WR A study of Greek and Medieval philosophies, concentrating on pre-Socratic cosmologies, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, with some attention to Hellenistic philosophies, and in the Medieval period, a focus on Augustine, Anselm, Avicenna, Maimonides, Aquinas, and William of Ockham. Texts include primary sources in translation. This is not an introductory course, but may be taken without previous study in philosophy by those with special interest in the topic. Next offered 1998-1999. WR A study of philosophy in the 17th and 18th centuries, concentrating on Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant.
Emphasis is on theory of knowledge and metaphysics.
Texts include primary sources, with translations as required. This course is not an introductory course, but may be taken by students without previous study in philosophy with a special interest in the topic. Mr. Merrill Advanced Courses 200. A study of the language and derivation techniques of modern symbolic logic, including both sentential and predicate logic. This course is strongly recommended for students considering graduate work in philosophy.