Philosophy 102 - Philosophical Classics

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Bard College

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An introduction to some of the perennial concerns of philosophy, through a survey of classic texts in the Western philosophical tradition. Themes include the nature of ethical life, the meaning and possibility of knowledge, the concept of the self, the justifiability of the state, the role of religious faith within philosophical inquiry, and the nature of philosophical method and style. Readings are from Plato, followed by three contrasting portraits of Socrates: by Aristophanes ( The Clouds), Soren Kierkegaard (selections from The Concept of Irony), and Maurice Merleau-Ponty ("In Praise of Philosophy");additional readings are from Descartes, Hobbes, Hume, Kant, and Nietzsche.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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