For Graduates and Undergraduates.
Course 4C: The History of Philosophy: Course 1B, or 2B, or 3B
prerequisite.—This course is intended primarily for those who wish to
know something of the history of thought and the influence which
philosophical ideas have exerted in the development of civilization. The
lectures will give a general account of philosophical speculation from its
beginnings among the Greeks to the present time. The endeavor will
be made to present the various philosophical systems in their relation to
the science and general civilization of the ages to which they belong, and
to estimate their social and political significance. A large part of the
year will be devoted to the theories and problems of modern times. Reading
of texts and commentaries, lectures, discussions, and essays. Monday,
Wednesday, Friday, 10-11. Rotunda, S. E. Professor Lefevre.
Course 5C: Social Psychology.—(Open to students who have taken
Courses 1B, or 2B, or 3B, or their equivalents.) In this course, general
psychological principles will be applied to the study of the social relations
of the self, and the influences which determine feeling and action in the
individual as a member of the group, e. g., the sentiments of religious,
political, and social crowds. The attempt is made to approach social facts
from the mental side. The study of social consciousness, as involved in
the genesis and growth of social institutions; the psychology of education;
the psychology of religion; and the evolution of social consciousness will
engage the attention in this course. Reading of texts, lectures, discussions,
and reports. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Hours to be arranged.
Rotunda, S. E. Professor Payne.
Text-Books.—To be announced.
