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PHIL 27S: How to Make a Decision: Ancient Greek Philosophers on Practical Rationality

This course presents how the "seven sages," Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, and the ancient Skeptics believed we should make decisions and then evaluates those theories with an eye towards present day needs and uses for a decision theory. We will consider how ancient Greek philosophers formulated answers to questions like: What is the role of knowledge in decision making? How do urgent circumstances change how we make decisions? How should we factor in experts and mentors into our decision making? What is the relationship between morality and rationality? How much do we need to know about ourselves to make good decisions? No philosophical experience is presupposed.
Terms: Sum | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Dowling, G. (PI)

PHIL 28S: Philosophical Issues in Artificial Intelligence

This course is an introduction to philosophical issues raised by the growing field of artificial intelligence. What does the rise of increasingly complex artificial intelligence models (OpenAI; ChatGPT, AlphaGo, text-to-image generators) tell us about the nature of mind, rationality, and human creativity? What are ethical issues raised by the increasingly sophisticated use of algorithms in our daily lives - whether it be spotting credit card fraud, targeted advertising, curating our social media content, or prison sentencing? How do notions such as 'moral agency', 'practical reason', and 'responsibility' pertain, if at all, to applications of artificial intelligence, e.g., automated cars and weapons? What does the future of human work look like in light of developments in artificial intelligence? No philosophical background is presupposed. The aim of this class will be to help students engage with the philosophical issues raised by emerging technologies. Individual and group assignments will enable students to develop their critical skills in both written and discussion¿based work.
Terms: Sum | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Kim, H. (PI)

PHIL 29S: Feminist Philosophy

What's the difference between sex and gender? What's does it mean to be a man or woman, cis or trans, straight or gay?and everything in between and outside of the box? How are gender and sexuality related to race, class, ability, and other identities? What is the patriarchy and does it really benefit all men? What does it mean to be oppressed??And how can we change the world to be more gender just? In our class, we will draw on feminist theory to critically investigate these questions and discuss their relevance to our own lives. Together, we will work to build a collaborative learning environment where we can collectively reflect on how our personal experiences are illuminated by feminism. To do so, we will engage each other both intellectually and personally, going beyond the lecture based model of education to center our shared exploration of the course topics. Main ideas will include intersectionality, performativity, deconstruction, structural analysis, theories of injustice, social knowledge, and care ethics. Primary thinkers will include Simone de Beauvoir, Angels Davis, Judith Butler, Catherine MacKinnon, Audre Lorde, Donna Haraway, Robin Kimmerer, and Michel Foucault.
Terms: Sum | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Instructors: ; Hope, P. (PI)

PHIL 30S: Introduction to Political Philosophy

This class introduces students to political philosophy through the problems of justice, equality, and freedom. We will focus on contemporary political thought, engaging with debates about each of these concepts and identifying connections between them. What is justice? What is the relationship between ideal conditions of justice and current social conditions? What forms of injustice should the state try to remedy? What is the point of equality? How should we assess equality? Is there an obligation to mitigate 'natural' inequalities? How much personal freedom should be allowed in society? When is state authority legitimate? Do we have an obligation always to obey the law? Throughout the course we will evaluate answers to these questions, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of different arguments and theoretical frameworks.
Terms: Sum | Units: 3

PHIL 99: Minds and Machines (CS 24, LINGUIST 35, PSYCH 35, SYMSYS 1, SYMSYS 200)

(Formerly SYMSYS 100). An overview of the interdisciplinary study of cognition, information, communication, and language, with an emphasis on foundational issues: What are minds? What is computation? What are rationality and intelligence? Can we predict human behavior? Can computers be truly intelligent? How do people and technology interact, and how might they do so in the future? Lectures focus on how the methods of philosophy, mathematics, empirical research, and computational modeling are used to study minds and machines. Students must take this course before being approved to declare Symbolic Systems as a major. All students interested in studying Symbolic Systems are urged to take this course early in their student careers. The course material and presentation will be at an introductory level, without prerequisites. If you have any questions about the course, please email symsys1staff@gmail.com.
Terms: Aut, Win, Sum | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-FR
Instructors: ; Goodman, N. (PI); Krejci, B. (PI); Rose, D. (PI); Wu, J. (PI); Eigbe, N. (TA); Forster, M. (TA); Mon, K. (TA); Ota, K. (TA); Schechtman, K. (TA)

