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407 THE SPANISH AMERICAN NOVEL (3) Representative novels of Spanish America; emphasis on characteristics and styles; lit­ erary movements and influences. Alternate years, offered 1972-73.

408 CONTEMPORARY SPANISH LITERATURE (3) Current literature and developing trends. Alternate years, offered 1971-72.

470, 471 SPECIAL STUDIES (1-3, 1-3) Individual research and writing for advanced students by special arrangement. May be repeated in another area of Spanish Literature for credit. Prerequisite: 401, 402, 403, 404, or equivalence.

PHILOSOPHY

DELBERT J. HANSON, Chairman

Objective. 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 under­ standing of the persistent problems of our culture.

20 units, of which 12 must be upper division. The student

Department Minor:

must select 301 and two courses from 302, 303, or 404. 102 LOGIC (3) Deductive and inductive inference and the analysis of language.

202 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (3) The problems, methods, concepts, outlook, and divisions of philosophy. Either semester.

301 GREEK AND ROMAN PHILOSOPHY (3) The history of philosophy through Neo-Platonism.

302 MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY (3) The history of philosophy from Augustine to Wiliiam of Occam with special emphasis upon Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. 303 MODERN PHILOSOPHY (3) The history of philosophy from the Renaissance through the schools of the nineteenth century. 305 ETHICS (3) Principal ethical theories and thinkers; basic problems and Biblical teaching. 307 AESTHETICS (3) Principal problems and theories of art creation, appreciation, and criticism. 310 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION (3) A critical exami11ation of the relationship of philosophy to religion, of crucial religious concepts, and of important religious systems. Alternate years, offered 1972-73. (3) An historical and critical examination of the nature, validity, and scope of human thought and knowledge. Alternate years, offered 1972-73. 85 311 EPISTEMOLOGY

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