Recent Undergraduate Course Offerings
The following undergraduate courses were offered every semester:
- PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy
- PHIL 105 - Logic and Critical Reasoning
- PHIL 205 - Symbolic Logic
- PHIL 103 - (formerly 231) Contemporary Moral Issues
- PHIL 495 - Senior Capstone
Other undergraduate courses have been offered on the following schedules.
Spring 2022
| Course Number | Title | Day/Time | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 301 | Junior Writing Seminar | Tuesday/Thursday, 11-12:15 p.m. | Clapp |
| PHIL 312 | Introduction to Metaphysics | Monday/Wednesday, 2-3:15 p.m. | Warmke |
| PHIL 321 | Ancient Greek Philosophy | Tuesday/Thursday, 2-3:15 p.m. | Hanna |
| PHIL 331 | Ethics | Tuesday, 6-8:40 p.m. | Engel |
| PHIL 410 | Topics in Metaphysics & Epistemology: Free Will and Moral Responsibility | Tuesday/Thursday, 3:30-4:45 p.m. | Clapp |
| PHIL 430 | Topics in Ethics: Animal and Environmental Ethics | Tuesday/Thursday, 12:30-1:45 p.m. | Engel |
Fall 2021
| Course Number | Title | Day/Time | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 351 | Social and Political Philosophy | Tuesday/Thursday, 9:30-10:45 a.m. | Daskal |
| PHIL 363 | Philosophy of Mind | Monday, 6-8:40 p.m.(online) | Gillett |
| PHIL 404 | Philosophy of Language | Tuesday/Thursday, 2-3:15 p.m. | Clapp |
| PHIL 405 | Intermediate Logic | Monday/Wednesday, 3:30-4:45 p.m. | Warmke |
| PHIL 464 | Philosophy of Physics | Tuesday/Thursday, 12:30-1:45 p.m. | Allori |
Spring 2021
| Course Number | Title | Day/Time | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 251 | Philosophy of Race | Tuesday/Thursday 2-3:15 p.m. (online) |
Finch |
| PHIL 301 | Junior Writing Seminar | Tuesday/Thursday 2-3:15 p.m. (online) |
Clapp |
| PHIL 322 | Early Modern Philosophy | Monday/Wednesday 2-3:15 p.m. (online) |
Warmke |
| PHIL 335 | Environmental Ethics | Wednesday 6-8:40 p.m. (online) |
Engel |
| PHIL 337 | Business Ethics | Asynchronous (online) | Apostol |
| PHIL 360 | Philosophy of Science | Asynchronous (online) | Allori |
| PHIL 410 | Topics in Metaphysics and Epistemology: Idealism | Monday/Wednesday 3:30-4:45 p.m. (online) |
Warmke |
| PHIL 430 | Topics in Ethics: Procreation and Parenthood | Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-1:45 p.m. (online) |
Hanna |
Fall 2020
| Title | Course Number | Day/Time | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 311 | Knowledge and Justification | Wednesday 3:30-4:45 p.m. (online) |
Warmke |
| PHIL 321 | Ancient Greek Philosophy | Tuesday/Thursday 2-3:15 p.m. (online) |
Finch |
| PHIL 331 | Ethics | Tuesday/Thursday 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. (online) |
Daskal |
| PHIL 336 | Biomedical Ethics | Asynchronous (online) | Apostol |
| PHIL 337 | Business Ethics | Asynchronous (online) | Apostol |
| PHIL 405 | Intermediate Logic | Monday/Wednesday 2-3:15 p.m. |
Warmke |
| PHIL 410 | Topics in Metaphysics and Epistemology: What are You? Personal Ontology | Monday 6-7:15 p.m. (online) |
Gillett |
| PHIL 470 | Topics in Philosophy of Religion: God, Freedom, and the Self | Tuesday/Thursday 3:30-4:45 p.m. (online) |
Finch |
Spring 2020
| Course Number | Title | Day/Time | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 301 | Junior Writing Seminar | Tuesday/Thursday 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. |
Hanna |
| PHIL 322 | Early Modern Philosophy | Monday/Wednesday 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
Warmke |
| PHIL 334 | Animal Ethics | Tuesday 6-8:40 p.m. |
Engel |
| PHIL 337 | Business Ethics | 100% online (asynchronous) | Apostol |
| PHIL 351 | Social and Political Philosophy | Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
Hanna |
| PHIL 355 | Feminism and Philosophy | Tuesday/Thursday 2-3:15 p.m. |
