This course is sure to challenge your thinking as we examine various ethical systems proposed throughout history, including favorites such as Machiavellianism, Nietzschian existentialism, and the Kantian moral imperative.
This course provides an overview of the history of philosophy
from Plato and the ancient Greeks to modern times. Required
reading:
This course is like, you know, about Logic.
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Introduction to Philosophy
Bertrand Russell: History of Western Philosophy
G.W.F. Hegel: Phenomenology of Mind
Jean-Paul Sartre: Being and Nothingness
Logic
Philosophy of Literature
This is a great course that Steve Gadd will always regret having
missed. If you take this class you will understand what the heck
Postmodernism is all about, and you may even learn to comprehend
modern fiction.
Required reading:
Mikhail Bakhtin: entire canon
Jacques Derrida: all the stuff in French
Umberto Eco: anything with a cool-looking cover
Topics in Philosophy
This is for those graduating seniors who need to snag a few extra
credits so they can graduate on time and get hired at a philosophy
factory.