Catalog, 1958-1959 - Hoover Library

Western Maryland College 1957
303. Locrc AND REFLECIWE TllINKING.
The general principles inductive of and deductive logic, and
use of these principles in the solution of problems in such
the
fields as science, philosophy, and religion.
Three periods a week. Credit, three semester hours.
30.1. GREAT AMERICAN THINKERS.
study of the development A of philosophy in the United
States, with special attention to lives and writings of selected
the
leaders from Edwards to Dewey.
Three periods a week. Credit. three semester flours.
Alternates with Philosophy 308. Offered in 1958-1959.
305. ETHICS.
study A of the leading types of ethical theory, the origins of
morality, and the principles involved in moral action.
Three periods a week. Credit, three semester hours.
508. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION.
An exposition of the chief points of view in the philosophy
religion which compete for acceptance among western students,
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with analysis of some of the major issues upon which they
differ. Prerequisite, Philosophy 211 or the equivalent.
Three peri()(1s wuk. Credit. three semester hours.
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Alternates with Philosophy 304. Not offered in 1958-1959.
~23. SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY.
An evaluation of man's history, institutions, and social control.
Three periods (J week. Credit, three semester hours.
Alternates with Philosophy 325. Not offered in 1958-1959.
325. AESTHETICS.
survey of A the chief distinctive points of view in the
philosophy of art and problems presented by the arts.
Three perir)(/s n meek, Credit, three semester hours.
Alternates with Philosophy 323. Offered in 1958-1959.
RELIGION
106. THE USE OF THE BIBLE.
Main ideas of the Bible and their application in present-day
Passages will be studied from both the Old and the New
life.
Testaments.
Three periods a week. Credit, three semester hours.
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