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I. Philosophy

For Graduates and Undergraduates

(Philosophy B1, the History of Philosophy, and one other B course in this
School are prerequisite for all C courses in Philosophy.)

Philosophy C1: History of Thought in the Nineteenth Century: A
study of the century which represents for us the transformation of old traditions
to modern modes of thought. Reading, comparison, and discussion
of works that mark the stages in the process.

Professor Buchanan.

Philosophy C10: Aesthetics: A critique of art and art criticism.

Professor Buchanan.

(Students are urged to acquire a reading knowledge of French and German
before entering graduate classes in Philosophy.)

For Graduates

Philosophy C2: Empiricism and Rationalism: Philosophy in the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries—Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Locke, Berkeley,
and Hume.

Professor Balz and Assistant Professor Dent.

Philosophy C3: Recent Philosophical Systems: A study of the philosophical
thought of recent decades through the reading and discussion of
various systematic works.

Professors Balz and Buchanan, Assistant Professors Dent and Davenport.

Philosophy C6: Philosophy and Scientific Inquiry: The significance
of certain problems and theories of science with reference to their bearing
upon metaphysical concepts of nature. The doctrines of Bergson, Whitehead,
Driesch, Haldane, Broad and others are discussed.

Assistant Professor Davenport.

Philosophy C9: Modern Logical Theory.

Assistant Professor Davenport.

Philosophy C11: (Biblical Literature C1): Any two B courses in Biblical
Literature or Philosophy prerequisite.—An investigation of the Jewish and Hellenistic
elements entering into the theology of Christianity during the first two
centuries.

Professor Forrest.

Philosophy C12: The Theory of Value.

Assistant Professor Dent.

Philosophy C15: Mathematical and Physical Concepts: The logic and
the metaphysical implications of quantitative science.

Professor Sparrow.

Philosophy D1: Kant.

Professor Balz.

Philosophy D2: The Philosophy of John Dewey.

Professor Balz.

(Philosophy D1 and D2 will be given in alternate years.)

Philosophy D3: Metaphysics: Aristotle.

Professor Buchanan.

Philosophy D4: Metaphysics: Hegel and Bradley.

Professor Buchanan.

(Philosophy D3 and D4 will be given in alternate years.)

(Admission to D courses upon approval of the professors in charge.)

Note: Every student who desires to become a candidate for the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy must pass an 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.