PHILOSOPHY (PHIL)
110. Logic and Critical Thinking (3) Designed to improve ability to
reason and think critically; emphasis on evaluating and presenting arguments.
Includes a basic introduction to logic and scientific reasoning.
111. Introduction to Philosophy (3) Selected basic philosophical areas
and problems: knowledge, belief and truth; the world and God; nature of
persons; action and free will; the good life; the ideal community.
113. Introduction to Moral and Social Philosophy (3) Introduction to
moral and political theory, and problems of practical ethics. Readings from
representative moral and social philosophers.
121. Philosophical Foundations of Western Civilization: Justice and Virtue
(3) Classical, medieval and modern moral and political thought; theories of
human good, natural rights, political obligation, relation of individual and
state, class conflict.
122. Philosophical Foundations of Western Civilization: Mind, Matter, and
God (3) Classical, medieval and modern metaphysical questions: What am
I-mind, body, or both? Is the nature of the world ultimately physical? What is
God? How may we know?
123. Philosophical Foundations of Western Civilization: Science and
Inquiry (3) Classical, medieval, and modern approaches to science,
mathematics and knowledge; philosophical problems raised by discovery and
change.
145. Science, Technology and Human Values (3) Nature of science,
technology, pseudo-science, and their relation to philosophy and culture;
impact of science and technology on society and its values and religion.
195. Proseminar
a. Topics in Philosophy (1)
196. Proseminar
a. Topics in Philosophy (1) Change course number to: 195A. Fall '98.
202. Introduction to Symbolic Logic (3) Truth-functional logic and
quantification theory; deductive techniques and translation into symbolic
notation. (Identical with MATH 202).
213. Contemporary Moral Problems (3) Issues and arguments arising in
contemporary moral debates. Topics will vary but are likely to include
abortion, mercy killing, the nature of economic justice, racism, sexism,
pornography, animal rights, the death penalty, terrorism, the morality of war,
and nuclear deterrence.
222. African American Studies: History of Ideas (3) [Rpt./2]
(Identical with AFAS 222, which is home).
233. Philosophy of Religion (3) Nature of religion; existence and
nature of God; religion and meaning, values and knowledge. (Identical with
RELI 233).
238. Philosophy in Literature (3) Philosophical analysis of selected
literary works.
245. Existential Problems (3) Exploration of central problems of the
human condition, such as meaning of life; death; self-deception; authenticity,
integrity and responsibility; guilt and shame; love and sexuality. (Identical
with RELI 245).
260. Ancient Philosophy (3) Survey of Greek philosophy, from the
pre-Socratic philosophers through Plato and Aristotle to post-Aristotelian
philosophers. (Identical with CLAS 260).
262. Early Modern Philosophy (3) Survey of major 17th and 18th century
British and European philosophers, chosen from Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz,
Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant.
263. From Hegel to Nietzsche: 19th Century Philosophy (3) Survey of
influential 19th century philosophers, including Hegel, Marx, J.S. Mill,
Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche. Their views on the individual and society, and
human nature.
305. Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (3) Basic issues in the
logic of science: scientific concepts and their meaning, testing of
hypotheses, explanation, measurement, role of mathematics, truth versus
convention, limits of science.
321. Medical Ethics (3) Ethical issues that arise in relation to
medicine and health care: abortion, euthanasia, the allocation of scarce
medical resources, socialized medicine, doctor-patient confidentiality,
paternalism, etc.
322. Business Ethics (3) Selected ethical issues in business,
including corporate responsibility, preferential hiring and reverse
discrimination, advertising practices, environmental responsibility.
344. Issues and Methods in Analytic Philosophy (3) Designed to improve
ability to think analytically, with emphasis on analytic methodology. Selected
readings on the nature of mental states, the analytic/synthetic distinction,
personal identity, the concept of knowledge and justified belief, the theory
of reference, and the distinction between science and pseudo-science.
Writing-Emphasis Course.*
346. Minds, Brains, and Computers (3) [Rpt.] An introduction to
cognitive science; current issues relating to minds as computers,
neuroscience, vision and language. (Identical with PSYC 346).
