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PHI 110-B Arts and Ideas (III) PHI 247-G (I) An introduction to the historical and comparative Readings in existential and literature with PHI study of the various arts in relation to the philosophi- special emphasis on such themes as alienation, anxi- cal ideas that prevailed at the same time. At least four ety, , absurdity, the self, value, death, and Philosophy significantly different historical periods of intense cre- immediacy. Existentialist categories are used to inter- ative activity—such as ancient Greece, the pret contemporary lifestyles and culture. PHI 100-B Concepts of the Person (II) Renaissance, the 18th or 19th century in the West, Prerequisites: U2 standing; one course in philosophy An historical introduction to philosophy through read- ancient China, T’ang or Sung dynasty China, Heian or 3 credits ings and discussion on topics such as human identity, Muromachi period Japan, and the contemporary human understanding, and human values. age—are studied in terms of the interconnections PHI 249-G Marxism (I) between philosophical theorizing and artistic practice. 3 credits A study of Marxism as a philosophical system. Topics 3 credits include the development of Marxism out of German PHI 101-G Historical Introduction to ; the contributions of Marxism to political and PHI 111-B Introduction to Eastern ; and the influence of Marx on sub- Philosophy (I) sequent thinkers, e.g., Althusser, Habermas, and An introduction to pivotal theories of the Western Foucault. philosophic tradition. Readings may be drawn from An introduction to different systems of Eastern phi- losophy and the main classical texts drawn from Prerequisite: U2 standing or one course in philosophy ancient Greek, medieval, and modern classics of phi- Advisory Prerequisite: PHI 105 losophy. Topics may include philosophic theories of Hinduism, Buddhism, , , and 3 credits politics, , , , , Neo-Confucianism Efforts are made to recover the dif- anthropology, art, and religion. ferent modes of knowledge, language, identification, and liberation dealt with in these texts. PHI 264-D Philosophy and the Arts (III) 3 credits 3 credits A study of the arts focusing on the of the cre- PHI 103-B Philosophic Problems (II) ative process, methods of interpretation, essential dif- PHI 200-G Introduction to Ancient ferences among the various arts, and the relation of An introduction to philosophy through the analysis of Philosophy (I) performance to text. one or more aspects of contemporary life such as tech- Advisory Prerequisite: U2 standing or one PHI, ARH, Readings and discussion of the major Greek and nology, war, international relations, families and MUS, or THR course friendships, or race, class and gender. A variety of Roman thinkers, e.g., the pre-Socratics, , 3 credits texts are used. , the Stoics, and Plotinus. 3 credits Advisory Prerequisite: U2 standing or one course in philosophy PHI 277-G (II) 3 credits An into the function of philosophic principles PHI 104-B Moral Reasoning (II) in political thought and action, with readings drawn An introduction to philosophy through inquiry into PHI 206-G Introduction to Modern from such authors as Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, the formation, justification, and evaluation of moral Spinoza, Hobbes, Locke, Kant, Hegel, Mill, and judgments. Students are introduced to the major the- Philosophy (17th and 18th century) (I) Dewey. ories and problems of , such as , Readings and discussion of the major thinkers of the Prerequisite: U2 standing or one course in philosophy Kant’s categorical imperative, ethical , 17th and 18th centuries, e.g., Descartes, Leibniz, Advisory Prerequisite: PHI 105 egoism, and classical conceptions of the good and Spinoza, Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. 3 credits . Against this background students engage in Advisory Prerequisite: U2 standing or one course in discussions of contemporary moral issues. philosophy PHI 284-G Introduction to Feminist Theory 3 credits 3 credits The social construction of gender and how this con- struction affects philosophical thought and practice. PHI 105-G Politics and Society (II) PHI 208-G Introduction to 19th-Century The course provides an introductory survey of cur- An historical introduction to philosophy through an Philosophy (I) rent feminist issues and analyses. It also examines the analysis of political theories, theories of action, and Readings and discussion of the major thinkers of 19th- meaning of feminism for philosophy by examining the styles of political life. Main themes include the relation century Europe, e.g., Kant, Hegel, Comte, Marx, Mill, effect of introducing a political analysis of gender into of the individual to the state, the scope of social Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche. a discipline that is supposedly universal and neutral. responsibility, and the nature of human freedom. Advisory Prerequisite: U2 standing or one course in This course is offered as both PHI 284 and WST 284. 