PHIL 312 - Modern Philosophy

Institution:

University of Massachusetts-Boston

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Description:

3 Credits This course will offer an introduction to the works of some of the principal philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries. We will read, interpret, and examine the writings of Descartes Locke, Hume, and Kant. We will pay particular attention to their metaphysical views on the existence and nature of matter, mind, God, and freedom, and to their epistemological views on the scope and limits of human knowledge.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umb.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 287-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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