PHILOSOPHY GEORGE P. ADAMS, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy (Chairman of the JACOB LOEWENBERG, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy. Lecturer in Philosophy on the Mills Foundation: JOHN LAIRD, M.A., Professor of Logic and Metaphysics, Queen's University of Belfast. Preparation for the Major.-Twelve units chosen from courses 1A-1B, 3A-3B, 4A-4B. The Major.--The upper division programmes: (a) Each student offering a major in philosophy shall select a year-course from each of any two of the following groups of courses: Group A-Theoretical and Systematic. Group D-Aesthetic and Literary. (b) In addition, the student shall choose six to eight units in either one of the two groups from which the two year-courses mentioned above have been chosen. (c) The remainder of the 24 units required for the major may be chosen by the student, with the approval of the departmental adviser, from the following courses in departments related to the group chosen to fulfill requirement (b). Specific Courses in Other Departments.-Group A, Theoretical and Systematic: Mathematics 118, 120, Psychology 133, Zoology 104, 114. Group B, Historical and Contemporary: English 123; French 140A140B; Greek 151, 161, 162, 163, 164; Latin 125; Mathematics 104A-104B. Group C, Ethical and Social: Economics 100, 106, 150; Greek 152, 153; Jurisprudence 107A-107B; Political Science 111; Social Institutions 101A101B; Public Speaking 106A-106B. Group D, Aesthetic and Literary: courses to be selected according to the interests and problems of the student in consultation with the depart mental adviser. * Absent on leave 1923-24. LOWER DIVISION COURSES 1A-1B. Introduction to Philosophy with Special Reference to Logic. (3-3) Yr. M W, 1, and section meetings. LAIRD First half-year: deductive logic. Division, definition, the forms and transformations of judgments, the syllogism, and the deductive fallacies. Second half-year: inductive logic. The presuppositions and methods of inductive sciences. 3A-3B. Introduction to Philosophy with Special Reference to its History. (3-3) Yr. M W, 2, and section meetings. ADAMS The history of ideas in Europe from the beginnings of philosophy in Greece to the present time. The development of reflective thinking upon the fundamental topics of life and reality, and its relation to science, the arts, religion, and social institutions. First half-year: the period from 600 B.C. to the decline of Hellenistic culture, about 300 A.D. Second half-year: the development of medieval ideas and institutions and of the modern world. 4A-4B. Introduction to Philosophy with Special Reference to Selected Problems. (3-3) Yr. Tu Th, 10, and section meetings. LOEWENBERG The aim and scope of philosophy. Relations to science and religion. Analysis of characteristic problems. Outlines and estimates of typical solutions. UPPER DIVISION COURSES General Prerequisite.-Students enrolling in any upper division course must have completed six units of work in the lower division courses la, 1B, 3A-3B, 4A-4B. Group A-Theoretical and Systematic 109. Symbolic Logic. (2) I. Tu Th, 3. DENNES Graphic and symbolic methods in logic, and some applications. An introduction to modern logistic theory and practice. 111. Metaphysics. (3) II. M W F, 9. LOEWENBERG A critical and constructive study of selected problems, particularly those suggested by the categories of appearance, reality, being, existence, transcendence, and immanence. The interpretation of these problems in the light of contemporary realism, idealism, pragmatism, and the philosophy of Bergson. 112A-112B. Philosophy of Religion. (2-2) Yr. M W, 11. ADAMS A survey of historical and contemporary philosophical discussions of the nature and significance of religion. Attention will be given to the interaction between religious ideas and social theory and structure. 114. Human Personality. (3) I. M W F, 2. A discussion of the metaphysical problems of selfhood. LAIRD *120A-120B. Philosophy of Nature. (2-2) Yr. M W, 11. PEPPER A study of the more fundamental problems and theories of philosophy in relation to those of the natural sciences. *122A-122B. Philosophy of Mind. (2-2) Yr. M W, 11. ADAMS An analysis of mind in the light of recent psychological and philosophical discussion. The concept of consciousness; the relation between mind and body; the nature of the self. Special attention will be given to the views of Stout, Ward, Laird, Alexander, and Bergson. Group B-Historical and Contemporary 102A-102B. Recurrent Types of Philosophy. (2-2) Yr. Tu Th, 8. LOEWENBERG A critical study of certain persistent views and tendencies in the history of philosophy. Emphasis will be laid on their typical or recurrent nature. The types studied will include subjectivism and scepticism, naturalism and idealism, empiricism and rationalism, relativism and absolutism, intellectualism and mysticism, realism and humanism. *103A-103B. Philosophy of the Nineteenth Century. (2-2) Yr. PRALL M W F, 3. A study of the general ideas characteristic of the intellectual achievements of the century such as German idealism, French positivism, English utilitarianism, and theories of evolution. 