PHIL 256 - Existentialism

Institution:

University of San Francisco

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Description:

This course is an inquiry into the meaning of human existence with particular emphasis on the self. Our experiences with absurdity, alienation, anxiety, freedom, being and God are investigated, with direction provided by philosophers such as Nietzsche, Sartre, Kierkegaard, Camus, Beauvoir, Dostoevsky, and Heidegger. Through reading, discussion, and reflection students come to understand their beliefs about the meaning of human existence.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.usfca.edu/

Phone Number:

(415) 422-5555

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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