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60 courses with the subject PHIL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

PHIL 101Introduction to Philosophy [C2HQC]3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 103Introductory Topics in Philosophy1-6

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 120Critical Thinking [C1CT]3

Prerequisites: If you have already completed, or are currently registered for, a Critical Thinking (Madison Foundations) class, then you must secure permission to receive credit for a second Critical Thinking class.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 150Ethical Reasoning [C1CT]3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 200Character and Virtue3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 210Philosophy through Film3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 218Philosophy of Religion3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 220Philosophy and Science Fiction3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 240Greek Philosophy in Context3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 250Introduction to Symbolic Logic3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 262Problems in Applied Ethics3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 267Philosophy of Law3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 285Philosophy, Art, and Literature3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 290Philosophy Teaching Practicum: Doing Philosophy in K-12 Schools3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 300Knowledge and Belief3

Prerequisites: PHIL 101 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 305Seminar in Aesthetics3

Prerequisites: ART 200, ARTH 205, ARTH 206 or PHIL 101.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 310Symbolic Logic3

Prerequisites: PHIL 250 or instructor consent.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 311Metaphysics3

Prerequisites: One other PHIL course or permission of the instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 315Logic and Legal Reasoning3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 320Inductive Logic3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 323Comparative Ethics East and West3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 325Philosophy of Mathematics3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 326Introduction to Non-Standard Logics3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 330Moral Theory3

Prerequisites: PHIL 101 or permission of instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 335The Individual, The State and Justice3

Prerequisites: PHIL 101 or permission of instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 339Islamic Philosophy3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 340Ancient Greek Philosophy3

Prerequisites: One other PHIL class or permission of the instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 341Modern Philosophy3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 342Medieval Philosophy3

Prerequisites: One other PHIL class or permission of the instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 343Stoics, Skeptics and Epicureans3

Prerequisites: One other PHIL course or permission of the instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 344Existentialism3

Prerequisites: PHIL 101 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 345History of Ethics3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 350The Philosophy of Feminism3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 355Philosophical Foundations of Psychoanalysis3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 360Philosophy of Race3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 365French Political Philosophy3

Prerequisites: PHIL 101 or permission of instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 370American Philosophy3

Prerequisites: PHIL 101 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 375Nineteenth-Century Philosophy and Theology3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 376Nietzsche3

Prerequisites: PHIL 101 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 377Hermeneutics3

Prerequisites: PHIL 101 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 380Philosophy of Language3

Prerequisites: PHIL 250 and one other course in philosophy course or permission of the instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 390Special Topics in Philosophy3

Prerequisites: One other PHIL course or permission of the instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 391Advanced Special Topics in Philosophy3

Prerequisites: Six hours of philosophy or consent of the instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 392Philosophy of Mind3

Prerequisites: PHIL 101 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 394Self and Identity3

Prerequisites: One other PHIL course or permission of the instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 396Philosophy of Physics3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 397Philosophy of Space and Time3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 398Philosophy of Quantum Theory3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 410Philosophy of Science3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 430Analytic Philosophy3

Prerequisites: PHIL 101, PHIL 250 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 440Advanced Moral Philosophy3

Prerequisites: PHIL 101, PHIL 330 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 460Topics in Classical Philosophy3

Prerequisites: PHIL 340 and Junior Standing.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit with change of topics.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 466Kant3

Prerequisites: PHIL 101 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 468Phenomenology3

Prerequisites: PHIL 101 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 490Special Topics in Philosophy3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 495Philosophy Course Assistantship1-6

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 497Ethical Reasoning Educator Practicum1

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 499AHonors Thesis1-3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 499BHonors Thesis1-3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

PHIL 499CHonors Thesis Prep1-3

Subject: PHIL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

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