PHILOSOPHY 385 - Postmodernism

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Hope College

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Postmodernism has been characterized more as a "mood"than a set body of doctrine, a "constellation" of concerns that has arisen in theaftermath of World War II and the Holocaust. Postmodern concerns challenge central tenets of Enlightenment rationalism regarding the self, knowledge, language, logic, reality, and power. The "roots" of postmodern thinking in the work of Nietzsche,Freud, and Heidegger will be explored, along with such thinkers as Lyotard, Foucault, Derrida, Rorty, and Habermas and feminist challenges to Enlightenment rationality. Four Credits Dell'Olio Spring 2009

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hope.edu

Phone Number:

(616) 395-7000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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