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Philosophy
| Philosophy 020E, Introduction to Philosophy | |
| | Description: A survey of selected philosophical problems, with reference to both classical and contemporary philosophers. Specimen topics include: the mind/body problem, the existence of God, perception and matter, freedom and determinism. Primarily for first-year students. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 022E. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 021, Reasoning and Critical Thinking | |
| | Description: An introduction to basic principles of reasoning and critical thinking designed to enhance the student's ability to evaluate various forms of reasoning as found in everyday life as well as in academic disciplines. The course will deal with such topics as inductive and deductive reasoning, the nature and function of definitions, types of fallacies, the use and misuse of statistics, and the rudiments of logic. Practical application in several fields will be stressed. | | 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 1.0 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 022E, Historical Introduction to Philosophy | |
| | Description: A study of selected works by great philosophers from Socrates to the present. Stress will be laid on the systematic unity of different theories within the thought of individual philosophers, and on the historical evolution of philosophic thinking in the Western world. Primarily for first- year students. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 020E, Philosophy 130E. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 023F/G, Questions of the Day | |
| | Description: This course develops student's ability to approach disputed questions by seeing them from both sides, so that they reach their own view only after respecting a broad range of argument. Six questions will be considered, including human (over)population, the public funding of art, and the limits of religious freedom. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 024F/G, Big Ideas | |
| | Description: Apparently simple conceptions sometimes especially capture our imagination. Examples: Descartes' "I think, therefore I am," McLuhan's "the medium is the message," or Plato's theory of forms. The course examines a great number of these simple ideas that are also the Big Ideas that no educated person should be ignorant of. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Philosophy 025E, Introduction to the Western Intellectual Tradition | |
| | Description: A multi-media and interdisciplinary historical survey of some of the most important philosophers (e.g. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Marx, Nietzsche), writers (e.g. Homer, Dante, Goethe, Dostoevsky, Kafka), and artists (da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Dali) that have shaped the course of Western thought and our contemporary world. | | 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 1 screening hour, 1.0 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 026E, Introduction to Philosophy & Critical Thinking | |
| | Description: A survey of philosophical problems, with reference to both classical and contemporary philosophers. Topics include min/body, the existence of God, perception and matter, freedom and determinism. Basic the various forms of reasoning. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 020E, 022E, 021. | | Prerequisite(s): Registration restricted to Scholar’s Elective students. | | 3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour biweekly, 1.0 course. | | (Brescia) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 123, Philosophy of Education | |
| | Description: Analysis of major issues in educational theory and policy; education in society and in the life of the individual; contributions of teacher, curriculum and student; assessment of the aims of education and its achievements. The course encourages critical reflection on the student's own experience. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 139E and Philosophy 279F/G | | 2 hours, 1.0 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 124F/G, The Media, Democracy and Ethics | |
| | Description: A course in applied legal and political philosophy. Topics include freedom of expression, censorship, the role of government and public broadcasting. | | 2 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 130E, The Philosophical Foundations of Western Thought | |
| | Description: A survey of the history of Western philosophy tracing the development of major philosophical ideas and discussing their role in the formation of the Western intellectual tradition. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 022E. | | 2 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 133, Thomistic Philosophy I | |
| | Description: An introduction to the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas through a study of several of his basic philosophical writings. The course will concern principally his philosophy of nature, philosophical psychology, moral philosophy, metaphysics and philosophical theology. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 220 | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 135E, Philosophy of Art | |
| | Description: The place of the arts in civilized life. Writings of philosophers, critics and artists are studied along with important works of art - painting, music, poetry, photography, etc. Themes such as artistic expression and creativity, the ideas of modern art, symbolism and art criticism are explored. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 355E. | | 2 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Brescia) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 138E, Existentialism | |
