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Fall 2020

Existentialism and Phenomenology (PHIL-UA 36)

Examines the characteristic method, positions, and themes of the existentialist and phenomenological movements and traces their development through study of such thinkers as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Sartre.

Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2020)

PHIL-UA 36-000 (19900)09/02/2020 – 12/13/2020 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Jauernig, Anja

PHIL-UA 36-000 (19901)09/02/2020 – 12/13/2020 Thu12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Barat, Alan

PHIL-UA 36-000 (19902)09/02/2020 – 12/13/2020 Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Barat, Alan

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Spring 2020

Philosophy of Physics (PHIL-UA 94)

We will investigate different approaches to understanding space and time, and how the account of space-time structure has evolved in physics. One of the main objectives is to have a clear and accurate understanding of the Special Theory of Relativity, detailed enough to allow the student to solve some physics problems. This will require a bit of mathematics, but not more than algebra. We will discuss the General Theory of Relativity in a more qualitative way, including an account of the structure of black holes. Philosophy students do not need any further background in physics or mathematics, and physics students will not benefit from greater mathematical sophistication. We will also study the relevant history of physics and philosophy, particularly the debate between Newton and Leibniz about the nature of space and time. There will be two lectures each week and a recitation section.

Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2020)

PHIL-UA 94-000 (19175)01/27/2020 – 05/11/2020 Mon,Wed3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Maudlin, Tim

PHIL-UA 94-000 (19176)01/27/2020 – 05/11/2020 Tue9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Scambler, Christopher

PHIL-UA 94-000 (19177)01/27/2020 – 05/11/2020 Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Scambler, Christopher

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Fall 2019

Set Theory (PHIL-UA 73)

An introduction to the basic concepts and results of set theory.

Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2019)

PHIL-UA 73-000 (19544)09/03/2019 – 12/13/2019 Tue,Thu4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Fine, Kit

PHIL-UA 73-000 (19545)09/03/2019 – 12/13/2019 Wed4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Scambler, Christopher

PHIL-UA 73-000 (19546)09/03/2019 – 12/13/2019 Tue9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Scambler, Christopher

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Fall 2019

History of Ancient Philosophy (PHIL-UA 20)

Examines some of the most important philosophical ideas and developments in Ancient Greece and Rome. Covers major writings by Plato and Aristotle, and a selection of writings by such thinkers as the Presocratics, Stoics, Epicureans, and Skeptics.

Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2019)

PHIL-UA 20-000 (8864)09/03/2019 – 12/13/2019 Tue,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Moss, Jessica

PHIL-UA 20-000 (8865)09/03/2019 – 12/13/2019 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Lingle, Clara

PHIL-UA 20-000 (8866)09/03/2019 – 12/13/2019 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Lingle, Clara

PHIL-UA 20-000 (8867)09/03/2019 – 12/13/2019 Mon11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Beizaei, Banafsheh

PHIL-UA 20-000 (8868)09/03/2019 – 12/13/2019 Mon3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Beizaei, Banafsheh

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate
Spring 2019

History of Modern Philosophy (PHIL-UA 21)

Examines some of the most important philosophical ideas and developments in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe. Covers some of the major writings of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, and Hume, and concludes with a brief examination of some aspects of Kant’s philosophy. (Kant is examined in more detail in PHIL-UA 30.) May also include writings of Hobbes, Malebranche, Elisabeth of Bohemia, Conway, Berkeley, and Shepherd, among others.

Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2019)

PHIL-UA 21-000 (8744)01/28/2019 – 05/13/2019 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by

PHIL-UA 21-000 (8745)01/28/2019 – 05/13/2019 Thu12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

PHIL-UA 21-000 (8746)01/28/2019 – 05/13/2019 Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

PHIL-UA 21-000 (8747)01/28/2019 – 05/13/2019 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by

PHIL-UA 21-000 (8748)01/28/2019 – 05/13/2019 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate
Spring 2019

Consciousness (PHIL-UA 7)

Examines conceptual and empirical issues about consciousness. Issues covered may include the explanatory gap, the hard and harder problems of consciousness, concepts of consciousness, phenomenal concepts, the mind-body problem and neural correlates of consciousness, higher-order thought theories of consciousness, the inverted spectrum, views of phenomenality as representation, and arguments for dualism.

Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2019)

PHIL-UA 7-000 (19756)01/28/2019 – 05/13/2019 Tue,Thu12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

PHIL-UA 7-000 (19771)01/28/2019 – 05/13/2019 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by

PHIL-UA 7-000 (19772)01/28/2019 – 05/13/2019 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by

PHIL-UA 7-000 (19773)01/28/2019 – 05/13/2019 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

PHIL-UA 7-000 (19774)01/28/2019 – 05/13/2019 Mon12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Fall 2022

Advanced Logic (PHIL-UA 72)

An introduction to the basic concepts, methods, and results of metalogic, i.e., the formal study of systems of reasoning.

Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2022)

PHIL-UA 72-000 (20815)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue,Thu12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Dorr, Cian

PHIL-UA 72-000 (20816)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Roth, Richard

PHIL-UA 72-000 (20817)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Roth, Richard

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Spring 2023 Spring 2024

Aesthetics (PHIL-UA 60)

Introduces problems raised by the nature of art, artworks, and aesthetic judgment. Considers the expressive and representational properties of artworks, aesthetic attention, and appreciation, as well as the creation, interpretation, and criticism of artworks. Readings from classical and contemporary sources.

Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2024)

PHIL-UA 60-000 (10283)01/22/2024 – 05/06/2024 Tue,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Hopkins, Robert

Graduate IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Art & Design) Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Texts and Ideas Undergraduate
Spring 2022

Global Ethics (PHIL-UA 6)

This course aims to accomplish two things. The first is to introduce three broad traditions of normative thinking about social issues from around the globe: a Confucian tradition, one based in Islamic legal traditions, and one derived from European liberalism. The second is to address three current areas of normative debate: about global economic inequality, about gender justice and human rights. We shall explore these first-order questions against the background of the three broad traditions. Our aim will be to understand some of differences of approach that shape the global conversation about these issues that concern people around the world.

Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)

PHIL-UA 6-000 (20339)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Appiah, Kwame Anthony

PHIL-UA 6-000 (20340)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Evening)at Washington SquareInstructed by Wu, Patrick

PHIL-UA 6-000 (20341)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Wu, Patrick

PHIL-UA 6-000 (20342)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Zacek, Justin

PHIL-UA 6-000 (20343)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Zacek, Justin

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Spring 2022

Epistemology (PHIL-UA 76)

Considers questions such as the following: Can I have knowledge of anything outside my own mind?for example, physical objects or other minds? Or is the skeptic’s attack on my commonplace claims to know unanswerable? What is knowledge, and how does it differ from belief?

Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)

PHIL-UA 76-000 (20336)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Zhang, Xueyin

PHIL-UA 76-000 (20337)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ballarini, Cristina

PHIL-UA 76-000 (20338)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ballarini, Cristina

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Spring 2022

Medical Ethics (PHIL-UA 50)

Examines moral issuExamines moral issues in medical practice and research. Topics include euthanasia and quality of life; deception, hope, and paternalism; malpractice and unpredictability; patient rights, virtues, and vices; animal, fetal, and clinical research; criteria for rationing medical care; ethical principles, professional codes, and case analysis (for example, Quinlan, Willowbrook, Baby Jane Doe).

Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)

PHIL-UA 50-000 (9403)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Beardman, Stephanie

PHIL-UA 50-000 (23793)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Wills, David Clinton

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Fall 2022

Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology (NEURL-UA 210)

Lecture and laboratory course that provides students with broad exposure to current questions and experimental approaches in cellular neuroscience. Lectures and laboratories are organized into three areas: cell structure aLecture and laboratory course that provides students with broad exposure to current questions and experimental approaches in cellular neuroscience. Lectures and laboratories are organized into three areas: cell structure and organization of the vertebrate central nervous system, mechanisms underlying neural signaling and plasticity, and control of cell form and its developmental determinants. Laboratory instruction in anatomical, physiological, and biochemical methods for investigating the biology of nerve cells.

