Advising, Tutoring, and Transfer Credits

Advising for Philosophy Students

For general advising, visit the Center for Academic Advisement and Student Success.

Spring 2023

Spring Chair: Daniel Campos
Office Hours: Thursdays, 10–11 a.m. and by appointment
E-mail: bcphilosophydept@brooklyn.cuny.edu

Deputy Chair: Matthew Moore
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:15–3:15 p.m.; Tuesdays, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and 2–4:30 p.m.
E-mail: matthewm@brooklyn.cuny.edu

Major/Minor Advisers

Any one of the Philosophy Department’s full-time faculty members can assist philosophy students with questions regarding major and minor concentrations, course planning, and graduate school advisement.

Note: The phone extension is provided above for each adviser. When calling from off campus, first dial 718.951.5000 and then enter the four-digit phone extension of the person you are trying to contact.

Name	E-mail Address	Phone	Office	Days and Hours
Andrew Arlig	aarlig@brooklyn.cuny.edu	5311	3311 Boylan Hall	By appointment
Daniel Campos	dcampos@brooklyn.cuny.edu	5311	3311 Boylan Hall	Thursdays, 10–11 a.m. and by appointment
Anna Gotlib	agotlib@brooklyn.cuny.edu	5311	3307 Boylan Hall	Tuesdays and Thursdays 9–10:30 a.m., 12:15–1:150 p.m., and by appointment
Serene Khader	sjkhader@brooklyn.cuny.edu	5311	3315 Boylan Hall
Matthew Lindauer	matthew.lindauer@brooklyn.cuny.edu	5311	3307 Boylan Hall
Robert Lurz	rlurz@brooklyn.cuny.edu	5311	3307 Boylan Hall	Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:15–1:15 p.m.
Fletcher Maumus	fletcher.maumus@gmail.com	5311	3315 Boylan Hall	Mondays, 5–6 p.m.; Wednesdays, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Michael Menser	mmenser@brooklyn.cuny.edu	5311	3316 Boylan Hall	Mondays and Wednesdays, 10–10:30 a.m. and by appointment
Matthew Moore	matthewm@brooklyn.cuny.edu	5311	3300 Boylan Hall	Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:15–3:15 p.m.; Tuesdays, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and 2–4:30 p.m.
Angelica Nuzzo	anuzzo@brooklyn.cuny.edu	5311	3311 Boylan Hall	Mondays, 5–6 p.m.
Penny Repetti	prepetti@brooklyn.cuny.edu	5311	3316 Boylan Hall	Mondays and Wednesdays, noon–1 p.m. via Zoom
Dena Shottenkirk	dshottenkirk@brooklyn.cuny.edu	5311	4300 Boylan Hall
Justin Steinberg	jsteinberg@brooklyn.cuny.edu	5311	3315 Boylan Hall
Saam Trivedi	trivedi@brooklyn.cuny.edu	5311	3307 Boylan Hall	Mondays, 12:30–1:30 p.m. and by appointment
Christine Vitrano	cvitrano@brooklyn.cuny.edu	5311	3315 Boylan Hall	Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:30–2 p.m.

Department and College Pre-Law Adviser

Professor Anna Gotlib
P: 718.951.5000, ext. 5311
E: agotlib@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9–10:30 a.m., 12:15–1:15 p.m., and by appointment

Note: The phone extension is provided above for each adviser. When calling from off campus, first dial 718.951.5000 and then enter the four-digit phone extension of the person you are trying to contact.

Degree Maps

Degree Maps provide a snapshot of the requirements for our majors as well as a suggested order in which to take classes to help students stay on track and graduate within four years. The maps also help distinguish what courses qualify as Pathways, major, or general elective courses.

The majors our department offers are unique in that students are not necessarily required to take courses in a particular order. There are various course-sequences students can follow to complete the majors. The order of courses presented in the Degree Maps is simply one suggestion, among many, and meant more as a general guide for philosophy majors. If you have any questions, contact an adviser in the Philosophy Department.

