CMLT 21201 /31201 - Contemporary European Philosophy and Religion

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University of Chicago

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The first part of this course considers Martin Heidegger's critique of humanism and various attempts to formulate alternative versions of humanism. We also study Emmanuel L évinas ' conception of ethics as first philosophy and its effect on political philosophy and philosophy of religion, Jacqu es Derrida 's politics of hospitality and cosmopolitanism, and Pie rre Hado t's conception of spiritual exercises and philosophy as a way of life. In the second part of this course, we discuss the status of ethical, political, and religious concepts after the experience of Auschwitz. In addition to P rimo Le vi's If This Is a Man, other readings may come from Lévinas, Robert Antelme, Sara Kofman, and Hans Jonas. Texts in English and the ori ginal. A. Davidson, Wi

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCHICAGO.EDU

Phone Number:

(773) 702-1234

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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