PH 371 - Existentialism

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Stonehill College

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Three Credits Alternate Years: Fall 2008, 2010 The Existentialist thinkers of the 20th Century vigorously protested the abstraction and sterility of certain kinds of philosophical and theological discourse and demanded that we confront the life and death, flesh and blood issues of our existence. The course will examine the sources of their existential protest in the thought of the 19th Century thinkers Nietzsche and Kierkegaard and progress through a discussion of the major figures and works in the Existentialist movement of the 20th Century. Prerequisite: GP 100 or GP 140.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stonehill.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 565-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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