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PHIL 1070 Philosophy of the Person I

This course introduces students to philosophical reflection and to its history through the presentation and discussion of the writings of major thinkers from ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary periods. The course is designed to show how fundamental and enduring questions about the universe and about human beings recur in different historical contexts. Emphasis is given to ethical themes, such as the nature of the human person, the foundation of human rights and corresponding responsibilities, and the problems of social justice.

Course overview

Department
Philosophy
School
MCAS
Credits
3
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Every Fall,Every Spring

Catalog details

Satisfies core
Philosophy

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Requirements fulfilled

  • University Core: Philosophy (All undergraduates)

Requirement eligibility can vary by school, cohort, and section. Confirm the selected section in EagleApps or with an advisor.

Official evaluation summary

4.08 / 5

Based on 4,541 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Alan Waters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.16/5
  • Cherie Mcgill
    Fall 2026, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.68/5
  • Christopher Constas
    Fall 2026, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.64/5
  • Christopher Berger
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.10/5
  • Clayton Snell
    Fall 2026, Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.91/5
  • Daniel Howard
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Summer 2024 · Official rating 4.92/5
  • Francesco Gallotta
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.38/5
  • Jacoby A Carter
    Fall 2026
  • James Oldfield
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.88/5
  • Jared Highlen
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.39/5
  • Jeronimo Ayesta Lopez
    Summer 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024 · Official rating 4.84/5
  • Jesse Deal Goodman
    Fall 2026
  • Jesse Lopes
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.51/5
  • Jiyuan Zhong
    Fall 2026
  • Joaquin Bernardo Martinez Martinez
    Fall 2026
  • John Brittingham
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.61/5
  • Joseph M Forte
    Fall 2026
  • Julia Legas
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 3.83/5
  • Ka Ho Li
    Summer 2026, Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.00/5
  • Laura Santer
    Fall 2026
  • Madeline Brenchley
    Fall 2026
  • Magnus Imber
    Fall 2026
  • Margarita Fenn
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 2.80/5
  • Maria C Gallego Ortiz
    Fall 2026
  • Martin Cohen
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 3.82/5
  • Matthew Dill
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.71/5
  • Richard Atkins
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.74/5
  • Sina Rezaei
    Fall 2026
  • Sofia Rietti
    Fall 2026
  • Stanley Anozie
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.08/5
  • Stephania Krokida
    Fall 2026
  • Taylor Thomas
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.71/5
  • Tone Svetelj
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.27/5
  • Violetta Lato
    Summer 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024 · Official rating 4.65/5
  • Wenshu Zheng
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.45/5
  • Abbey Murphy
    Summer 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.27/5
  • Andrew Barrette
    Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.40/5
  • Andrew Song
    Fall 2024, Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.82/5
  • Anna Boessenkool
    Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.78/5
  • Anne Davenport
    Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.41/5
  • Austin Williams
    Fall 2023, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.86/5
  • Bartomeu Estelrich Barcelo
    Spring 2026, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.39/5
  • Casey Grippo
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.08/5
  • Christine Rojcewicz
    Summer 2022 · Official rating 4.71/5
  • Daniel Maryanovich
    Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.67/5
  • David Abergel
    Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.96/5
  • Elisa Magri
    Fall 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.07/5
  • Elliott Risch
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.62/5
  • Emma Jerndal
    Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.16/5
  • Giovanni Pietro Basile
    Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.37/5
  • Iziah Topete
    Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.42/5
  • Jack Harris
    Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.74/5
  • James Kinkaid
    Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.51/5
  • John Bagby
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.21/5
  • Juan Rivera Castro
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.17/5
  • Jun Hee Han
    Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.48/5
  • Ka Yu Hui
    Summer 2023, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.37/5
  • Kelsey Boor Mulcahey
    Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.20/5
  • Lucas Carroll
    Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.62/5
  • Lydia Barry
    Summer 2022 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Maria Gallego Ortiz
    Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.67/5
  • Martin Maira Sotomayor
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022 · Official rating 4.33/5
  • Maxwell Wade
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.63/5
  • Michaila Peters
    Fall 2024, Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.28/5
  • Paul Van Rooy
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.00/5
  • Peter Hanly
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.08/5
  • Robert Van Alstyne
    Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.45/5
  • Sean Haefner
    Summer 2025, Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.73/5
  • Stephen Artner
    Fall 2024, Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.42/5
  • Stephen Hudson
    Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.25/5
  • Stephen Mendelsohn
    Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.64/5
  • Timothy Muldoon
    Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.85/5
  • Tyler Viale
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.44/5
  • Vanessa Rumble
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.64/5
  • Vicente Munoz Reja Alonso
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.26/5
  • William Hendel
    Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.37/5
  • William Woody
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.76/5

