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CORCORAN SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY
I. Philosophy
For Undergraduates
First-year students, entering the college from high or preparatory schools,
are not admitted to the courses in Philosophy or Psychology.
Philosophy B1: History of Philosophy: The history of philosophy
from the Greek philosophers to the beginning of the nineteenth century.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Balz, Dr. Hammond and Dr. Leckie.
Philosophy B2: Ethics: The historical development of the chief types
of ethical theory. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Dent and Dr. Hammond.
Philosophy B3: History of Morals: A descriptive and historical study
of moral ideas and practices. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Balz.
Philosophy B4: Political Philosophy: An historical study of political
and social thought from Plato to the present. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Dent and Dr. Leckie.
Philosophy B5: Logic: First term: Scientific Methodology. Second
and third terms: Logic as a deductive science, including a study of some
application to the problems of science and philosophy. (B.A. or B.S. credit,
3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Davenport and Dr. Leckie.
Note: The prerequisite for B8, B9, B10 and B11 will be B1 or any two of the
courses B2, B3, B4 and B5.
Philosophy B8: Plato: Reading, interpretation, and discussion of the
works of Plato. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Buchanan.
Philosophy B9: Spinoza: Reading, interpretation, and discussion of
the works of Spinoza. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Buchanan.
(Philosophy B8 and B9 will be given in alternate years: B9 in 1934-35, B8
in 1935-36.)
Philosophy B10: Aristotle: Reading, interpretation, and discussion of
the works of Aristotle. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Davenport.
Philosophy B11: Kant: Reading, interpretation, and discussion of the
Critique of Pure Reason, the Critique of Practical Reason, and the Critique
of Judgment. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Davenport.
(Philosophy B10 and B11 will be given in alternate years. B10 in 1934-35
and B11 in 1935-36.)
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: The Philosophy of Science: A study of the development
of scientific thought from Greek times to the present. Recent movements
in science will be treated with attention to their relation to certain
fundamental philosophical problems.
Assistant Professor Davenport.
Philosophy C7: Metaphysics: A systematic study of the speculative
science of metaphysics with special consideration of the bases and scopes of
the rational and empirical sciences and of the doctrinal positions of Aristotle,
Thomas Aquinas, Spinoza, and Bradley.
Professor Buchanan.
Philosophy C10: Aesthetics: A critique of art and art criticism.
Professor Buchanan.
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 C4-C5: Reading Course: (Required of all candidates for the
Master's degree.) The candidate for the Master's degree shall select, subject to
approval, two primary historical systems for independent study under tutorial
guidance. An examination (oral, written, or both) must be taken in April or
May of the session in which the candidate expects to secure the degree.
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: Nineteenth-Century Philosophical Systems.
Professor Balz.
(Philosophy D1 and D2 will be given in alternate years.)
Philosophy D3: The Aristotelean Tradition.
Professor Buchanan.
Philosophy D4: The Platonic Tradition.
Professor Buchanan.
(Philosophy D3 and D4 will be given in alternate years.)
Philosophy D5: Research.
Special Requirements for the Master's Degree in Philosophy: The candidate
must include Philosophy C4-C5 in his program; the candidate must present
possesses a reading knowledge of either French or German.
Special Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy:
1. Preliminary written examinations. designed to test the candidate's general
equipment in the field of philosophy, must be taken before formal admission to
candidacy. The examinations will be judged as a whole. They will cover the
following subject-matters:(a) Logic.
(b) Metaphysics or the Theory of Knowledge.
(c) History of Philosophy.
(d) Ethics.
(e) A detailed examination on a primary historical system, to be selected by
the candidate, subject to approval.
2. In addition to a reading knowledge of French and German, the candidate may
be required to present evidence of a reading knowledge of Latin or Greek, or
of both, if in the judgment of the faculty in Philosophy such reading knowledge
is necessary for the preparation of the dissertation.
II. Psychology
Psychology B1: General Psychology: A survey of the principles of
psychology, either as part of a liberal education or as preparation for professional
study. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Ferguson, Associate Professor Geldard and Assistant Professor
Dennis.
Psychology B2: Experimental Psychology: Psychology B1 prerequisite or
to be taken concurrently.—The lectures and laboratory work will enable the student
to familiarize himself with the apparatus and methods used in psychological
experiments. The schedule will consist of one hour of lecture and four hours of
laboratory weekly. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Geldard.
Psychology B3: Abnormal Psychology: Psychology B1 prerequisite.—A
study of mental and nervous disorders, including a consideration of psychoanalytic
as well as more conventional interpretations, and of the social aspects
of abnormal behavior. The classroom work will be supplemented by clinical
demonstrations. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Geldard.
Psychology B4: Social Psychology: Psychology B1 prerequisite.—A
study of the psychological traits of the individual in their interaction with the
social environment. The course includes a treatment of racial and cultural differences,
personality measurement and psychology of language, belief, prejudice,
etc. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Dennis.
Psychology B5: Educational Psychology: Psychology B1 prerequisite.—
Mental ability and its development. The classroom work will be supplemented by
credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Ferguson.
Psychology C1: Advanced Experimental Psychology: Psychology B2
prerequisite.—A course in experimental methods designed primarily for advanced
students. The entire resources of the laboratory will be available.
One hour of lecture and four hours of laboratory weekly.
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: Genetic Psychology: Psychology B1 and any other B
course listed in this School prerequisite.—The development of psychological functions
in the animal species and in the child will be traced as a genetic approach
to adult human psychology. The topics to be considered include the
senses, instinct, memory, learning and intelligence. During part of the year
laboratory work will be included.
Assistant Professor Dennis.
Psychology C4: Theoretical Psychology: Psychology B1 and any other
B course listed in this School prerequisite.—An examination of the more important
positions in psychological theory, with special reference to the structural, functional,
behavioristic and Gestalt points of view. To be given in alternate years
with Psychology C5.
Associate Professor Geldard.
Psychology C5: Systematic Psychology: Psychology B1 and any other B
course listed in this School prerequisite.—A survey of the psychological literature
pertaining to the special senses, feeling and emotion, and action. The course is
designed to provide an understanding of fundamental methods of research as well
as a knowledge of the status of basic problems. To be given in alternate years
with Psychology C4. (Not offered in 1934-35.)
Associate Professor Geldard.
Psychology C6: Special Topics in Genetic Psychology: Psychology B1
and any other B course listed in this School prerequisite.—A seminar course for
advanced students in which the literature of special topics in child and animal
psychology will be reviewed. Second and third terms only. To be given in alternate
years with Psychology C7.
Assistant Professor Dennis.
Psychology C7: History of Psychology: Psychology B1 and any other B
course listed in this School prerequisite.—A survey of the historical development
of modern psychology. Second and third terms only. To be given in alternate
years with Psychology C6. (Not offered in 1934-35.)
Assistant Professor Dennis.
Psychology C8: Statistical Method: Psychology B1 and any other B
course listed in this School prerequisite.—An introduction to the statistical methods
in current use in psychology and allied fields. First term only.
Assistant Professor Dennis.
Psychology D1: Research: Admission on approval of the professors in
charge.—For candidates for graduate degrees.
Professor Ferguson, Associate Professor Geldard and Assistant Professor
Dennis.
The Psychological Laboratory is provided with sufficient equipment to
make possible thorough training in experimental psychology. Special apparatus
for research has been acquired and new pieces will be added as the
need arises. In addition to the general laboratory there has been instituted
an animal laboratory with provision for work in comparative psychology. A
shop with facilities for the construction of apparatus, two dark rooms, and
individual research rooms are available.
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