94 courses in the 1978–79 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
125 Fundamenials of Social and Political Philosophy
225 Social and Political Philosophy: Canadian Problems
243 Risk, Decision, Games, Amalgamation
325 Political Philosophy 1
326 Political Philosophy 2
327 Philosophy of Law
328 The Philosophy of Karl Marx
329 War, Peace and Justice
Political Science
101 Introduction to Politics
102A Imperialism and International Relations 225 Political Theory 1
226 Political Theory 2
281 International Politics 1
282 International Politics 2
321 Marxist Theory
322 Marxism and Revolution after Marx 350 The Politics of Developing Areas 380 — World Politics
481 Research Seminar on World Politics Psychology
253 Social Psychology
254 Interpersonal Relations
316 Moral Development
333 Industrial Psychology
353 Aggression and Social Conflict
354 Interpersonal Processes in Critical Situations
Religious Studies
253 History and Thought of Christian Pacifism 1 254 History and Thought of Christian Pacifism 2 255 Christian Ethics 1
256 Christian Ethics 2
262 Religion and Politics 1
263 Religion and Politics 2
275 Religion and Psychotherapy
353 Ethics in Indian Thought
Soclology
210 Social Psychology of Beliefs and Attitudes 240 Collective Behavior
250 Crime and Society
251 Ethnic and Racial Relations
252 Juvenile Delinquency
303 Crises in Social Structure and Character 331 Theories of Social Change
332 Social Conflict and Modernization
361 Conflict Simulation Workshop
370G Sociology of Law.
402 Marxist Social Theory
Course Descriptions 369 Peace.and Conflict Studies/Philosophy
Department of Philosophy
Associate Professor, Chairman of the Department J.R. Horne, BA, MA (Western Ontario), BTh (Huron), PhD (Columbia)
Associate Professor, Associate Chairman J. W. VanEvra, BA (Valparaiso), MA, Ph (Michigan State)
Professors
E. J. Ashworth, BA, MA (Cambridge), PhD (Bryn Mawr) T. L. Batke?, MASc, PhD (Toronto)
R. A. George, MA, PhD (Michigan State)
L. L. Haworth, BA (Rollins), MA, PhD (Ilinois)
J.S. Minas, BA (Wayne), PhD (illinois)
J. F. Narveson, BA (Chicago), MA, PhD (Harvard)
B.H. Suits, BA, MA (Chicago), PhD (Illinois)
J. W. Tucker’, BSc, BA, PhD (London) .
Professor Emeritus P. Seligman, BA, PhD (London), (part-time)
Associate Professors W.R. Abbott, BA (Kenyon), PhD (Ohio State) F.Centore, BSc (Canisius), MA (Maryland), PhD (St. John’s) J D. T. DeMarco, BS (Stonehill, Mass.), MA, PhD (St. John’s) J B.P. Hendley, BA (Marquette), MA, PhD (Yale) J. Heurtas-Jourda, BA (Florida), MA, PhD (New York), (part-time) A. Kerr-Lawson', BA (Toronto), MA (Chicago), PhD (McMaster) A.C. Minas, BA (Radcliffe), MA, PhD (Harvard) D. D. Roberts, BA (Roosevelt), MA, PhD (Illinois) A.C. Minas, BA (Radcliffe), MA, PhD (Harvard) D. 0. Roberts, BA (Roosevelt), MA, PhD (illinois)
Assistant Professors
C.G. Brunk, BA (Wheaton), MA, PhD (Northwestern) G G. T. Campbell, BA (Western Ontario), PhL, PhD (Laval) J C. R. Girodat, BA (Western), MA (Detroit), PhD (Toronto) J R.H. Holmes, BA, MA (Montana), PhD (Washington) M.F. McDonaid, BA (Toronto), MA, PhD (Pittsburgh)
J. Wubnig, BA (Swarthmore), MA, PhD (Yale)
Faculty members holding joint appointments as shown Department of Pure Mathematics 2Department of Chemical Engineering
Course Descriptions
Note 1
Courses 370 to 372, 380 to 389, 435 to 439, 440, to 444; 471 to 473; 480 to 489; are special courses offered in response to student demand or special interests of the faculty. The Department will publish each Spring a list of . the courses offered under these numbers for the following academic year. This list will include descriptions of those courses whose content is not specified below and names of instructors for each course.
