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PHILOS 6

Introduction to Political Philosophy

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Study of some classical or contemporary works in political philosophy. Questions that may be discussed include What is justice? Why obey the law? Which form of government is best? How much personal freedom should be allowed in society? P/NP or letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.66
n = 870 · 5 terms · ± 0.018
A range
74%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
4%
97% of those passed
D / F / W
0.7%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Not offered in Fall 2026.

Enrollment history

Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.

  • 23721F
  • 33523S
  • 19323F
  • 13525S
Enrolment by term: 21F 237, 23S 335, 23F 193, 25S 135
Peak 335 Most recent 135 in 25S 4 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 53 · 5.7%
  • A 299 · 32.4%
  • A- 296 · 32.1%
  • B+ 143 · 15.5%
  • B 48 · 5.2%
  • B- 19 · 2.1%
  • C+ 6 · 0.7%
  • C 1 · 0.1%
  • F 5 · 0.5%
  • P 37 · 4.0%
  • NP 1 · 0.1%
  • I 13 · 1.4%
  • DR 1 · 0.1%

Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.

By instructor

Instructor Predicted Raw n Terms A range
JULIUS, ALEXANDER JACOB 3.69 3.69 314 1 77%
MCHOSE, J BRADLEY 3.60 3.60 313 2 70%
GALLAGHER, KATIE JANE 3.70 3.70 224 1 76%
LAWRENCE, GAVIN 3.71 3.74 19 small sample 1 79%

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.

By term