PHIL 252
Fall 2010
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01
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| Crosslisting:
COL 252 |
A comprehensive survey of the major landmarks in modern European philosophy in the 19th century, from the German Idealists to Nietzsche. Beginning with the problems generated by Kant's doctrine of transcendental idealism, this course charts the flourishing of German Idealism (Fichte, Hegel) and its eventual dissolution when it was confronted with rival conceptions of individual religious experience (Kierkegaard) and social emancipation (Marx), culminating in a radically anti-foundationalist challenge to both epistemology and ethics (Nietzsche). |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA PHIL |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: Any Philosophy Course |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CEAS-Phil/Reli)(PHIL)(PHIL-Philosophy)(PHIL-Social Jus) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Readings will include selections from Kant's CRITIQUE OF PURE REASON, Fichte's SCIENCE OF KNOWLEDGE, Hegel's PHENOMENOLOGY OF SPIRIT and LECTURES ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY, Marx's ECONOMIC AND PHILOSOPHIC MANUSCRIPTS OF 1844, Kierkegaard's FEAR AND TREMBLING, Nietzsche's GENEALOGY OF MORALS, and other works.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three papers, and weekly comments on the assigned readings. In-class participation is essential and will be factored into the final grade. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
We will be engaging deeply with some of the most influential and exhilarating texts in the modern European philosophical canon. The texts will demand serious attention; our aim will be to develop a careful and rigorous appreciation for the main arguments and themes. |
| Instructor(s): Guenova,Ludmila Ludmilova Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: ZLKA202; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 20 | | SR major: 6 | JR major: 6 | | |
| Seats Available: 2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 2 | FR: 0 |
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