376. Introduction to the Philosophy of Language (3) A survey of basic
issues in the philosophy of language. (Identical with LING 376).
402. Mathematical Logic (3) (Identical with MATH 402, which is home).
May be convened with 502.
403. Foundations of Mathematics (3) (Identical with MATH 403, which is
home). May be convened with 503.
409A -
409B -. Symbolic Logic (3-3) 409a: Intermediate propositionallogic and
quantificational theory, natural deduction, axiom systems, elementary
metatheorems, introduction notions of modal logic, selected topics in
philosophy of logic. 409b: Advanced propositional logic and quantification
theory; metatheorems on consistency, independence, and completeness; set
theory, number theory, and modal theory; recursive function theory and
Goedel's incompleteness theorem. (Identical with MATH 409a-409b and C SC
409a-409b). May be convened with 509a-509b. Credit allowed for only one of 402
and 409a.
410A -
410B -. History of Moral and Political Philosophy (3-3)Reading and
analysis of selected texts from the Greeks to the present. 410a focuses on the
history of moral philosophy and 410b on the history of social and political
philosophy. May be convened with 510a-510b.
412. Readings in Greek Philosophy (3) [Rpt./1] (Identical with GRK
412, which is home). May be convened with 512.
414. Philosophical Logic (3) Introduction to modal logic; problems of
interpretation and application; extensions to such areas as tense logic,
epistemic logic, deontic logic. May be convened with 514.
416. Philosophy of Mathematics (3) Problems at the foundations of
geometry and set theory. Logicism, formalism, and intuitionism. Nominalism vs.
realism. Epistemology of mathematics. May be convened with 516.
419. Induction and Probability (3) Basic philosophical problems
concerning justification of induction, confirmation of scientific hypotheses,
and meaning of probability concepts. May be convened with 519.
421. Philosophy of the Biological Sciences (3) Laws and models in
biology, structure of evolutionary theory, teleological explanations,
reductionism, sociobiology. (Identical with ECOL 421). May be convened with
521.
423A -
423B -. Philosophy of the Physical Sciences (3-3) 423a:Philosophical
problems of space, time, and motion. Topics may include the nature of
geometrical knowledge, the philosophical impact of relativity theory, absolute
versus relative conceptions of space and time. 423b: Theories and models.
Measurement, experimentation, testing hypothesis. Philosophical problems
concerning explanation, causation, and law of nature. May be convened with
523a-523b.
424. Philosophy of Social Sciences (3) Theories, concepts, and forms
of understanding in the social sciences. Possible topics: rational choice and
decision at the individual and social levels; democracy; and market
mechanisms. P, one course in philosophy. May be convened with 524.
425. Philosophical Issues in Feminism (3) Issues in philosophy raised
by feminism and recent studies of gender. Possible topics: the source of
gender differences; gender and the nature of knowledge; gender differences in
conceptions of morality; feminist political theories; the nature of mothering.
May be convened with 525.
430A -
430B -. Ethical Theory (3-3) 430a: Meta-ethics-meaningof moral terms,
relativism, subjectivism, ethics and science, social contract theory. 430b:
Normative ethics-Utilitarianism, egoism, rights, natural law, justice,
deontological duties, blameworthiness and excuses. May be convened with
530a-530b.
432. Psychology of Language (3) (Identical with LING 432, which is
home). May be convened with 532.
433. Aesthetics (3) Classical and contemporary theories of art; the
esthetic experience, form and content, meaning, problems in interpretation and
criticism of works of art.
434. Social and Political Philosophy (3) Fundamental concepts of
politics; leading social and political theories, such as anarchism, social
contract, Marxism. May be convened with 534.
436. Games and Decisions (3) Classical theory of subjective
probability, utility, and rational choice, with applications to games theory
and social welfare theory. P, MATH 119. May be convened with 536.
438A -
438B -. Philosophy of Law (3-3) 438a: Nature and validityof law; law
and morality, judicial reasoning, law and liberty. 438b: Problems about
justice, compensation and contracts and/or responsibility and punishment.
