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1.25 Credits
A study of some European philosophers of the 19th century, with particular attention to Hegel, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche. (Formerly course 108.) Prerequisite(s): course 91 or 93 or 94. J. Hoy
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1.25 Credits
French phenomenology includes primarily the work of Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Additional topics include the nature of consciousness and agency. Course includes discussion of French feminists' reactions to Simone de Beauvoir and Emmanuel Levinas. (Formerly course 109, Phenomenology to Poststructuralism) Prerequisite(s): course 91 or 93 or 94. D. Hoy
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1.25 Credits
The three major poststructuralist philosophers are Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, and Gilles Deleuze. After studying their rejection of phenomenological accounts of consciousness and agency-as well as their program for studying power, bio-power, multiplicity, difference, and repetition-current critics , such as Slavoj Zizek and Judith Butler ,are also read for contrast between the methods of phenomenology, genealogy, and critical theory. Prerequisite(s): course 91 or 93 or 94 . D. Hoy
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1.25 Credits
An introduction to the main areas of philosophy using both classic and contemporary sources. Focuses on central and enduring problems in philosophy such as skepticism about the external world, the mind-body problem, and the nature of morality. (General Education Code(s): IH.) The Staff
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1.25 Credits
A close study of early and late texts by Martin Heidegger, especially Being and Time. Prerequisite(s): course 91 or 93 or 94. Enrollment limited to 45. The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Study of recent work in continental philosophy. Topics vary. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior philosophy majors. W. Godzich
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1.25 Credits
Study of classical American philosophers, specifically Emerson, Peirce, James, and Dewey, with emphasis on their views of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and philosophy of religion. Some attention is also paid to recent pragmatic tendencies in American philosophy. Prerequisite(s): course 91 or 93 or 94. R. Winther
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1.25 Credits
An examination of the beginnings of analytic philosophy, with primary interest in the reformulation of traditional philosophical problems by Frege, Russell, and the early Wittgenstein. Some attention is also paid to the development of Vienna Circle logical positivism (Schlick, Carnap, Waismann). Prerequisite(s): course 91 or 93 or 94. Enrollment limited to 39. May be repeated for credit. P. Roth
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1.25 Credits
Studies the philosophical foundations of probability, induction, and confirmation. Different interpretations of probability studied, and solutions to various problems and paradoxes investigated. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 214. Prerequisite(s): course 9, and course 91 or 93 or 94. R. Otte
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1.25 Credits
Study of formal methods commonly used in analytic philosophy. Emphasis is on developing the technical tools to enable one to read and do modern analytic philosophy. Applications of various formal tools to philosophical problems will also be discussed. Prerequisite(s): course 9, and course 91 or 93 or 94. R. Otte
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