Phil 371F - Contemporary Continental Philosophy

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Washington University in St Louis

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An examination of central texts of 20th-century philosophical thought in France and Germany. The work of Hegel and Heidegger is considered, as well as that of thinkers they have influenced such as Adorno, Gadamer, and Habermas (in Germany), and Sartre, Foucault, Derrida, and Irigaray (in France). These philosophers reject any idea of "pure" knowledge and experience, and have reconceptualized human existence and understanding as fundamentally historicized, embodied, and linguistic. A focal question that this raises is, what does this reconceptualization mean for ideals of humanism? Prerequisite: one course in philosophy at the 100 or 200 level, or permission of the instructor.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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