Philosophy Major

The philosophy major is offered in cooperation with Pomona College. The requirements include nine courses in philosophy consisting of the following:

1. Five core courses: PHIL 031 PZ -Ethical Theory: Historical  or PHIL 032 PO -Ethical Theory ; PHIL 040 PO -Ancient Philosophy ; PHIL 042 PO -History of Modern Philosophy ; PHIL 060 PO -Logic ; and PHIL 030 PZ -Knowledge, Mind & Existence  
2. Three elective non-introductory courses in philosophy to be chosen from the offerings of the 5 colleges in consultation with the students’ advisors;
3. A senior capstone project designed and completed in consultation with the Pitzer Philosophy Field Group. Two ways of meeting this requirement are: a) completing a senior thesis, normally involving taking a one-credit “Senior Thesis”; or b) taking a senior seminar class in philosophy, which could be an appropriate upper-division philosophy course. Note that completing a senior thesis with distinction is a necessary condition for being nominated for “Honors in Philosophy” upon graduation.

Pitzer students are also encouraged to design combined and self-designed majors that include philosophy. Combined majors involving philosophy should include five core courses, as described above. All such majors must be approved by the Pitzer Philosophy Field Group before the second semester of the student’s junior year.

Students who wish to major in philosophy or in a joint or self-designed major which includes philosophy must arrange to have a Philosophy Field Group adviser by the beginning of the junior year. Self-designed or joint majors choose a second adviser from Pitzer or any of the other colleges.

Philosophy Courses

Cognitive Science

• •  COGS 123 PZ -Minds & Machines

Philosophy

• •  PHIL 001 PO -Problems of Philosophy
• •  PHIL 005 PO -Gods/Humans/Justice:Ancnt Greece
• •  PHIL 007 PZ -Introduction to Philosophy
• •  PHIL 030 PO -Social Philosophy
• •  PHIL 030 PZ -Knowledge, Mind & Existence
• •  PHIL 031 PZ -Ethical Theory: Historical
• •  PHIL 032 PO -Ethical Theory
• •  PHIL 033 PZ -Political Philosophy
• •  PHIL 033 PO -Political Philosophy
• •  PHIL 034 PO -Philosophy of Law
• •  PHIL 035 PO -Well-being and Autonomy
• •  PHIL 036 PZ -Gender, Crime & Punishment
• •  PHIL 036 PO -Data Science Ethics
• •  PHIL 037 PZ -Values and the Environment
• •  PHIL 037 PO -Values and the Environment
• •  PHIL 038 PO -Medical Ethics
• •  PHIL 039 PZ -Philosophies of Place
• •  PHIL 040 PO -Ancient Philosophy
• •  PHIL 042 PO -History of Modern Philosophy
• •  PHIL 043 PZ -Continental Thought
• •  PHIL 052 PZ -Philosophy of Religion
• •  PHIL 054A PZ -Existentialism
• •  PHIL 060 PO -Logic
• •  PHIL 070 PO -Art and Aesthetics
• •  PHIL 071 PO -History of Aesthetics
• •  PHIL 072 PZ -Philosophy of Film
• •  PHIL 073A PZ -Love and Friendship
• •  PHIL 074 PZ -Power and Politics in Art
• •  PHIL 080 PO -Philosophy of Mind
• •  PHIL 081 PO -Epistemology
• •  PHIL 084 PZ -Islamic Philosophy
• •  PHIL 096 JT -God & Phil: A Conflict in Reason
• •  PHIL 103 PO -Phil of Science: Historical Surv
• •  PHIL 104 PO -Phil of Science: Topical Survey
• •  PHIL 106 PO -Philosophy of Biology
• •  PHIL 108 PZ -Political Animals & Animal Ethcs
• •  PHIL 112 PZ -Buddhism Secular Phil & Rel Trad
• •  PHIL 125 PZ -History of the Self
• •  PHIL 185C PZ -Topics: Phil Cognitive Science
• •  PHIL 185L PO -Topics: Epistem/Metaphysics/Mind
• •  PHIL 185N JT -Topics in Neurophilosophy
• •  PHIL 185Q PO -Topics in Applied Ethics
• •  PHIL 185S PO -Topics: Social & Political Phil
• •  PHIL 186E PO -Topics in the History of Ethics
• •  PHIL 186H PO -Topics in History of Modern Phil
• •  PHIL 186K PO -Kant
• •  PHIL 187C PO -Tutorial in Ancient Philosophy
• •  PHIL 191 PZ -Senior Thesis

Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE)

• •  PPE 160 PO -Freedom, Markets, & Well-Being