Clarkie Catalog

PHIL143

HIST OF EARLY MODERN PHILOSPHY

Also listed under 3 other titles
  • HIST OF MODERN EUROPEAN PHIL
  • HIST OF MOD EUROPEAN PHIL
  • HIST OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY
Department
Philosophy
Terms offered
30
Data refreshed
Sep 29, 2026

Description

Surveys principal movements of European philosophy in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Readings include works from authors such as the following: Descartes, Spinoza, Locke, Berkeley, Leibniz, Hume, and Kant.

Syllabi

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Offering history & forecast 2016–2026

1996
2026
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
YearFallSpringSummerIntersession
2030 2030 Fall: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 fall terms since 2018. 2030 Spring: 51% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2018. Department course count falling about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 14% below its recent average. 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: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 fall terms since 2017. 2029 Spring: 55% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2017. Department course count falling about 5% per year. Department faculty is about 14% below its recent average. 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: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 fall terms since 2016. 2028 Spring: 59% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2016. Department course count falling about 4% per year. Department faculty is about 13% below its recent average. 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: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 fall terms since 2015. 2027 Spring: 63% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2015. Department course count falling about 3% per year. Department faculty is about 13% below its recent average. 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.
2026 Not offered 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2025 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2024 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2023 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2022 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2021 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2020 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2019 Not offered 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2018 Not offered 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2017 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2016 Not offered 1 section 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 JC106 20262016
  • Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:00 AM–11:50 AM ASEC304 202520102009
  • Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM JC218 202320061998
  • Tue, Fri, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM JC118 20222004
  • Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM JC118 2021201920122008
  • Mon, Wed, 4:15 PM–5:30 PM JC204 20142011
  • Tue, Thu, 4:15 PM–5:30 PM JC104 2007
  • Tue, Fri, 2:50 PM–4:05 PM JC001 2004
Credit-bearing sections of PHIL143
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2026Wiebke DeimlingLecture1 31 of 30 enrolled30022
Spring 2025Wes W. DeMarcoLecture1 30 of 30 enrolled30022
Spring 2024Wiebke DeimlingLecture1 29 of 30 enrolled30022
Spring 2023Wiebke DeimlingLecture1 30 of 30 enrolled30022
Spring 2022Wiebke DeimlingLecture1 31 of 30 enrolled30022
Spring 2021Wiebke DeimlingLecture1 32 of 30 enrolled30192
Spring 2020Wiebke DeimlingLecture1 34 of 35 enrolled30192
Spring 2019Wiebke DeimlingLecture1 35 of 35 enrolled30192
Spring 2018Wiebke DeimlingLecture1 27 of 40 enrolled30192
Spring 2017Wiebke DeimlingLecture1 35 of 40 enrolled30192
Spring 2016Wiebke DeimlingLecture1 31 of 30 enrolled30192
Spring 2015Ravi SharmaLecture1 22 of 30 enrolled30192
Spring 2014Ravi SharmaLecture1 35 of 35 enrolled30192
Spring 2013Wes W. DeMarcoLecture1 22 of 30 enrolled30192
Spring 2012Ravi SharmaLecture1 31 of 30 enrolled30192
Spring 2011Ravi SharmaLecture1 24 of 30 enrolled38503
Spring 2010Wes W. DeMarcoLecture1 23 of 25 enrolled34474
Spring 2009Wes W. DeMarcoLecture1 31 of 30 enrolled34474
Spring 2008Wes W. DeMarcoLecture1 29 of 35 enrolled34474
Spring 2007Walter E. WrightLecture1 34 of 35 enrolled34474
Spring 2006Walter E. WrightLecture1 33 of 35 enrolled34474
Fall 2004Walter E. WrightLecture1 50 of 50 enrolled22253
Spring 2004Walter E. WrightLecture1 28 of 25 enrolled30471
Spring 2003Patrick G. DerrLecture1 20 of 25 enrolled35266
Spring 2002Patrick G. DerrLecture1 31 of 50 enrolled35266
Spring 2001Jeffrey A. BernsteinLecture1 27 of 99 enrolled35266
Fall 1999Patrick G. DerrLecture1 43 of 99 enrolled24019
Spring 1998Patrick G. DerrLecture1 16 of 99 enrolled30339
Spring 1997Patrick G. DerrLecture1 19 of 999 enrolled30339
Spring 1996Patrick G. DerrLecture1 24 of 999 enrolled30339