87 courses in the 1983–84 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Professor, Chairman of the Department R.A. George, MA, PhD (Michigan State)
Professor, Associate Dean, Graduate Affairs, Faculty of Arts
B.H. Suits, BA, MA (Chicago), PhD (Illinois) Recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award
Professor, Associate Chairman and Graduate Advisor
L.L. Haworth, BA (Rollins), MA, PhD (lMinois)
Associate Professor, Associate Chairman and Undergraduate Advisor
J.A. Horne, BA, MA (Western Ontario), 8Th (Huron), PhD (Columbia).
Professors
E.J. Ashworth, BA, MA (Cambridge), PhD (Bryn Mawr)
J.S. Minas, BA (Wayne), PhD (lilinois)
J.F. Narveson, BA (Chicago), MA, PhD (Harvard)
J.W. Tucker’, BSc, BA, PhD (London)
Professor Emeritus P. Seligman, BA, PhD (London)
Associate Professors
W.R. Abbott, BA (Kenyon), PhD (Ohio State) .
C.G. Brunk, BA (Wheaton), MA, PhD (Northwestern) G
G.T. Campbell, BA (Western Ontario), PhL., PhD (Lava!) J, Recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award *
F. Centore, BSc (Canisius), MA ° (Maryland), PhD (St. John’s) J
D0.T. DeMarco, BS (Stonehill, Mass. ), MA, PhD (St. John's) J
B.P. Hendley, BA, (Marquette), MA, PhD (Yale)
Course Descriptions 387
Philosophy
A. Kerr-Lawson', BA (Toronto), MA (Chicago), PhD (McMaster)
M.F. McDonald, BA (Toronto), MA, PhD (Pittsburgh)
A.C. Minas, BA (Radcliffe), MA, PhD (Harvard)
D.D. Roberts, BA (Roosevelt), MA, PhD (Mlinois)
J.W. Van Evra, BA (Valparaiso), MA, PhD (Michigan State)
Assistant Professors
C.R. Girodat, BA (Western Ontario), MA (Detroit), PhD (Toronto) J
R.H. Holmes, BA, MA (Montana), PhD (Washington)
J. Wubnig, BA (Swarthmore), MA, PhD (Yale)
Adjunct Faculty L. Code, BA (Queen's), MA, PhD (Guelph)
Faculty members holding joint appointments as shown 1Department of Pure Mathematics
Course Descriptions
Courses not offered in the current academic year are listed at the end of this section.
Introductory Notes
Any full course or two half courses in Philosophy can be used to satisfy the Group A (i) requirement.
Special courses are offered in response to student demand or special interests of the faculty. Each Spring, the Department will publish a list of these courses offered 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.
Courses sufftixed with “J” 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?
A general introduction, designed to provide the student with an understanding of the major problems of classical and contemporary philosophy.
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 are considered.
An introduction to basic concepts and principles in classic and contemporary social and political philosophy. Differing views on basic questions are examined, with applications to such issues as capital punishment, welfare provisions, taxation, natural resource ownership, and terrorism.
“Who am I?” “What can | hope for after death?” “How can | tell what to do?” “What can | know?” are questions that have led many to philosophize. The course will examine what lifestyles and attitudes major philosophers, stoics, skeptics, pleasure-seekers, mystics, pragmatists, etc. have promoted, and why..
PHIL 120) F 3C 05
Philosophy of Life and Death
A study 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 help direct discussion.
A study of what some 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.
Elementary sentence and predicate logic. Translation from 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, critical assessment of information, common fallacies, problems of clarity and meaning.
An examination of some of the greatest writings in Western Philosophy. Students will be encouraged to come toa critical appreciation of such masterworks as Plato's Republic, Descartes’ Discourse on Method, Hobbes’ Leviathan, Hume's Enquiry, Kant’s Prolegomena, Nietzsche's Zarathustra, and an outstanding work in contemporary philosophy.
Great Works of Western Philosophy: Part 1
Outstanding works from the ancient and mediaeval periods.
Great Works of Western Philosophy: Part 11
Outstanding works from the early modern and contemporary periods.
Note Either PHIL 200A or PHIL 200B may be taken separately.
PHIL 200) F 3C 0.5
Intentional Logic
An introduction to the understanding ofhow words are used,. the formation of propositions, the construction of arguments and the examination of fallacies to help the student argue with order, with facility and without error.
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.
Course Descriptions
Philosophy
A study of some of the issues raised by the Women's Liberation movement. Philosophical writings of the past and present will be used on such subjects as: the two sexes, physiological femininity, personal and social relations between the sexes, the position of women in public life, marriage and its alternatives, the importance of childbearing.
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 of a person, persona! identity, and survival after death.
Alternative philosophical perspectives on problems raised by scientific and technological developments including moral issues (e.g. privacy and datagathering, ‘clean’ vs. ‘dirty’ energy.) Also an examination of the nature and scope of scientific and technical knowledge as it bears on the responsibilities of scientists and engineers.
