[Note: Under the general education requirement, each course is given a PAC (Perception, Analysis, and Communication) category code to indicate its content and the skills it develops. For further information, see the College Catalog.]

185E. Self, Language, and Imagination. Mr. Erickson. Seminar on recent reflections on continental themes generated by such thinkers as Rorty and Taylor. Emphasis on the role of language and imagination in political and existential discourses. Fall 2004.

185L. Topics in Epistemology, Metaphysics, and the Philosophy of the Mind. Mr. Kung. An examination of various issues in contemporary epistemology, metaphysics, and philosophy of mind. Topics may include the nature of consciousness, mental causation, the relationship between the mental and the physical, the nature of epistemic justification, and the status of testimony as a source of knowledge. Spring 2005. [PAC 10]

185M. Topics in Mind and Language. Mr. Atlas. Introduction to contemporary theories of language, cognition, truth, meaning, mind/body and intentionality. Prerequisite: Philosophy 42 or 60, or permission of instructor. Fall 2005.

186E. Heidegger and the Tradition. Mr. Erickson. A selective examination of Heidegger’s understanding of poetry, tradition, and truth. Comparisons with Hegel, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, and Derrida. Discussion. Spring 2005. [PAC 10]

186H. Topics in History of Modern. Mr. Collier. An examination of issues central to 17th–19th-century philosophy. Topics might include the debate between rationalism and empiricism, the limits of reason, the nature of substance and mind, and the nature of human experience. Reading to be drawn from authors from Descartes to Nietzsche. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Philosophy 42. Spring 2005.

186K. Kant. Mr. Thielke. A detailed examination of the works of Immanuel Kant, focusing on issues that arise from Kant’s transcendental idealism. Topics may include Kant’s account of cognition, the nature and limits of human knowledge, the force of the moral law, and the warrant of aesthetic judgment. Prerequisite: Philosophy 42. Offered in 2005-06.

188. Pro-Seminar in Contemporary Philosophical Issues. Mr. Erickson, Mr. Hurley. Extended discussion of selected topics current in recent philosophical debate. Prerequisites: at least five philosophy courses and permission of instructor. Letter grade only. Each semester.

191. Senior Thesis. Mr. Collier. Senior exercise for the Philosophy major. A year-long sequence leading to the completion of a thesis supervised by faculty members. Students must enroll in 191 both in the fall and spring semester. A prospectus of the project as well as a substantial annotated bibliography will be due in early December; the final thesis must be submitted to the department in late April. Each semester.

191b. Accelerated Senior Thesis. Mr. Collier. Alternate senior exercise for Philosophy majors. Course is intended only for students who wish to complete the senior thesis in the fall semester. A prospectus and bibliography will be due in early October, and the thesis must be submitted to the department in early December. Permission of instructor required. Fall 2004.

198. Summer Research Projects. Staff. Summer reading and research on a topic agreed to by the student and the instructor. Normally, such study involves a set of short papers and/or culminates in a research paper of substantial length. Course or half-course. Each semester. 199.

Independent Study. Staff. Independent reading and research on a topic agreed to by the student and the instructor. Normally, such study involves a set of short papers and/or culminates in a research paper of substantial length. Course or half-course. Each semester.