1. Introductuction to Philosophy (3)
Discussion of problems arising out of human conduct and the pursuit of knowledge.
2. Introductuction to Logic (3)
Technical study of analysis and structure of argument; traditional analysis
of syllogism and recent symbolic techniques; problems of function and scientific
method; functions of language.
10A-B. History of Greek Philosophy (3-3)
(A) Ancient philosophy; development of scientific and philosophical thought
in its social context from Thales to St. Augustine. (B) Medieval and modern
philosophy; impact of the scientific revolution on development of philosophical
systems from Descartes to Kant.
102. Introduction to Ethics (3)
Analysis and discussion of concepts in moral discourse; investigation of
the nature of moral reasoning and of claims to moral knowledge.
103. Problems of Philosophy (3)
Maximum total credit 6 units. Prerequisite: 6 units of philosophy. Undergraduate
seminar. Investigation of an important problem in human thought, as selected
by the staff.
130. Introduction to Aesthetics (3)
Aesthetics in relation to other fields of philosophic study; meanings
of beauty and their application to the major arts.
135A-B. Recent Tendencies in Philosophy (3-3)
Present-day attitudes in philosophy.
140. Philosophy of Religion (3)
Philosophical ideas important in validity of the religious experience. Origin
and development of important religious ideas, primitive and higher forms
of religions. No prerequisites.
183. Living Philosophies in World Literature (3)
A philosophical approach to literature that interprets some of the fundamental
theories of life-social, political, moral, religious, metaphysical. The
reading includes selections from Homer, Plato, and St. Augustine to T. S.
Eliot and Jean-Paul Sartre
190. Special Study (1-5)
192. Theory of Language (3) (See Engl 192)
195. Honors Course (1-5)
Open only to upper-division students with work in philosophy.