is a general introduction to the study of Philosophy both as a contemporary intellectual discipline and as a body of knowledge. The course covers the main divisions, fundamental questions and essential terminology of Philosophy through a reading of classical texts. (It is a required course for further courses in Philosophy programs. It is intended for students in first year who have completed one semester of university education).

is an approach to philosophical thinking by way of analysis and critique of theories of human nature, classical and modern, and the world views associated with them.

is the same as 1200 above but offered to students beyond first year.

is an introduction to traditional and modern logic. Open in any year to all students wishing acquaintance with basic logical skills.

No prerequisite.

examines various concepts of knowledge - empirical, rational, transcendental, systematic. Their metaphysical grounds and implications. The concept of scientific knowledge; real and abstract entities; objectivity and subjectivity.

examines the sources and validity of ethical principles which underlie individual and social action.

(same as Classics 2701) is a survey of the origin and development of Western philosophy among the Greeks and Romans.

is a survey of the development of Western philosophy since the 17th century.

is a survey of philosophical thinking about human language and thought, and about how these phenomena relate to the rest of the natural world. Topics covered include the nature of language, the relations between thought and language, and the nature of consciousness.

discusses the philosophical dimensions of an area of practical concern such as: contemporary culture, professional ethics, leisure, education, the mass media, gender, war, and human rights.

examines concepts of technology and their ethical implications.

examines concepts of mental health and illness and their ethical implications.

examines concepts of health and illness and their ethical application.

examines medical dilemmas from legal and ethical points of view.

examines concepts of nature and their ethical implications.

examines techniques and topics in the logic of propositions, of predicates and of induction and probability. Normally the second course in logic.

investigates various uses of language and its relationship to thought, as well as particular features of language, such as meaning, synonymy, reference, translation and interpretation.

examines major issues in the origins, methods and philosophical implications of science. Science as a form of knowledge; its relation to metaphysics; to more general theories of knowledge. Science and values.

- inactive course.

examines leading philosophical ideas concerning the origin and justification of political institutions.

(same as Religious Studies 3500) examines the philosophical aspects of religious belief, religious language and theology.

examines the expression and interpretation in the humanistic disciplines: theology, history, art and literature, language. Philosophical Hermeneutics.

- inactive course.

- inactive course.

examines selections from the works of the Greek "lovers of wisdom"-the first philosophers - particularly Plato.

examines the works and legacy of perhaps the most influential systematic thinker of all time.

- inactive course.

- inactive course.

is a systematic introduction to the works and thought of the "father of modern philosophy".

is a study of rationalism in Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz and of subsequent developments of this standpoint.

is a study of classical empiricism in the works of Locke, Berkeley and Hume and of later developments of this philosophical standpoint.

is a study of the work and influence of Hume on theories of knowledge, metaphysics and moral philosophy.

is an introduction to the work of one of the most influential thinkers of the modern era, concentrating on his theory of knowledge, particularly as stated in the Critique of Pure Reason.

is an introduction to the work of one of the most influential thinkers of the modern era, concentrating on his ethics, particularly as stated in The Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals and The Critique of Practical Reason.

examines selections from Hegel's system with emphasis on the nature of dialectical and speculative philosophy and its enormous influence in the present time.

examines moral, political and jurisprudential themes in Bentham, J.S. Mill and their followers. Recent utilitarian theories.

examines 19th century reactions to idealist systems, the critique of Metaphysics, the rise of Positivism.

examines the political, social and historical theories of Marx and Engels and their later developments; themes in Marxist analysis of class and capitalism.

- inactive course.

examines selections from established texts in contemporary analytic philosophy: Russell, Carnap, Wittgenstein and others.

is an introduction to the philosophy of Husserl and some of his followers, e.g. Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty.

examines the pragmatist standpoint from Peirce to the present.

examines the philosophy and literature of Existentialism from Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and Dostoevsky to Sartre, de Beauvoir and Camus.

- inactive course.

- inactive course.

- inactive course.

- inactive course.

- inactive course.

- inactive course.

- inactive course.

- inactive course.

- inactive course.

- inactive course.

- inactive course.

is an individualized course tailored to the specialized moral interests of each student.

is a part-time, one semester period of practical work designed to provide experience in medical, psychiatric, environmental, or other similar settings. Students may be placed, e.g., in a government policy office or a hospital.