Proposed courses for GS 10 fulfullment at Sophia University

Phil 336. Science and the Theory of Knowledge 4 cr
This course deals with major issues in the history of the philosophy of knowledge--for instance, whether skepticism can be avoided and whether certain knowledge is possible--in their relation to the development of the natural sciences. It will introduce important ideas leading to the rationality of the Enlightenment. Readings include Aristotle, Bacon, Galileo, Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant, among others.
Every other year (2001 Autumn). Staff.

Phil 302. Medieval Thought and Culture 4 cr
After a brief overview on Japanese society and culture around the year 1000, the course will focus on the European Medieval world. Monastries, cities, palaces, cathedrals and universities are glorious remains of the Medieval period. However, these traces of the past shadow the brutality, terror and misery of the Medieval society. Using the tools of philosophy, the course will inquire into the key concepts which characterize the complex relations between the social and cultural aspects of the Medieval world.
Every other year (not offered in 2001). Robouam.