Department of Philosophy
FACULTY
Professor: Hanson Assistant Professor: Ciocchi
Objective: The objective of this department is to acquaint the student with the principal problems and issues of philosophy; historical and contemporary. The courses of 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 and to compare, contrast, and integrate philosophical answers with those of the Christian philosophical orientation. Department Minor: 18 units , of which 12 must be upper division. The student must select 301 and two courses from 302, 303, or 404 . Humanities Major: Philosophy Concentration. Philosophy may be used as the area of concentration for the humanities major (p. 67). This concentration is basically a minor in philosophy, but more flexibility is possible through departmental advisement. 202 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (3) The problems, methods , concepts, outlook and divisions of philosophy. Either semester. 205 LOGIC (3) Deductive and inductive inference and the analysis of language . 230 MAN, THOUGHT AND CHANGE (3-Philosophy, 2-Physical Science) 310 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION (3) A critical examination of the relationship of philosophy to religion, of crucial religious concepts, and of problems of religious belief. Alternate years , offered 1982-83. 311 THEORIES OF KNOWLEDGE (3) A historical and critical examination of the nature, validity and scope of human thought and knowledge.
Alternate years, offered 1982-83. 313 THEORIES OF REALITY (3) A historical and critical examination of selected metaphysical systems and topics. Alternate years, offered 1981-82. 402 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE (3) A historical and critical examination of the methodology, theory and limits of science and its relationship to other fields. Alternate years, offered 1981-82. 404 CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY (3) Recent American philosophy and the analytic and speculative traditions. 440 PHILOSOPHICAL TOPICS (2-3) Special studies in the history of or problems of philosophy. Prerequisite: 202 or consent. Offered on sufficient demand. 458 PHILOSOPHY OF WORLD RELIGIONS (3) The philosophies and beliefs of the world's leading religions. 480 DIRECTED RESEARCH (1-2) Guided reading and research in philosophers or philosophical topics. Prerequisite: Consent.
The shaping of human culture and thought to 1900, using a team-taught approach integrating history, philosophy and science (history and scientific thought and development). See History 230 and Physical Science 230. 301 GREEK AND ROMAN PHILOSOPHY (3) The history of philosophy through Neo-Platonism. 302 MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY (3) The history of philosophy from Augustine to William 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.
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