| | Description: An introduction to the existentialist tradition in European philosophy, with its emphasis on the concrete existence of the individual human being. Major writings of both the 19th and 20th centuries are studied. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 238E. | | 2 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 140, Philosophy of Law | |
| | Description: A study of some main problems in Legal Philosophy. Emphasis is given to actual law, e.g. criminal law and contracts, as a background to questions of law's nature. Specimen topics: police powers in Canada, contractual obligation, insanity defence, judicial reasoning and discretion, civil liberties, legal responsibility, natural law and legal positivism. | | Antirequisite(s): MIT 247F/G, Philosophy 240E. | | 2 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 141, Aristotelian Logic | |
| | Description: A study of Aristotelian logic. Special emphasis is placed on word usage, definition, propositional form, and the different types of deductive and inductive arguments. An extensive study of fallacies in argumentation is made. The methodologies of the sciences, both non-experimental and experimental are examined and evaluated. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 205E | | 2 hours, 1.0 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 142E, Moral Philosophy in Practice | |
| | Description: Techniques of moral analysis and evaluation are studied in the context of practical moral issues concerning the good life, the rights of the individual and the quest for social justice, etc. Classical and contemporary philosophical sources are examined, but the emphasis is on independent critical thought. | | 2 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 143E, Philosophy of Religion | |
| | Description: Philosophical problems relating to personal and institutionalized religion: religious experience and knowledge; the nature of faith; concepts of God; faith and reason; religion and morality. Independent critical thinking is stressed, and no particular religious views are presupposed. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 253E. | | 2 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 146E, Values and Public Policy | |
| | Description: A critique of contemporary culture beginning with an examination of selected public policies, such as energy policy, and moving to the deeper philosophical assumptions on which they rest, and then to a critical examination of systematic cultural philosophy, particularly as it bears on Western culture. | | 2 hours, 1.0 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 148E, Contemporary Philosophy | |
| | Description: Major movements and figures in the philosophy of the present day. The emphasis is on the contribution philosophy can make to our understanding of contemporary life and society. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 219E | | 2 hours, 1.0 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 150E, Images of Human Nature | |
| | Description: Dominant conceptions of human identity, nature, values and aspirations as they have evolved in Western Civilization. Literary and audio-visual materials are studied as well as philosophical writings. Classical and Medieval views are compared with such modern images as the Darwinian, Marxist, Freudian, existentialist and behavioristic. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 250E | | 2 hours, 1.0 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 154E, Oriental Philosophy | |
| | Description: Basic Philosophical ideas in Indian, Chinese, and Japanese thought. Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism and Zen are compared as life-philosophies, with special emphasis on their relation to the root categories of Western Philosophy. | | 2 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 155E, Philosophical Issues in Feminism | |
| | Description: Philosophical views, both classical and contemporary, about women and their place in society, including liberal, Marxist, existentialist and "radical" theories. Such issues as gender essentialism, sexual and personal identity, reproductive rights and responsibilities are discussed. | | 2 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Brescia) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 160F/G, Great Philosophers | |
| | Description: This half course treats the major work(s) of some philosopher or philosophical school announced annually. The development of the philosophers' ideas will be studied against the background of their lives and cultural milieux. | | 2 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Philosophy 162F/G, Business Ethics | |
| | Description: Ethical analysis of issues arising in contemporary business life. Sample topics: ethical codes in business; fair and unfair competition, advertising and consumer needs and wants; responsibilities to investors, employees and society; conflicts of interest and obligation; business and the regulatory environment. | | 2 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 163F/G, Bioethics | |
| | Description: An introduction to the study of moral and legal problems involved in medical practice, biomedical and behavioral research, and the development of health policy. Normative ethical theories and the principles of beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, and autonomy, will provide the framework for a concrete analysis of pertinent issues in medicine. Case studies will be examined. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 152E. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 164F/G, Philosophy of Economics | |
| | Description: Economic life and economic science in philosophical perspective. Classical and contemporary philosophers are studied on such issues as property and labor; efficiency, fairness and freedom in the market; rationality, utility and economic value; welfare and economic justice. The emphasis is on probing underlying assumptions about the economic system. | | 2 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 190, Special Topics in Philosophy | |