Finch |
| PHIL 410 | Topics in Metaphysics and Epistemology: Free Will | Tuesday/Thursday 3:30-4:45 |
Finch |
| PHIL 430 | Topics in Ethics: Existentialism and Pragmatism | Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
Daskal |
| PHIL 464 | Philosophy of Physics | Monday/Wednesday 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
Allori |
Fall 2019
| Course Number | Title | Day/Time | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 251 | Philosophy of Race | Monday/Wednesday 2-3:15 p.m. |
Finch |
| PHIL 312 | Introduction to Metaphysics | Monday/Wednesday 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
Beaudoin |
| PHIL 321 | Ancient Philosophy | Monday/Wednesday 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
Finch |
| PHIL 331 | Ethics | Tuesday 6-8:40 p.m. |
Engel |
| PHIL 336 | Biomedical Ethics | 100% online | Apostol |
| PHIL 337 | Business Ethics | 100% online | Apostol |
| PHIL 385 | Philosophy of Science Fiction | Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
Allori |
| PHIL 385 | Philosophy of Science Fiction (Honors Only) | Tuesday/Thursday 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Allori |
| PHIL 404 | Philosophy of Language | Tuesday/Thursday 2-3:15 p.m. |
Clapp |
| PHIL 405 | Intermediate Logic | Tuesday/Thursday 11a.m.-12:15 p.m. |
Buller |
| PHIL 461 | Metaphysics of Science | Monday 6-8:40 p.m. |
Gillett |
Spring 2019
| Course Number | Title | Day/Time | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 335 | Environmental Ethics | Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:45 a.m. | Hanna |
| PHIL 336 | Biomedical Ethics | 100% online | Apostol |
| PHIL 337 | Business Ethics | 100% online | Apostol |
| PHIL 338 | Philosophy of Food | Wednesday 6-8:40 p.m. |
Engel |
| PHIL 370 | Philosophy of Religion | Monday/Wednesday 2-3:15 p.m. |
Warmke |
| PHIL 410 | Topics in Metaphysics and Epistemology: Human Nature | Monday 6-8:40 p.m. |
Gillett |
| PHIL 430 | Topics in Ethics: Deontology | Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
Hanna |
| PHIL 450 | Global Justice | Tuesday/Thursday 2-3:15 p.m. |
Daskal |
Fall 2018
| Course Number | Title | Day/Time | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 251 | Philosophy of Race | Tuesday/Thursday 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
Finch |
| PHIL 311 | Knowledge and Justification | Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
Pynn |
| PHIL 321 | Ancient Philosophy | Tuesday/Thursday 2-3:15 p.m. |
Finch |
| PHIL 331 | Ethics | Tuesday/Thursday 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Daskal |
| PHIL 337 | Business Ethics | 100% online | Apostol |
| PHIL 360 | Philosophy of Science | Monday/Wednesday 2-3:15 p.m. |
Allori |
| PHIL 405 | Intermediate Logic | Tuesday/Thursday 2-3:15 p.m. |
Buller |
| PHIL 410 | Topics in Metaphysics and Epistemology: Idealism | Monday/Wednesday 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
Warmke |
| PHIL 430 | Topics in Ethics: Self Defense and War | Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
Hanna |
Spring 2018
| Course Number | Title | Day/Time | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 301 | Junior Writing Seminar | Tuesday/Thursday 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. |
Clapp |
| PHIL 322 | Modern Philosophy | Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-1:45 | Pynn |
| PHIL 331 | Ethics | Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
Hanna |
| PHIL 336 | Biomedical Ethics | 100% online | Apostol |
| PHIL 353 | Philosophy of Law | Tuesday/Thursday 2-3:15 p.m. |
Beaudoin |
| PHIL 363 | Philosophy of Mind | Monday 6-8:40 p.m. |
Gillett |
| PHIL 404 | Philosophy of Language | Tuesday/Thursday 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
Clapp |
