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CORCORAN SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY.

Students are advised not to undertake the work of this School before their
second session in the College.

Philosophy C1: The History of Philosophy: Two of the following
courses prerequisite: Philosophy B1, B2, B3, B4.—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 to which they belong, and to
estimate their social and political significance.—Professor Lefevre.

Philosophy C2: Psychology: Two of the following courses prerequisite:
Philosophy B1, B2, B3, B4.—First term: Analysis of human nature. Second
and third terms: The chief features of social order and organization, with critical
discussion of current social theories.—Professor Balz.

Philosophy C3: Recent Philosophical Tendencies: Open to students
who have taken or are taking Philosophy C1.—First term: A discussion of the
chief philosophical problems as an introduction to the work of the succeeding
terms. Second and third terms: Critical study of the works of a number of
philosophers representing current movements.—Hours to be arranged. Professor
Balz.

Only one of the following courses will be given in the session 1922-1923.

Philosophy D1: Admission on approval of the professors in charge.—
Empiricism and rationalism. The empirical movement as represented by Locke,
Berkeley, and Hume, and the rationalistic movement as represented by Descartes,
Spinoza, and Leibniz, are studied with reference to their distinctive methods.—
Hours by appointment. Professors Lefevre and Balz.

Philosophy D2: Admission on approval of the professors in charge.—The
critical philosophy of Kant. A study of the Critique of Pure Reason, of the
Critique of Practical Reason, and of the Critique of Judgment. Special attention
is given to Kant's relation to previous philosophical systems, to the development
of his own philosophy, and to the interrelation of the three Critiques.—
Hours by appointment. Professors Lefevre and Balz.

Further advanced work will be arranged in accordance with the needs of
individual students.