Degree maps are found within the Degree Maps tab within each academic program.

Yearly Course Schedule

Course Offerings are subject to change, depending on enrollment and staffing.

2019–20

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

PHIL 2101 Introduction to the Problems of Philosophy PHIL 2200 The Outer Limits of Reasoning PHIL 2501 Philosophical Issues in Literature PHIL 3105 Landmarks in the History of Philosophy PHIL 3121 Modern Philosophy PHIL 3122 Nineteenth-Century Philosophy PHIL 3142 Existentialism and Phenomenology PHIL 3203 Introductory Formal Logic PHIL 3210 Reasoning PHIL 3305 Ethics and Personal Relations PHIL 3306 Ethics and Society PHIL 3309 Environmental Ethics PHIL 3314 Moral Issues in Business PHIL 3315 Communication Ethics PHIL 3316 Medical Ethics PHIL 3318 Computers and Ethics PHIL 3319 Ethical Issues in the Electronic Mass Media PHIL 3320 Foundations of Ethics PHIL 3326 Moral Psychology PHIL 3401 Metaphysics PHIL 3410 Epistemology: Theory of Knowledge PHIL 3422 Philosophical Issues in Cognitive Science PHIL 3423 Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence PHIL 3511 Philosophy of Literature and Film PHIL 3703 Political Philosophy PHIL 3720 Philosophy and Feminism PHIL 3740 Philosophy of Law PHIL 4105 Seminar in the Problems of Philosophy PHIL 5201 Independent Study I

PHIL 2101 Introduction to the Problems of Philosophy PHIL 2200 The Outer Limits of Reasoning PHIL 2501 Philosophical Issues in Literature PHIL 3105 Landmarks in the History of Philosophy PHIL 3111 Ancient Philosophy PHIL 3121 Modern Philosophy PHIL 3204 Symbolic Logic PHIL 3210 Reasoning PHIL 3212 Elements of Philosophy PHIL 3305 Ethics and Personal Relations PHIL 3306 Ethics and Society PHIL 3308 Race, Justice, and Equality PHIL 3309 Environmental Ethics PHIL 3314 Moral Issues in Business PHIL 3315 Communication Ethics PHIL 3316 Medical Ethics PHIL 3318 Computers and Ethics PHIL 3320 Foundations of Ethics PHIL 3331 Happiness and the Meaning of Life PHIL 3401 Metaphysics PHIL 3410 Epistemology: Theory of Knowledge PHIL 3420 Philosophy of Mind PHIL 3501 Philosophy of Art PHIL 3502 Philosophy of Beauty PHIL 3601 Philosophy of Science PHIL 3704 Social Philosophy PHIL 3722 Asian Philosophy PHIL 3730 Philosophy of Religion PHIL 3740 Philosophy of Law

2020–21

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

PHIL 2101 Introduction to the Problems of Philosophy PHIL 2200 The Outer Limits of Reasoning PHIL 2501 Philosophical Issues in Literature PHIL 3105 Landmarks in the History of Philosophy PHIL 3111 Ancient Philosophy PHIL 3121 Modern Philosophy PHIL 3122 Nineteenth-Century Philosophy PHIL 3142 Existentialism and Phenomenology PHIL 3203 Introductory Formal Logic PHIL 3210 Reasoning PHIL 3212 Elements of Philosophy PHIL 3305 Ethics and Personal Relations PHIL 3306 Ethics and Society PHIL 3309 Environmental Ethics PHIL 3314 Moral Issues in Business PHIL 3315 Communication Ethics PHIL 3316 Medical Ethics PHIL 3318 Computers and Ethics PHIL 3319 Ethical Issues in the Electronic Mass Media PHIL 3320 Foundations of Ethics PHIL 3326 Moral Psychology PHIL 3401 Metaphysics PHIL 3410 Epistemology: Theory of Knowledge PHIL 3422 Philosophical Issues in Cognitive Science PHIL 3512 Philosophy of Music PHIL 3611 Philosophy of Biology PHIL 3702 Philosophy of Culture PHIL 3703 Political Philosophy PHIL 3721 Jewish Philosophy PHIL 3740 Philosophy of Law PHIL 4105 Seminar in the Problems of Philosophy

