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Philosophy

College of Letters and Science · University of Wisconsin-Madison
67,263 grades72 courses162 professors39 terms

Department and course prefixes as University of Wisconsin-Madison lists them in its own catalog.

3.42
average GPA across 67,263 grades
−0% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
91%
A or B
of 67,263 grades
2.6%
D, F or withdrew
A56.1%
B34.5%
Every term against the 3.42 department average 39 terms
Fall 2006Spring 2026
Most taken
PHILOS 101
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
3.30
15,812 grades
−3% vs. dept
PHILOS 341
CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES
3.56
13,410 grades
+4% vs. dept
PHILOS 241
INTRODUCTORY ETHICS
3.49
8,261 grades
+2% vs. dept
PHILOS 211
ELEMENTARY LOGIC
3.26
7,206 grades
−5% vs. dept
PHILOS 210
REASON IN COMMUNICATION
3.18
4,481 grades
−7% vs. dept
PHILOS 243
ETHICS IN BUSINESS
3.67
2,732 grades
+7% vs. dept
PHILOS 432
HISTORY OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY
3.37
1,796 grades
−2% vs. dept
PHILOS 430
HISTORY OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
3.50
1,732 grades
+2% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 72
100 level4200 level8300 level5400 level7500 level29600 level2700 level1800 level2900 level14
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level4 courses
PHILOS 101 · — INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
3.30 −3% vs. dept 15,812
PHILOS 104 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY FOR FRESHMEN
3.62 +6% vs. dept 804
PHILOS 141 · — THE MEANING OF LIFE
3.44 +1% vs. dept 649
PHILOS 181
3.89 +14% vs. dept 22
200 level8 courses
PHILOS 210 · — REASON IN COMMUNICATION
3.18 −7% vs. dept 4,481
PHILOS 211 · — ELEMENTARY LOGIC
3.26 −5% vs. dept 7,206
PHILOS 220
3.22 −6% vs. dept 300
PHILOS 241 · — INTRODUCTORY ETHICS
3.49 +2% vs. dept 8,261
PHILOS 243 · — ETHICS IN BUSINESS
3.67 +7% vs. dept 2,732
PHILOS 244 · — INTRODUCTORY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND DATA ETHICS
3.95 +15% vs. dept 259
PHILOS 253
3.36 −2% vs. dept 321
PHILOS 261
3.27 −4% vs. dept 329
300 level5 courses
PHILOS 304 · — TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY: HUMANITIES
3.65 +7% vs. dept 502
PHILOS 305
3.24 −5% vs. dept 25
PHILOS 320 · — PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
3.64 +6% vs. dept 14
PHILOS 340 · — 19TH CENTURY PHILOSOPHY: IDEALISM AND ITS CRITICS
3.46 +1% vs. dept 14
PHILOS 341 · — CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES
3.56 +4% vs. dept 13,410
400 level7 courses
PHILOS 430 · — HISTORY OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
3.50 +2% vs. dept 1,732
PHILOS 432 · — HISTORY OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY
3.37 −2% vs. dept 1,796
PHILOS 433
3.21 −6% vs. dept 46
PHILOS 440 · — EXISTENTIALISM
3.34 −2% vs. dept 377
PHILOS 454 · — CLASSICAL PHILOSOPHERS
3.59 +5% vs. dept 484
PHILOS 455
3.19 −7% vs. dept 16
PHILOS 464
3.23 −6% vs. dept 160
500 level29 courses
PHILOS 501 · — PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
3.34 −2% vs. dept 393
PHILOS 502
3.25 −5% vs. dept 22
PHILOS 503 · — THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
3.39 −1% vs. dept 430
PHILOS 504 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN THE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
3.47 +1% vs. dept 108
PHILOS 511 · — SYMBOLIC LOGIC
3.31 −3% vs. dept 134
PHILOS 512 · — METHODS OF LOGIC
3.32 −3% vs. dept 159
PHILOS 516 · — LANGUAGE AND MEANING
3.40 −0% vs. dept 491
PHILOS 520 · — PHILOSOPHY OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES
3.52 +3% vs. dept 194
PHILOS 521
3.21 −6% vs. dept 66
PHILOS 522 · — SPECIAL TOPIC
3.67 +7% vs. dept 78
PHILOS 526
3.10 −9% vs. dept 53
PHILOS 530 · — FREEDOM FATE AND CHOICE
3.38 −1% vs. dept 245
PHILOS 541 · — MODERN ETHICAL THEORIES
3.55 +4% vs. dept 622
PHILOS 543 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN ETHICS
3.53 +3% vs. dept 115
PHILOS 549 · — GREAT MORAL PHILOSOPHERS
3.44 +1% vs. dept 460
PHILOS 550 · — PHILOSOPHY OF MORAL EDUCATION
3.88 +13% vs. dept 12
PHILOS 551 · — PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
3.30 −4% vs. dept 695
PHILOS 552
3.11 −9% vs. dept 22
PHILOS 553 · — AESTHETICS
3.14 −8% vs. dept 144
PHILOS 554
3.13 −8% vs. dept 41
PHILOS 555 · — POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
3.57 +4% vs. dept 509
PHILOS 556 · — TOPICS IN FEMINISM AND PHILOSOPHY
3.85 +13% vs. dept 70
PHILOS 557 · — ISSUES IN SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY
3.99 +17% vs. dept 80
PHILOS 558 · — ETHICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE
3.86 +13% vs. dept 11
PHILOS 559
3.32 −3% vs. dept 19
PHILOS 560 · — METAPHYSICS
3.50 +2% vs. dept 591
PHILOS 562 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN METAPHYSICS
3.49 +2% vs. dept 420
PHILOS 565 · — THE ETHICS OF MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY
3.89 +14% vs. dept 9
PHILOS 599 · — DIRECTED STUDY
4.00 +17% vs. dept 23
600 level2 courses
PHILOS 682 · — SENIOR HONORS THESIS
4.00 +17% vs. dept 4
PHILOS 690
3.92 +14% vs. dept 12
700 level1 course
PHILOS 701 · — READING SEMINAR
4.00 +17% vs. dept 11
800 level2 courses
PHILOS 835 · — ADVANCED HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY
3.90 +14% vs. dept 157
PHILOS 838
3.81 +11% vs. dept 26
900 level14 courses
PHILOS 902 · — PROSEMINAR IN PHILOSOPHY
3.97 +16% vs. dept 89
PHILOS 903 · — SEMINAR: EPISTEMOLOGY
3.87 +13% vs. dept 54
PHILOS 904 · — TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
4.00 +17% vs. dept 54
PHILOS 911 · — SEMINAR-LOGIC
3.79 +11% vs. dept 17
PHILOS 916 · — SEMINAR-PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
3.76 +10% vs. dept 37
PHILOS 920 · — SEMINAR-PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE:CAUSATION, EXPLANATION & PROBABILITY
3.87 +13% vs. dept 171
PHILOS 930
3.67 +7% vs. dept 30
PHILOS 935
4.00 +17% vs. dept 14
PHILOS 941 · — SEMINAR-ETHICS
3.80 +11% vs. dept 246
PHILOS 951 · — SEMINAR-PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
3.86 +13% vs. dept 154
PHILOS 955 · — SEMINAR SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
3.91 +14% vs. dept 94
PHILOS 960 · — METAPHYSICS SEMINAR
3.84 +12% vs. dept 106
PHILOS 961
4.00 +17% vs. dept 15
PHILOS 999 · — INDEPENDENT WORK
4.00 +17% vs. dept 4
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