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258 ARTS AND SCIENCES
336./536. Chinese Philosophy I. (3)
The development of Chinese thought from pre-Confucian
times through the T’ang dynasty.
337./537. Chinese Philosophy II. (3)
Chinese thought from the Sung dynasty to the present.
341. Topics in Philosophy. (1-3 to a maximum of 12)
[1-3] ∆
An investigation of some important philosophic debates.
342. Selected Philosophers. (3 to a maximum of 12) [3
to a maximum of 18] ∆
A treatment of the thought of a major philosopher.
343./543. Contemporary Continental Philosophy. (3)
A survey of main themes in Dilthey, Husserl, Scheler,
Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Sartre, Hermeneutics,
Structuralism, Deconstruction and the Frankfurt School.
Prerequisite: 202.
344./544. Nineteenth-Century Philosophy. (3)
From Kant through Hegel, Marx, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard,
Mill, Nietzsche.
Prerequisite: 202.
346./546. Twentieth-Century Philosophy. (3 to a maximum
of 12) [3] † ∆
Twentieth-century philosophies.
Prerequisite: 202 or 344.
348./548. Comparative Philosophy. (3)
A comparative study of the Buddhist, Chinese, European,
Indian and Islamic philosophical traditions with reference to
ontology, epistemology, axiology and sociopolitical thought.
Prerequisite: 201 or 202 or 334.
350./550. Philosophy of Science. (3)
This course is a survey of the main epistemological, ontological
and conceptual issues that arise from or concern the
methodology and content of the empirical sciences.
Prerequisite: 156 or 356.
352./552. Theory of Knowledge. (3)
Problems and theories of epistemology.
Prerequisite: 101 or 201 or 202.
354. Metaphysics. (3)
Problems and theories of metaphysics. Topics may include:
investigation into the structure of things and their properties,
identity and individuation, causation, necessity and possibility,
universals, mind and body, space and time, God, truth
and naturalism.
Prerequisite: 101 or 201 or 202.
356. Symbolic Logic. (4)
(Also offered as MATH 356.) This is a first course in logical
theory. Its primary goal is to study the notion of logical entailment
and related concepts, such as consistency and contingency.
Formal systems are developed to analyze these
notions rigorously.
358. Ethical Theory. (3)
Inquiry concerning goodness, rightness, obligation, justice
and freedom.
Prerequisite: 101 or 102 or 201 or 202.
360./560. Christian Classics. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 360.) A study of major writings in
the Christian tradition, written by such persons as Origen,
Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin and Teresa of Avila.
Prerequisite: one course in Religious Studies or Philosophy.
361./561. Modern Christian Thought. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 361.) Background of the intellectual
issues facing Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions
today.
Prerequisite: one course in Religious Studies or Philosophy.
363./563. Environmental Ethics. (3)
Close reading of contemporary writings by naturalists, lawyers,
theologians and philosophers on the philosophical
aspects of environmental problems.
365./565. Philosophy of Religion. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 365.) Philosophic analysis of some
major concepts and problems in religion.
Prerequisite: 156 or 201 or 202 or RELG 264.
367./567. Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics. (3)
Philosophical investigation of concept and theories of art and
literature. Possible topics include the nature, definition and
criteria of art; its functions; form and content; aesthetic experience;
evaluation; artist’s/author’s status; meaning; reception;
hermeneutics and representation.
Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy.
371./571. Classical Social and Political Philosophy. (3)
From Plato to Hobbes.
Prerequisite: 101 or 201.
372./572. Modern Social and Political Philosophy. (3)
From Hobbes to present.
Prerequisite: 101 or 202 or 371.
381./581. Philosophy of Law and Morals. (3)
Nature and function of public law and its relation to moral
belief.
Prerequisite: 201 or 202 or 358.
384./584. Philosophy of Mind. (3)
A study of certain issues connected with the nature and
status of minds.
Prerequisite: 201 or 202 or 352 or 354.
388./588. Topics in Brazilian Thought. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 388.) A philosophical analysis of
selected topics from Brazilian intellectual history and contemporary
Brazilian thought in the areas of art, economics,
literature, philosophy, politics, religion, theatre and society.
Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy.
389./589. Latin American Thought I. (3)
(Also offered as HIST, RELG, SOC 389.) Pre-Columbian
thought through independence ideologies.
Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy.
390./590. Latin American Thought II. (3)
(Also offered as HIST, RELG, SOC 390.) Positivism through
contemporary thought.
Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy.
402./502. Plato. (3)
Prerequisite: 101 or 201.
403./503. Aristotle. (3)
Prerequisite: 101 or 201.
404./504. Augustine. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 404.)
Prerequisite: 201 or RELG 360
406./506. Descartes. (3)
Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy.
409./509. Hume. (3)
Prerequisite: 202.
410./510. Kant. (3)
Prerequisite: 202.
413./513. Kierkegaard. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 413.)
415/515. History and Philosophy of Mathematics.
[Philosophy of Mathematics.] (3)
(Also offered as MATH 415.) A historical survey of principal
issues and controversies on the nature of mathematics.
Emphasis varies from year to year. Student who does not
have prerequisite may seek permission of instructor.
Prerequisite: 356 or 456.
UNM CATALOG 2006–2007 Symbols, page 611.