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CORCORAN SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY

I. Philosophy

Philosophy C1: History of Philosophy: Prerequisite any two B courses
listed in this school.—The lectures trace the development of philosophical thought
from the early Greeks to the middle of the nineteenth century. The endeavor is
made to present the various philosophical systems in their relation to the civilization
of the age in which they belong, and to estimate their social and political
significance.

Professor Balz.

(Philosophy C1, the History of Philosophy, is prerequisite for all other
C courses in Philosophy.)

Philosophy C2: Empiricism and Rationalism.—A study of Locke, Berkcley,
Hume, Descartes, Malebranche, Spinoza, and Leibnitz.

Professor Balz and Assistant Professor Dent.

Philosophy C3: Recent Philosophical Tendencies.—Idealism, with especial
reference to Bradley and Royce; Vitalism, Naturalism, and Realism, with especial
reference to Bergson, Santayana, Whitehead, and Alexander.

Professor Balz and Assistant Professor Dent.

Philosophy C4: Recent Ethical Theories:

Assistant Professor Dent.

(One or more of the following courses will be offered each session, according
to the needs of graduate students and in the discretion of the professors concerned.
This work will be under the joint direction of the professors of philosophy.
Admission to the classes on approval. Hours by appointment.)

Philosophy D1: Plato and Aristotle:

Philosophy D2: Kant and the post-Kantian Development: With especial
reference to Fichte, Schelling and Hegel.

Philosophy D3: Metaphysical Analysis:

Philosophy D4: Seminar in Contemporary Philosophical Discussion:

Note: Every student who desires to become a candidate for the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy in the Corcoran School of Philosophy must pass a satisfactory
examination on the History of Philosophy. This is a prescribed condition
of qualification for candidacy. The examination may be oral, written, or
both, in the discretion of the professors concerned.

II. Psychology

Psychology C1: Principles of Psychology: Psychology B1 and any other
B course listed in this school prerequisite.—An examination of the more important
systematic positions in psychology, with special reference to the structural, functional,
behavioristic and Gestalt points of view.

Associate Professor Geldard.

Psychology C2: Mental Measurement: Psychology B1 and any other B
course listed in this school prerequisite.—A study of the more important mental
tests and intelligence scales, of the statistical methods involved in their use, and
of the results obtained.

Professor Ferguson.

Psychology C3: Comparative Psychology: Psychology B1 and any other
B course listed in this school prerequisite.—A study of animal behavior in its
relation to fundamental problems of human psychology. Instinct, emotion, habit,
sensation and the more complex processes will be considered.

Associate Professor Geldard.

Psychology D1: Admission on approval of the professor in charge.—Minor
research problems.

Professor Ferguson and Associate Professor Geldard.