Sections

  • Section 02
    Summer 2026 · Jeronimo Ayesta Lopez · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
  • Section 03
    Summer 2026 · Violetta Lato · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
  • Section 04
    Summer 2026 · Ka Ho Li · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
  • Section 05
    Summer 2026 · Daniel Howard · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Christopher Berger · Stokes Hall 215N MWF 02:00PM-02:50PM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Fall 2026 · Julia Legas · Stokes Hall 117S MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM · Offered
  • Section 03
    Fall 2026 · Margarita Fenn · Stokes Hall 403N MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM · Offered
  • Section 04
    Fall 2026 · Jacoby A Carter · Stokes Hall 301N MW 03:00PM-04:15PM · Offered
  • Section 06
    Fall 2026 · Wenshu Zheng · Gasson Hall 206 TuTh 09:00AM-10:15AM · Offered
  • Section 07
    Fall 2026 · Clayton Snell · Stokes Hall 403N TuTh 09:00AM-10:15AM · Offered
  • Section 08
    Fall 2026 · Margarita Fenn · Stokes Hall 403N MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM · Offered
  • Section 09
    Fall 2026 · Tone Svetelj · Stokes Hall 215N MWF 03:00PM-03:50PM · Offered
  • Section 10
    Fall 2026 · John Brittingham · 245 Beacon Street Room 205 MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM · Offered
  • Section 11
    Fall 2026 · Martin Cohen · Gasson Hall 306 MWF 12:00 Noon-12:50PM · Offered
  • Section 12
    Fall 2026 · Taylor Thomas · None · Offered
  • Section 13
    Fall 2026 · Stanley Anozie · Stokes Hall 117S MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM · Offered
  • Section 14
    Fall 2026 · Jesse Deal Goodman · Stokes Hall 109S MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM · Offered
  • Section 15
    Fall 2026 · Matthew Dill · Gasson Hall 306 MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM · Offered
  • Section 16
    Fall 2026 · Jiyuan Zhong · Stokes Hall 113S MWF 04:00PM-04:50PM · Offered
  • Section 17
    Fall 2026 · Taylor Thomas · Stokes Hall 211S MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM · Offered
  • Section 18
    Fall 2026 · Alan Waters · Stokes Hall 203S MWF 12:00 Noon-12:50PM · Offered
  • Section 19
    Fall 2026 · Francesco Gallotta · Gasson Hall 310 MWF 12:00 Noon-12:50PM · Offered
  • Section 20
    Fall 2026 · Cherie Mcgill · Stokes Hall 195S MWF 12:00 Noon-12:50PM · Offered
  • Section 21
    Fall 2026 · Julia Legas · Devlin Hall 227 MWF 12:00 Noon-12:50PM · Offered
  • Section 22
    Fall 2026 · Francesco Gallotta · Gasson Hall 202 MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM · Offered
  • Section 23
    Fall 2026 · Joseph M Forte · Stokes Hall 201S MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM · Offered
  • Section 24
    Fall 2026 · Martin Cohen · Stokes Hall 109S MWF 02:00PM-02:50PM · Offered
  • Section 25
    Fall 2026 · Jesse Lopes · Stokes Hall 403N MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM · Offered
  • Section 26
    Fall 2026 · Richard Atkins · Stokes Hall 213S MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM · Offered
  • Section 27
    Fall 2026 · Jared Highlen · Campion Hall 235 MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM · Offered
  • Section 28
    Fall 2026 · Laura Santer · Stokes Hall 201N MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM · Offered
  • Section 29
    Fall 2026 · James Oldfield · Stokes Hall 209S MWF 02:00PM-02:50PM · Offered
  • Section 30
    Fall 2026 · Madeline Brenchley · O'Neill Library 248 MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM · Offered
  • Section 31
    Fall 2026 · Maria C Gallego Ortiz · Stokes Hall 109S MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM · Offered
  • Section 32
    Fall 2026 · Stephania Krokida · Gasson Hall 310 MWF 03:00PM-03:50PM · Offered
  • Section 33
    Fall 2026 · Tone Svetelj · Stokes Hall 403N MWF 02:00PM-02:50PM · Offered
  • Section 34
    Fall 2026 · Sina Rezaei · Stokes Hall 201S MWF 03:00PM-03:50PM · Offered
  • Section 35
    Fall 2026 · Magnus Imber · Campion Hall 9 TuTh 09:00AM-10:15AM · Offered
  • Section 36
    Fall 2026 · Cherie Mcgill · Stokes Hall 113S MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM · Offered
  • Section 37
    Fall 2026 · Jesse Lopes · Stokes Hall 111S MWF 02:00PM-02:50PM · Offered
  • Section 39
    Fall 2026 · Joaquin Bernardo Martinez Martinez · Stokes Hall 115N MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM · Offered
  • Section 40
    Fall 2026 · Alan Waters · Lyons Hall 202 MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM · Offered
  • Section 41
    Fall 2026 · Sofia Rietti · Stokes Hall 211S MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM · Offered
  • Section 42
    Fall 2026 · Christopher Constas · Gasson Hall 305 TuTh 03:00PM-04:15PM · Offered
  • Section 43
    Fall 2026 · Matthew Dill · Gasson Hall 303 MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM · Offered
  • Section 44
    Fall 2026 · Daniel Howard · Devlin Hall 227 TuTh 09:00AM-10:15AM · Offered
  • Section 45
    Fall 2026 · James Oldfield · Stokes Hall 461S MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM · Offered
  • Section 46
    Fall 2026 · Clayton Snell · Stokes Hall 209S MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM · Offered