PHIL 2101 Introduction to the Problems of Philosophy PHIL 2200 The Outer Limits of Reasoning PHIL 2501 Philosophical Issues in Literature PHIL 3111 Ancient Philosophy PHIL 3121 Modern Philosophy PHIL 3204 Symbolic Logic PHIL 3210 Reasoning PHIL 3212 Elements of Philosophy PHIL 3231 Decision Theory PHIL 3305 Ethics and Personal Relations PHIL 3306 Ethics and Society PHIL 3308 Race, Justice, and Equality PHIL 3309 Environmental Ethics PHIL 3314 Moral Issues in Business PHIL 3315 Communication Ethics PHIL 3316 Medical Ethics PHIL 3318 Computers and Ethics PHIL 3320 Foundations of Ethics PHIL 3331 Happiness and the Meaning of Life PHIL 3401 Metaphysics PHIL 3410 Epistemology: Theory of Knowledge PHIL 3420 Philosophy of Mind PHIL 3423 Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence PHIL 3501 Philosophy of Art PHIL 3502 Philosophy of Beauty PHIL 3530 Philosophy of Language PHIL 3601 Philosophy of Science PHIL 3704 Social Philosophy PHIL 3720 Philosophy and Feminism PHIL 3722 Asian Philosophy PHIL 3723 African-American Philosophy PHIL 3740  Philosophy of Law PHIL 4110 Seminar in the History of Philosophy

2021–22

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

PHIL 2101 Introduction to the Problems of Philosophy PHIL 2200 The Outer Limits of Reasoning PHIL 2501 Philosophical Issues in Literature PHIL 3105 Landmarks in the History of Philosophy PHIL 3121 Modern Philosophy PHIL 3122 Nineteenth-Century Philosophy PHIL 3130 American Philosophy PHIL 3142 Existentialism and Phenomenology PHIL 3203 Introductory Formal Logic PHIL 3210 Reasoning PHIL 3212 Elements of Philosophy PHIL 3220 Philosophy of Logic PHIL 3232 Induction: Cause, Choice, and Chance PHIL 3305 Ethics and Personal Relations PHIL 3306 Ethics and Society PHIL 3309 Environmental Ethics PHIL 3314 Moral Issues in Business PHIL 3315 Communication Ethics PHIL 3316 Medical Ethics PHIL 3318 Computers and Ethics PHIL 3319 Ethical Issues in the Electronic Mass Media PHIL 3320 Foundations of Ethics PHIL 3326 Moral Psychology PHIL 3401 Metaphysics PHIL 3410 Epistemology: Theory of Knowledge PHIL 3422 Philosophical Issues in Cognitive Science PHIL 3423 Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence PHIL 3511 Philosophy of Literature and Film PHIL 3610 Philosophy of Mathematics PHIL 3611 Philosophy of Biology PHIL 3703 Political Philosophy PHIL 3714 Philosophy of Economics PHIL 3724 Latin American Philosophy PHIL 3726 Queer Philosophy PHIL 3730 Philosophy of Religion PHIL 3740 Philosophy of Law PHIL 3805 Philosophical Issues Concerning Animals PHIL 4105 Seminar in the Problems of Philosophy

