76 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Philosophy
301 Greek and Roman Philosophy (3) The history of philosophy in the West from the Presocratics through the Neo Platonists. In contrast to 211, the lower divi sion course which covers the same period, this course is designed for students who have already taken at least one course in philosophy and are expected to achieve at a higher level of learning. 302 Medieval Philosophy (3) The history and philosophy in the West from Augustine to William of Occam, with special emphasis upon Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. In contrast to 212, the lower division course which covers the same period, this course is designed for stu dents who have already taken at least one course in philosophy and are expected to achieve at a higher level of learning. 303 Modern Philosophy (3) The history of philosophy in the West from the Renaissance through the eigh teenth century. In contrast to 213, the lower division course which covers the same period, this course is designed for stu dents who have already taken at least one course in philosophy and are expected to achieve at a higher level of learning. 312 Symbolic Logic (3) An introduction to the basic elements of modern symbolic logic, including proposi tional logic and predicate logic. 350 Philosophy Seminar (1-2) Reading, research and discussion in se lected philosophical topics and problems. Prerequisite: The student must be a philos ophy major or minor, or a humanities major with an emphasis in philosophy, or have the consent of the professor. May be repeated with different course content. 411 Metaphysics (3) An historical and critical examination of selected metaphysical problems,.topics, and systems. 412 Epistemology (3) An historical and critical examination of the philosophical study of the nature, scope and validity of human knowledge. 413 Ethics (3) A study of the principal ethical theories and thinkers, basic ethical problems and re lated biblical teaching.
MINOR A PHILOSOPHY MINOR is offered with the completion of 18 units beyond the general education requirement, 15 of which must be upper division. The student must select two courses from 301, 302 and 303 and two courses from 411, 412 and 413. Note: No student who has taken one of the lower division history ofphilosophy courses (211 , 212, 213) will be permitted to enroll in its corresponding upper division number (301, 302, 303). Any student who falls into this category, and who is also a philosophy major, a philosophy minor, or a Humanities major with a philosophy emphasis - all of whom are required to take upper division courses in the history ofphilosophy - will be asked to substitute another philosophy course for the history ofphilosophy course. Selection ofan appropriate substitute will be made in consultation with the student's advisor. COURSES 210 Introduction to Logic (3) Ageneral introduction to logic covering both deductive and inductive inference, and the analysis of arguments in ordinary language. 211 Introduction to Ancient Philosophy (3) An introduction to philosophy through a study of the earliest period of philosophic development in the West, covering the Presocratics through the Neo-Platonists. 212 Introduction to Medieval Philosophy (3) An introduction to philosophy through a study of the history of philosophy from Augus tine to William of Occam, with special emphasis upon Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. 213 Introduction to Modern Philosophy (3) An introduction to philosophy through a study of the history of philosophy from the Renaissance through the 18th century. 214 Introduction to Philosophy (3) A general introduction to the nature, problems, methods, concepts, and divisions of philosophy. 215 Introduction to Ethics (3) An introduction to philosophy through a study of the principal ethical theories and thinkers; basic ethical problems and related biblical teaching.
Chair: William D. Shanebeck, Ph.D.
FACULTY Professor: Hanson, Moreland Assistant Professor: Ciocchi
OBJECTIVE The objectives of the philosophy major center on intellectual content and skills be coming part of the student's life and charac ter: (1) development of the habit of reflec tive and evaluative thinking; (2) growth in the ability to read and understand philo sophic literature and to write well about this material; (3) gaining an acquaintance with the intellectual tradition of the West; (4) ac quiring the ability to apply philosophical concepts to life's problems; (5) making seri ous progress in formulating one's own world and life view; and (6) advancing towards full intellectual and personal integration of aca demic studies with Christian teaching. The philosophy major may be taken as a liberal arts major, as pre-professional prepa ration for careers in such files as the law, education and the ministry,. or as prepara tion for graduate study in philosophy. DEGREE PROGRAM A BACHELOROF ARTs DEGREE IN PHILOSOPHY is offered upon completion of the university bac calaureate and major requirements. The phi losophy major consists of 35 units beyond the general education requirement The student must take the three courses in the history of philosophy sequence (301, 302, 303) and the three courses in the major divisions of philos ophy (411,412, 413). In addition, the student must take either 210 Introduction to Logic or 312 Symbolic Logic. Those planning on grad uate work in philosophy will be advised to take Symbolic Logic and must select 9 units from courses designated as "Advanced Studies in Philosophy." Finally, each student must meet the departmental seminar require ment of five units, as follows: two units of 350 Philosophy Seminar and three units of 450 Advanced Philosophy Seminar.
Humanities Major/ Philosophy Concentration
The Department of Philosophy offers a philosophy concentration for the humani ties major. (See Humanities section for specifics.) It is basically a minor in philoso phy, but more flexibility is possibility through department advisement.
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