(Identical with POL 438a-438b). May be convened with 538a-538b.
440. Metaphysics (3) Topics include free will and determinism;
causation; personal identity; necessity and essence; truth, realism and
ontology. May be convened with 540.
441. Theory of Knowledge (3) Critical examination of some of the major
problems concerning evidence, justification, knowledge, memory, perception and
induction. May be convened with 541.
442. Knowledge and Cognition (3) Issues in philosophy and psychology
of knowledge, with emphasis on cognitive mechanisms. Perception, memory,
concepts, mental representation, problem-solving, reasoning and rationality.
P, two philosophy courses. May be convened with 542.
443. Knowledge and Society (3) Social and interpersonal processes
affecting the acquisition and diffusion of knowledge. Emphasis on
philosophical perspectives, with interdisciplinary borrowings. P, one
philosophy course. (Identical with LI S 443). May be convened with 543.
445. Neural Network Modeling: What and Why (3) (Identical with PSYC
445, which is home). May be convened with 545.
450. Philosophy of Mind (3) Topics include the nature of mental
states; the relation between mind and brain; and analysis of perception,
emotion, memory and action. May be convened with 550.
451. Philosophy and Psychology (3) Investigation of philosophical
issues arising from current work in psychology including perception,
reasoning, memory, motivation and action. May be convened with 551.
455. Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence (3) Interdisciplinary
problems lying at the interface of philosophy and artificial intelligence.
(Identical with PSYC 455). May be convened with 555.
463. Philosophy of Language (3) Survey of basic issues in the
philosophy of language such as: speech acts, reference, meaning, logical form.
(Identical with LING 463). May be convened with 563.
465. Pragmatics (3) Study of language use, its relationship to
language structure and context; topics such as speech acts, presupposition,
implication, performatives, conversations (Identical with LING 465). May be
convened with 565.
467. Early Analytic Philosophy (3) The 50 year rise of analytic
philosophy from Frege through early Russell to Wittgenstein's Tractatus. May
be convened with 567.
470. Greek Philosophy (3) [Rpt./1] Topics in Greek philosophy. May be
selected from the pre-Socratics, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and
post-Aristotelian philosophy. (Identical with CLAS 470). May be convened with
570.
471A -
471B -. Rationalism and Empiricism (3-3) 471a: Rationalistsof the 17th
and 18th centuries: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, and Kant. 471b: Empiricists
of the 17th and 18th centuries: Locke, Berkeley, Hume. May be convened with
571a-571b.
472A -
472B -. Ancient Philosophy (3-3) [Rpt.] 472a: A
philosophicalintroduction to the major works of Plato. 472b: A philosophical
introduction to the major works of Aristotle. (Identical with CLAS 472a-472b).
May be convened with 572a-572b.
*Writing-Emphasis Courses. P, satisfaction of the upper-division writing-proficiency requirement (see "Writing-Emphasis Courses" in the Academic Policies and Graduation Requirements section of this manual).
502. Mathematical Logic (3) (Identical with MATH 502, which is home).
May be convened with 402.
503. Foundations of Mathematics (3) (Identical with MATH 503, which is
home). May be convened with 403.
509A -
509A -. Symbolic Logic (3-3) For a description of coursetopics see
409a-409b. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on
a central theme or topic of the course. (Identical with MATH 509a-509b and C
SC 509a-509b). May be convened with 409a-409b.
510A -
510B -. History of Moral and Political Philosophy (3-3)For a
description of course topics see 410a-410b. Graduate-level requirements
include an in-depth research project on a central theme or topic of the
course. May be convened with 410a-410b.
512. Readings in Greek Philosophy (3) [Rpt.] (Identical with GRK 512,
which is home). May be convened with 412.
514. Philosophical Logic (3) For a description of course topics see
414. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a
central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with 414.
516. Philosophy of Mathematics (3) For a description of course topics
see 416. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a
central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with 416.
519. Induction and Probability (3) For a description of course topics
see 419. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a
central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with 419.
521. Philosophy of the Biological Sciences (3) For a description of
course topics see 421. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth
research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. (Identical with ECOL
521). May be convened with 421.
