{"id":234,"date":"2020-01-13T16:18:23","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T16:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fass-dev.nus.edu.sg\/philo\/?page_id=234"},"modified":"2026-03-23T08:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T00:19:07","slug":"recognised-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/philo\/recognised-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognised Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tRecognised Courses\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/philo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/banner-3-enhanced.jpg\" alt=\"banner 3 enhanced\" height=\"560\" width=\"2400\" title=\"banner 3 enhanced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<p>This page details (1) the courses from other departments recognized by the Philosophy Department, and (2) the philosophy courses that are recognized by other departments. As curriculum revisions may occur occasionally in FASS, students are advised to check with our staff for the latest changes, additions, or deletions from the lists below.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tCourses Recognised by Philosophy\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Courses from other departments recognized as counting towards the philosophy (PH) major and minor requirements include the following:<\/p>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tChinese Studies Courses\t<\/h4>\n\t<p><em>The following courses may be suitable for students with an interest in Chinese or Comparative Philosophy:<\/em><\/p>\nCH2252 History of Chinese Philosophy<br \/>\nCH3253 Confucian Thought<br \/>\nCH2161 Traditional Chinese Taxonomy of Learning<br \/>\nCH3254 Neo-Confucianism in Chinese History<br \/>\nCH3255 Introduction to Chinese Buddhism<br \/>\nCH3261 Prescribed Text: The Four Books<br \/>\nCH3883 Topics in Chinese Philosophy I<br \/>\nCH4251\/CH4251HM Modern-Contemporary Chinese Thought<br \/>\nCH4261\/CH4261HM Prescribed Text: Zhuangzi<br \/>\nCH4883\/CH4883HM Topics in Chinese Philosophy II\n<h4>\n\t\t\tEnglish Language Courses (For Cohort 2015 onwards)\t<\/h4>\n\t<p><em>The following courses may be suitable for students with an interest in Philosophy of Language:<\/em><\/p>\nEL2101 Structure of Sentences and Meanings<br \/>\nEL3203 Semantics and Pragmatics<br \/>\nEL4203\/EL4203HM Semantics\n<h4>\n\t\t\tEnglish Literature Courses (For Cohort 2015 onwards)\t<\/h4>\n\t<p><em>The following courses may be suitable for students with an interest in Continental or Postmodern Philosophy:<\/em><\/p>\nEN2277 Love&#8217;s Word: Reading across Literature and Philosophy<br \/>\nEN3241 Literature and Psychoanalysis<br \/>\nEN3264 In Other Wor(l)ds: Post-colonial Theory &amp; Literature<br \/>\nEN4242\/EN4242HM Modern Critical Theory\n<h4>\n\t\t\tLaw Courses\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>LL4541V Philosophical Issues in Law (effective from AY2025-2026, semester 2)<\/p>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tPolitical Science Courses\t<\/h4>\n\t<p><em>The following courses may be suitable for students with an interest in Political Philosophy:<\/em><\/p>\nPS2203 Ancient Western Political Thought<br \/>\nPS2204 Modern Western Political Thought\n<h4>\n\t\t\tPhilosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) Courses\t<\/h4>\n\tPE2101P Introduction to Philosophy, Politics, and Economics<br \/>\nPE3101P Decision and Social Choice<br \/>\nPE4101P\/PE4101PHM The Ethics and Politics of Public Policy<br \/>\nPE4102P\/PE4102PHM Welfare and Distribution<br \/>\nPE4103P\/PE4103PHM Knowledge and Society<br \/>\nPE4104P Outside In: Philosophical and Political Perspectives on Emotions\n<h4>\n\t\t\tInterdisciplinary Courses\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>These courses will only be applicable towards the Philosophy major and Philosophy second major. It will be recognised as level-2000 courses.