The course includes continental rationalists, the British emiricists, and Kant's attempt to synthesize them. Alternate Spring Semesters. An examination of the works of major existentialist thinkers. Alternate Spring Semesters. An examination of the chief contributions in American philosphic thought as reflected in the works of authors such as Emerson, Royce, Pierce, James, Dewey and Santayana.
Major focus is upon developments in pragmatism.
Alternate Spring Semesters. A study of the development of ethics, political philosophy, aesthetics, and metaphysics in Indian, Chinese, Japanese, and Persian writings. Alternate Fall Semesters. The course will begin with an examination of the evolution of scientific theories. Students will be encouraged to pursue independent readings and to develop seminar presentations.