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Philosophical Foundations Concentration: Area 4 Approved Courses

Use the dropdown below to find courses in each concentration area for the current academic year.

For the Stanford Community, here is a list of all approved Philosophical Foundations Courses. 

Title
Quarter
Day, Time, Location
CS 154
Introduction to the Theory of Computation
Tagged for: AI - Mathematical foundations | AL | NL - Mathematical/Computational Foundations | DMR- Methodological Foundations | CogSci- Theoretical Foundations | CoFo - Theory of Computation Depth | MaFo - Integrative Requirement | AppLog - Computability | CogSci - Cognitive Science Depth | PhiFo - Logic
2020 - 2021
Autumn
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
CS 182
Ethics, Public Policy, and Technological Change (COMM 180, ETHICSOC 182, PHIL 82, POLISCI 182, PUBLPOL 182)
Tagged for: DMR- Practical Tools and Applications | CoFo - Integrative Requirement | CSS - Integrative Requirement | MediaComm - Effects, Ethics, and Policy | MediaComm - Integrative Requirement | HAI - Digital Technology Ethics and Policy | AI - Integrative Requirement | CogSci - Integrative Requirement | HCI - Integrative Requirement | PhiFo - Integrative Requirement | DMAR - Methods and Applications | DMAR - Integrative Requirement | Learn - Integrative Requirement
2020 - 2021
Winter
Monday Wednesday Friday
1:00 PM
2:20 PM
NBIO 101
Social and Ethical Issues in the Neurosciences (NBIO 201)
Tagged for: Neuro - Philosophical and theoretical approaches | CogSci- Neuroscience | Biomed - Philosophical and Ethical Inquiry | MediaComm - Effects, Ethics, and Policy | HAI - Human Impact | CogSci - Integrative Requirement | PhiFo - Integrative Requirement | Neuro - Philosophical and Theoretical Approaches
2020 - 2021
Spring
PHIL 20N
Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
Tagged for: AI - Additional topics | Philosophical Foundations 4 | HAI - Contingent Electives | AI - Contingent Electives | PhiFo - Philosophy of Science | CoFo - Contingent Electives
2020 - 2021
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM
PHIL 102
Modern Philosophy, Descartes to Kant
Tagged for: Philosophical Foundations | PhiFo - Ethics, Historical, and Political Philosophy
2020 - 2021
Spring
Tuesday Thursday
12:30 PM
1:50 PM
PHIL 107B
Plato's Later Metaphysics and Epistemology (PHIL 207B)
Tagged for: PhiFo - Ethics, Historical, and Political Philosophy
2020 - 2021
Winter
Monday
2:30 PM
4:50 PM
PHIL 134A
Phenomenology: Animals (PHIL 234A)
Tagged for: PhiFo - Integrative Requirement | Biomed - Philosophical and Ethical Inquiry | CogSci - Integrative Requirement
2020 - 2021
Spring
Tuesday
10:30 AM
1:50 PM
PHIL 152
Computability and Logic (PHIL 252)
Tagged for: Philosophical Foundations | AI - Mathematical foundations | AL | CogSci- Theoretical Foundations | MaFo - Integrative Requirement | AppLog - Computability | CogSci - Cognitive Science Depth | PhiFo - Logic
2020 - 2021
Spring
Monday Wednesday
10:00 AM
11:20 AM
PHIL 154
Modal Logic (PHIL 254)
Tagged for: Philosophical Foundations | AI - Knowledge | AL- Semantics | NL - Mathematical/Computational Foundations | DMR- Formal Decisions Theories | CogSci- Theoretical Foundations | CoFo - Theory of Computation Depth | CoFo - Integrative Requirement | MaFo - Integrative Requirement | AppLog - Integrative Requirement | CogSci - Cognitive Science Depth | PhiFo - Logic | DMAR - Formal Decision Theories
2020 - 2021
Spring
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
PHIL 165
Philosophy of Physics: Space and Time (PHIL 265)
Tagged for: Philosophical Foundations | Philosophical Foundations 4 | PhiFo - Philosophy of Science
2020 - 2021
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
12:30 PM
1:50 PM
PHIL 167D
Philosophy of Neuroscience (PHIL 267D, SYMSYS 167D)
Tagged for: Neuro - Philosophical and theoretical approaches | CogSci- Neuroscience | Philosophical Foundations 4 | Biomed - Philosophical and Ethical Inquiry | Biomed - Integrative Requirement | HAI - Integrative Requirement | CogSci - Research Methods | CogSci - Cognitive Science Depth | PhiFo - Philosophy of Science | PhiFo - Integrative Requirement | Neuro - Philosophical and Theoretical Approaches | Neuro - Integrative Requirement
2020 - 2021
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
PHIL 172
History of Modern Moral Philosophy (ETHICSOC 172, PHIL 272)
Tagged for: DMR- Philosophical Inquiry | PhiFo - Ethics, Historical, and Political Philosophy | DMAR - Philosophical Inquiry
2020 - 2021
Autumn
Tuesday Thursday
2:30 PM
3:50 PM
PHIL 173B
Metaethics
Tagged for: PhiFo - Ethics, Historical, and Political Philosophy
