19 courses in the 1965–66 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Notes
Faculty listed in 1965–66
L. Armour, B.A. (British Columbia), Ph.D. (London) Associate Professor, Acting Chairman 1964/5
C. A. Hergott, C.R., M.A. (St. Louis), S.T.D. (Gregorian) = - Professor J Z. Adamczewski, B.A. (London), A.M. (Columbia).
Ph.D. (Harvard) - - - - - Associate Professor R. J. C. Burgener, M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto) - - Associate Professor J. S. Minas, A.B., M.A. (Wayne), Ph.D. (Illinois) - Associate Professor P. Seligman, B.A., Ph.D. (London) - - Associate Professor J. R. Horne, M.A. (Western Ontario), B.Th. (Huron).
Ph.D. (Columbia) - - - - Assistant Professor R B. J. Murphy, C.R., B.A. (Western Ontario), M.A., Ph.D.
(Ottawa) - - - - - - Assistant Professor J
Faculty listed in 1965–66
J. F. Narveson, B.A. (Chicago), M.A., Ph.D. (Harvard) - Assistant Professor D. D. Roberts, B.A. (Roosevelt), M.A., Ph.D. (Illinois) - Assistant Professor J. Wubnig, B.A. (Swarthmore), M.A., Ph.D. (Yale) - Assistant Professor A. L. Dobos, B.A. (Western Ontario), Ph.L. (St. Louis) - Lecturer J
Department of Philosophy
Notes.
(1) All courses offered by the Department may be taken by any student in the University, subject only to his meeting the specific prerequisites listed in the individual course descriptions.
(2) Some of the advanced courses (those numbered 300 or above) will not be available every year. Each spring, the Department will publish a list of the courses to be offered for the following academic year. This list will include descriptions of courses whose content is not specified below (see hyphenated course numbers) and names of instructors for each course.
(3) The attention of all first-year students is called to the fact that several courses in addition to Philosophy 100 are open to them, any full course or two half courses of which can be used to satisfy part of the University requirement under group A(j). These are the courses numbered 125, 135, 140 and 150 as well as 221/222, 240 and 280/281. They appeal to various academic interests which might be less adequately served by the broad survey provided in Philosophy 100. Of these, the courses numbered 221/222, 240 and 280/281 are especially recommended for the student envisaging further study in Philosophy. (See recommended Honours programmes on pp. 39).
A broad selection of the main problems in philosophy will be considered. For example: How can we know whether anything is right or wrong? How can we know- about things we cannot directly observe? Can we know whether there is a God? Is mind in any sense distinct from matter? Original texts of both classical and contemporary thinkers are employed. No prerequisite.
3 hours, full course.
125.* Fundamentals of Social and Political Philosophy. The central question of the course is: What reasons can I have for acting on the issues which will face me as a member of society? Such problems as divorce, democracy, socialism, the Bomb, and international politics will be critically discussed in the light of readings from both classical and contemporary philosophers. No prerequisite. 3 hours, half course.
135.* Fundamentals of the Philosophy of Religion. Basic ideas common to all religious beliefs will be discussed from a non-denominational viewpoint. What de we mean by revelation, sin, redemption? Can the existence of a supreme being be proved to the satisfaction of man’s reason? Both classical and contemporary readings will be used. No prerequisite.
3 hours, half course.
140.* Fundamentals of Logic. Basic types of reasoning will be analyzed. The reasons for using symbols in logic will be explored, and some simple systems considered. Attention will also be devoted to informal arguments and scientific method. No prerequisite.
3 hours, half course.
150.* Fundamentals of Epistemology and Metaphysics. Discussion of the nature of reality. Rival theories concerning mind, matter, freedom, the existence of God, and the place of experience and reason in human knowledge. No prerequisite..
3 hours, half course.
221.* Ethics I. The classic literature of ethics will be analyzed, and the principal problems-brought to light. No prerequisite. 2-3 hours, half course.
222.* Ethics I. Contemporary theories will be explored, and recent philosophical methods applied in the discussion of the principal problems of ethical theory. Prerequisite: Philosophy 221 or consent of instructor.
Rigorous and systematic treatment of truth-functional and quantificational logic, with some treatment also devoted to such topics as formal systems, formal semantics, proof theory, set theory, metamathematics, and model systems. Gives ample preparation for further work in mathematical logic, linguistics, and general philosophical analysis. Prerequisite: None for students above year I; first-year students must have consent of instructor. Philosophy 140 is useful but not essential.
2-3 hours, full course.
280.* History of Ancient Philosophy I. From the beginnings to Plato. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor for students not taking philosophy as their main subject.
2-3 hours, half course.
281.* History of Ancient Philosophy II. From Aristotle to the close of classical antiquity.
Prerequisite: Philosophy 280.
2-3 hours, half course.
282.* History of Modern Philosophy I. Earlier period beginning with Des-
cartes. Prerequisite: One full or two half philosophy courses, preferably 280/281.
2-3 hours, half course.
283.* History of Modern Philosophy IH. Later period including Kant. Prerequisite: Philosophy 282. 2-3 hours, half course.
Students wishing to enroll in 299 should consult the Department.