PHIL 2101 Introduction to the Problems of Philosophy PHIL 2200 The Outer Limits of Reasoning PHIL 2501 Philosophical Issues in Literature PHIL 3105 Landmarks in the History of Philosophy PHIL 3111 Ancient Philosophy PHIL 3121 Modern Philosophy PHIL 3204 Symbolic Logic PHIL 3210 Reasoning PHIL 3212 Elements of Philosophy PHIL 3305 Ethics and Personal Relations PHIL 3306 Ethics and Society PHIL 3309 Environmental Ethics PHIL 3314 Moral Issues in Business PHIL 3315 Communication Ethics PHIL 3316 Medical Ethics PHIL 3318 Computers and Ethics PHIL 3320 Foundations of Ethics PHIL 3331 Happiness and the Meaning of Life PHIL 3401 Metaphysics PHIL 3410 Epistemology: Theory of Knowledge PHIL 3420 Philosophy of Mind PHIL 3501 Philosophy of Art PHIL 3502 Philosophy of Beauty PHIL 3512 Philosophy of Music PHIL 3530 Philosophy of Language PHIL 3601 Philosophy of Science PHIL 3702 Philosophy of Culture PHIL 3704 Social Philosophy PHIL 3722 Asian Philosophy PHIL 3725 Philosophy of Race PHIL 3731 Philosophy of Sport PHIL 3740 Philosophy of Law PHIL 5110 Seminar I: Historical Figures

2022–23

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

PHIL 2101 Introduction to the Problems of Philosophy PHIL 2200 The Outer Limits of Reasoning PHIL 2501 Philosophical Issues in Literature PHIL 3105 Landmarks in the History of Philosophy PHIL 3122 Nineteenth-Century Philosophy PHIL 3142 Existentialism and Phenomenology PHIL 3203 Introductory Formal Logic PHIL 3210 Reasoning PHIL 3305 Ethics and Personal Relations PHIL 3306 Ethics and Society PHIL 3309 Environmental Ethics PHIL 3312 Ethics in Psychology PHIL 3314 Moral Issues in Business PHIL 3315 Communication Ethics PHIL 3316 Medical Ethics PHIL 3318W Computers and Ethics PHIL 3320 Foundations of Ethics PHIL 3401 Metaphysics PHIL 3410 Epistemology: Theory of Knowledge PHIL 3422 Philosophical Issues in Cognitive Science PHIL 3601 Philosophy of Science PHIL 3703 Political Philosophy PHIL 3704 Social Philosophy PHIL 3740 Philosophy of Law PHIL 5201 Independent Study I

PHIL 2101 Introduction to the Problems of Philosophy PHIL 2200 The Outer Limits of Reasoning PHIL 2501 Philosophical Issues in Literature PHIL 3105 Landmarks in the History of Philosophy PHIL 3111 Ancient Philosophy PHIL 3121 Modern Philosophy PHIL 3204 Symbolic Logic PHIL 3210 Reasoning PHIL 3306 Ethics and Society PHIL 3309 Environmental Ethics PHIL 3312 Ethics in Psychology PHIL 3314 Moral Issues in Business PHIL 3315 Communication Ethics PHIL 3318W Computers and Ethics PHIL 3319 Ethical Issues in the Electronic Mass Media PHIL 3331 Happiness and the Meaning of Life PHIL 3401 Metaphysics PHIL 3410 Epistemology: Theory of Knowledge PHIL 3420 Philosophy of Mind PHIL 3501 Philosophy of Art PHIL 3502 Philosophy of Beauty PHIL 3530 Philosophy of Language PHIL 3720 Philosophy and Feminism PHIL 3722 Asian Philosophy PHIL 3729 Searching for God PHIL 3740 Philosophy of Law PHIL 4105 Seminar in the Problems of Philosophy PHIL 5201 Independent Study I PHIL 5210 Independent Study II

The following courses may be offered if there is sufficient demand:

• PHIL 3113 Medieval Philosophy
• PHIL 3123 Twentieth-Century Philosophy
• PHIL 3141 American Pragmaticism, Past and Present
• PHIL 3145 Philosophical Foundations in Marxism
• PHIL 3307 Global Ethics
• PHIL 3310 Fundamentals of Professional Ethics
• PHIL 3317 Ethical Issues in Biology
• PHIL 3605 Philosophy of Technology
• PHIL 3620 Philosophy of Nature
• PHIL 3711 Philosophy of Education
• PHIL 3910 Special Topics
• PHIL 4201 Philosophy Research and Writing
• Internships in Applied Philosophy (PHIL 3920, 3921)
• Seminars (PHIL 4105, 4110, 5101, 5102, 5110, 5111)
• Independent Study (PHIL 5201, 5210)

Checklists for Majors and Minors

The checklists below outline the requirements for each major and minor that the Department of Philosophy offers.

