PHI 320 - The Quest for Wisdom: A Brief History of Philosophy

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Antioch University-Los Angeles

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Description:

This course introduces the undergraduate student to the discipline of philosophy and to the development of western thought from the pre-Socratics to postmodernism. Key periods in the development of philosophy are identified and central philosophers from each period are discussed through reading selected primary sources. Perennial philosophical issues such as the nature of reality, the sources of knowledge, and the basis of ethical action are examined, and essential philosophical perspectives such as realism, idealism, pragmatism, existentialism, logical positivism, and deconstructionism are defined and placed in their historical context. The course provides the student with the essentials of the history of philosophy that are useful in understanding references made in courses and in general academic discourse. HUMANITIES DOMAIN

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.antiochla.edu

Phone Number:

(310) 578-1080

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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