3 credits philosophy Advisory Prerequisite: U2 standing or one PHI or WST 3 credits course PHI 108-B Logical and Critical Reasoning 3 credits (II) PHI 220-C Introduction to Symbolic Logic The principal aim of this course is to help a student (II) PHI 285-G The Uses of Philosophy (III) acquire the skills of thinking, reading, and writing crit- This first course in symbolic logic emphasizes the Introductory study of the bearing of philosophic con- ically. The student develops a sensitivity to language development of systematic techniques for assessing siderations on the special arts and sciences. Semester and argumentation that is applicable to a wide range of the validity of arguments: tables and truth values Supplements to this Bulletin contain description when situations and subject matters. analysis, Venn diagrams, elementary quantification course is offered. May be repeated as the topic 3 credits theory, and deduction in both the propositional calcu- changes. lus and quantification theory. Advisory Prerequisite: U2 standing or one course in PHI 109-B Philosophy and Literature in Prerequisite: Satisfaction of entry skill in mathematics philosophy Social Context (III) requirement 3 credits The role of literature and philosophy in understanding Advisory Prerequisite: U2 standing or one course in and critically assessing personal and social philosophy PHI 300-I (I) life. The links among literary texts, philosophical 3 credits Advanced studies in selected Greek thinkers from the issues, and political and social commitments are pre-Socratics to the classical Athenian philosophers explored. Topics include the relations between lan- PHI 230-H The Nature and Practice of and the Hellenistic schools. guage and experience, the role of philosophical think- Science (III) Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy Advisory Prerequisite: PHI 200 or 206 or 208 ing through literary texts, and the significance of lit- An examination of the scientific experience. A partic- erary expression in different cultural and historical ular scientific discovery, such as nuclear fission and 3 credits situations. This course is offered as both HUM 109 its exploitation, is followed from its origins to explore and PHI 109. the influences of historical, social, technological, and PHI 304-I (I) 3 credits philosophical forces on science. The nature of discov- Study of the writings of major thinkers from ery; the interplay between experiment and theory; Augustine to . and the environment; shifts; sci- Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy ence and gender; the between fraud and Advisory Prerequisite: PHI 200 error; and self-discovery are considered. 3 credits Prerequisite: U2 standing or one course in philosophy Advisory Prerequisite: One D.E.C. category E course 3 credits

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PHI 306-I (I) PHI 320-G Metaphysics (II) PHI 342-J of (I) Advanced studies in selected thinkers such as An inquiry into the first principles of science, art, and Readings in translation of the major texts of Chinese Descartes, Vico, Spinoza, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, action as these are treated by representative classical philosophy, including classical Confucianism and and Kant. and modern authors. Taoism; Han dynasty developments of Confucianism Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy and Taoism; the of Wang Ch’ung; the Advisory Prerequisite: One of the following: PHI 200, 3 credits schools of Chinese Buddhism; Sung and Ming 206, 208, 247, or 300 dynasty Neo-Confucianism. 3 credits PHI 323-G (II) Prerequisites: PHI 111 or RLS 240 or 246 or 260; one An inquiry into the philosophical and methodological other course in philosophy PHI 308-I 19th-Century Philosophy (I) problems pertaining to sensing, perceiving, and 3 credits Study of major figures in 19th-century thought, such observing the world. Major theories of classical and as Hegel, Schopenhauer, Marx, Mill, Nietzsche, modern authors are considered. PHI 344-J Japanese Thought and Kierkegaard, Spencer, and Comte. Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy Philosophy (I) Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy Advisory Prerequisite: PSY 103 An examination of major texts in Japan’s religious, Advisory Prerequisite: One of the following: PHI 200, 3 credits poetic-artistic, and philosophical traditions down to 206, 208, 247, 300, or 306 modern times. Topics may include Tendai, Shingon, 3 credits PHI 325-G Contemporary of Pure Land, and Zen Buddhism; the cultural forms of Language (II) Shinto religiosity; aesthetic concepts such as miyabi; PHI 309-I 20th-Century Philosophy (I) A discussion of current topics in the philosophy of lan- Tokugawa Neo-Confucianism and its impact on mod- A study of selected major philosophical problems and guage, semiotics, and literary theory. ern Japan; philosophical aspects of the modern movements during the 20th century, e.g., logical posi- Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy Japanese novel; the of Buddhism. Prerequisites: PHI 111 or RLS 240 or 246 or 260; one tivism, the , incommensurability 3 credits meta-ethics, the linguistic turn, , foun- other course in