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260 ARTS AND SCIENCES
543./343. Contemporary Continental Philosophy. (3)
A survey of main themes in Dilthey, Husserl, Scheler,
Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Sartre, Hermeneutics,
Structuralism, Deconstruction and the Frankfurt School.
544./344. Nineteenth-Century Philosophy. (3)
From Kant through Hegel, Marx, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard,
Mill, Nietzsche.
545./445. Philosophy of Language. (3)
Philosophies of meaning with special attention to the relations
between language and thought.
546./346. Twentieth-Century Philosophy. (3 to a maximum
of 12) [3] † ∆
Twentieth-century philosophies.
548./348. 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.
549./449. The Bhagavad Gita and Yoga. (3)
A study of this very important text of Hindu thought and
the philosophies of Samkhya and Yoga, which serve as its
background.
550./350. 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.
551. M.A. Problems. (1-3, repeatable to a maximum of
6 times) [1-3] ∆
552./352. Theory of Knowledge. (3)
Problems and theories of epistemology.
554. Seminar in Metaphysics & Epistemology. (3 to a
maximum of 18) ∆
556. Seminar in Philosophical Logic. (1-6) ∆
This course consists of a close examination of a topic in
logical theory in the philosophy of logic or in a philosophical
area that utilizes the methods of logic or is relevant to issues
in logical theory. May be repeated six times for credit providing
topic varies.
558. Seminar in Value Theory. (3 to a maximum of 18) ∆
559. [559./359.] Philosophy of Biology. (3)
This course consists of a close and critical examination of
selected philosophical issues that arise from the methodological
and conceptual content of evolutionary biology.
560./360. Christian Classics. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 560.) A study of major writings in
the Christian tradition, written by such persons as Origen,
Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin and Teresa of Avila.
561./361. Modern Christian Thought. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 561.) Background of the intellectual
issues facing Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions
today.
563./363. Environmental Ethics. (3)
Close reading of contemporary writings by naturalists, lawyers,
theologians and philosophers on the philosophical
aspects of environmental problems.
565./365. Philosophy of Religion. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 565.) Philosophic analysis of some
major concepts and problems in religion.
567./367. 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.
571./371. Classical Social and Political Philosophy. (3)
From Plato to Hobbes.
572./372. Modern Social and Political Philosophy. (3)
From Hobbes to present.
580./480. Philosophy and Literature. (3 to a maximum
of 12) ∆
Selected philosophical movements and their relationships to
literary masterpieces.
581./381. Philosophy of Law and Morals. (3)
Nature and function of public law and its relation to moral
belief.
584./384. Philosophy of Mind. (3)
A study of certain issues connected with the nature and
status of minds.
585./485. Philosophical Foundations of Economic
Theory. (3)
Prerequisites: ECON 105, 106.
588./388. Topics in Brazilian Thought. (3)
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.
589./389. Latin American Thought I. (3)
Pre-Columbian thought through independence ideologies.
590./390. Latin American Thought II. (3)
Positivism through contemporary thought.
599. Master’s Thesis. (1-6)
Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
651. Ph.D. Problems. (1-3, repeatable to a maximum of
6 times) ∆
699. Dissertation. (3-12)
Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
PHILOSOPHY-ECONOMICS
See Economics-Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY-ENGLISH
See English-Philosophy.
PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Bernd Bassalleck, Chairperson
Physics and Astronomy Building, Room 100
MSC07 4220
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001
(505) 277-2616, FAX (505) 277-1520
Web site: http://panda.unm.edu
Distinguished Professor
V. M. Kenkre, Ph.D., State University of New York
(Stony Brook)
Professors
Harjit S. Ahluwalia, Ph.D., University of Gujarat
Bernd Bassalleck, Ph.D., University of Karlsruhe
Kevin E. Cahill, Ph.D., Harvard University
Carlton M. Caves, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Ivan H. Deutsch, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
UNM CATALOG 2006–2007 Symbols, page 611.