Distribution Requirement Designations
Each semester the GAC, with the approval of the department, will determine which classes fulfill distribution requirements and accordingly award those courses the appropriate designation (or DRD). For more information on how DRDs are determined, please see our General Policies & Requirements page.
Spring 2025
For the Spring 2025 semester, the following has been approved:
| Course # | Course Title | Instructor | DRD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 426/526.001 | Sem: Indian Philosophies of Self | Taber | (H(A)) |
| 442/542.001 | Sem: Later Wittgenstein and his Interpreters | Livingston | (H) |
| 447/547.001 | Sem: Friends of the Forms: Reading Plato's Phaedo in light of his Sophist | Ben Asher | (H(A)) |
| 458/558.001 | Sem: Ethics of Climate Crisis | McRae | (Vt) |
| 480/580.001 | Philosophy of Literature | Thomson | (Vt) |
| 486/586.001 | Sem: Derrida | Thomson | (M) |
*= Course allowed for graduate credit to students enrolled in a graduate program.
Abbreviations:
E: Epistemology
H: History of Philosophy
H(A): History of Ancient Philosophy
H(M): History of Modern Philosophy
M: Metaphysics
VT: Value Theory
For more information about the M.A. rules on DRDs, please see here.
For more information about the PhD rules on DRDS, please see here.
Each semester the GAC, with the approval of the department, will determine which classes fulfill distribution requirements and accordingly award those courses the appropriate designation (or DRD). For more information on how DRDs are determined, please see our General Policies & Requirements page.
Fall 2024
For the Fall 2024 semester, the following has been approved:
| Course # | Course Title | Instructor | DRD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 410/510.001 | Sem: Kant | Domski | (H(M)) |
| 455/555.001 | Sem: Philosophy of Mind | Becker | (E) |
| 486/586.001 | Later Heidegger | Thomson | (H) |
| 459/569.001 | Sem: French Phenomenology | Kalar | (H) |
| 442/542.002 | Badiou and Deleuze | Livingston | (M) |
*= Course allowed for graduate credit to students enrolled in a graduate program.
Abbreviations:
E: Epistemology
H: History of Philosophy
H(A): History of Ancient Philosophy
H(M): History of Modern Philosophy
M: Metaphysics
VT: Value Theory
For more information about the M.A. rules on DRDs, please see here.
For more information about the PhD rules on DRDS, please see here.
Each semester the GAC, with the approval of the department, will determine which classes fulfill distribution requirements and accordingly award those courses the appropriate designation (or DRD). For more information on how DRDs are determined, please see our General Policies & Requirements page.
Fall 2023
For the Fall 2023 semester, the following has been approved:
| Course # | Course Title | Instructor | DRD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 554.001 | Sem: Buddhist Metaphysics | Harter | M |
| 554.002 | Sem: The One & The Many | Livingston | H(A) |
| 558 | Sem: Philosophy of Disability | Murphy | VT |
| 567 | Philosophy of Art & Aesthetics | Kalar | VT |
| 586 | Sem: Derrida | Thomson | M |
*= Course allowed for graduate credit to students enrolled in a graduate program.
Abbreviations:
E: Epistemology
H: History of Philosophy
H(A): History of Ancient Philosophy
H(M): History of Modern Philosophy
M: Metaphysics
VT: Value Theory
For more information about the M.A. rules on DRDs, please see here.
For more information about the PhD rules on DRDS, please see here.
Each semester the GAC, with the approval of the department, will determine which classes fulfill distribution requirements and accordingly award those courses the appropriate designation (or DRD). For more information on how DRDs are determined, please see our General Policies & Requirements page.
Spring 2023
For the Spring 2023 semester, the following has been approved:
| Course # | Course Title | Instructor | DRD |
|---|---|---|---|
| *415 | History and Philosophy of Math | Livingston | E |
| 511 | Hegel | Johnston | H |
| 510 | Kant | Domski | H(M) |
| 542 | Heidegger on Nietzsche | Thomson | H |
| 554 | Thinking and Being | Livingston | M |
| 558 | Moral Mistakes & Moral Ignorance | McRae | VT |
| 554 | Indian Metaphysics | Taber | M |
*= Course allowed for graduate credit to students enrolled in a graduate program.