philosophy dationalism, and anti-. PHI 330 Advanced Symbolic Logic (II) 3 credits Pre- or Corequisites: Two philosophy courses Advisory Prerequisite: One of the following: PHI 206, A study of such topics as a natural deduction system of PHI 347-G and 208, 220, 230, 306, 308, 310 quantification theory including consistency and com- pleteness proofs; axiomatic formal systems and asso- Deconstruction (II) 3 credits ciated concepts of consistency, completeness, and An exploration of the major assumptions, commit- decidability; elementary modal logic; and introductory ments, methods, and strategies of hermeneutics and PHI 310-K (I) set theory. deconstruction. The course examines how these two A study of selected major figures in the history of Prerequisite: PHI 220 recent schools of thought have developed out of the American philosophy, e.g., Jefferson, Emerson, 3 credits contemporary philosophical scene and how they have Edwards, James, Peirce, Dewey, Whitehead, and had such a significant impact on literary theory, art Santayana. American history is viewed through the PHI 332-G Theories of Knowledge (II) criticism, text theory, social theory, and the history of lens of American philosophies such as A study of a variety of conceptions of the structure and philosophy. Readings include selections from the writ- and . ing of Heidegger, Gadamer, Jauss, Ricoeur, Derrida, Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy content of knowledge as found in classical and con- temporary . Fundamental methods and Kristeva, Lyotard, Kofman, Irigaray, and others. Advisory Prerequisites: One of the following: PHI 200, Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy 206, 208, 247, 300, 306, or 308 principles of philosophical inquiry are applied to ques- tions about the ways in which concepts and theories Advisory Prerequisite: PHI 247, 264, 306, 308, or 312 3 credits are generated in the physical and social sciences and 3 credits to questions about knowledge of what is of value, PHI 312-I Topics in Contemporary knowledge in philosophy, and knowledge in the arts. PHI 353-G (II) European Thought (I) Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy Analysis of the major problems in the philosophy of Topics in major developments in contemporary Advisory Prerequisite: PSY 103 mind, e.g., the mind-body problem, the problem of European philosophy from 1900 to the present. 3 credits identity through time, the relation between thoughts Semester supplements to this Bulletin contain specific and sensations, the problem of the knowledge of other description when course is offered. May be repeated PHI 335-G Philosophy of Time (II) minds. for credit as the topic changes. An inquiry into the nature of time as it is treated by Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy philosophers of classical and modern times. Advisory Prerequisite: PSY 103 Advisory Prerequisite: One of the following: PHI 200, Prerequisites: One course in philosophy or 3 credits 206, 208, 247, 300, 304, 306, 309, or 310 3 credits 3 credits PHI 360-G (III) PHI 336-G (II) An inquiry into the function of philosophic principles PHI 315 Majors’ Introductory Seminar A A of basic concepts, principles, in educational theories and institutions. The inquiry Seminar using various philosophical texts as a basis and problems of religious thought. Topics may centers on the purposes of knowledge and education, for intense study, discussion, and extensive writing. include faith and knowledge, religion and morality, the relations among the sciences and their organiza- Designed for new or intending philosophy majors, the divine attributes, arguments for and against the exis- tion into curricula, and the ways knowledge is course provides training in the skills of writing and tence of God, and the problem of evil. acquired and transmitted. reading required for success in the major. Authors Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy or one Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy, or one selected for study and discussion may be taken from course in religious studies course in philosophy and one course related to edu- any historical period; texts provide experience in read- cation 3 credits ing a variety of philosophical styles and outlooks. 3 credits Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy; philosophy PHI 340-J Philosophical Traditions of East major PHI 363-G Philosophy of the Social Asia (I) 3 credits Sciences (III) A study of influences and confluences among major A study of the philosophical foundations of the social PHI 316 Majors’ Introductory Seminar B currents of thought in East Asia, surveying the major debates that shaped the great intellectual traditions of sciences, applying principles and methods of philo- Introduction to the major questions in philosophy sophical analysis to questions concerning the struc- today and to members of the philosophy faculty. One China and their transformation as they were assimi- lated in Korea and Japan. Particular attention is given tures of social , the methodological and episte- faculty member coordinates the course, and each mological status