Neural Science (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2022)

NEURL-UA 210-000 (9291)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Aoki, Chiye · Shapley, Robert

NEURL-UA 210-000 (9292)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

NEURL-UA 210-000 (9293)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Thu12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

NEURL-UA 210-000 (9343)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

NEURL-UA 210-000 (10246)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

Physical Science OR Life Science Undergraduate
Fall 2022

Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology Lab (NEURL-UA 211)

Lecture and laboratory course that provides students with broad exposure to current questions and experimental approaches in cellular neuroscience. Lectures and laboratories are organized into three areas: cell structure and organization of the vertebrate central nervous system, mechanisms underlying neural signaling and plasticity, and control of cell form and its developmental determinants. Laboratory instruction in anatomical, physiological, and biochemical methods for investigating the biology of nerve cells.

Neural Science (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2022)

NEURL-UA 211-000 (8176)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Wed2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Aoki, Chiye · Shapley, Robert

Physical Science OR Life Science Undergraduate
Fall 2020

Music Theory III (MUSIC-UA 203)

Analysis of music of the late 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, and the creation of imitative compositional models based on works studied as well as on principles acquired earlier in the sequence. Additional topics will include whole-tone and octatonic scale systems, atonality, serialism, and an introduction to post-modern and spectral techniques. Weekly lab sections are devoted to skills in musicianship and are required throughout the sequence.

Music (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2020)

MUSIC-UA 203-000 (10371)09/02/2020 – 12/13/2020 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Rust, Joel

MUSIC-UA 203-000 (10372)09/02/2020 – 12/13/2020 Mon11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Krimitza, Vasiliki

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate
Summer 2022

Music of New York (MUSIC-UA 100)

This course is designed to take advantage of New York’s dynamic music community. There are in-class presentations by local musicians and scholars, and students regularly attend performances throughout the city. The focus is on the everyday practices of musical life in New York City by both performers and listeners in a number of the City’s musical constituencies: immigrant communities; amateur and professional music-makers; and popular, classical, and avant-garde scenes. Examination of these processes of music-making will be enhanced by a look at the histories of these different kinds of music-making. There will also be a historical discussion of the vibrant musical life of New York in the 19th and early 20th centuries, which will contribute to an understanding of why New York is seen, and sees itself, as a musical city.

Music (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 6 Weeks

Sections (Summer 2022)

MUSIC-UA 100-000 (2384)07/07/2022 – 08/17/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Yuditskaya, Sonya

MUSIC-UA 100-000 (2475)07/07/2022 – 08/17/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Fairley, Brian

MUSIC-UA 100-000 (2458)07/07/2022 – 08/17/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Yuditskaya, Sonya

MUSIC-UA 100-000 (2476)07/07/2022 – 08/17/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Fairley, Brian

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate
Spring 2022

Music Theory II (MUSIC-UA 202)

Music Major Distribution Requirement. Chromatic harmony as developed and practiced by composers of the 19th century and beyond. Introduction to score reading and principles of musical analysis applied to larger musical structures. Continuation of species counterpoint and an introduction to invertible counterpoint and fugue.

Music (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)

MUSIC-UA 202-000 (9126)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Beeferman, Gordon

MUSIC-UA 202-000 (9127)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Zamcheck, Akiva

MUSIC-UA 202-000 (9128)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Zamcheck, Akiva

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate
Spring 2022

Elements of Music (MUSIC-UA 20)

Explores the underlying principles and inner workings of the tonal system, a system that has guided all of Western music from the years 1600 to 1900. It includes a discussion of historical background and evolution. Focuses on concepts and notation of key, scale, tonality, and rhythm. Related skills in sight-singing, dictation, and keyboard harmony are stressed in the recitation sections.

Music (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)

MUSIC-UA 20-000 (8415)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ha, Moon Young

MUSIC-UA 20-000 (8416)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Rose, Michael

MUSIC-UA 20-000 (8417)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Rose, Michael

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate