course Title<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">FYSM 1210A<\/a><\/td><td>First Year Seminar, Special Topics&nbsp;(Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/FYSM\/\">FYSM 1210B<\/a><\/td><td>First Year Seminar, Special Topics (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 1000<\/a><\/td><td>Introductory Philosophy (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 1200A<\/a><\/td><td>The Meaning of Life (Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 1200B<\/a><\/td><td>The Meaning of Life (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 1301A<\/a><\/td><td>Mind, World and Knowledge (Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 1301B<\/a><\/td><td>Mind, World and&nbsp;Knowledge (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 1550A<\/a><\/td><td>Introduction to Ethics and Social Issues (Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 1550B<\/a><\/td><td>Introduction to Ethics and Social Issues (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 1610<\/a><\/td><td>Great Philosophical Ideas (Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 1700<\/a><\/td><td>Philosophy of Love and Sex (Fall)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"second-year\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\" name=\"Second\"><\/a>Second Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Course Code<\/th><th>Course Title<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2001A<\/a><\/td><td>Introduction to Logic&nbsp;(Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2001B<\/a><\/td><td>Introduction to Logic (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2003A<\/a><\/td><td>Critical Thinking&nbsp;(Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2003B<\/a><\/td><td>Critical Thinking&nbsp;(Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2005<\/a><\/td><td>Greek Philosophy and the Western Tradition (full-year course)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2010<\/a><\/td><td>Issues in Theoretical Philosophy (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2020<\/a><\/td><td>Issues in Practical Philosophy (Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2101<\/a><\/td><td>History of Ethics (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2103<\/a><\/td><td>Philosophy of Human Rights (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2106<\/a><\/td><td>Information Ethics (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2301<\/a><\/td><td>Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2306<\/a><\/td><td>Philosophy and Feminism (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2307<\/a><\/td><td>Gender and Philosophy (Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2320<\/a><\/td><td>Children, Literature, and Philosophy (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2330<\/a><\/td><td>Happiness, Well-being and the Good Life (Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2340<\/a><\/td><td>Philosophy and Popular Culture (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2380<\/a><\/td><td>Introduction to Environmental Ethics (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2401<\/a><\/td><td>Ethics of A.I. (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2408<\/a><\/td><td>Bioethics (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2501<\/a><\/td><td>Introduction to Philosophy of Mind (Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2504 <\/a><\/td><td>Language and Communication (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2540 <\/a><\/td><td>Personal Identity and the Self (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2550<\/a><\/td><td>Moral Psychology (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2601<\/a><\/td><td>Philosophy of Religion (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2700<\/a><\/td><td>Asian Philosophy (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 2901<\/a><\/td><td>Truth and Propaganda (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"third-year\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a name=\"Third\"><\/a>Third Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Course Code<\/th><th>Course Title<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3002<\/a><\/td><td>17th Century Philosophy (Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3003<\/a><\/td><td>18th Century Philosophy (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3005<\/a><\/td><td>19th Century Philosophy (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3009<\/a><\/td><td>Topics in European Philosophy (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3010<\/a><\/td><td>Special Topics in Global Philosophical Traditions (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3140<\/a><\/td><td>Epistemology (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3150<\/a><\/td><td>Metaphysics (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3301<\/a><\/td><td>Issues in the Philosophy of Science (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3306<\/a><\/td><td>Symbolic Logic (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3320<\/a><\/td><td>Contemporary Ethical Theory (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3330<\/a><\/td><td>Topics in History of Social &amp; Political Philosophy (Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3340<\/a><\/td><td>Topics in Contemporary, Social &amp; Political Philosophy (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3350<\/a><\/td><td>Philosophy, Ethics, and Public Affairs (Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3360<\/a><\/td><td>Philosophy, Economics, and Public Policy (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3450<\/a><\/td><td>Topics in Aesthetics (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3501A<\/a><\/td><td>Philosophy of Cognitive Science (Fall<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3501B<\/a><\/td><td>Philosophy of Cognitive Science (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3503A<\/a><\/td><td>Artificial Intelligence: Philosophical and Ethical Issues (Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3503B<\/a><\/td><td>Artificial Intelligence: Philosophical and Ethical Issues (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3506<\/a><\/td><td>Semantics (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3530<\/a><\/td><td>Philosophy of Language (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 3540<\/a><\/td><td>Philosophy of Emotions (Fall)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"fourth-year\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a name=\"Fourth\"><\/a>Fourth Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/fourth-year-seminars-2026-27\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a> to see the topics and abstracts for the Fourth Year Seminars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Course Code<\/th><th>Course Title<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 4003<\/a><\/td><td>Seminar in Philosophy Before the Modern Period (Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 4005<\/a><\/td><td>Seminar in Modern Philosophy (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 4007<\/a><\/td><td>Seminar in Contemporary Philosophy (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 4100<\/a><\/td><td>Special Topic in Philosophy (Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 4220<\/a><\/td><td>Seminar in Philosophy of Mind or Cognition (Fall)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 4230<\/a><\/td><td>Seminar in Metaphysics, Epistemology, or Philosophy of Science (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 4320<\/a><\/td><td>Seminar in Ethics or Moral Philosophy (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 4330<\/a><\/td><td>Seminar in Social or Political Philosophy (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 4407<\/a><\/td><td>Special Topic in Philosophy of Law (Winter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/PHIL\/\">PHIL 4505<\/a><\/td><td>Formal Semantics (not offered)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"summer-2026-courses\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"heading\"><\/a>Summer 2026 Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/2026\/summer-2026-course-offerings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/courses-2\/archives\/\">Archives<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for 2026-27 and their term of offering, please consult the Public Class Schedule. 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