PHIL 232 - Modern Philosophy:Descartes through Kant

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Denison University

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An examination of the two fundamental philosophical traditions of the 17th and 18th centuries, Rationalism and Empiricism, and of Kant's attempt to combine their insights. This course traces the development of such themes as the nature of human experience, the foundations of knowledge, and the limits of knowledge through the work of Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. Their attempts to resolve these questions formed the basis for much of the intellectual history of the "Age of Reason and Enlightenment" and continue to inform contemporary investigations of knowledge, language, and mind. Prerequisite: PHIL 200 or consent. (Spring) (4 Credits)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.denison.edu

Phone Number:

(740) 587-0810

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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