321* — 324.* Studies in Ethics. Various half courses dealing with special topics; one or more of these will be offered each year as announced by the Department.
Prerequisite: Philosophy 221/222.
2 hours.
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325.* Political Philosophy I. Philosophical analysis of central concepts in political theory and its relation to moral and metaphysical problems of various periods.
Prerequisite: One full or two half Philosophy courses.
2 hours, half course.
326.* Political Philosophy II. A detailed discussion of contemporary theories. Prerequisite: Philosophy 325. 2 hours, half course.
327.* Philosophy of Law. Analysis of legal notions; the bearing of philosophical systems on theories of law. Historical and contemporary examples will be used.
Prerequisite: One full or two half Philosophy courses.
Philosophical consideration of the immediately given, of art and beauty. A study of the basic problems with examples from historical and contemporary writers.
Prerequisite: One full or two half Philosophy courses.
2 hours, full course.
335.* Philosophy of Religion. A philosophical approach to the basic ideas of great world. religions. The phenomenology of religious experience and mysticism as well as the nature of religious symbolism and language will be discussed.
Prerequisite: One full or two half Philosophy courses.
2 hours, half course.
345.* Philosophy of History. Consideration of various possible views about the ultimate nature of history and historical knowledge. Both classical and contemporary views will be examined.
Prerequisite: One full or two half Philosophy courses.
2 hours, half course.
350.* Epistemology. A systematic course in the analysis of human knowledge. Phenomenalism and various kinds of realism will be considered, as well as other main topics such as the a priori, our knowledge of other minds, and our knowledge of abstract entities.
Prerequisite: One full or two half courses in Philosophy. Students not taking Philosophy as their main subject should consult the instructor.
Logical analysis of scientific methods and concepts. Some special topics are also considered, e.g., the role of mathematics in empirical science, problems arising from the relations among some of the sciences, such as those employing theoretical as opposed to observational concepts, and comparison of science with other human activities.
Prerequisite: Philosophy 240 (which may be taken concurrently), or consent of instructor.
Contemporary philosophical literature is employed in the exploration of both formal and “ordinary language” analysis. This course should be especially useful for persons contemplating graduate study in Philosophy.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor, or Honours status in Philosophy.
2 hours, full course.
365* — 366.* Oriental Philosophy. Studies of a selected area of non-western Philosophy (e.g. Indian or Chinese). Parallels will be drawn between modes of Eastern thinking and European conceptions with emphasis on essential differences as well as similarities.
Prerequisite: One full or two half Philosophy courses.
2 hours, half courses.
370* — 372,.* Special Subjects. One or more half courses will be offered at different times as announced by the Department.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
2 hours.
380* — 389.* Studies in the History of Philosophy. Various half courses dealing with a particular philosopher, a selected work or period; one or more of these will be offered each year as announced by the Department.
Prerequisite: Philosophy 280/281 and 282/283.
2 hours.
390.* Medieval Philosophy I. The early period to the thirteenth century. Prerequisite: Philosophy 280/281. 2 hours, half course.
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391.* Medieval Philosophy II. The later period, from the thirteenth century. Prerequisite: Philosophy 390. 2 hours, half course.
440* — 444,* Studies in Logic. Various half courses dealing with special topics; one or more of these will be offered each year as announced by the Department. Prerequisite: Philosophy 240 or Mathematics 436.
A study of selected readings. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 2 hours, full course.
471* — 473.* Problems. One or more half courses will be offered at different times, as announced by the Department.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
2 hours.
480* —~ 489.* Advanced Studies in the History of Philosophy. Various half courses dealing with a particular philosopher, a selected work or period; one or more of these will be offered each year as announced by the Department. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Students wishing to enrol in 499 should consult the Department.
Graduate Course Descriptions
610 — 619. Seminar in the Study of a Recent Philosopher. Names at present contemplated from which a choice may be made should the demand be sufficient: Bradley, Heidegger, McTaggart, Price, Russell, Ryle, Sartre, Wittgenstein. 2 hours.
680 — 689. Seminar in the History of Philosophy. 2 hours.
699, Thesis. 1 hour per week consultation.
Note: Depending on what is appropriate in a given case, 600 courses may be for a full academic year’s duration or for one semester only. In the latter case they will be counted as “half-courses” in the interpretation of general calendar requirements.
The following courses are offered by St. Jerome’s College.
Nature and division of Philosophy; nature of logic; the term; the proposition; argumentation; induction and deduction; scientific demonstration. Truth; certitude; evidence; sense and intellectual knowledge; criterion of truth; contemporary theories.
3 hours.
2003. Cosmology and Philosophy of Science. Corporeal bodies and change; quantitative and qualities characteristisc; motion; time, space; hylomorphic theory. Nature of science; abstraction; necessity; foundation and object of science; scientific method; hypothesis and theory.
3 hours.
2403. Ethics. End of Man; the human act; law, conscience; morality; rights and duties; duties of a man as an individual and as a member of society. 3 hours.
3003. Metaphysics and Natural Theology. The notion and analogy of being; the primary principles of being; the properties, division, and causes of being. Demonstration of existence of God; His nature and attributes; the divine intelligence and will; creation and providence.