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Department of Philosophy
(585) 395-2420
Chairman and Professor: Georges Dicker, PhD, University of Wisconsin.
Professors: Georges Dicker, PhD, University of Wisconsin; Joseph Gilbert,
PhD, New York University; Harold Greenstein, PhD, New York University.
Assistant Professor: Catherine McKeen, PhD, Rutgers University.
The Department of Philosophy offers graduate courses that may be applied as requirements and/or electives in degree programs as determined through the advisement process.
Philosophy Courses
PHL 528 Philosophy of Art (A). Critically examines competing answers to selected central questions in the philosophy of art using contemporary as well as historical writings. Includes these topics: the definition of art, the nature of artistic expression, validity in interpretation, what makes art representational, and the nature of creativity. 3 Cr.
PHL 591 Seminar on Individual Philosophers. Provides an in-depth study of the writings of one or two major philosophers, such as Descartes, Hume, Kant, Dewey, Sartre and Rawls. Content varies with appropriate subtitles provided. May be repeated as subtitle varies. 3 Cr.