Note 2 Any full course or two half courses in Philosophy can be used to satisfy the group A(i) requirement.
Note 3
Courses suffixed with ‘J’ are administered by St. Jerome’s College; those suffixed with a ‘P’ are administered by St. Paul's College; and those suffixed with an ‘R’ are administered by Renison College.
Note Concerning Introductory Courses
It is Departmental policy to have small sections of each introductory course staffed by regular faculty. In addition there are weekly seminar-sized discussion groups in each course.
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A broad selection of the main problems in philosophy will be considered. For example: How can we know whether anything is right or wrong? 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.
“Who am 1?" “What can | hope for after death?” “How can! tell what do do?” "What can! know?” are questions that have led people to philosophize.
Approaches, such as those of the mystic, the scientist, the existentialist, the pleasure seeker, and the practical man, will be discussed.
Introduction to basic value-questions about society. Theories about the meaning and basis of rights, justice, and government are examined. Both classical writers (Hobbes, Mill, Marx) and contemporary writers (Rawls) may be used. Sample issues: civil disobedience, racial and sexual discrimination, and socialism versus capitalism.
Course Descriptions Philosophy
A philosophical consideration of problematic aspects of religious belief. Topics to be discussed will include: attempts to prove the existence of God, the problem of evil, faith and reason, religious experience, and religious language. Classical and contemporary readings will be used..
Elementary sentence and predicate logic. Transiation from the English into the formalism, decision methods and deductions. Application of Graphic Methods to Logic. This course is a preparation for courses in the foundations of mathematics, scientific methods, and more advanced logic courses.
An analysis of basic types of reasoning, structure, of arguments, the critical assessment of information, common fallacies, problems of clarity and meaning.
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.
A philosophical analysis of different forms and functions of love. Among the topics to be considered: love and sexuality, religious love, love and knowledge. Classical and contemporary sources will be treated.
A study of some of the issues raised by the Women’s Liberation movement, such as the nature of Women and her rights and liberties in various contexts — family, childbearing, economic, political and social.
This course Critically examines how philosophers from the Pre-Socratics to Wittgenstein have analysed the concept of death. The course is also concerned with topics like the concept ofa person, personal identity, and Survival after death.
Certain works of literature will be studied for their relevance to philosophical! problems. Those interested in this course may consult the Department regarding which works of literature are to be studied in any given year.
This course is intended to be both a history of and an introduction to moral philosophy. Views on the foundations of ethics of the great philosophers from Classical antiquity to about 1900 are systematically examined. Writers studied include: Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Kant, Mill and Nietzsche.
Continues the history and discussion of ethics begun in Phil221 with writings from 1900 to the present. Theories such as intuitionism, emotivism, utilitarianism, and relativism are examined via the writings of such people as Moore, Hare and Warnock.
Phil 221 recommended
An investigation of what constitutes the good life and the good society. Such topics as the role of reason, the nature of the good, right and wrong, justice, individual rights, ecology, human nature and animal behaviour are considered. Classical and contemporary readings. . Prereq: Second year standing or consent of instructor.
An examination of some of the issues raised by recent discussions on ecology. Various theories of nature, the human being; and relations between the two will be explored. Possible foundations for duties of mankind toward nature will be examined.
This is a philosophical study of various Canadian social and political problems such as foreign control, nationalism, the redistribution of wealth, native rights, and the War Measures Act. Canadian socialist, liberal, conservative, and anarchist approaches to such problems will be examined from a moral point of view. Prereq: Phil 125 or consent of instructor
An investigation of some critical ethical issues in human research and therapy. Includes discussion of the right to live and right to die, behavior control (e.g. psychosurgery, behavior modification and psychotherapy), human experimentation (including ‘informed consent” and fetal research) and human engineering. ‘ Prereq: Phil 125, 221, 222, or consent of instructor
Course Descriptions - 371 Philosophy
Acritical examination of mystical writings, with regard to
the nature of the experience reported, their typology, and their implications for epistemology, ethics, and philosophy of religion.
