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DIRECTED READING. Guided reading for philosophy majors in certain years. Credit according to work done as estimated by the professor. ETHICS. A study of moral and ethical values. An analysis of the good and and the right. Relevance of the ethical standa rds of the Old and New Testa ments. Credit, two hours. LOGIC. The nature of logic. Inductive and deductive reasoning. The principles of valid reasoning. Fallacies. Practice at the analysis of selected passages of reasoned prose. Credit, two hours. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION. The nature and validity of religious knowl edge. The psychological processes involved in conversion, prayer, worship. Problems of religious thought. Credit, two hours. ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY. A study of the main philosophers of the ancient world together with an analysis of their systems. Credit, two hours. AESTHETICS. The nature of the beautiful as applied to music, the visual arts and literature. Aesthetic values and their place and role in human affairs. Credit, two hours . PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE. Analysis of the presuppositions behind scien tific reasoning and a study of the processes by which scientific truth is obtained. The problem of science and religion. Credit, two hours. NON-CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS. A study of the present-day religions of the world, presenting their philosophies, doctrines, and practices. Elective. Credit, two hours. CULTS. A study of modern "isms" from source material presenting the actual teaching of the founders and leaders of the movements. The corresponding teaching of the Bible is emphasized. Elective. Credit, two hours. POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY. Conception of the State in relation to the values of freedom and social order. Political obligation. Relation of the Church and the Christ ian to the State. Credit, two hours. THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE. A historical study of the problem of knowl edge, it s nature and validity. Credit, two hours . MODERN PHILOSOPHY. A study of selected examples of the philosophies of modern times and their effect upon human affairs . Credit, two hours. METAPHYSICS. The nature of metaphysics and its problems. History of its development. Metaphysics and religion. Credit, two hours. ADVANCED PSYCHOLOGY. The nature of psychology. Phenomenal ex perience. Mind and Body. Psycho-physics: validity of mathematical methods . Learning. Personality. Validity of mental and personality tests. Nature of the dream, the unconscious, the abnormal states. Credit, two hours. THEISM. A defense of the historic Christian faith from the standpoint of a well-defined Christian philosophy. It deals with various types of religious philosophy, variou·s attacks upon the Christian faith, but primarily it is a defense of the truthfulness of Christianity. Credit, two hours. 50
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