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.
Each term philosophical themes (such as alienation, freedom, and responsibility) will be explored through appropriate literary works (e.g. works by Camus, Dostoevsky, Kafka, and Sartre).
PHIL 210) W 3C 0.5
Philosophy of Man
What is Man? What is man’s place among other creatures? Is man an accident of evolution? What are the major views on man as a species? How are love and sex aspects of man’s life?
Study of ethical and morat issues that typically arise in professional and business activity. What responsibilities to society at large do people in such business and professional activities as teaching, engineering, planning, architecture, and accounting have? How far should professional autonomy extend?
An elementary introduction to the subject of ‘rational’ behaviour and decision-making for individuals and groups. Emphasis is on the definition and measurement of utility functions and various criteria employed in models of decision-making. This course is intended to help those whose work will involve them in making decisions in either the public or private sectors.
PHIL 218) F 3C 0.5
Ethical Theory
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.
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, violente, drugs, egoism, dishonesty, and various forms of human exploitation.
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 is partly determined by student interest.
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.
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.
Social and Political Philosophy: Canadian Problems
Basic ideological perspectives - conservative, socialist, and liberal - on Canadian problems - such as native rights, nationalism, separatism, and regionalism - are philosophically presented and assessed.
Prereq: PHIL 1028 or consent of the instructor.
An investigation of some critical ethical issues in human research and therapy. Includes discussions of the right to live and right to die, behaviour control (e.g. psychosurgery, behaviour modification and psychotherapy), human experimentation (including “informed consent" and fetal research) and genetic engineering.
Prereq: One of PHIL 102B, 221, 322, or consent of instructor.
An investigation of several aspects concerning the meaning and existence of God. Is God-talk possible? Can faith and reason be reconciled? Is religious ‘experience a meaningful argument? A wide range of different views will be considered.
A critical philosophical discussion of reports of several kinds of extraordinary experiences, such as magic, extrasensory perception, mysticism, and divination will lead us to discussions of such concepts as insanity, irrationality, the supernatural, and the miraculous.
Acritical discussion of basic religious concepts. Among the topics covered will be faith, miracles, religious experience, immortality, and arguments for the existence of God.
Course Descriptions 389
Philosophy
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.
A systematic development of the propositional calculus and of the firstorder functional calculus. Some attention will be devoted to extensions and interpretations of such formal systems.
Prereq: None for second-year students and above; consent of instructor for others..
Axiom systems of logic are developed and compared with natural deduction procedures. Then certain praperties of these logical systems, such as consistency, completeness, and compactness, will be investigated. Prereq: PHIL 140 or consent of the instructor. .
The classical logic introduced in PHIL 140 will be extended to form systems of modal logic, including logics of obligation, belief and knowledge, necessity, and temporal order. Essentialism, future contingencies, proofs for the existence of God will be discussed. *
Prereq: PHIL 140 or consent of the instructor.
Basic concepts of game and decision theory are introduced and applied to ethical theory and problems in social philosophy. —
Prereq: PHIL 140, 145 or consent of instructor. .
A discussion of the fundamentai concepts on which science is based. Consideration is given to such topics as scientific theories, the nature of lawlikeness, the grounds for scientific confirmation, and the debate between rationalism and empiricism in science.
PHIL 260) W 3C 0.5
Issues in Higher Education
Why go to university? What are the present realities 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.
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.
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: e.g., ethics and aesthetics.
PHIL 300) JF 3C 05
The Western Philosophical Tradition
(to 1600)
An intensive overview of the major recurring themes in Western intellectual history from beth an historical and a philosophical viewpoint.
Prereq: Second year standing.
PHIL 301) AW 3C 05
The Western Philosophical Tradition (1600-Present)
A continuation of 300J. Descartes to Existentialism.
Prereq: Second year standing.
An examination of major writings that have shaped present-day © . consciousness. Works by such thinkers as Marx, Darwin, Freud, Nietzsche and Mill will be included.
An examination of contemporary feminist thought, de Beauvoir through | to the present. Positions taken on various issues will be compared and critically assessed.
Prereq: Second year standing or PHIL
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: PHIL 311 or consent of instructor.
PHIL 315 — See page 391, col. 1.
A philosophical examination of the family: its foundation, its purpose, its importance in personal growth and its relation to political community. Prereq: One course in moral philosophy, or consent of instructor.
Continues the history and discussion of ethics begun in PHIL 221 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. Prereq: PHIL 221 recommended.
An investigation of alternative views of law and legal reasoning forms the core of this course. Law's relations to morality, social practice, and politics are considered. Authors to be studied include Aquinas, Kant, Austin, and Hart. This is a required course for the Legal Studies Option..
An examination of areas within the law in which philosophical problems and methods are featured prominently. Topics such as liberty, responsibility and liability, punishment, rights and possession are considered.
Prereq: PHIL 327A or consent of the instructor.
Course Descriptions
Philosophy
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 well as the moral arguments for and against pacifism and conscientious objection.
