HUMANITIES
PHILOSOPHY Department Minor: 18 unit s. of whi ch 12 must be upper division. Objective . The obj ec liYe of thi s <l epartment is to acquaint the student with the principal problems and issu es of philosophy, hi storical and contem porary. The courses in philosophy are design ed to contribut e to the genera l education of the student , to aid him in reflective thinking, and to contribute to an unders tanding of the persistent problems of our culture. 201. LOG IC. (3) Presentation of the nature of logic with vario us types of logical reason ing: inductiv e, deducti ve. sy ll og istic . Elementary introduction to the scientifi c method. 202. INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY. (3J An introduction to th e problems. methods , concepts , and divisions of philosophy, designed lo acquaint the stud en t with the philosophic out look and bas ic philosophi c thought. 301, 302. HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY. (3, 3J A stud y of the great phi losophe rs and the g reat sys tems of philosophy from Thales to Hege l. 303. METAPHYSICS. (2J A study of the basic nature of metaph ys ical th ought. Atten ti on is paid to metaph) sica l ca tegori es. metaphys ica l theories. and great metaphysi cal thinkers. 304. EPISTEMOLOGY. (2J An investi ga tion into the nature. validity. and scope of human thought and knowl edge. A study of basic theor y and outstanding schools of epistemology. 305. ETHICS. (3) A study of basic theor 1 in ethi cs and axiology with a survey of princi pal ethica l theories and thinke rs. Corre lation with Bibli cal teaching on ethical matters . 307. AESTHETICS. (2J A study of the histor y of ar t1 st1 c expression and cultural periods rn refer ence to the philosophy of aest heti cs. 308. MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY. (2) A study of the basic phi losophica l elements in scho lastic 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 reli g ion from thP standpoint of philosophy. An investi gation of the lead ing philosophers. philosophies , and con cepts of the philosophy of religion. 311. COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS. (2) A study of the great ethnic r eligions of th e world. their philosophies, doct rines, and practices. 64
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