SCHOOL OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY.
Prof. Noah K. Davis.
The subjects of this School are treated as follows:
I. In Psychology, the intellect, the sensibilities, the will are viewed
as modifications of consciousness. Perception is held to be immediate,
and primitive truths are referred to intuition. Sensationalism,
materialism, idealism, and the development theories are opposed, in
favor of natural realism.
Text Books.—Hamilton's Metaphysics, Mill's Examination of
Hamilton, Mansel's Metaphysics, Kant's Critique of Pure Reason.
II. In Logic both the Aristotelic and Hamiltonian analyses are
applied to many examples, and select arguments reduced to syllogistic
statement. Special attention is given to the nature and methods of
inductive inference.
Text Books.—Hamilton's Logic, Mill's Logic.
III. In Ethics the intuitional theory is maintained against utilitarianism.
The chief problems of ethical science are discussed, and its
principles applied to personal and social duty.
Text Books.—Calderwood's Hand Book of Moral Philosophy.
Stewart's Active and Moral Powers, Blackie's Four Phases of Morals.
IV. In Philosophy an outline of the history of speculation is given
from Plato to Hegel. The opinions of the various schools are sketched,
the views of different philosophers compared and criticised, and the
principles of Ontology investigated.
Text Books.—Schwegler's History of Philosophy, Morell's History
of Modern Philosophy.
In this School there are three lectures a week, from 3½ to 5 o'clock
P. M. The student is examined on the subject as developed by the
lectures, supplemented by such portions of the works used for reference
as may be indicated by the Professor.
Political Economy.
On this associated subject there is one lecture a week. The relations
of Labor and Capital are discussed, also various systems of Currency,
Banking, Finance and Taxation, with special reference to what
is peculiar in the physical condition, political and social institutions,
and industrial pursuits of our own country. Fundamental questions
in Sociology are also considered,
Text Books.—Mill's Principles of Political Economy, and Bowen's
American Political Economy.
