Psych 4220.06A - Theories of Human Nature (Winter term, 1995)
(Fall term taught by Dr. K. Danziger)
Required readings
Simon, B. (1978). Mind and madness in ancient Greece. Ithaca,
NY: Cornell.
Morris, C. (1987). The discovery of the individual: 1050-1200.
Toronto: U. Toronto.
Haugeland, J. (1985). Artificial intelligence: The very idea.
Cambridge, MA: MIT.
Evaluation
Class participation 10%
Term paper (2500-3000 words) 20%
End-of-term test 20%
PSYCH 4220A.06-THEORIES OF HUMAN NATURE (Fall term, 1995)
(Winter term taught by Dr. F. Weizmann)
Required readings
Week 1. Introduction, Pre-Socratic account of psyche, etc.
Week 2. Plato. Republic, Parts II-IV (but skim III)
Week 3. Plato. Republic, Parts V-VI
Week 4. Plato. Timaeus, Main Sections I-III (but skim II,
15-30)
Week 5. Aristotle. De anima, Book II
Week 6. Aristotle. De anima, Book III
Week 7. Stoics & Epicurians. J. Annas, Hellenistic philosophy
of mind, ch. 1, pp. 20-33, ch. 2, ch. 6
Week 8. Ancient Medical views. Hippocrates. "On the sacred
disease," "Nature of man"; Siegel. "Galen
on psychology..., ch. 2, parts A-C.
Week 9. Early Medieval. E. Gilson. Reason and revelation in
the Middle Ages, ch. 1; St. Augustine. On free choice of
the will, Book I.
Week 10. Late Medieval. E. Gilson. Reason and revelation in
the Middle Ages, ch. 2-3.
Week 11. St Thomas Aquinas. A. Kenny. Aquinas on mind,
ch. 3-7.
Week 12. TERM TEST (Several short, and one long, essays)
Evaluation
20% Term Test, Last class
20% Term Paper (discuss topic with instructor), due last class
(3000 wds.)
10% Class Participation (attendance is expected; participation
grade is for discussion)
Course not being offerred in 1996-97