University of Virginia Library

CORCORAN SCHOOL OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY.

Prof. Noah K. Davis.

The subjects of this school are treated as follows:

I. In Psychology, the Intellectual Powers are viewed as modes of
consciousness, and distributed as Presentation, Representation, and
Reason. The discussion, having evolved the Laws of Pure Thought, is
followed immediately by the course in Logic. The psychology of the
Sensibilities and Will is then considered, followed by the course in Ethics.
Constant appeal is made to reflective consciousness as the ultimate test
of truth in Psychological Science.

Text-Books.—Hamilton's Metaphysics, 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 examined.

Text-Book.—Ueberweg's History of Philosophy.

The class is examined on the subject as developed by the lectures,
supplemented by such portions of the text-books as may be indicated by
the Professor.

Political Economy.

Those studying this subject constitute a separate class. The lectures
discuss the relations of Labor and Capital, 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.