<\/p>\nHS2918 Pain Points: The Problem with Pain<br \/>\nHS2921 Effective Altruism in Theory and Practice<br \/>\nHS2922 Major US Supreme Court Cases and Big Ideas Behind Them<br \/>\nHS2927 Agree to Disagree Well: Disagreement in Singapore\n<h3>\n\t\t\tPH Courses Recognised by Other Departments\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>PH-classified courses recognized as counting towards other major and minor requirements include the following:<\/p>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tRecognized by Major in English Language (EL)\t<\/h4>\n\tPH2242 Philosophy of Language<br \/>\nPH3245 Language and Thought<br \/>\nPH4242\/PH4242HM Issues in Philosophy of Language\n<h4>\n\t\t\tRecognized by Major in English Language (EN) (For Cohort 2015 onwards)\t<\/h4>\n\tPH2209 Philosophy of Art<br \/>\nPH2219 Critical Theory and Hermeneutics<br \/>\nPH2224 Philosophy and Film<br \/>\nPH3214 Philosophy and Literature\n<h4>\n\t\t\tRecognized by Major in European Studies (EU)\t<\/h4>\n\tPH2206 Founders of Modern Philosophy<br \/>\nPH2207 Hume and Kant<br \/>\nPH2222 Greek Philosophy (Socrates and Plato)<br \/>\nPH3213 Knowledge, Modernity and Global Change<br \/>\nPH3222 Greek Philosophy (Aristotle)<br \/>\nPH4206\/PH4206HM A Major Philosopher<br \/>\nPH4207\/PH4207HM Phenomenology<br \/>\nPH4209\/PH4209HM Greek Thinkers<br \/>\nPH4210\/PH4210HM Topics in Western Philosophy<br \/>\nPH4213\/PH4213HM Comparative Philosophy<br \/>\nPH4261\/PH4261HM Immanuel Kant<br \/>\nPH4262\/PH4262HM Nietzsche\n<h4>\n\t\t\tRecognized by Major in Global Studies (GL)\t<\/h4>\n\tPH2204 Introduction to Indian Thought<br \/>\nPH2206 Founders of Modern Philosophy<br \/>\nPH2207 Hume and Kant<br \/>\nPH2212 Introduction to Continental Philosophy<br \/>\nPH2222 Greek Philosophy (Socrates and Plato)<br \/>\nPH2301 Classical Chinese Philosophy I<br \/>\nPH2302 Chinese Philosophical Traditions I<br \/>\nPH2321 Philosophies of Zen (Chan) Buddhism<br \/>\nPH3207 Continental European Philosophy<br \/>\nPH3222 Greek Philosophy (Aristotle)<br \/>\nPH3301 Classical Chinese Philosophy II<br \/>\nPH3202 Chinese Philosophical Traditions II<br \/>\nPH3303 Modern Chinese Philosophy<br \/>\nPH3304 Daoist Traditions<br \/>\nPH4204\/PH4204HM Topics in Indian Philosophy<br \/>\nPH4205\/PH4205HM Topics in East Asian Philosophy<br \/>\nPH4208\/PH4208HM Topics in Buddhism<br \/>\nPH4209\/PH4209HM Greek Thinkers<br \/>\nPH4214\/PH4214HM Recent Continental European Philosophy<br \/>\nPH4311\/PH4311HM Classical Chinese Through Philosophical Texts<br \/>\nPH4312\/PH4312HM Contemporary Readings in East Asian Philosophy\n<h4>\n\t\t\tRecognized by Major in Chinese Studies (CH)\t<\/h4>\n\tPH2301 Early Chinese Philosophy I<br \/>\nPH2302 Chinese Philosophical Traditions I: Medieval Chinese Philosophy<br \/>\nPH3301 Early Chinese Philosophy II<br \/>\nPH3302 Chinese Philosophical Traditions II<br \/>\nPH3303 Modern Chinese Philosophy<br \/>\nPH3304 Daoist Traditions\n<h4>\n\t\t\tRecognized by Major in Malay Studies 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Studies\t<\/h4>\n\tPH2204 Introduction to Indian Thought<br \/>\nPH3204 Issues in Indian Philosophy\n<h4>\n\t\t\tRecognized by Minor in Indian Studies\t<\/h4>\n\tPH2204 Introduction to Indian Thought<br \/>\nPH3204 Issues in Indian Philosophy\n<h4>\n\t\t\tRecognized by Minor in Cultural Studies\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>PH3220 Philosophy of Culture<\/p>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tRecognized by Minor in Gender Studies\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>PH3217 Women in Philosophy<\/p>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tRecognized by Minor in Religious Studies\t<\/h4>\n\tPH2204 Introduction to Indian Thought<br \/>\nPH2211 Philosophy of Religion<br \/>\nPH2321 Philosophies of Zen (Chan) Buddhism\n<h4>\n\t\t\tRecognized by Minor in Science, Technology and Society\t<\/h4>\n\tPH2201 Introduction to Philosophy of Science<br \/>\nPH2216 Environmental Philosophy<br \/>\nPH2217 Computerisation and Ethics<br \/>\nPH2223 Introduction to Philosophy of Technology<br \/>\nPH3213 Knowledge, Modernity and Global 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