A critical philosophical discussion of reports of several kinds of extraordinary experiences, such as magic, extra-sensory perception, mysticism, and divination wilt lead us to discussions of such concepts as insanity, irrationality, the supernatural, and the miraculous.
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The course begins with a brief review of the materials covered in Phil 140. Axiom systems of logic are developed and compared with natural deduction procedures. Then certain properties of these logical systems, such as consistency, completeness, compactness, will be investigated.
Prereq: Phil 140 or familiarity with elementary sentence and predicate logic
The course begins with a brief review of the materials covered in Phil 140. Then systems of modal logic will be developed and applied to such philosophical problems as obligation, belief and knowledge, essentialism, future contingencies, existence of God.
Prereq: Phil 140 or familiarity with elementary sentence and predicate logic .
Fundamentals of probability and game theory. Problems of decision making under conditions of certainty, risk and uncertainty. The definition and measurement of utility functions. Translation of. decisions and preferences of members of a group into collective preference. Some applications to the Social Sciences.
Prereq: Phil140, 145 or consent of instructor
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A discussion of the fundamental concepts on which science is based. Consideration is given to such topics as scientific explanation, the structure of scientific theories, the nature of law-likeness, the grounds for scientific confirmation, and the debate between rationalism and empiricism in science.
An introduction to the existentialist view of man using both literary and philosophical texts from such authors as Kierkegaard, Unamuno, Nietzsche, Ortega y Gasset, Camus, Sartre, Heidegger and others.
Philosophic examination of areas of currentor traditional
social or conceptual interest. No special preparation in
Phitosophy. Topics dealt with may include Philosophical Anthropology, Philosophy and linguistic theory, Minds
and Machines, The Concept of Deviance.
From the beginnings to Plato.
Prereq: Second year standing or above, or consent of instructor
From Aristotle to the close of classical antiquity. Prereq: Phil 280 .
Earlier period beginning wtih Descartes.
Prereq: Second year standing or above, or consent of instructor
Later period including Hume and Kant.
Prereq: Second year standing or above, or consent of instructor. Phil 282 recommended.
The 19th century. Philosophers covered may include Hegel, Mill, Schopenhauer, James, and Kierkegaard.
A course intended to introduce the student to the
dominant themes of 20th century philosophy, centering on the major figures of this century, such as Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, G.E. Moore, Edmund Husserl, and Jean-Paul Sartre.
Course Descriptions ~ Philosophy.
An introduction to philosophical issues relating to sports and other games. Among the issues examined will be the
nature of games, games and sports, and the relevance of games and sports to other philosophical interests: eg.
ethics and aesthetics.
The aim of this course is to improve the student's understanding of ethical ideas and principles by careful discussion of selected concrete moral issues, such as abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, and violence. Choice of issues largely determined by student interest. Prereq: At least second year standing or consent of instructor
A philosophical analysis of classical and contemporary theories of education, with a view to formulating a clear workable concept of education, its aims and methods. Prereq: At least second year standing or consent of instructor
An introduction to current work in the field, particularly that of Peters, Hirst, and Dearden. Special attention will be paid to the question of the desirability of a core curriculum and its proposed content.
Prereq: Phil311 or consent of instructor
Various half courses deating with special topics; one or more of these will be offered each year as announced by the Department.
Prereq: Phil 221/222. See Note 1
Philosophical analysis of central concepts in political theory and its relation to moral and metaphysical problems of various periods.
Prereq: One full or two half Philosophy courses
A detailed discussion of contemporary theories.
Prereq: Phil325, or consent of instructor
Besides considering some of the more prominent views of what law is (e.g., those of Aquinas, Kant, Austin, Kelsen, and Hart), we will also take up some other topics central to Jurisprudence, such as liability, right, and judicial reasoning.
Prereq: One full or two half Philosophy courses or consent of instructor
A systematic, critical study of the main philosophical ideas of Marx and Engels. Considerable reading from ‘their original writings, early and late, with discussion and analysis, is the main work of the course; some recent interpretative and critical work is used.
