PRS 302 - Modern Philosophy

Institution:

Francis Marion University

Subject:

Philosophy & Religious Studies

Description:

This course is a study in two contrasting traditions of philosophy that arose in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries: continental rationalism and British empiricism. Philosophers covered include Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, and Hume. Of central concern will be these philosophers' views on the nature of knowledge and perception as well as their accounts of the fundamental components of reality. The course concludes with a brief introduction to the philosophy of Immanuel Kant.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.fmarion.edu

Phone Number:

(843) 661-1362

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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