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    Philosophy
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    204-3
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    205-3
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    103-3
    202-3
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    100-3
    200-3
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    102-3
    103-3
    201-3
    204-3
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    102-3
    202-3
    403-3
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    Students
    courses listed
    who plan
    below
    to study
    in
    their
    Philosophy
    firsc four
    should
    semesters:
    normally
    obtain
    credit ror the
    For general program - major in Philosophy -
    (a)
    At least one course chosen from Philosophy 102-3, 200-3
    (b)
    Additional
    courses chosen from Philosophy 100-3, 103-3,
    201-3. 202-3, 204-3, 205-3 to give total, combined with courses
    selected from (a), of
    six.
    For honors program in Philosophy
    (a)
    At least one course chosen from Philosophy 102-3, 200-3
    (b)
    Additional courses chosen from Philosophy 100-3, 1033,
    201-3, 202-3, 204-3, 205-3 to give total, combined with
    courses selected from (a), of six.
    Students in semesters four through eight should obtain credit for Philosophy
    courses numbered 400 or above.
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    III1OSOPHY_DEPARTMENT
    100-3
    Introduct'ionjo.tc
    Logic and language. Definition. Inductive and deductive methods
    of inference. The traditional logic of categorical propositions.
    Validity. Fallacies. The evaluation of arguments in ordinary language.
    Elements of the logic of truth-functions.
    102-3
    Problems in Philosphv
    Introduction to the methods, areas, and significance of philosophical
    inquiry.
    (2-1-0)
    103-3 Moral Philosophy
    Theoretical study of moral problems as presented in basic readings from
    the classical and modern periods. Special attention is given to the
    meaning and justification of moral judgements.
    (2-1-0)
    200-3 Symbolic Logic I
    is
    Propositional logic. Truth-functional connectives. Deduction.
    Validity. Truth-tables. Tautology, contingency, and contradiction.
    Formal proofs of validit
    y
    . Predicate logic. The logic of relations.(2-1-0)
    .'201-3
    licLogicII
    Develcpment of axiomatic deductive systems. A propositional calculus.
    A first order predicate calculus. Consistency. Decidability. Deductive
    completeness. Alternative systems of logic.
    (2-1-0)
    Prerequisite: 200-3.
    202-3
    Problems in Aesthetics
    The province of aesthetics. The fundamental concepts in aesthetics.
    Sense, meaning, and truth. Formalist, expressionist, pragmatist, and
    mimetic theories. The aesthetics of music. The aesthetics of visual
    arts,
    (1-2-0)
    406-3
    Philcsophy_ of Religion
    An inquiry into the nature of religion. Topics include: the origin
    of religious belief; the relations between faith, revelation, and
    knowledge; the problem of evil; freedom of the will; proofs for the
    existence of God.
    (2-1-0)
    204-3 Theory
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    Difference between knowledge and belief. The problem of scepticism as
    it concerns the external world, other minds, the past and the future.
    Naive ra1ism and phenomenalism. Rationalism and empiricism. Theories
    of truth.
    (2-1-0)
    205-3
    Philosophy of Science
    An introductory study of the nature of scientific inquiry. Topics
    include the structure of scientific laws and theories; the relation of
    scientific knowledge to experience; the problem of inductive inference;
    scientIfic law and causality; the reduction of scientific theis0)
    403-3 Philoseyhical Analysis
    An examination of the methods, areas, and significance of philosophical
    analysis as a way of dealing with some traditional problems in
    philosophy.
    (2-1-0)
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