Prereq: PHIL 102B, or 322 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 in a philosophic manner.
Prereq: One full or two half Philosophy courses, or consent of instructor.
A critical examination of the methods and substantive arguments found in selected major works Of religious philosophy. The writings chosen for consideration witl be announced inadvance each year.
Prereq: One full or two half Philosophy courses, or consent of instructor.
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.
The second part of PHIL 350.
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-listed as SOC 371.
Studies of a selected area of nonwestern Philosophy (e.g. Indian or
Chinese). Parailels will be drawn
between modes of Eastern thinking and European conceptions with emphasis on essential differences as well as similarities. .
Prereq: Consent of instructor.
From the beginnings to Plato. Cross-listed as C CIV 361.
Prereq: One half course in Philosophy or consent of instructor.
Cross-listed as C CIV 362.
Prereq: One half course in Philosophy or consent of instructor.
The early period of the 13th century. Among those considered will be: Augustine, Boethius, Anselm, and Abailard.
Prereq: One half course in Philosophy, or consent of instructor.
The jater period from the 13th century. Among those considered will be: Bonaventure, Aquinas, Scotus, and Ockham.
Prereq: One half course in Philosophy or consent of instructor.
Earlier period beginning with Descartes. Prereq: One half course in Philasophy or consent of instructor.
Later period including Hume and Kant. Prereq: One half course in Philosophy or consent of instructor.
The 19th century. Philosophers covered may include Hegel, Mill, Schopenhauer, James, and Kierkegaard.’
Prereq: One half course in Philosophy or consent of instructor.
PHIL 395) W 3C 05
The Thomistic Tradition in Philosophy An examination of the work of Thomas Aquinas, his philosophical relation to his time, the revival of Thomism in the modern era.
Prereq: One full course in philosophy and third year standing, or consent of instructor.
PHIL 396J-397) F,W 0.5 each Special Topics/Directed Readings
A series of readings and/or seminars on one or two topics or thinkers, with periodic reports and discussions. Prereq: Consent of instructor and permission of College Discipline Co-ordinator.
An analysis from the standpoint of philosophical ethics of mora! issues arising in professional engineering practice. Issues include the social responsibility of engineers, conflict of interest and obligation, morally acceptable levels of risk, and moral implications of technology.
Various half courses dealing with special topics; one or more of these will be offered each year as announced by the Department.
Prereq: At least one half course in ethics.
Philosophical analysis of central concepts in political theory and its relation to moral and metaphysical problems of various periods. Prereq: At least one half course in ethics.
A detailed discussion of contemporary theories.
Prereq: At least one half course in ethics.
Course Descriptions ; 391
Philosophy
Analysis and evaluation of the philosophical points of view that underlie current criticism of urban life and prevalent schemes for its reconstruction.
Prereq: One half Philosophy course.
A study of a particular philosopher or problem. The topic will be announced in advance each year.
Prereq: Consent of instructor.
A rigorous and general development of the propositional and predicate calculus within which alternative calculi are examined. Study of such concepts as completeness, consistency, extensionality, and modatity from both formal and philosophical points of view. Intended primarily for those interested in phitosophical issues connected with logic.
Prereq: At least one half course in formal logic, or consent of instructor.
The first part of PHIL 440.
The second part of PHIL 440.
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, 440A/440B or PMATH 430A.
Consideration of various possible views about the ultimate nature of history and historical knowledge.
Prereq: One full course equivalent in Philosophy, or consent of instructor.
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.
Studies of reality, metaphysical problems and issues. The first part ontology (nature of being) considers objects, their properties, and causation. The second part cosmology (principles of the universe) examines space, time, and motion.
The first part of PHIL 455.
The second part of PHIL 455.
The first part examines issues in the philosophy of language, such as synonymy, propositions, meaning, semantics, reference. The second part will consider ordinary tanguage analysis as a method for solving philosophical problems as compared with structural linguistics.
Prereq: At least one full course equivalent in Philosophy or consent of instructor.
The first part of PHIL 363.
The second part of PHIL 363.
Either PHIL 463A or Phil 4638 may be taken separately.
An in depth study of the thoughts of a major figure such as Kierkegaard, Unamuno, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, Marce Jaspers, Ortega y Gasset.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
A critical examination of the issués and methods of phenomenology, including the attempt to understand the uses and ramifications of phenomenological methods through the working out of particular analyses. The basic writings of phenomenologists such as Husserl and Merleau-Ponty will be used. Prereq: One full or two halt 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.
Prereq: Consent of instructor.
A series of readings and/or seminars on one or two topics or thinkers, with periodic reports and discussions. Prereq: Consent of instructor and permission of College Discipline Co-ordinator.
All senior honours students attend this seminar in which a selection of major philosophical problems is discussed. They will also prepare a senior essay and discuss it with this group.
PHIL 499) Y 1.0
Tutorial and Honours Essay
Students wishing to enroll in 499J should consult the College Discipline Co-ordinator.
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