| PHIL 421 | Aristotle | Tuesday/Thursday 2-3:15 p.m. |
Finch |
| PHIL 470 | Topics in Philosophy of Religion: Epistemology of Religious Belief | Tuesday 6-8:40 p.m. |
Engel |
Fall 2017
| Course Number | Title | Day/Time | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 312 | Introduction to Metaphysics | Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
Beaudoin |
| PHIL 321 | Ancient Philosophy | Monday/Wednesday 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
Finch |
| PHIL 334 | Animal Ethics | Wednesday 6-8:40 p.m. |
Engel |
| PHIL 337 | Business Ethics | 100% online | Apostol |
| PHIL 351 | Social and Political Philosophy | Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
Daskal |
| PHIL 405 | Intermediate Logic | Tuesday/Thursday 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
Buller |
| PHIL 410 | Topics in Metaphysics and Philosophy: Free Will | Monday/Wednesday 2-3:15 p.m. |
Finch |
| PHIL 461 | Metaphysics of Science | Monday 6-8:40 p.m. |
Gillett |
Spring 2017
| Course Number | Title | Day/Time | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 301 | Junior Writing Seminar | Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
Clapp |
| PHIL 311 | Knowledge and Justification | Monday/Wednesday 2-3:15 p.m. |
Pynn |
| PHIL 322 | Modern Philosophy | Monday/Wednesday 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
Warmke |
| PHIL 336 | Biomedical Ethics | 100% online | Apostol |
| PHIL 355 | Feminism and Philosophy | Tuesday/Thursday 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
Finch |
| PHIL 390 | Topics in Philosophy: Philosophy of Food | Wednesday 6-8:40 p.m. |
Engel |
| PHIL 429 | 20th Century Analytic Philosophy | Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
Buller |
| PHIL 430 | Topics in Philosophy: Philosophy of Food | Wednesday 6-8:40 p.m. |
Engel |
| PHIL 464 | Philosophy of Physics | Tuesday/Thursday 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. |
Allori |
Fall 2016
| Course Number | Title | Day/Time | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 321 | Ancient Philosophy | Tuesday/Thursday 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
Finch |
| PHIL 331 | Ethics | Monday 6-8:40 p.m. |
Engel |
| PHIL 335 | Environmental Ethics | Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
Hanna |
| PHIL 337 | Business Ethics | 100% online | Apostol |
| PHIL 385 | Philosophy and Science Fiction | Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
Allori |
| PHIL 405 | Intermediate Logic | Monday/Wednesday 2-3:15 p.m. |
Buller |
| PHIL 410 | Topics in Metaphysics and Epistemology: Personal Identity | Tuesday 6-8:40 p.m. |
Gillett |
| PHIL 421 | Major Philosophers: Leibniz | Wednesday 6-8:40 p.m. |
Warmke |
Spring 2016
| Course Number | Title | Day/Time | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 301 | Junior Writing Seminar | Tuesday/Thursday 2-3:15 |
Clapp |
| PHIL 312 | Introduction to Metaphysics | Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-1:45 |
Warmke |
| PHIL 322 | Modern Philosophy | Monday/Wednesday 2-3:15 p.m. |
Pynn |
| PHIL 353 | Philosophy of Law | Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:45 p.m. |
Beaudoin |
| PHIL 360 | Philosophy of Science | Tuesday/Thursday 11-12:15 p.m. |
Allori |
| PHIL 410 | Topics in Metaphysics and Epistemology: Free Will | Tuesday/Thursday 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
Finch |
| PHIL 421 | Major Philosophers: Plato | Tuesday/Thursday 6-8:40 p.m. |
Sytsma |
| PHIL 461 | Metaphysics of Science | Monday 6-8:40 p.m. |
Gillett |
Contact Us
Add/Drop, Course Permits
Melinda Davis
philosophy@niu.edu
815-753-0333
Undergraduate Advisor
Prof. Steven Daskal
Zulauf 1026
sdaskal@niu.edu
Transfer Credit
Please email syllabus and info to Prof. Steven Daskal at sdaskal@niu.edu.