| | Description: Selected topics of current interest in Philosophy. A course description will be available from the Department at the time of registration. | | 2 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 200F/G, Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge | |
| | Description: An introduction to the main problems of epistemology. Specimen topics include: the nature of human knowledge and belief, perception, evidence, truth and confirmation. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 201F/G, Introduction to Ethics & Value Theory | |
| | Description: Critical study of the nature and justification of ethical and value judgements, with analysis of key concepts and survey of the main contemporary theories. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 203E, Moral Problems and Issues | |
| | Description: Theoretical issues such as the relationship between God and morality, relativism and free will, as well as some major normative theories are explored within the context of problems including discrimination, homosexuality, punishment, distributive justice, and life and death questions. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 142E, Philosophy 201F/G, Philosophy 362E, former Philosophy 260a/b. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 205E, Aristotelian Logic | |
| | Description: A study of some of the central concepts in Aristotle’s logic. Special emphasis is placed on deductiveand inductive forms of reasoning, as well as argumentation materially considered, namely, demonstration, dialectics, rhetorical argumentation and poetic argumentation. In addition, a study of sophistical reasoning is made. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 141. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course
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| Philosophy 210F/G, Ancient Philosophy | |
| | Description: A critical examination of key works of Greek philosophers with major emphasis on Plato and Aristotle. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 211F/G, Early Modern Philosophy | |
| | Description: A critical examination of key works of selected figures of the 17th and 18th centuries. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 212, Basic Logic | |
| | Description: A study of sentential and predicate logic, to train students to use procedures and systems (trees, natural deduction, axiomatic systems) for determining logical properties of sentences, sets of sentences and arguments; and to give students an understanding of syntactic and semantic metatheoretical concepts and results relevant to those procedures and systems. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 131, Philosophy 222a/b. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 214F/G, Introduction to Jewish Philosophy | |
| | Description: A selective survey of Jewish philosophical writing, both historical and contemporary, with consideration of some religious texts on which it focuses. Topics may include divine commands and moral duties, religious law and rationality, justice, authority, heresy and faith, Jewish Aristotelianism, the Jewish Enlightenment, the Holocaust and the problem of evil. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 215F/G, Oriental Philosophy | |
| | Description: An introduction to the philosophy of areas such as India, Tibet, China and Japan. The first part of the course examines the metaphysics of Hinduism and Buddhism. The second part of the course focuses on Chinese moral philosophy and East Asian developments in Buddhism. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 154E | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 216F/G, Chinese Philosophy | |
| | Description: The course surveys Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and Legalism. Students may also be introduced to Chinese Buddhism such as the Hua Yen or Zen Schools. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 154E. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 217F/G, Cultures, Values, and Human Rights | |
| | Description: An introduction to problems in political philosophy linking cultural diversity and moral relativism. The course will focus on the question of whether there might be a set of universal human rights, or whether that idea involves cultural imperialism. Multiculturalism within a single state will also be considered. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 218F/G, Philosophy of War and Peace | |
| | Description: An introduction to problems concerning large-scale armed conflict, including national and civil wars. Topics include revolutionary violence, the idea of a just war, war as an extension of foreign policy, international law and the law of war, the treatment of civilians, and war prisoners, war crimes and reparations, deterrence and rationality, pacifism. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 219E, Contemporary Philosophy | |
| | Description: Major movements and figures in the Continental and Anglo-American philosophy of the present day. | | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 148E | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (King's) | | To be introduced September 1, 2005. | | back to top |
| Philosophy 220, Thomistic Philosophy I | |
| | Description: An introduction to the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas through textual analysis and discussion of a selection of his philosophical writings. The course will concern principally his philosophy of nature, philosophical psychology, moral philosophy, metaphysics and philosophical theology. | | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 133 | | 3 hours, 1.0 course.
