University of Toronto Mississauga

PHL113H5

Introduction to Philosophy: Persons and Value

Credit0.5

InstructorS. Tenenbaum

PrerequisiteNone listed

Total contact hours24 lecture · 12 tutorial

Evidence1 syllabus · 1 papers

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What was the average?

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How is it graded?

35% final

From the Fall 2026 syllabus. 63 graded components.

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Official source · University of Toronto Mississauga

This course provides an introduction to philosophy, covering topics such as moral and political philosophy, free will, moral responsibility, and personal identity through the study of classic and contemporary texts.

Prerequisite: None listed
Exclusions: PHL100Y1PHL101Y1PHL102H5PHL105Y5PHL201H1PHLA10H3
Contact hours: 24 lecture · 12 tutorial; Total scheduled hours for the course, not per week.

Where the marks come from

Fall 2026 syllabus

Final Exam 35%

Midterm Test 1 20%

Midterm Test 2 20%

Final Exam · 35%Midterm Test 1 · 20%Midterm Test 2 · 20%Tutorial Assignment 1 · 0.53%Tutorial Assignment 10 · 0.53%Tutorial Assignment 11 · 0.53%Tutorial Assignment 12 · 0.53%Tutorial Assignment 13 · 0.53%Tutorial Assignment 14 · 0.53%Tutorial Assignment 15 · 0.53%Tutorial Assignment 2 · 0.53%Tutorial Assignment 3 · 0.53%Tutorial Assignment 4 · 0.53%Tutorial Assignment 5 · 0.53%Tutorial Assignment 6 · 0.53%Tutorial Assignment 7 · 0.53%Tutorial Assignment 8 · 0.53%Tutorial Assignment 9 · 0.53%IClicker Poll 1 · 0.47%IClicker Poll 10 · 0.47%IClicker Poll 11 · 0.47%IClicker Poll 12 · 0.47%IClicker Poll 13 · 0.47%IClicker Poll 14 · 0.47%IClicker Poll 15 · 0.47%IClicker Poll 2 · 0.47%IClicker Poll 3 · 0.47%IClicker Poll 4 · 0.47%IClicker Poll 5 · 0.47%IClicker Poll 6 · 0.47%IClicker Poll 7 · 0.47%IClicker Poll 8 · 0.47%IClicker Poll 9 · 0.47%Tutorial Participation 1 · 0.47%Tutorial Participation 10 · 0.47%Tutorial Participation 11 · 0.47%Tutorial Participation 12 · 0.47%Tutorial Participation 13 · 0.47%Tutorial Participation 14 · 0.47%Tutorial Participation 15 · 0.47%Tutorial Participation 2 · 0.47%Tutorial Participation 3 · 0.47%Tutorial Participation 4 · 0.47%Tutorial Participation 5 · 0.47%Tutorial Participation 6 · 0.47%Tutorial Participation 7 · 0.47%Tutorial Participation 8 · 0.47%Tutorial Participation 9 · 0.47%Piazza Contribution 1 · 0.2%Piazza Contribution 10 · 0.2%Piazza Contribution 11 · 0.2%Piazza Contribution 12 · 0.2%Piazza Contribution 13 · 0.2%Piazza Contribution 14 · 0.2%Piazza Contribution 15 · 0.2%Piazza Contribution 2 · 0.2%Piazza Contribution 3 · 0.2%Piazza Contribution 4 · 0.2%Piazza Contribution 5 · 0.2%Piazza Contribution 6 · 0.2%Piazza Contribution 7 · 0.2%Piazza Contribution 8 · 0.2%Piazza Contribution 9 · 0.2%

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2023–2025

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1: Syllabi

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Claim	Source	Captured	Status
Course description, prerequisites, exclusions, contact hours	University of Toronto Mississauga	2026-07-25	public fact
2 archived documents, 2023-2025	Pyko archive	2026-07-25	index only
Grading structure, description and credit weight from the official Fall 2026 syllabus (instructor: S. Tenenbaum)	Official Fall 2026 course syllabus (University of Toronto Mississauga)	2026-09-05	official syllabus

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What this opens up

30 courses list PHL113H5 as a prerequisite

PHL200H5Ancient Philosophy PHL220H5Existentialism PHL242H5Science Fiction and Philosophy PHL244H5Human Nature PHL275H5Ethics and Moral Philosophy

The other 25 have no page yet. Listing a course here means it names PHL113H5 among its prerequisites — often as one of several ways to satisfy the same requirement, so this is what PHL113H5 makes available, not what it alone guarantees.

Around this course

PHL100Y1Cannot be taken with this course · St. George PHL101Y1Cannot be taken with this course · St. George PHL201H1Cannot be taken with this course · St. George PHLA10H3Cannot be taken with this course · Scarborough

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