PHI 2301 - Existentialism

Institution:

Baylor University

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Description:

An examination and evaluation of philosophical themes and methods in existentialist writings. Themes such as freedom, anxiety, despair, nothingness, alienation, death, God, the impotence of reason, the conflict between individuality and the dehumanizing tendencies of mass society, and the conflict between authentic self and inauthentic self are considered. Attention is focused upon the work of such thinkers as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Jaspers, Heidegger, Marcel, Sartre, and Camus.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.baylor.edu

Phone Number:

(254) 710-1011

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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