of the social sciences, and the crite- week, a different faculty member assigns a reading, to the rise of Neo-Confucian orthodoxy in East Asia and the philosophical and political reasons its basic ria for evidence and theory formation in the social gives a presentation, and/or leads a discussion on a sciences. topic or area of current philosophical interest. concepts were challenged during the Ming, late Choson, and Tokugawa periods. Prerequisites: One course in philosophy; completion of Students respond in discussion and writing. Designed D.E.C. category F for new or intending philosophy majors, the course is Prerequisites: PHI 111 or RLS 240 or 246 or 260; one other course in philosophy Advisory Prerequisite: PHI 105, 206, 249, or 277 intended to solidify reading and writing skills required 3 credits for the major, as well as provide some acquaintance 3 credits with what are currently the main topics or and approaches to philosophy. Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy; philosophy major 3 credits

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PHI 364-H Philosophy of Technology (III) PHI 369 Philosophy of Mathematics (III) PHI 377 Contemporary Political Philosophy A systematic study of the interrelations of human An investigation of philosophical issues that arise in (II) and their social institutions with the sur- mathematics. Topics include foundational issues within A critical examination of selected issues in contempo- rounding world of nature and of technological arti- mathematics (logicism, formalism, intuitionism, and rary political philosophy, for example, the nature and . The impact of technological culture on human , as well as recent theories of mathematical justification of basic rights, the legitimization of politi- beliefs and perceptions of the world is explored. This ); the nature and of mathematical cal authority, and the various relations between ideals course is interdisciplinary in scope, with readings objects; the nature of mathematical truth; the concept of social and democratic rule. Readings repre- from philosophy, anthropology, literature, history, of set; reinterpretations of the history of mathematics. sent contemporary views such as libertarianism, lib- environmental studies, and other areas where tech- Prerequisites: One course in philosophy; completion of eralism, , , and feminism, nology is of concern. D.E.C. category C and include selections by authors such as Rawls, Prerequisites: One course in philosophy; completion of Advisory Prerequisites: PHI 206 and 220 Nozick, Dworkin, Walzer, Habermas, and Pateman. D.E.C. category E 3 credits This course is offered as both PHI 377 and POL 377. 3 credits Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy PHI 370-G Philosophical Psychology (III) Advisory Prerequisites: PHI 105 or 277 or 375; one PHI 365-H Philosophy and Computers (III) An examination of philosophical issues and some psy- upper-division political science course An investigation of topics at the interface between phi- chological theories concerning the nature of the per- 3 credits losophy and computation drawing on classical and son and the sources of the self. The course includes contemporary sources. Philosophical questions about such topics as the dimensions of the person, the PHI 378-K Philosophical Topics in Asian computers, computation, information, logic, language, nature of conscious life, the scope of human cognition, American History (III) and mind, and the prospects for computer modeling as and gender identity. Analysis and interpretation of Asian and American lit- a tool in philosophical investigation. Prerequisites: One course in philosophy erature, film, , and history to understand the expe- Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy Advisory Prerequisite: PHI 100 or 103 or 104 riences of Asians in the Americas and to reconceptu- Advisory Prerequisite: PHI 220 or one course in com- 3 credits alize the concepts of power, race, class, gender, and puter science ethnicity from the era of the early immigration period 3 credits PHI 372-G Ethical Inquiry (II) through the present day, placed within a broad histor- An intensive study of the methodological principles ical context, including consideration of social, political, PHI 366-G Philosophy and the Environment governing the formation of ethical theories and ethical economic, and cultural history and institutions. (III) judgments through an investigation of selected ethical Semester supplements to this Bulletin contain specific Philosophical questions raised by human relations problems. description when course is offered. May be repeated with the natural world, ranging from basic concepts Prerequisites: PHI 104 and one other PHI course for credit as the topic changes. such as nature, ecology, the earth, and wilderness, to Advisory Prerequisite: One of the following: PHI 108, Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing the ethical, economic, political, and religious dimen- 200, 206, 208, 300, 304, 306, 308, 309, 366 Advisory Prerequisite: One course in philosophy sions of current environmental problems, including 