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PHILOSOPHY 259
421./521. Heidegger. (3)
510./410. Kant. (3)
422./522. Wittgenstein. (3)
438./538. Buddhist Philosophy–India. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 438.) A survey of Hinayana and
Mahayana philosophical thought as it developed in South
Asia, together with its religious, historical and social context.
439./539. Buddhist Philosophy–China. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 439.) Development of Buddhist
thought in China and East Asia from T’ang dynasty to the
present.
440./540. Buddhist Sutras Seminar. (3 to a maximum
of 12) ∆
(Also offered as RELG 440.) Two-week, intensive summer
course at Jemez Bodhi Manda Zen Center. Study of both theory
and practice with visiting professors from various universities.
Opportunity for directed meditation for interested participants.
441. Philosophical Movements. (3 to a maximum of 12)
[3 to a maximum of 24] ∆
Topic varies.
Prerequisite: one previous course in Philosophy.
442. Individual Philosophers. (3 to a maximum of 12)
[3 to a maximum of 24] ∆
Figure varies.
Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy.
445./545. Philosophy of Language. (3)
Philosophies of meaning with special attention to the relations
between language and thought.
Prerequisite: 202 or 352.
449./549. The Bhagavad Gita and Yoga. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 449.) A study of this very important
text of Hindu thought and the philosophies of Samkhya and
Yoga, which serve as its background.
453. Asian Studies Thesis. (3)
(Also offered as COMP, HIST, POLS, RELG, 453.) Supervised
research in one or more disciplines leading to an undergraduate
thesis for the major in Asian Studies.
480./580. Philosophy and Literature. (3 to a maximum
of 12) ∆
(Also offered as ENGP 480.) Selected philosophical movements
and their relationships to literary masterpieces.
Prerequisites: one course in Philosophy.
485./585. Philosophical Foundations of Economic
Theory. (3)
(Also offered as ECPH 485.)
Prerequisites: ECON 105, ECON 106.
497. Honors Seminar. (3 to a maximum of 9) [3] † ∆
For departmental honors in philosophy. {Offered upon
demand}
498. Reading and Research. (1-3, repeatable to a maximum
of 4 times) [1-3] † ∆
499. Senior Thesis. (3 to a maximum of 6) [3] † ∆
For departmental honors. {Offered upon demand}
502./402. Plato. (3)
503./403. Aristotle. (3)
504./404. Augustine. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 504.)
506./406. Descartes. (3)
508./308. Medieval European Philosophy. (3)
Major thinkers from Augustine through Ockham.
509./409. Hume. (3)
513./413. Kierkegaard. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 513.)
514. 20th-Century European Theory. (3)
(Also offered as SOC 514.) Analytical Marxism, Nietzsche,
Spengler, Sociobiology, Foucault, Sarte, Lukacs, The
Frankfurt School.
515./415. History and Philosophy of Mathematics.
[Philosophy of Mathematics.] (3)
A historical survey of principal issues and controversies on
the nature of mathematics. Emphasis varies from year to
year.
520. Graduate Proseminar in Philosophy. (1-3)
The course serves as an introduction to graduate study in
philosophy at the University of New Mexico. This includes
introduction to the faculty and their research interests, as well
as an opportunity for scholarly interaction with fellow graduate
students. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
521./421. Heidegger. (3)
522./422. Wittgenstein. (3)
526. Seminar in Asian Philosophers. (3 to a maximum
of 12) [3 to a maximum of 27] ∆
531./331. Ch’an and Zen Buddhist Philosophy. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 531.) An examination of key writings
by Chinese Ch’an teachers (e.g., Huineng and Tung Shan),
medieval Japanese Zen teachers (e.g., Eisai and Dogen) and
modern Japanese thinkers (e.g., Suzuki and Nishitani).
Prerequisite: 101 or 108 or 201 or 202 or 336.
532./332. American Philosophy. (3)
A survey of American philosophical thought, emphasizing
transcendentalism and pragmatism. Coverage of such figures
as Emerson, Thoreau, Peirce, James, Dewey, Rorty, Putnam
and Cavell.
534./334. Philosophies of India. (3)
Upanishads, Bhagavad-gita, Jainism, Buddhism, the six
Hindu systems and recent developments.
535./335. Topics in Indian Philosophy. (3 to a maximum
of 12) [3 to a maximum of 18] ∆
536./336. Chinese Philosophy I. (3)
The development of Chinese thought from pre-Confucian
times through the T’ang dynasty.
537./337. Chinese Philosophy II. (3)
Chinese thought from the Sung dynasty to the present.
538./438. Buddhist Philosophy–India. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 538.) A survey of Hinayana and
Mahayana philosophical thought as it developed in South
Asia, together with its religious, historical and social context.
539./439. Buddhist Philosophy–China. (3)
Development of Buddhist thought in China and East Asia
from T’ang dynasty to the present.
540./440. Buddhist Sutras Seminar. (3 to a maximum
of 12) ∆
(Also offered as RELG 540.) Two-week, intensive summer
course at Jemez Bodhi Manda Zen Center. Study of both theory
and practice with visiting professors from various universities.
Opportunity for directed meditation for interested participants.
541. Seminar in Philosophical Movements. (3 to a maximum
of 18) [3 to a maximum of 27] ∆
542. Seminar in Individual Philosophers. (3 to a maximum
of 18) [3 to a maximum of 27] ∆
ARTS AND
SCIENCES
UNM CATALOG 2006–2007 Symbols, page 611.