PHIL 336: Twentieth-Century Continental Thought: Existentialism

PHIL 336-001: 20th Cent Contin Thgt:Existent
(Spring 2018)

01:30 PM to 02:45 PM TR

Innovation Hall 133

Section Information for Spring 2018

  • Fulfills the requirement for a course in the continental tradition for the Philosophy major.

Existentialism is less of a philosophical movement than a philosophical attitude that can be expressed, in the words of Jean Paul Sartre, by the claim that ‘existence precedes essence’. This course will explore the work of 19th and 20th century thinkers who rigorously explore the human, moral, and metaphysical implications of this commitment and thus give this attitude its modern expression. Readings may include texts by such thinkers as Soren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, Miguel de Unamuno, Martin Buber, Sartre, Albert Camus or Simone de Beauvoir

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Examines existential philosophy from its nineteenth-century origins to its twentieth-century expressions. Key themes will be explored through philosophical and literary works of thinkers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Unamuno, Buber, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, De Beauvoir, or Fanon. May also explore the influence of existentialist thought on social and political philosophy, including philosophies of race and gender and decolonial thought, and/or existentialism’s relation to non-Western philosophical traditions. Offered by Philosophy. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: 3 hours of PHIL or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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