Global Arc

Search International Offerings

You can now simultaneously browse international opportunities and on-campus courses; the goal is to plan coursework — before and/or after your trip — that will deepen your experiences abroad.

Add Your Favorites

Get Advice

Download your Arc and share with your academic adviser, who can help you refine your choices.

Enroll, Apply and Commit

Register for on-campus classes through TigerHub, and apply for international experiences using Princeton’s Global Programs System.

Revisit and Continue Building

Return to the Global Arc throughout your Princeton career as you delve deeper into your interests.

Go to My Global Arc

Displaying 31 - 40 of 82

Philosophy of Language

An examination of the nature of language through the study of such topics as truth, reference, meaning, linguistic structure, how language differs from other symbol systems, relations between thought and language and language and the world, the use of language, and the relevance of theories concerning these to selected philosophical issues. Two 90-minute classes.

Metaphysics

An intensive treatment of some of the central problems of metaphysics, such as substance, universals, space and time, causality, and freedom of the will. Two lectures, one preceptorial.

Normative Ethics

A detailed examination of different theories concerning how we should live our lives. Special emphasis will be placed on the conflict between consequentialist theories (for example, utilitarianism) and nonconsequentialist theories (for example, common sense morality). Two lectures, one preceptorial.

Philosophy and Literature

A critical study of works of literature in conjunction with philosophical essays, concentrating on two or three philosophical themes, such as the will, self-identity, self-deception, freedom, and time. Two lectures, one preceptorial.

Philosophy of Science

An intensive examination of selected problems in the methodological and philosophical foundations of the sciences. Topics covered may include scientific explanation, the role of theories in science, and probability and induction. Two 90-minute classes.

Philosophy of the Cognitive Sciences

An examination of philosophical problems arising out of the scientific study of cognition. Possible topics include methodological issues in the cognitive sciences; the nature of theories of reasoning, perception, memory, and language; and the philosophical implications of such theories. Two lectures, one preceptorial.

Advanced Logic

This course deals with topics chosen from recursion theory, proof theory, and model theory. In recent years the course has most often given an introduction to recursion theory with applications to formal systems. Two 90-minute classes. Prerequisite: 312 or instructor's permission.

Category Theory

An introduction to category theory, including limits and colimits, functors, adjoints, natural transformations, monads and algebras. The material will be developed alongside applications to abstract algebra, topology, and mathematical logic.

Philosophy of Religion

Critical discussion of religious and antireligious interpretations of experience and the world, the grounds and nature of religious beliefs, and of a variety of theistic and atheistic arguments. Readings from contemporary analytical philosophy of religion, and from historical sources in the Western tradition. Two 90-minute seminars.

Philosophy of Art

An examination of concepts involved in the interpretation and evaluation of works of art. Emphasis will be placed on sensuous quality, structure, and expression as aesthetic categories. Illustrative material from music, painting, and literature. Two lectures, one preceptorial.

Global Arc

Refine search results

Subject