| | (King's) | | To be introduced September 1, 2005. | | back to top |
| Philosophy 225F/G, Introduction to the Philosophy of Language | |
| | Description: Introduction to issues and theories in the philosophy of language. Concepts to be discussed include those of meaning, reference, truth, necessity, and existence. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 227E, History of Scientific Thought | |
| | Description: A general historical survey of ideas in the physical and biological sciences from antiquity to the early 20th century. This course will also examine issues in scientific methodology as well as the impact of scientific ideas on society. | | Antirequisite(s): History of Science 200E, the former History 200E. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 231F/G, Feminist Philosophy | |
| | Description: A study of feminist perspectives on core philosophical problems posed in such areas as philosophy of mind, epistemology, ethics, and philosophy of science. The course examines feminist criticisms of mainstream philosophy, feminist reconstructions of contested questions, and positive developments within feminist philosophy. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 155E. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 235F/G, The History of Political Philosophy | |
| | Description: A critical study of the philosophical foundations of political thought--from natural rights to contractarianism, from utilitarianism to socialism. The class will examine the classic historical texts of political philosophy. Authors studied may include Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hume, Kant, Mill, Hegel and Marx. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 137E and the former 237E. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 236F/G, Contemporary Political Philosophy | |
| | Description: A study of some of the central issues and theoretical alternatives in contemporary political philosophy from among the following: utilitarianism, liberal egalitarianism, libertarianism, socialism, feminism, and communitarianism. Issues to be studied may include multiculturalism, economic redistribution, individual rights and the limits of legitimate state authority. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 137Eand the former 237E. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 237E, Social and Political Philosophy | |
| | Description: A critical study of contemporary and traditional social and political thought. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 137E, Political Science 147E and Political Science 237E. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 238E, Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy | |
| | Description: A critical examination of representative literature in the fields of phenomenological research and existential philosophy from Husserl to the present day. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 138E. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 239F/G, Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy | |
| | Description: A critical examination of representative literature in the fields of phenomenological research and existential philosophy from Husserl to the present day. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 138E and Philosophy 238E. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 241F/G, Philosophy of Law | |
| | Description: An introduction to the main schools of jurisprudence, e.g., legal positivism and legal realism. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 240E. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 242F/G, Philosophy of Law | |
| | Description: An examination of special topics in legal theory, e.g. the doctrine of precedent, the relationship between morality and the law. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 240E. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 250E, Philosophy of the Person | |
| | Description: A critical understanding of the person. This course will present both an historical and thematic examination. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 150E. | | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 020E or equivalent. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 253E, Philosophy of Religion | |
| | Description: Conceptual problems relating to personal and institutionalized religion. Specimen topics include: the nature of religious experience and knowledge, analysis of the concept of God, analysis and comparison of important types of religious philosophy. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 143E. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 272F/G, Introduction to Mediaeval Philosophy | |
| | Description: A brief survey of some main problems in mediaeval philosophy. Emphasis will be placed on metaphysical and epistemological issues. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 273E. | | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 210F/G. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 273E, Introduction to Mediaeval Philosophy | |
| | Description: A full-year survey of some main problems in mediaeval philosophy. Emphasis will be placed on metaphysical and epistemological issues. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 272F/G. | | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 210F/G. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 289E, Special Topics in Philosophy | |
| | Description: Selected topics of current interest in Philosophy. A course description will be available from the Department at the time of registration. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 290F/G-299F/G, Special Topics in Philosophy | |
| | Description: Selected topics of current interest in Philosophy. A course description will be available from the Department at the time of registration. | | 2 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 312E, Evidence, Probability, and Fact-finding | |
| | Description: A study of admissible patterns of reasoning from evidence in making findings of fact. Topics may include: interpretations of probability; the adequacy of Bayesian reasoning in real-life contexts; 'Baconian' (non-mathematical) probability; statistical evidence; evidential weight; expert testimony; eye-witness testimony; relevance. Elements of the law of evidence will be examined. | | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 021 or Philosophy 156 or Philosophy 256a/b, or any university level course in probability. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 313F/G, Causality | |
| | Description: An introduction to metaphysical, epistemological, and logical problems connected with the idea of a cause. Topics may include: the metaphysical nature of the objects related by causality, Humean regularity theories of causation, the necessary condition analysis of causation, probabilistic causality, causes and counterfactuals, and causation in the law.
| | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 212 or 222a/b with a minimum grade of 70%. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 314F/G, Causality and Freedom of the Will | |
| | Description: An introduction to the problem posed by the assumptions that human actions are natural occurrences and that natural occurrences are governed by causal laws, whether deterministic or probabilistic. Various versions of determinism, compatibilism, and metaphysical libertarianism will be discussed in connection with ascriptions of legal and moral responsibility.
| | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 201F/G; Philosophy 212 or 222a/b with a minimum grade of 70%. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 315F/G, Topics in Asian Philosophy | |
| | Description: This course will examine in-depth the works of two or three Indian, Tibetan, Chinese and/or Japanese philosophers. The topics will usually be ethical or metaphysical. In some years, the course may include readings from a Western philosopher for comparison. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 330F/G, Globalization and Theories of Justice | |
| | Description: This course subjects globalization, as an economic, political and cultural phenomenon, to critical scrutiny, using tools provided by theories of justice. Topics considered may include: sweatshops; world hunger; refugee rights; the claim to universality in human rights discourse; and the ethics of militant protest to back demands for global justice. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 333E, Thomistic Philosophy II | |
| | Description: An advanced course in the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas for those already familiar with his thought. Some later forms of Thomism will also be considered. | | Antirequisite(s): The former Philosophy 173. | | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 133. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 350F/G, Aesthetics | |
| | Description: An investigation of issues in the philosophy of art and aesthetics. Topics include: characteristics of the various arts; the fine arts, arts and cultures, mass arts; art, craft, and technology; beauty, taste, and the variety of aesthetics; freedom and self-expression; individuals and cultures; mimesis and imagination; interpretation and audience participation. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 355E and the former Philosophy 348G. | | Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year honors standing in Philosophy or registration in the Diploma in Art Therapy Program. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 352E, Problems in the Theory of Knowledge | |
| | Description: Intensive seminar and tutorial study of major theories of human knowledge. | | Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year honors Philosophy status. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 353a/b, Special Topics in Logical Theory | |
| | Description: Specific issues and theories in formal and philosophical logic will be studied. | | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 131 or 222a. Students with equivalent background may be admitted with permission of the Department. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 354E, Logic, Language and Metaphysics | |
| | Description: This course is designed to provide an understanding of some of the most discussed contemporary issues in logic, language and metaphysics, including such topics as the nature of truth, speech act theory and its developments, theories of meaning, the relations between language and meta- language, and the significance of paradoxes and self-referentiality. Readings will be drawn from such authors as austin, Searle, Grice Tarski, Rorty, Davidson, Derrida, Lyotard, and Deleuze. Prerequisite:Third or fourth year honors Philosophy status. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| | Description: A critical study of moral problems and theories. The course will be based on readings selected from ethical literature from Aristotle to the present. | | Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year honors Philosophy status. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 376F/G, Topics in Modern Philosophy | |
| | Description: Later modern philosophy with particular emphasis on the philosophy of the 19th century. | | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 211F/G, Philosophy 374F/G, Philosophy 375F/G, or third or fourth year honors standing in Philosophy. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 377F/G, Topics in Modern Philosophy | |
| | Description: Later modern philosophy with particular emphasis on the philosophy of the 19th century. | | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 211F/G, Philosophy 374F/G, Philosophy 375F/G, or third or fourth year honors standing in Philosophy. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 384F/G, Selected Philosophical Writings of the 17th and 18th Centuries | |
| | Description: This course will focus on English and continental European primary philosophical texts from the 17th century to the late 18th century. Texts in languages other than English will be dealt with in translation. | | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 020E, Philosophy 022E, or Philosophy 211F/G. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 385F/G, Selected Philosophical Writings of the 17th and 18th Centuries | |
| | Description: This course will focus on English and continental European primary philosophical texts from the 17th century to the late 18th century. Texts in languages other than English will be dealt with in translation. | | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 020E, Philosophy 022E, or Philosophy 211F/G. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 396a, Topics in Philosophy | |
| | Description: An advanced reading course open to third or fourth year Philosophy honors students with "A" averages in principal courses. Before registering the student must work out a detailed plan of study with a professor willing to supervise the student's work and have this plan approved by the Chair. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 398 or Philosophy 498 or any more than one of Philosophy 397b, Philosophy 496a or Philosophy 497b. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 397b, Topics in Philosophy | |
