PHIL 230 - Contemporary Philosophy

Institution:

Tacoma Community College

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Description:

This course will focus on Western Philosophy in the late 19th and 20th centuries, exploring the dominat schools and anti-schools of philosophy. The course will cover the intellectual and social forces affecting and being effected by philosophy. Representative figures covered will include Kant, and Hegel as well as the existentialists, Kieregaard, Neitzsche, Heidegger, Sartre and the development of American Pragmatism, including the work of Pierce, James, Dewey, and the philosophies of Process, Bergson, Whitehead, and Dewey as well as the Analytical tradition. Prerequisite(s): Completion of ENGL-095 and READ-095 with a grade of "C" or higher or assessment at college-level English and Reading.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tacomacc.edu

Phone Number:

(253) 566-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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