These checklists should be used to help you keep track of your progress toward fulfillment of the requirements for that given major or minor. If you have any questions or concerns, or come across any errors, contact one of our advisers or the department chair.

Disclaimer

These checklists are not official advising documents. They are for your reference only. We strongly encourage you to consult with one of our department’s advisers to discuss your major and/or minor.

Majors

• Checklist: Philosophy Major (pdf)
• Checklist: Philosophy Honors (pdf)
• Checklist: Philosophy and Business (pdf)
• Checklist: Philosophy and Law (pdf)
• Checklist: Philosophy and Other Fields (pdf)
• Checklist: Philosophy and Medical Ethics (pdf)

Minors

• Philosophy (pdf)
• Philosophy and the Arts (pdf)
• Philosophy and the Sciences (pdf)
• Philosophy, Culture, and the Social Sciences (pdf)
• Logic, Reasoning and Rationality (pdf)
• Professional and Applied Ethics (pdf)
• Cognitive Science (pdf)
• Corporate Social Responsibility (pdf)
• Global Studies (pdf)

Tutoring

Writing Tutoring in the Philosophy Department

During the fall and spring semesters, the Philosophy Department offers an in-house writing tutor. If you need assistance with your papers, essays, and other assignments—particularly in terms of grammar, structure, and overall form—then take advantage of the writing tutor. The tutor can help you with:

• brainstorming ideas;
• crafting outlines, thesis statements, and transitions; and
• organizing and developing thoughts for papers.

In addition, the tutor can aid you with every step of the writing process from line editing to putting the paper in MLA or APA format. Note that this service does not include an analysis of subject content, and the assignment must be for a philosophy course.

The informational handout on Some Elements and Guidelines of Writing to Consider (pdf) (provided by former writing tutor Chris Workoff) can come in handy while you compose your paper.

Writing tutoring takes place in the Philosophy Department (3308 Boylan Hall).

Philosophy Tutoring in the Learning Center

The Learning Center provides tutoring for Philosophy 2101 (Introduction to the Problems of Philosophy). The tutor can help you understand class readings and assignments. If you are having difficulty comprehending any of the concepts being taught, wish to clarify or gain a better understanding of reading selections, or seek advice on how to improve your assignments or prepare for an upcoming exam, we encourage you to meet with the PHIL 2101 tutor in the Learning Center, 1300 Boylan Hall.

If you have any further questions pertaining to tutoring, contact the Learning Center at 718.951.5821.

Transfer Credit Policy

Refer to the Transfer Credit Policy document that states the department’s policy regarding this matter. The policy is available online here (pdf) and can also be picked up at the Philosophy Department (3308 Boylan).

Spring 2023: Transfer Credit Evaluators

Matthew Moore, Deputy Chair

3300 Boylan Hall, Zoom
E: mmenser@brooklyn.cuny.edu
P: 718.951.5000, ext. 6879
Hours: Monday and Wednesdays, 2:15–3:15 p.m.; Tuesdays, 11 a.m.–12:30 and 2–4:30 p.m.

Michael Menser

3316 Boylan Hall
E: mmenser@brooklyn.cuny.edu
P: 718.951.5000, ext. 3246
Hours: Wednesdays, 10–10:30 a.m. and by appointment

Christine Vitrano

3315 Boylan Hall, Zoom
E: cvitrano@brooklyn.cuny.edu
P: 718.951.5000, ext. 3232
Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 a.m.–2 p.m.

Daniel Campos

3800 Boylan Hall, Zoom
E: Dcampos@brooklyn.cuny.edu
P: 718.951.5000, ext. 5311
Hours: Thursdays, 10–11 a.m. and by appointment