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4.00 Credits
Philosophy in the 19th century began with the great systematic philosopher G.W.F. Hegel's assertion that what is rational is actual, and what is actual is rational; it ended with Nietzsche's virulent attacks on the entire Western rationalist tradition. Between these two benchmarks we find Karl Marx's claim that philosophy's job is not to understand the world but to change it; John Stuart Mill's articulation of utilitarianism; and Kierkegaard's philosophy of existential renunciation. A survey of these and other philosophers along with a study of the social upheaval and scientific advances to which they reacted. Four credit hours. H. MOLAND
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A survey of philosophy on the African continent in the postcolonial period. Examines the ongoing critical conversation of just what "African philosophy" is; how it can or should be related to European academic philosophy; how and whether it is particular to a specific geographic region, political circumstances, or cultural beliefs and practices; and whether there are some universal philosophical concerns. Four credit hours. I. GORDON
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3.00 Credits
The evolution of philosophical debate in the Latin West from Augustine to Ockham, with particular focus on the problems of the reconciliation of faith and reason, of the metaphysics of universals, and of the sources and possibilities of human knowledge. Prerequisite: Philosophy 175 or 231. Four credit hours. H. COHEN
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the individual, freedom, death, meaning, value, nihilism, authenticity, responsibility, and faith in the works of Nietzsche, Heidegger, Camus, Sartre, de Beauvoir, Buber, and black existential philosophers. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy. Four credit hours. GORDON
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A focus on philosophical accounts of the nature of mind and psychological phenomena, including the relation of mind to body, the significance of consciousness to having a mind, theories of emotion, and the problem of determining personal identity over time. Authors studied include Descartes, William James, Freud, Skinner, and Ryle. Prerequisite: Two courses in philosophy. Four credit hours. S.
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3.00 Credits
Phenomenology constitutes the most significant development in 20th-century European philosophy; it is the foundation for existentialism, hermeneutics, poststructuralism, and deconstruction, and it informs concepts and methods across the humanities and social sciences. Begins with an analysis of foundational concepts in the work of Husserl. Then devotes a little more than half the course to Heidegger's Being and Time. Finally, looks at a variety of later developments in phenomenology of the body, ethics, hermeneutics, feminism, race, and ecophenomenology. Prerequisite: One philosophy course. Four credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the most significant questions and themes in the work of Levinas, Foucault, Derrida, and the later Heidegger. Prerequisite: One philosophy course. Four credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
A close reading of several of Plato's dialogues about erotic love, working toward a holistic understanding of his philosophical project, focusing on the interpretive strategy that treats philosophically the dialogues' dramatic and literary elements. Prerequisite: Philosophy 231. Four credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Socrates, who wrote nothing, has appeared as a conspicuous figure in other thinkers' work in a variety of ways: sophistic buffoon, beloved mentor, philosophical gadfly, dangerous political threat, inhuman monster, and archetypal teacher of disciples, to name a few. We will explore the figure of Socrates and what he represents in a variety of sources, from his contemporaries in classical Athens to the present. Readings from Aristophanes, Plato, Xenophon, Montaigne, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and some contemporary philosophers. Prerequisite: Philosophy 231. Four credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
A close examination of some text(s) of Aristotle's, along with relevant secondary literature. The topic will change from time to time, depending on which work(s) we read. Texts most likely to be the focus of the course in any given semester include poetics, politics, ethics, and rhetoric. Prerequisite: Philosophy 231. Four credit hours.
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