Prereq: One full or two half Philosophy courses, or consent of instructor.
An intensive study of the moral issues involved in war and armed revolution. Critical evaluation of “just war’’ theories, and international rules of warfare is pursued as wellas the moral arguments for and against pacifism and conscientious objection.
Prereq: Phil125, 221/222 or consent of instructor
Philosophical consideration of works of art and the problems of beauty using selected readings to enable the student to recognize and formulate his own views ina philosophic manner.
Prereq: One full or two half Philosophy courses
A critical examination of the methods and substantive arguments found in selected major works of religious
philosophy. The writings chosen for consideration will be announced in advance each year.
Prereq: One full or two half Philosophy courses
A rigorous and general development of the propositional and predicate caicutus within which alternative calculi are examined. Study of such concepts as completeness, consistency, extensionality, and modality from both formal and philosophical points of view. Intended primarily for those interested in philosophical issues connected with logic.
Prereq: Phil 140, or (preferably) Phil 240, 241 or 242, or consent of instructor
Course Descriptions 373 Philosophy
An analysis of human knowledge, its conditions and types. The first part concentrates on criteria of meaningfulness, the possibility of a priori knowledge, and the concept of knowledge. The second part deals with our knowledge of the physical world and other minds.
Prereq: One full or two half courses in Philosophy.
The first part of Phil 350.
Prereq: One full or two half courses ih Philosophy
The second part of Phil 350.
Prereq: One full or two half-courses in Philosophy
Note Either 350A or 350B may be taken separately.
A study of philosophical problems concerning mathematics. Topics discussed include formalism, intuitionism, logicism, the mathematical paradoxes, and other topics in foundations and, metamathematics. Prereq: At least second year standing or consent of instructor
Problems about the fundamental methods and aims of the social sciences generally, and problems specific to Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, etc., and their relations to one another will be considered. (Cross-numbered as Soc 371)
The first part examines issues in the philosophy of language, such as synonymy, propositions, meaning, semantics, reference. The second part will consider - ordinary language analysis as a method for solving philosphical problems as compared with structural linguistics.
Prereq: At least second year standing or consent of
instructor
The first part of Phil363°
Prereq: At least second year standing or consent of instructor.
The second part of Phil363.
Note Either Phil 363A or Phil 363B may be taken separately.
Studies of a selected area of non-western Philosophy (é.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. % e
Prereq: Consent of instructor
One or more half courses will be offered at different times as announced by the Department
Prereq: Consent of instructor. See Note 7
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
Prereq: Phil 280/281 and 282/283. See Note 1
The early period to the 13th century. Among those considered will be: Augustine, Boethius, Anselm, and Abailard.
Prereq: one full or two half courses in Philosophy
The later period from the 13th century. Among those considered will be: Bonaventure, Aquinas, Scotus, and Ockham. ; Prereq: Phil 390
Prereq: Consent of instructor
Students wishing to enrol in 399 should consult the Department.
Analysis and evaluation of the philosphical points of view that underlie current criticism of urban life and prevalent schemes for its reconstruction.
Prereq: One halt Philosophy course
Course Descriptions Philosophy
A study ofa particular philosopher or problem. The topic’ will be announced in advance each year. _
Prereq: Consent of instructor. See Note 1
Various half courses dealing with specific topics; one or more of these will be offered each year as announced by the Department.
Prereq: Phil 240, 241, 242 or 340 or Math 346. See Note 1
Consideration of various possible views about ultimate nature of history and historical knowledge. Offered in sequence with Hist 466.
Prereq: One full course equivalent in Philosophy, or consent of instructor
Theories of reality, historical and contemporary, with emphasis on metaphysical problems in the light of recent studies.
Prereq: Two full courses (or equivalent) in Phil.
An in depth study of the thought of some major existentialist figures such as Kierkegaard, Unamuno, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, Marcel, Jaspers, Ortega y Gasset.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
A critical examiation of the issues and methods of phenomenology, including the attempt to understand the uses and ramifications of phenomenological methods through the working out of a particular analyses. The basic writings of phenomenologists such as Husserl and Merleau-Ponty will be used.
