PHIL 521

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Seminar Contemporary Problems

Credit: 2 OR 4 hours.

Intensive study of selected problems or topics in contemporary philosophy.

Approved for letter and S/U grading. May be repeated. Letter grading applies when offered for 4 hours of credit. For Stage 3 Philosophy PhD students this course is approved for S/U grading when offered for 2 hours of credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor for non-philosophy graduate students.

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PHIL 521 class schedule data for fall 2026
	Status		CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
			39429	Lecture-Discussion	BH	3:00PM -5:20PM	W	402 Gregory Hall	Anderson, L	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Section Info: Topic: In this class, we will examine the nature and import of emergence and related notions such as dependence, autonomy, and realization. What is emergence? Is there such a thing as strong emergence? What does emergence relate? What principles are true of it: it is irreflexive, asymmetric, and transitive? How does emergence relate to other notions like grounding, fundamentality and causality? We will also investigate the ontology of groups and how facts about emergence apply, if at all, to them. 500-level courses are graduate courses, and are intended for graduate students only. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.