3 credits 3 credits the question of whether there are values inherent in nature itself beyond those determined by human PHI 373-G, 374-G Philosophy in Relation PHI 379-K Philosophy of Race (III) interests alone. to Other Disciplines (III) Examination of our assumptions about race and the Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy, or one The study of philosophy as it affects and is affected by impact of those assumptions on issues concerning course in philosophy and completion of D.E.C. cate- other disciplines such as anthropology, science, soci- gender, class, and sexuality throughout American his- gory E ology, the history of ideas, theology, and psychology. tory. Readings include critical race theory, feminist 3 credits Semester Supplements to this Bulletin contain theory, and critical legal theory. Students examine description when course is offered. May be repeated racial issues from a philosophical perspective and con- PHI 367-G and Peace as the topic changes. sider the ways in which representations of race may (III) Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy reinforce patterns of power and privilege. This course An investigation into the philosophical issues raised 3 credits per course is offered as both AFH 379 and PHI 379. by war and peace. Topics may include theories of just Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing war, the relationship between authority, state power PHI 375-G (III) Advisory Prerequisite: One course in philosophy and war, and the relationship between reason and the An examination of the concept of law and the nature of 3 credits violent nature of history. The question of the origins, legal reasoning. The course explores the relationship perseverance, and need of war, as well as what is of law to other central philosophical and social ideas PHI 380-G Literature and Philosophy (III) peace and how it may be attained be considered such as freedom, rights, morality, authority, welfare, An intensive study of the methods and principles of through the study of philosophers such as Plato, property, justice, equality, and constitutionalism. the philosophical analysis of literature and the rela- Aquinas, Kant, Hegel, Marx, William James, Hannah Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy tions between literature and philosophy. Primary texts Arendt, and contemporary thinkers. 3 credits are selected to demonstrate the precise nature of the Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy relationship. Semester Supplements to this Bulletin Advisory Prerequisites: PHI 104 and 105 PHI 376-G Philosophy and Medicine (III) contain description when course is offered. May be 3 credits An investigation of the role that philosophical con- repeated as the topic changes. cepts play in medical thinking and practice. The Prerequisites: One philosophy course; one literature PHI 368-H (III) course focuses on the philosophical foundations of course A course in the philosophy of science using both his- concepts of health and disease; concepts of right, Advisory Prerequisite: PHI 109 or 110 torical and contemporary materials. Methodological responsibility, and justice relevant to medical practice; 3 credits issues discussed include scientific explanation and promise-keeping and truth-telling in the doctor-patient prediction, the structure of theories, the nature of sci- relationship; and specific moral problems that arise in PHI 381-G (II) entific revolutions, and the role of in science. medical practice. An intensive study of methods and principles specific Philosophic problems in understanding specific sci- Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy to the philosophical analysis of art through selected ences and their relation to each other are also consid- Advisory Prerequisite: HIS 237 or 238 or SOC/HMC classical texts in aesthetics (e.g., Plato’s , ered, as are their relations to other areas of philo- 200 or HMC 331 Aristotle’s Poetics, Kant’s Critique of Judgment, and sophic concern, such as metaphysics. 3 credits Nietzsche’s The Birth of Tragedy). Discussions focus Prerequisites: One course in philosophy; completion of on such problems as the of the work of art, D.E.C. category E its epistemological significance, the relation between Advisory Prerequisites: PHI 206 and 230 and fiction, criteria of interpretation, or the politi- 3 credits cal import of art. Readings in the classical texts may be supplemented by selections from contemporary authors. Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy; completion of D.E.C. category D course Advisory Prerequisites: PHI 109 or 110; PHI 264 3 credits