2020 - 2021
Autumn
Monday Wednesday
2:30 PM
3:50 PM
PHIL 181
Philosophy of Language (PHIL 281)
Tagged for: Philosophical Foundations | NL - Semantics/Pragmatics/Philosophy of Language | CogSci- Language | NL - Integrative Requirement | CogSci - Cognitive Science Depth | PhiFo - Philosophy of Mind and Language
2020 - 2021
Autumn
Tuesday Thursday
12:30 PM
1:50 PM
PHIL 184B
Formal Epistemology (PHIL 284B)
Tagged for: PhiFo - Philosophy of Mind and Language | AppLog - Integrative Requirement | CogSci - Cognitive Science Depth | DMAR - Philosophical Inquiry | DMAR - Integrative Requirement | Learn - Integrative Requirement | MaFo - Integrative Requirement | PhiFo - Integrative Requirement
2020 - 2021
Spring
Tuesday Thursday
2:30 PM
3:50 PM
PHIL 184M
Topics in the Theory of Justification (PHIL 284M)
Tagged for: PhiFo - Philosophy of Mind and Language
2020 - 2021
Winter
Tuesday
2:30 PM
4:50 PM
PHIL 186
Philosophy of Mind (PHIL 286)
Tagged for: Neuro - Philosophical and theoretical approaches | CogSci-Higher Cognition | CogSci - Cognitive Science Depth | PhiFo - Philosophy of Mind and Language | Neuro - Philosophical and Theoretical Approaches
2020 - 2021
Winter
Monday Wednesday
2:30 PM
3:50 PM
PHIL 187
Philosophy of Action (PHIL 287)
Tagged for: DMR- Philosophical Inquiry | CogSci-Higher Cognition | CogSci - Cognitive Science Depth | PhiFo - Philosophy of Mind and Language | DMAR - Philosophical Inquiry | DMAR - Integrative Requirement
2020 - 2021
Winter
Monday Wednesday
1:00 PM
2:20 PM
PHIL 194D
Capstone Seminar: Artificial Intelligence
Tagged for: NL - Semantics/Pragmatics/Philosophy of Language | CogSci- Language | NL - Integrative Requirement | CogSci - Cognitive Science Depth | Advanced Small Seminar | PhiFo - Integrative Requirement
2020 - 2021
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
12:30 PM
1:50 PM
PHIL 194P
Capstone Seminar: The Meaning of Life
Tagged for: Advanced Small Seminar | PhiFo - Ethics, Historical, and Political Philosophy
2020 - 2021
Autumn
Friday
10:00 AM
12:50 PM
PHIL 350
What makes a good explanation? Psychological and philosophical perspectives (PSYCH 293)
Tagged for: Advanced Small Seminar | PhiFo - Integrative Requirement
2020 - 2021
Autumn
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
PHIL 359
Logic Spring Seminar
Tagged for: AL- Advanced | DMR- Philosophical Inquiry | DMR- Formal Decisions Theories | CoFo - Integrative Requirement | CSS - Integrative Requirement | MaFo - Integrative Requirement | HAI - Integrative Requirement | NL - Integrative Requirement | AppLog - Integrative Requirement | AI - Integrative Requirement | CogSci - Integrative Requirement | Advanced Small Seminar | PhiFo - Logic | PhiFo - Integrative Requirement | DMAR - Philosophical Inquiry | DMAR - Formal Decision Theories | DMAR - Integrative Requirement
2020 - 2021
Spring
PHIL 368A
Topics in Neuroscience
Tagged for: PhiFo - Integrative Requirement | Neuro - Philosophical and Theoretical Approaches | Neuro - Integrative Requirement | Biomed - Philosophical and Ethical Inquiry | Biomed - Integrative Requirement | CogSci - Cognitive Science Depth | CogSci - Integrative Requirement | HAI - Integrative Requirement | Advanced Small Seminar
2020 - 2021
Winter
Tuesday
12:30 PM
3:20 PM
SYMSYS 202
Theories of Consciousness
Tagged for: CogSci- Theoretical Foundations | Philosophical Foundations 4 | Neuro - Philosophical and theoretical approaches | Biomed - Philosophical and Ethical Inquiry | HAI - Integrative Requirement | AI - Integrative Requirement | CogSci - Integrative Requirement | Advanced Small Seminar | PhiFo - Integrative Requirement | Neuro - Integrative Requirement
2020 - 2021
Winter
Monday Wednesday
1:00 PM
2:20 PM
SYMSYS 205
The Philosophy and Science of Perception
Tagged for: Biomed - Philosophical and Ethical Inquiry | HAI - Integrative Requirement | NL - Integrative Requirement | CogSci - Integrative Requirement | Advanced Small Seminar | PhiFo - Integrative Requirement | Neuro - Integrative Requirement
2020 - 2021
Spring
Monday Wednesday
1:00 PM
2:20 PM
SYMSYS 207
Conceptual Issues in Cognitive Science
Tagged for: AI - Additional topics | Neuro - Philosophical and theoretical approaches | CogSci- Theoretical Foundations | Philosophical Foundations 4 | NL - Integrative Requirement | CogSci - Cognitive Science Depth | CogSci - Integrative Requirement | Advanced Small Seminar | PhiFo - Philosophy of Science | PhiFo - Integrative Requirement | Neuro - Philosophical and Theoretical Approaches | Neuro - Integrative Requirement
2020 - 2021
Winter
Monday
10:00 AM
11:20 AM
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