Prereq: One full or two half courses in Philosophy, or consent of instructor
One or more half courses will be offered at different times, as announced by the Department.
Prereq: Consent of instructor. See Note 1
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.
Prereq: Consent of instructor. See Note 1
Prereq: Consent of instructor
Students wishing to enrol in 499 should consult the Department.
The following courses are administered by St. Jerome's College.
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? .
Offered at St. Jerome's College
Astudy of what some of the great philosophers have said about the meaning of life and death and the transition from life to death. Students are urged to raise questions and hetp direct discussion.
Offered at St. Jerome’s College
Astudy of whatsome of the great philosophers have said
about the causes of discontent. Social disobedience and the extent to which ethical principles can be altered to accommodate changing conditions are possible topics for discussion.
Offered at St. Jerome's College
Course Descriptions 375 Philosophy
An introduction to the understanding of how words are used, the formation of propositions, the construction of arguments and the examination of fallacies to help the student to argue with order, with facility and without
* error.
Offered at St. Jerome’s College
An examination of ancient and modern accounts of the natural world. Problems include whether matter alone can account for change, whether there is more than one cause, whether nature operates by purpose or chance.
A philosphical study of the approaches to the material world used by contemporary physical science. The nature and the value of the experimental method in the writings of scientists past and present will be examined.
What is man? What is man’s place among other ; creatures? Is man anaccidentofevolution? Whatare the - major views on man as a species? How are love and sex aspects of man’s life?
Offered at St. Jerome’s College
A normative approach, employing several of the classic Western traditions of rational thought, to general ethics. The various schools of ethical thought will be discussed. Also offered in the evening.
Offered at St. Jerome’s College
This course will discuss the applications of general ethics to more specific areas of human endeavour. Among the topics discussed will be abortion, contraception, sex, obscenity, violence, drugs, egoism, dishonesty, and various forms of human exploitation.
Also offered in the evening.
Offered at St. Jeromes’ College
An investigation of several aspects concerning the meaning and existence of God. Is God-talk possible? Can faith and reason be reconciled? |s religious experience a meaningful argument? A wide range of different views will be considered.
Offered at St. Jerome’s College
This course examines the nature and purpose of community living as well as such traditionally controversial issues as private and public morality, the individual good and the common good, personal freedom and group responsibility.
Offered at St. Jerome's College
Why to to cohege? Whatare the present realities today in Canada? What is the role of the liberal arts? The primary interest will be upon what can be done in practice rather than upon ideal schemes. .
Oftered at St. Jerome's College
An intensive overview of the major recurring themes in Western intellectual history from both an historical anda philosophical viewpoint.
Prereq: Second year standing.
Offered at St. Jerome's College
A continuation of 300J. Descartes to Existentialism. Prereq: Second year standing.
Offered at St. Jerome’s College
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An examination of some of the many philosophical problems especially in music, painting, and poetry, which confront today’s artist as well as his audience. Traditional aesthetic categories are re-evaluated and contemporary philosophies of art considered. Offered at St. Jerome's College..
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Aseries of readings and/or seminars on one or two topics or thinkers, with periodic reports and discussion. Prereq: Consent of instructor
Offered at St. Jerome’s College
Students wishing to enrol in 399J should consult the College Department.
Offered at St. Jerome’s College
Course Descriptions Philosophy
Phil450) Y 3C 10
Being and Existence
An advanced course for the serious student, delving into the notions of reality, being, essence, existence, analogy, etc. The techniques of linguistic analysis will be employed. Also, the very possibility of any kind of metaphysics will be discussed.
Prereq: Third year standing or consent of instructor Offered at St. Jerome's College
Aseries of readings and/or seminars on one or two topics or thinkers, with periodic reports and discussions. Prereq: Consent of instructor
Offered at St. Jerome's College
Phil499) oY 1.0
Tutorial and Honours Essay
Students wishing to enrol in 499J should consult the College Department.
Offered at St. Jerome's College