| | Description: An advanced reading course open to third or fourth year Philosophy honors students with "A" averages in principal courses. Before registering the student must work out a detailed plan of study with a professor willing to supervise the student's work and have this plan approved by the Chair. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 398 or Philosophy 498, or any more than one of Philosophy 396a, Philosophy 496a or Philosophy 497b. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 398, Topics in Philosophy | |
| | Description: An advanced reading course open to third or fourth year Philosophy honors students with "A" averages in principal courses. Before registering the student must work out a detailed plan of study with a professor willing to supervise the student's work and have this plan approved by the Chair. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 396a, Philosophy 397b, Philosophy 496a, Philosophy 497b or Philosophy 498. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 452E, Epistemology | |
| | Description: Full year course in basic problems of epistemology. Readings from contemporary writings will be stressed. | | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 200F/G or Philosophy 225F/G, or third or fourth year honors standing in Philosophy. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 453E, Metaphysics | |
| | Description: Full year course in basic problems of metaphysics. Readings from contemporary writings will be stressed. | | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 200F/G or Philosophy 226G, or third or fourth year honors standing in Philosophy. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 464E, Contemporary Analytic Philosophy | |
| | Description: A seminar devoted to the investigation of selected philosophical problems as they arise in the writings of such philosophers as Moore, Russell, Ayer, Carnap, Quine, Wittgenstein, Ryle, Wisdom, Austin, and others. | | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 222a/b. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 474F, Problems in Philosophy | |
| | Description: A study of selected philosophical problems. The problems vary from year to year. More detailed information concerning content and prerequisites may be obtained from the Department prior to registration. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 475G, Problems in Philosophy | |
| | Description: A study of selected philosophical problems. The problems vary from year to year. More detailed information concerning content and prerequisites may be obtained from the Department prior to registration. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 486F/G, Seminar on Kant | |
| | Description: | | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 211F/G and third or fourth year honors standing in Philosophy. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 487F/G, Seminar on Kant | |
| | Description: | | Prerequisite(s): Philosophy 211F/G and third or fourth year honors standing in Philosophy. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 488F/G, Seminar in 19th Century Philosophy | |
| | Description: | | Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year honors standing in Philosophy. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 489F/G, Seminar in 19th Century Philosophy | |
| | Description: | | Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year honors standing in Philosophy. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 492F/G, Seminar in 20th Century Philosophy | |
| | Description: | | Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year honors standing in Philosophy. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 493F/G, Seminar in 20th Century Philosophy | |
| | Description: | | Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year honors standing in Philosophy. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 494F/G, Seminar in 20th Century Philosophy | |
| | Description: | | Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year honors standing in Philosophy. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 495F/G, Seminar in 20th Century Philosophy | |
| | Description: | | Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year honors standing in Philosophy. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 496a, Advanced Topics in Philosophy | |
| | Description: An advanced reading course open to third or fourth year Philosophy honors students with "A" averages in principal courses. Before registering the student must work out a detailed plan of study with a professor willing to supervise the student's work and have this plan approved by the Chair. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 398 or Philosophy 498, or any more than one of Philosophy 396a, Philosophy 397b or Philosophy 497b. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 497b, Advanced Topics in Philosophy | |
| | Description: An advanced reading course open to third or fourth year Philosophy honors students with "A" averages in principal courses. Before registering the student must work out a detailed plan of study with a professor willing to supervise the student's work and have this plan approved by the Chair. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 398 or Philosophy 498, or any more than one of Philosophy 396a, Philosophy 397b or Philosophy 496a. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Philosophy 498, Advanced Topics in Philosophy | |
| | Description: An advanced reading course open to third or fourth year Philosophy honors students with "A" averages in principal courses. Before registering the student must work out a detailed plan of study with a professor willing to supervise the student's work and have this plan approved by the Chair. | | Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 396a, Philosophy 397b, Philosophy 398, Philosophy 496a or Philosophy 497b. | | 3 hours, 1.0 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
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