Introduction to Existentialism (FYS)
PHIL 213F
Spring 2022
| Section:
01
|
This course covers the wide variety of thinkers who may be considered a part of the existentialist tradition. The political and cultural phenomenon of existentialism asks questions concerning the essence of freedom in modern society, the role of emotions and passions in subjectivity, how meaning is brought to life, and the tensions between individuality and society. We will address these questions through the writings of thinkers such as Friedrich Nietzsche, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Emilio Uranga, Leopoldo Zea, Gloria Anzaldúa, and Frantz Fanon. Throughout we will investigate what lessons for political life and belonging we can draw from these thinkers in our contemporary world. |
|
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS PHIL |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
|
Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYS |
| Instructor(s): Deere,Don Thomas Times: ..T.... 07:10PM-10:00PM; Location: BOGH115; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
|
|