105. Kant. (3) I. M W F, 9. An intensive study of the Critique of Pure Reason. 106. Post-Kantian Idealism. (3) II. M W F, 1. Prerequisite: course 105. LOEWENBERG DENNES Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel: the development of the Kantian philosophy in Germany. 118. Leibniz. (2) I. Tu Th, 1. PRALL A study of the philosophical works of Leibniz in relation to his immediate predecessors. 119. Hume. (2) II. Tu Th, 1. PRALL A study of the chief works of Hume in relation to his predecessors. 116. Plato. (3) I. M W F, 3. DENNES The Republic" and the principal shorter dialogues will be read in translation. *Not to be given 1923-24; probably to be given 1924-25. 117. Aristotle. (3) II. M W F, 3. DENNES The "Nicomachean Ethics," the "Politics, " and the "Poetics" will be read in translation. 135A-135B. Contemporary Tendencies in Philosophy. (3-3) Yr. PRALL M W F, 10. A survey of recent tendencies in philosophy illustrated by a more detailed study of particular theories, such as Bosanquet's theory of inference, Russell's theory of mathematics, Santayana's theory of art. Group C-Ethical and Social 104A-104B. Ethics. (3-3) Yr. M W F, 1. ADAMS First half-year: The primary factors of human nature and their bearing upon moral values and ethical theories. Conflicting ethical ideals of the present time, and their historical and psychological origins. Second half-year: An analysis and an estimate, in terms of moral value and ethical theory, of the present economic and political structure of society, with reference to present practical problems. 115. The Practical Reason. (3) II. M W F, 2. LAIRD An analysis of the fundamental conceptions in moral philosophy, with special reference to the place of moral judgment and reflection in free and responsible action. 121A-121B. Social Philosophy. (2-2) Yr. Tu Th, 2. DENNES A survey of representative studies of social phenomena by the methods of natural science and of psychology; a comparison and criticism of theories of social structure and development founded upon such studies; a definition of the presuppositions, method and aims of social studies in the light of philosophical criticism. Group D-Aesthetic and Literary 136A-136B Aesthetics. (3-3) Yr. M W F, 3. PRALL First half-year: An analysis of the elements of art: sound, color, line, meaning, rhythm. Second half-year: An analysis of the arts: architecture, sculpture, painting, music, literature, drama. *146A-146B. Literary Expressions of Philosophic Problems. (2-2) Yr. Tu Th, 11. LOEWENBERG Prerequisite: course 3A-3B and 4A-4в; or either one and any upper division course. An interpretation of literature as a source of philosophic ideas. Comparison between philosophic and literary expressions of typical problems. A detailed discussion of idealism, realism, mysticism, romanticism, classicism, and other human attitudes as reflected in literature and formulated in philosophy. Examples will be chosen from English literature as well as from Goethe, Tolstoi, Ibsen, Anatole France, and others. 146в will not be open to those who have not taken 146A. * Not to be given 1923-24; probably to be given 1924–25. GRADUATE COURSES Concerning conditions for admission to graduate courses see page 3 of this announcement. 210-210B. Seminar in the History of Philosophy. (2-2) Yr. LOEWENBERG Topic for 1923-24: A study of Hegel's philosophy with special reference to the Phenomenology of Mind. 211A-211B. Seminar on British Philosophy from Locke to Reid. (2-2) Yr. Th, 4-6. LAIRD A critical investigation of this period in British thought with the object of considering what is living in it and what dead. 212A-212B. Seminar in Ethics. (2-2) Yr. F, 4-6. ADAMS A critical survey of recent and contemporary discussions of fundamental ethical concepts. A reading knowledge of French or German is requisite. *236A-236B. Seminar in the Theory of Value. 250. Special Studies. PEPPER The STAFF (LOEWENBERG in charge) In addition to the foregoing courses, special lines of study will be arranged for qualified graduates who are candidates for higher degrees, or who wish to carry on advanced work. 299. Thesis for the Master's Degree. * Not to be given 1923-24; probably to be given 1924–25. The STAFF |