Philosophy 202s - Philosophical Foundations ofWestern Thought:TheModern Period

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Mount Holyoke College

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Investigates the development ofWestern philosophy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries through the writings of Descartes, Locke, Spinoza, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. Focuses on the impact of modern scientific thought on the philosophical tradition's understanding of the place of the human being in the world. Topics include the nature and extent of human knowledge, the nature of the mind, and the possibility of human freedom. Meets Humanities I-B requirement T.Wartenberg 4 credits

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mtholyoke.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 538-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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