PHIL104
AIDS TO COVID:ETHICS/PANDEMICS
Also listed under 6 other titles
- ETHICS/EPIDEMICS:AIDS-COVID-19
- AIDS TO ZIKA:ETHICS & EPIDEMIC
- THE AIDS PANDEMIC
- The AIDS Pandemic
- AIDS PANDEMIC
- ANALYTIC WRITING
- Department
- Philosophy
- Terms offered
- 20
- Data refreshed
- Sep 29, 2026
Description
Like HIV/AIDS, the global COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our scientific and medical system, our local and national governments, our concern for the world's poorest and most vulnerable populations, and, especially, our understanding of human rights and public health ethics. This seminar will explore the biological, epidemiological, moral, medical, social, and political dimensions of both pandemics and ask: What did we do right? What did we do wrong? Did we learn anything from the AIDS pandemic, or have we made the same mistakes all over again? There is a pre-arrival (summer) reading assignment for this seminar: Randy Shilts' And the Band Played On. It is a gripping story, full of heroes and villains, and it will get our seminar (and your semester) off to a smooth start.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2014–2024
1996 2024
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 32% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 6 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 4% per year. | 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 36% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 7 of 10 fall terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 3% per year. | 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 39% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 8 of 11 fall terms since 2016. Department course count falling about 3% per year. | 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 47% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 9 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2024 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2014 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Tue, Fri, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM Philosophy House PHSEM 2021-120202016201420132009 +1 more Also offered in Fall 2003
- Wed, 7:20 PM–8:10 PM BP326 2021-2
- Tue, Fri, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM Philosophy House PHSEM 2011
- Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM Philosophy House PHSEM 2008
- Mon, Thu, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM Philosophy House PHSEM 2007
- Tue, Fri, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM Philosophy House PHSEM 2006
- Tue, Fri, 2:50 PM–4:05 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF202 2004
- Tue, Thu, 4:05 PM–5:20 PM Philosophy House PHSEM 2002
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | Patrick G. Derr | Lecture | 1 | 13 of 16 enrolled | 21886 |
| Fall 2023 | Patrick G. Derr | Lecture | 1 | 13 of 16 enrolled | 21886 |
| Fall 2022 | Patrick G. Derr | Lecture | 1 | 13 of 16 enrolled | 21886 |
| Fall 2021 | Patrick G. Derr | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 15 enrolled | 27947 |
| Fall 2020 | Patrick G. Derr | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 15 enrolled | 27947 |
| Fall 2018 | Patrick G. Derr | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 14 enrolled | 25613 |
| Fall 2017 | Patrick G. Derr | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 14 enrolled | 25613 |
| Fall 2016 | Patrick G. Derr | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 15 enrolled | 25613 |
| Fall 2015 | Patrick G. Derr | Lecture | 1 | 9 of 14 enrolled | 24880 |
| Fall 2014 | Patrick G. Derr | Lecture | 1 | 14 of 14 enrolled | 22975 |
| Fall 2013 | Patrick G. Derr | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 22975 |
| Fall 2011 | Patrick G. Derr | First Year Seminar | 1 | 15 of 16 enrolled | 21325 |
| Fall 2009 | Patrick G. Derr | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 24056 |
| Fall 2008 | Patrick G. Derr | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 14 enrolled | 24056 |
| Fall 2007 | Patrick G. Derr | Lecture | 1 | 14 of 15 enrolled | 24056 |
| Fall 2006 | Patrick G. Derr | Lecture | 1 | 13 of 15 enrolled | 24056 |
| Fall 2004 | Patrick G. Derr | Lecture | 1 | 14 of 15 enrolled | 21129 |
| Fall 2003 | Patrick G. Derr | Lecture | 1 | 14 of 16 enrolled | 21129 |
| Fall 2002 | Patrick G. Derr | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 16 enrolled | 26804 |
| Spring 1996 | Barbara R. Carlson | Lecture | 1 | 13 of 20 enrolled | 30333 |