PHIL 197: Individual Work, Undergraduate

May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-15 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Anderson, R. (PI); Barker-Plummer, D. (PI); Bidadanure, J. (PI); Bobonich, C. (PI); Bratman, M. (PI); Briggs, R. (PI); Cao, R. (PI); Code, A. (PI); Crimmins, M. (PI); Dannenberg, J. (PI); De Pierris, G. (PI); Etchemendy, J. (PI); Follesdal, D. (PI); Friedman, M. (PI); Hills, D. (PI); Hussain, N. (PI); Icard, T. (PI); Jackson, G. (PI); Lawlor, K. (PI); Longino, H. (PI); Peacocke, A. (PI); Perry, J. (PI); Reich, R. (PI); Ryckman, T. (PI); Salkin, W. (PI); Satz, D. (PI); Skyrms, B. (PI); Warren, J. (PI); Wasow, T. (PI); Wenar, L. (PI); Wood, A. (PI); Wood, R. (PI); Zalta, E. (PI); van Benthem, J. (PI)

PHIL 240: Individual Work for Graduate Students

May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-15 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Anderson, R. (PI); Barker-Plummer, D. (PI); Bidadanure, J. (PI); Bobonich, C. (PI); Bratman, M. (PI); Briggs, R. (PI); Cao, R. (PI); Code, A. (PI); Crimmins, M. (PI); Dannenberg, J. (PI); De Pierris, G. (PI); Etchemendy, J. (PI); Follesdal, D. (PI); Friedman, M. (PI); Hills, D. (PI); Hussain, N. (PI); Icard, T. (PI); Jackson, G. (PI); Lawlor, K. (PI); Longino, H. (PI); Peacocke, A. (PI); Perry, J. (PI); Ryckman, T. (PI); Salkin, W. (PI); Satz, D. (PI); Skyrms, B. (PI); Walton, K. (PI); Warren, J. (PI); Wasow, T. (PI); Weatherall, J. (PI); Wenar, L. (PI); Wood, A. (PI); Wood, R. (PI); van Benthem, J. (PI)

PHIL 241: Second Year Paper Development Seminar

Required of second-year Philosophy Ph.D. students; restricted to Stanford Philosophy Ph.D. students. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. This seminar will focus on helping students complete their second year paper.
Terms: Sum | Units: 1
Instructors: ; Bobonich, C. (PI)

PHIL 450: Thesis

(Staff)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-15 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Anderson, R. (PI); Bidadanure, J. (PI); Bobonich, C. (PI); Bratman, M. (PI); Briggs, R. (PI); Cao, R. (PI); Code, A. (PI); Crimmins, M. (PI); De Pierris, G. (PI); Etchemendy, J. (PI); Follesdal, D. (PI); Friedman, M. (PI); Hills, D. (PI); Hussain, N. (PI); Icard, T. (PI); Jackson, G. (PI); Lawlor, K. (PI); Longino, H. (PI); Peacocke, A. (PI); Perry, J. (PI); Ryckman, T. (PI); Salkin, W. (PI); Satz, D. (PI); Skyrms, B. (PI); Warren, J. (PI); Wasow, T. (PI); Wenar, L. (PI); Wood, A. (PI); Wood, R. (PI); van Benthem, J. (PI)

PHIL 801: TGR Project

Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 0 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Anderson, R. (PI); Bobonich, C. (PI); Bratman, M. (PI); Briggs, R. (PI); Cao, R. (PI); Code, A. (PI); Crimmins, M. (PI); De Pierris, G. (PI); Etchemendy, J. (PI); Friedman, M. (PI); Hills, D. (PI); Hussain, N. (PI); Icard, T. (PI); Lawlor, K. (PI); Longino, H. (PI); Peacocke, A. (PI); Perry, J. (PI); Reich, R. (PI); Ryckman, T. (PI); Salkin, W. (PI); Satz, D. (PI); Skyrms, B. (PI); Warren, J. (PI); Wasow, T. (PI); Wenar, L. (PI); Wood, A. (PI); Wood, R. (PI); van Benthem, J. (PI)

PHIL 802: TGR Dissertation

(Staff)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 0 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Anderson, R. (PI); Bobonich, C. (PI); Bratman, M. (PI); Briggs, R. (PI); Cao, R. (PI); Code, A. (PI); Crimmins, M. (PI); Dannenberg, J. (PI); De Pierris, G. (PI); Etchemendy, J. (PI); Follesdal, D. (PI); Friedman, M. (PI); Hills, D. (PI); Hussain, N. (PI); Icard, T. (PI); Lawlor, K. (PI); Longino, H. (PI); Peacocke, A. (PI); Perry, J. (PI); Ryckman, T. (PI); Salkin, W. (PI); Satz, D. (PI); Skyrms, B. (PI); Warren, J. (PI); Wasow, T. (PI); Wenar, L. (PI); Wood, A. (PI); Wood, R. (PI); van Benthem, J. (PI)
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