DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY Obiective. The objective of this department is to acquaint the student with the principal problems and issues of philosophy, historical and contemporary. The courses in philosophy are designed to contribute to the general education of the student, to aid him in reflective thinking, and to contribute to an understanding of the persistent problems of our culture. 201. LOGIC. (3) Presentation of the nature of logic with various types of logical reasoning: inductive, deductive, syllogistic. Elementary introduction to the scientific method. 202. INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY. (3) An introduction to the problems, methods, concepts, and divisions of philosophy, designed to acquaint the student with the philosophic outlook and basic philosophic thought. 301, 302. HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY. (3, 3) A study of the great philosophers and the great systems of philosophy from Thales to Hegel. 303. METAPHYSICS. (2) A study of the basic nature of metaphysical thought. Attention is paid to metaphysical categories, metaphysical theories, and great metaphysical thinkers. 304. EPISTEMOLOGY. (2) An investigation into the nature, validity, and scope of human thought and knowledge. A study of basic theory and outstanding schools of epistemology. 305. ETHICS. (3) A study of basic theory in ethics and axiology with a survey of principal ethical theories and thinkers. Correlation with Biblical teaching on ethical matters. 307. ESTHETICS. (2) A study of the history of artistic expression and cultural periods in reference to the philosophy of aesthetics. 308. MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY. (2) A study of the basic philosophical elements in scholastic thought, with special emphasis upon the contributions of Thomas Aquinas and the present day neo Thomists. 309. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION. (2) The study of the concepts of religion from the standpoint of philosophy. An investigation of the leading philosophers, philosophies, and concepts of the philosophy of religion. 400, 401. DIRECTED RESEARCH. (2, 2) Guided reading and research in philosophers or philosophical topics. 402. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE. (3) An analysis of the nature of scientific theory, scientific knowledge, and scientific experimentation. Consideration of the limits of science as well as the relation of science to epistemology and metaphysics.
403. CURRENT PROBLEMS TN PHILOSOPHY. (3) Selected problems in philosophy. 55
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