522. Linguistic Semantics and Lexicology (3) (Identical with LING 522,
which is home).
523A -
523B -. Philosophy of the Physical Sciences (3-3) Fora description of
course topics see 423a-423b. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth
research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with
423a-423b.
524. Philosophy of Social Sciences (3) For a description of course
topics see 424. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper
on a central theme or topic of the course. P, one course in philosophy. May be
convened with 424.
525. Philosophical Issues in Feminism (3) For a description of course
topics see 425. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research
project on a central theme or topic of this course. May be convened with 425.
530A -
530B -. Ethical Theory (3-3) For a description of coursetopics see
430a-430b. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a
central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with 430a-430b.
532. Psychology of Language (3) (Identical with LING 532, which is
home). May be convened with 432.
533. Aesthetics (3) For a description of course topics see 433.
Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a central
theme or topic of the course.
534. Social and Political Philosophy (3) For a description of course
topics see 434. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research
project on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with 434.
536. Games and Decisions (3) For a description of course topics see
436. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a
central theme or topic of the course. P, MATH 119. May be convened with 436.
537. Psycholinguistics (3) (Identical with LING 537, which is home).
538A -
538B -. Philosophy of Law (3-3) For a description ofcourse topics see
438a-438b. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on
a central theme or topic of the course. (Identical with POL 538a-538b). May be
convened with 438a-438b.
540. Metaphysics (3) For a description of course topics see 440.
Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a central
theme or topic of the course. May be convened with 440.
541. Theory of Knowledge (3) For a description of course topics see
441. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a
central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with 541.
542. Knowledge and Cognition (3) For a description of course topics
see 442. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a
central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with 442.
543. Knowledge and Society (3) For a description of course topics see
443. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a
central theme or topic of the course. (Identical with LI S 543). May be
convened with 443.
545. Neural Network Modeling: What and Why (3) (Identical with PSYC
545, which is home). May be convened with 445.
550. Philosophy of Mind (3) For a description of course topics see
450. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a
central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with 450.
551. Philosophy and Psychology (3) For a description of course topics
see 451. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a
central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with 451.
555. Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence (3) For a description of
course topics see 455. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth
research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. (Identical with PSYC
555). May be convened with 455.
563. Philosophy of Language (3) For a description of course topics see
463. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a
central theme or topic of the course. (Identical with LING 563). May be
convened with 463.
564. Formal Semantics (3) (Identical with LING 564, which is home).
565. Pragmatics (3) For a description of course topics see 465.
Graduate-level requirements include a greater number of assignments and a
higher level of performance. (Identical with LING 565). May be convened with
465.
567. Early Analytic Philosophy (3) For a description of course topics
see 467. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a
central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with 467.
570. Greek Philosophy (3) [Rpt./1] For a description of course topics
see 470. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a
central theme or topic of the course. (Identical with CLAS 570). May be
convened with 470.
571A -
571B -. Rationalism and Empiricism (3-3) For a descriptionof course
topics see 471a-471b. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research
paper on a central theme or topic of the course. May be convened with
471a-471b.
572A -
572B -. Ancient Philosophy (3) [Rpt.] For a descriptionof course
topics see 472a-472b. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research
paper on a central theme or topic of the course. (Identical with CLAS
572a-572b). May be convened with 472a.
596. Seminar
a. Ethics (3) [Rpt./2]
b. Metaphysics (3) [Rpt./2]
c. Epistemology (3) [Rpt./2]
f. Social and Political Philosophy (3) [Rpt./2]
g. Philosophy of Law (3) [Rpt./2] (Identical with LAW 596g).
h. Philosophy of Physical Science (3) [Rpt./2] (Identical with PHYS 596h).
k. Philosophy of Mind (3) [Rpt./2]
l. Philosophy of Language (3) [Rpt./2]
p. History of Philosophy: Ancient (3) [Rpt./2]
q. History of Philosophy: Recent (3) [Rpt./2]
s. Philosophy of Mathematics (3) [Rpt./2]
v. Philosophy and Cognitive Science (3) [Rpt./2]