31 courses in the 1966–67 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 1966–67
J. S. Minas, B.A. (Wayne), Ph.D. (Illinois) - Professor and Chairman R. J. Butler, B.A., M.A. (New Zealand) - - Visiting Professor L. L. Haworth, B.A. (Rollins), M.A., Ph.D. (Illinois ) - - Professor Z. Adamczewski, B.A. (London), M.A. (Columbia)
Ph.D. (Harvard) - - - - - Associate Professor
Faculty listed in 1966–67
L. Armour, B.A. (British Columbia), Ph.D. (London) Associate Professor and Deputy Chairman
. J. C. Burgener, M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto) - Associate Professor . A. George, M.A., Ph.D. (Michigan State) - Associate Professor J. F. Narveson, B.A. (Chicago), M.A., Ph.D. (Harvard)
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Faculty listed in 1966–67
Associate Professor
P. Seligman, B.A., Ph.D. (London) - - - Associate Professor B. H. Suits, B.A., M.A. (Chicago), Ph.D. (Illinois) - Associate Professor W. R. Abbott, B.A. (Kenyon), Ph.D. (Ohio State) - Assistant Professor J. R. Horne, B.A., M.A. (Western Ontario), B.Th. (Huron).
Ph.D. (Columbia) - - - - - Assistant Professor
Faculty listed in 1966–67
D. D. Roberts, B.A. (Roosevelt), M.A., Ph.D. (Illinois) Assistant Professor and Executive Secretary
J. W. Van Evra, B.A. (Thornton), M.A., Ph.D.
(Michigan State) - - - - - Assistant Professor J. Wubnig (Miss), B.A. (Swarthmore), M.A., Ph.D. (Yale) Assistant Professor Richard M. Fox, B.A. (Ohio), M.A. (Georgetown) - - Lecturer J
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
Notes: (1) Unless otherwise noted in the course listing, 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 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(i). These are the courses numbered 125, 135, 140, and 150 as well as 221/222, 240, and 280/281. Of these, the courses numbered 221/222, 240, and 280/281 are especially recommended for the student contemplating further study in Philosophy. (See recommended Honours Programmes, pp. 39).
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(4) The number of hours shown after the courses merely indicates the weight of courses relative to one another and does not determine the number of hours the course meets. The number of class meetings per week is determined by the instructor.
(5) Courses suffixed with a ‘J’ are administered by St. Jerome’s College.
Notes to Honours Philosophy Students.
(1) The attention of students in Honours Philosophy Programmes is drawn to the following list of recommended electives: Classical Civilization 251, Classical Civilization 260, History 260, and English 350.
(2) The following courses in Philososphy are especially recommended to those Honours students who intend to pursue graduate studies in Philosophy: Philosophy 340, 350, 363, 455, and 465.
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.
1003. Introduction to Philosophy. A study of St. Thomas and his writings; fundamental Thomistic principles. 3 hours.
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.
135.* Fundamentals of the Philosophy of Religion. Basic ideas common to all religious beliefs will be discussed from a non-denominational viewpoint. What do 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.
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.
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.
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.
Corporeal bodies and change; quantitative and qualitative characteristics; motion; time, space; hylomorphic theory. Nature of science; abstraction; necessity; foundation and object of science; scientific method; hypothesis and theory.
3 hours.
221.* Ethics I. The classic literature of ethics will be analyzed, and the principal problems brought to light. No prerequisite. 3 hours.
222.* Ethics II. 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. .
An examination of theories for evaluating personal conduct and political, social, and economic systems and _ policies. Such concepts as right and wrong, justice, individual rights, and the ends of political organization form the principal subject-matter of the course. Both classical and contemporary readings are employed.
Prerequisite: Philosophy 100 or equivalent, or honours status in any Social Science department, or consent of instructor. Not open to students in Philosophy 221-2 or 325-6.
A systematic development of the propositional calculus and of the first-order predicate calculus, including the theory of identity and of definite descriptions and some attention to the theory of relations. Considerable attention will be devoted to formalization of various applied theories in, e.g., economics, measurement, utility theory, etc.
Prerequisites: None for second-year. and above, students; consent of instructor for others.
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.
280.* History of Ancient Philosophy I. From the beginnings to Plato. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor for students not taking philosophy as their main subject.
3 hours.
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281.* History of Ancient Philosophy I. From Aristotle to the close of classical antiquity.
Prerequisite: Philosophy 280.
3 hours.
282.* History of Modern Philosophy I. Earlier period beginning with Des-
cartes. Prerequisite: One full or two half philosophy courses, preferably 280/281.
3 hours.
283.* History of Modern Philsoophy II. Later period including Kant. Prerequisite: Philosophy 282. 3 hours.
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.
3 hours.
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.
3 hours.
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.
3 hours.
326.* Political Philosophy TI. A detailed discussion of contemporary theories. Prerequisite: Philosophy 325, or consent of instructor. 3 hours.
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.
3 hours.
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.
A rigorous development of the propositional and predicate calculus in a general framework in terms of which various alternative calculi may be examined. Particular attention is given to such concepts as completeness, consistency, extensionality, modality, etc., from both formal and philosophical points of view. Intended primarily for those interested in the philosophical issues connected with logic.
Prerequisites: Philosophy 140, or (preferably) Philosophy 240, or consent of instructor.
A survey of Philosophy from the Presocratics to contemporary philosophers.
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.
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: Phiolsophy 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.
3 hours.
365* — 366.* Oriental Philosophy. Studies ofa 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: Consent of instructor.
3 hours.
370* — 372.* Special Subjects. One or more half courses will be offered at different times as announced by the Department.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
3 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.
Students wishing to enrol in 399 should consult the Department.
440* — 444,* Studies in Logic. Various half courses dealing with specific topics; one or more of these will be offered each year as announced by the Department.
A study of selected readings. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 3 hours.
471* — 473." Problems. One or more half courses will be offered at different times, as announced by the Department.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
3 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.
In this course philosophical issues connected with extensionality, modality, and “alternative logics” will be developed systematically in a general framework.