PHIL 312W - Philosophy of the Body

Institution:

Duquesne University

Subject:

PHIL - Philosophy

Description:

How can we carry out a philosophical analysis of the body? In other words, how can different embodies experiences, including those based on gender, enter into philosophy? How does the meaning ascribed to the body affect the subjectivity of those who are embodied in different ways? Readings will include at least some of the following: Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, Foucault, Irigarary, Butler, Bordo, and Iris Young.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.duq.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 396-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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