Abbreviations:
E: Epistemology
H: History of Philosophy
H(A): History of Ancient Philosophy
H(M): History of Modern Philosophy
M: Metaphysics
VT: Value Theory
For more information about the M.A. rules on DRDs, please see here.
For more information about the PhD rules on DRDS, please see here.
Each semester the GAC, with the approval of the department, will determine which classes fulfill distribution requirements and accordingly award those courses the appropriate designation (or DRD). For more information on how DRDs are determined, please see our General Policies & Requirements page.
Fall 2022
For the Fall 2022 semester, the following has been approved:
| Course # | Course Title | Instructor | DRD |
|---|---|---|---|
| *422 | Wittgenstein | Livingston | H |
| 526 | Sem: Buddhist Social and Political Philosophy | McRae | VT |
| 542 | Sem: Marx's Capital, Volume One | Johnston | H(M) |
| 557 | Sem: Spinoza's Ethics | Harter | H(M) |
| 569 | Sem: French Phenomenology | Kalar | M |
| 586 | Sem: Early Heidegger | Thomson | H |
*= Course allowed for graduate credit to students enrolled in a graduate program.
Abbreviations:
E: Epistemology
H: History of Philosophy
H(A): History of Ancient Philosophy
H(M): History of Modern Philosophy
M: Metaphysics
VT: Value Theory
For more information about the M.A. rules on DRDs, please see here.
For more information about the PhD rules on DRDS, please see here.
Each semester the GAC, with the approval of the department, will determine which classes fulfill distribution requirements and accordingly award those courses the appropriate designation (or DRD). For more information on how DRDs are determined, please see our General Policies & Requirements page.
Spring 2022
For the Spring 2022 semester, the following has been approved:
| Course # | Course Title | Instructor | DRD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 454/554.002 | Sem: Comparative Metaphysics | Harter | M |
| 458/558.001 | Sem: Ethics of Hunger | Murphy | VT |
| 486/586.001 | Sem: Levinas | Thomson | H |
*= Course allowed for graduate credit to students enrolled in a graduate program.
Abbreviations:
E: Epistemology
H: History of Philosophy
H(A): History of Ancient Philosophy
H(M): History of Modern Philosophy
M: Metaphysics
VT: Value Theory
For more information about the M.A. rules on DRDs, please see here.
For more information about the PhD rules on DRDS, please see here.
Each semester the GAC, with the approval of the department, will determine which classes fulfill distribution requirements and accordingly award those courses the appropriate designation (or DRD). For more information on how DRDs are determined, please see our General Policies & Requirements page.
Fall 2021
For the Fall 2021 semester, the following has been approved:
| Course # | Course Title | Instructor | DRD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 442/542.002 | Sem: Nietzsche vs. Christianity | Kalar | H |
| 454/554.001 | Sem: Comparative Metaphysics | Harter | M |
| 455.001 | Philosophy of Mind | Becker | E |
| 486/586.001 | Sem: Later Heidegger | Thomson | H |
*= Course allowed for graduate credit to students enrolled in a graduate program.
Abbreviations:
E: Epistemology
H: History of Philosophy
H(A): History of Ancient Philosophy
H(M): History of Modern Philosophy
M: Metaphysics
VT: Value Theory
For more information about the M.A. rules on DRDs, please see here.
For more information about the PhD rules on DRDS, please see here.
Each semester the GAC, with the approval of the department, will determine which classes fulfill distribution requirements and accordingly award those courses the appropriate designation (or DRD). For more information on how DRDs are determined, please see our General Policies & Requirements page.
Spring 2021
For the Spring 2021 semester, the following has been approved:
| Course # | Course Title | Instructor | DRD |
|---|---|---|---|
| *421 | Early Heidegger | Thomson | H |
| *441.001 | T: Plato's Republic | Harter | H(A) |
| *441.002 | T: Hegel's Logic | Johnston | H |
| 558 | Sem: Contemporary Feminist Philosophy | McRae | VT |
| 569 | Sem: Violence and Non-Violence | Murphy | VT |
| 589 | Sem: Derrida | Thomson |
*= Course allowed for graduate credit to students enrolled in a graduate program.