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PHI 383-G Philosophical Issues of Race PHI 421 Tracks in Philosophy and Gender (III) (I, II, III) Issues of race and gender and how the notion that A survey of recent literature necessary to prepare a racism and sexism are analogous forms of oppression team of students in a Research Track for two addi- aids and detracts from consideration of these issues. tional semesters of collaborative research. Examination of the dynamics of race and gender in Prerequisite: Consent of Research Track faculty various contexts such as activism, art, law, literature, 3 credits the media, medicine, and philosophy. This course is offered as both PHI 383 and WST 383. PHI 435 Senior Seminar Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing An intensive study of an issue, topic, figure, or histori- Advisory Prerequisite: One PHI or WST course cal period in philosophy intended to provide both a 3 credits culminating experience and final integration for senior philosophy majors. This seminar emphasizes careful PHI 384-G Advanced Topics in Feminist reading, rigorous discussion, and extensive writing at Philosophy (III) an advanced level. The content of the seminar is An intensive philosophical study of selected topics of announced before the start of the term, and students feminist concern. Topics are selected to further the are consulted on the content as it proceeds. understanding of what effect feminism has upon tradi- Prerequisites: U4 standing; six courses in philosophy; tional areas of philosophy as well as providing a satisfaction of upper-division writing requirement for detailed understanding of particular feminist theories. the philosophy major Semester supplements to this Bulletin contain specific 3 credits description when course is offered. May be repeated for credit as the topic changes. This course is offered PHI 475, 476 Undergraduate Teaching as both PHI 384 and WST 384. Practica I, II Prerequisites: One PHI course; one WST course Work with a faculty member as an assistant in one of Advisory Prerequisites: PHI/WST 284; one other PHI the faculty member’s regularly scheduled courses. or WST course The student is required to attend all the classes, do all 3 credits the regularly assigned work, and meet with the faculty member at regularly scheduled times to discuss the PHI 390 Topics in Philosophy intellectual and pedagogical matters relating to the Semester supplements to this Bulletin contain specific course. In PHI 476, students assume greater respon- description when course is offered. May be repeated sibility in such areas as leading discussions and ana- for credit as the topic changes. lyzing results of tests that have already been graded. Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy Students may not serve as teaching assistants in the 3 credits same course twice. Prerequisites: PHI 475; prior preparation in subject PHI 391-G Topics in Philosophy field; permission of instructor and director of under- Semester supplements to this Bulletin contain specific graduate studies descriptions when course is offered. Past topics have 3 credits per course, S/U grading included Introduction to , and Bergson. Semester supplements to this Bulletin con- PHI 487 Readings and Research in tain specific descriptions when course is offered. May Philosophy (II) be repeated for credit as the topic changes. Designed Advanced-level inquiry with individualized instruction for upper-division students, this course provides an in- in one particular philosophical style of reasoning. depth study of a specific topic within humanities disci- Consult undergraduate advisor for specific details. plines such as music, art, literature, religion, and phi- May be repeated. losophy. Students will be expected to demonstrate Prerequisites: U4 standing in philosophy major; per- knowledge of the conventions and methods used in mission of department the humanities discipline(s) studied. May be repeated 0-6 credits for credit as the topic changes. Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy PHI 489 Readings and Research in the 3 credits History of Philosophy (I) PHI 400-G, 401-G Individual Systems of Advanced-level inquiry with individualized instruction in the great philosophies of the past. Consult under- the Great Philosophers (I) graduate advisor for specific details. May be repeated. A detailed study of the works of a single great philoso- Prerequisites: U4 standing in philosophy major; per- pher. Semester Supplements to this Bulletin contain mission of department description when course is offered. May be repeated 0-6 credits as the topic changes. Prerequisite: One of the following: PHI 300, 304, 306, PHI 490 Readings and Research in 308, 309, 310, or 312 3 credits per course Philosophical Investigations of Other Disciplines (III) PHI 402-G Analysis of Philosophic Texts (I) Advanced-level inquiry with individualized instruction Detailed analysis of a major philosophic text. in the application of philosophical tools to one of the Semester Supplements to this Bulletin contain special disciplines. Consult undergraduate advisor for description when course is offered. May be repeated specific details. May be repeated. as the topic changes. Prerequisites: U4 standing in philosophy major; per- Prerequisite: One of the following: PHI 300, 304, 306, mission of department 308, 309, 310, or 312 0-6 credits 3 credits PHI 420 Advanced Topics in Philosophy (I, II, III) An advanced course treating a specialized issue or topic in philosophy or in philosophy and another dis- cipline. 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