Philosophy
This course addresses underlying philosophical assumptions in the arts and sciences from the perspective of feminist theories and approaches. Through readings of texts by contemporary feminist philosophers, examinations of scientific and…
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Harvard University · Philosophy
4.3% of Harvard University's Philosophy course descriptions are framed from the left. Across all 100 schools' Philosophy departments, it is 2.7%.
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Where Philosophy courses fall
0%Far left92–100
43%Left75–91
29%Center-left59–74
14%Center42–58
0%Center-right26–41
14%Right9–25
0%Far right0–8
Subject places what a course studies, not the side it takes. A course on slavery or the Holocaust lands far right and a course on Marx or the Soviet Union lands far left, whether the course praises, criticizes or simply describes it.
Furthest-left subjects
Philosophy
This is a graduate seminar that critically examines recent work in the subfield that is sometimes called "(Critical) Philosophy of Race." We will look at debates over the concept and metaphysics of race. We will think through what racism is…
Philosophy
Does might make right? Should a person focus on achieving immortality or on living a simple, happy mortal life? Is morality simply a matter of convention? Why be moral when being immoral could provide access to more wealth, fame, and power?…
Furthest-right subjects
Philosophy
A close reading of Plato's Apology and Gorgias, with particular attention paid to the following issues: Socrates' account of his method(s), Plato's implicit critique of Socrates, the nature of philosophical conversation, what Plato intends…
Why this number, in plain words
Share of courses described from the left. Percent of all courses in the group whose Framing reading is leftward: the description frames its subject one-sidedly to the left.
Counted: all courses in the group, including N and I. No interval is published for this number.
- Readings are of catalog description text, not of teaching, syllabi or individual professors.
Details: exact rows, definitions and method
| Name | Metric | Value | 95% interval | n | scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University · Philosophy | bias_left_share | 4.3 | — | 46 | — |
| Philosophy | bias_left_share | 2.7 | 2.4 – 3.1 | 7,780 | — |
- Formula
- 100 * count(bias_cat = 'L') / n
- Interval
- Wilson score 95% (wilson_interval)
- Model / prompt / snapshot
- gpt-5.6-sol · r12 (2026-10-16-le49-r12) · 6df50b10
- Metric caveats
- Right-framed courses are almost absent (33 of 124,290); this run cannot tell catalog reality from model sensitivity. Compare schools with adjusted_ratio, not this raw share, because department mix differs.
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