PHIL 215 - History of Modern Western Philosophy II: The 19th Century

Institution:

CUNY Medgar Evers College

Subject:

Philosophy

Description:

History of Modern Western Philosophy II: The 19th Century surveys the key western philosophers of the 19th century, including Jeremy Bentham, Mary Wollstonecraft, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, G.W.F. Hegel, Arthur Schopenhauer, Ludwig Feuerbach, S?ren Kierkegaard, Auguste Comte, Karl Marx, John Stuart Mill, Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, and Friedrich Nietzsche. The course situates the thought of these philosophers within an historical context, focusing on the evolution from idealism to Marxism, from empiricism to pragmatism, and from post-Kantian thought to post-modern thinking.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.mec.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 270-4900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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