PHIL 300JThe Western Philosophical Tradition (to 1600)
- Faculty
- Arts
- Offered
- Fall
- Credit
- 0.5
- Last listed
- 1990–91
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1970–71 to 1990–91 (before that, 1963–64 to 1969–70 used the number for Metaphysics and Natural Theology and Metaphysics); the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
An intensive overview of the major recurring themes in Western intellectual history from both an historical and a philosophical viewpoint.
As printed in the 1977–78 to 1990–91 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.
Requirements, as last listed
Prereq: Second year standing.
Check it elsewhere
In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1963–64 to 1990–91, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1977–78 to 1990–91 12 calendars
An intensive overview of the major recurring themes in Western intellectual history from both an historical and a philosophical viewpoint.
Prereq: Second year standing.
Offered Fall · 3 class hours a week · 0.5 credit
- 1977–78 PDF p. 391
- 1978–79 PDF p. 381
- 1979–80 PDF p. 394
- 1980–81 PDF p. 417
- 1981–82 PDF p. 427
- 1982–83 PDF p. 380
- 1984–85 PDF p. 391
- 1985–86* PDF p. 405
- 1986–87* PDF p. 409
- 1987–88 PDF p. 422
- 1988–89* PDF p. 421
- 1990–91* PDF p. 423
* Listed that year without a description, or as not offered.
1970–71 to 1976–77 6 calendars
An intensive overview of the major recurring themes in Western intellectual history from both an historical and a philosophical viewpoint.
Fall term, 3 hours. Prerequisite: Second year standing.
1968–69 to 1969–70 2 calendars
Another title: Metaphysics, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
What is metaphysics? Nhat is its subject? How does it proceed? The science which the ancients called “wisdom”. A study of the principles of beings.
1966–67 to 1967–68 2 calendars
Another title: Metaphysics and Natural Theology, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
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.
Department of Philosophy
311.* Philosophy of Education. A philosophical analysis of the aims and methods of education. Selected readings from classical and contemporary sources. Prerequisite: One full or two half Philosophy courses.
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 II. 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.
3 hours.
Not in the 1965–66 calendar.
1963–64 to 1964–65 2 calendars
Another title: Metaphysics and Natural Theology, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
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.
301a, Modern Ethics I. Discussion of the moral philosophies of some recent philosophers. Samples of the work of British, American, and Continental philosophers will be analysed. Some attempt will be made to acquaint students with the work of philosophers of a number of schools.
3 hours, half course.
Prerequisite: Philosophy 100.