Abbreviations:
E: Epistemology
H: History of Philosophy
H(A): History of Ancient Philosophy
H(M): History of Modern Philosophy
M: Metaphysics
VT: Value Theory
For more information about the M.A. rules on DRDs, please see here.
For more information about the PhD rules on DRDS, please see here.
Each semester the GAC, with the approval of the department, will determine which classes fulfill distribution requirements and accordingly award those courses the appropriate designation (or DRD). For more information on how DRDs are determined, please see our General Policies & Requirements page.
Fall 2020
For the Fall 2020 semester, the following has been approved:
| Course # | Course Title | Instructor | DRD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 410/510 | Kant | Domski | H(M) |
| 457/557 | Spinoza and Vasubandhu: A Study in Causal Soteriologies | Harter | H(M) |
| 468/568 | German Idealism and Psychoanalysis | Johnston | H |
| 569 | Critical Phenomenologies | Murphy | VT |
*= Course allowed for graduate credit to students enrolled in a graduate program.
Abbreviations:
E: Epistemology
H: History of Philosophy
H(A): History of Ancient Philosophy
H(M): History of Modern Philosophy
M: Metaphysics
VT: Value Theory
For more information about the M.A. rules on DRDs, please see here.
For more information about the PhD rules on DRDS, please see here.
Each semester the GAC, with the approval of the department, will determine which classes fulfill distribution requirements and accordingly award those courses the appropriate designation (or DRD). For more information on how DRDs are determined, please see our General Policies & Requirements page.
Spring 2020
For the Spring 2020 semester, the following has been approved:
| Course # | Course Title | Instructor | DRD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 454/554 | Sense and Possibility | Livingston | M |
| 466/566 | Continental Aesthehic | Kalar | VT |
| 569 | Interdisciplinary Marxism | Johnston | H |
*= Course allowed for graduate credit to students enrolled in a graduate program.
Abbreviations:
E: Epistemology
H: History of Philosophy
H(A): History of Ancient Philosophy
H(M): History of Modern Philosophy
M: Metaphysics
VT: Value Theory
For more information about the M.A. rules on DRDs, please see here.
For more information about the PhD rules on DRDS, please see here.
Each semester the GAC, with the approval of the department, will determine which classes fulfill distribution requirements and accordingly award those courses the appropriate designation (or DRD). For more information on how DRDs are determined, please see our General Policies & Requirements page.
Fall 2019
For the Fall 2019 semester, the following has been approved:
| Course # | Course Title | Instructor | DRD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 415 | Hist. & Phil. of Mathematics | Livingston | |
| 426/526 | Sem: Buddhist Phil. of Soc. Justice | McRae | VT |
| 442 | Sem: Sarte and Camus | Oberst | |
| 457/557 | Sem: Schelling | Johnston | H |
| 486/586 | Sem: Later Heidegger | Thomson | H |
*= Course allowed for graduate credit to students enrolled in a graduate program.
Abbreviations:
E: Epistemology
H: History of Philosophy
H(A): History of Ancient Philosophy
H(M): History of Modern Philosophy
M: Metaphysics
VT: Value Theory
For more information about the M.A. rules on DRDs, please see here.
For more information about the PhD rules on DRDS, please see here.
Each semester the GAC, with the approval of the department, will determine which classes fulfill distribution requirements and accordingly award those courses the appropriate designation (or DRD). For more information on how DRDs are determined, please see our General Policies & Requirements page.
Fall 2018
For the Fall 2018 semester, the following has been approved:
| Course # | Course Title | Instructor | DRD |
|---|---|---|---|
| *421 | Being and Time | Thomson | H |
| 426/526 | Buddhist Ethics | McRae | VT |
| 458/558 | Violence and Non-Violence | Murphy | VT |
| *467 | Art and Aesthetics | Kalar | VT |
| 468/568 | Marxism and Psychoanalysis | Johnston | H |
*= Course allowed for graduate credit to students enrolled in a graduate program.
Abbreviations:
E: Epistemology
H: History of Philosophy
H(A): History of Ancient Philosophy
H(M): History of Modern Philosophy
M: Metaphysics
VT: Value Theory
For more information about the M.A. rules on DRDs, please see here.
For more information about the PhD rules on DRDS, please see here.
