Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor

Description: Focused reading of texts or problems in the history of Philosophy. May be taken as a one quarter course or with PHIL 284B as part of a two quarter sequence. Students taking PHIL 284A as a one quarter course who submit a term paper receive a letter grade; other students taking it as a one quarter course receive a Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grade. Students taking PHIL 284A as part of a two quarter sequence with PHIL 284B receive In Progress (IP) until PHIL 284B is completed, at which time one final grade is assigned for both courses. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 40 units.