PHIL 054 - Contemporary Continental Philosophy

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University of Pennsylvania

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Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. An introduction to 20th century continental European philosophy, focusing on the origins and development of phenomenology and existentialism and their influence on contemporary thought. The course will include an introduction to the phenomenology of Edmund Husserl and examine the subsequent development of modern philosophic existentialism by critics of Husserl, such as Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre or Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Finally, the important influence of phenomenology and existentialism on contemporary trends in French, German, and American philosophy will be explored, including hermeneutics, deconstruction, post-modernism, and post-analytic philosophy. No previous study of philosophy is required.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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