Or, The Sickness Unto Death, Philosophical Fragments, Concluding Unscientific Postscript, and The Concept of Anxiety. Aristotle A study of the components and the coherence of Aristotle's general understanding of being, philosophy of nature, conception of truth, and theory of man and the state. Whitehead The metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead, studied both in its historical development and in its systematic expression in Process and Reality. Wittgenstein An examination and evaluation of Wittgenstein's philosophical views through a close reading of various writings from Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus to Philosophical Investigations. Nietzsche Examines selected writings from The Birth of Tragedy to The Will to Power.
Emphasis is given to close reading of texts and critical evaluation of their main ideas.
Topics in Contemporary Philosophy Examines contemporary debate on a selected topic such as ethical relativism, the relation of mind to body, or the nature of free will. Senior Tutorial Students will write a senior thesis on a selected topic under supervision of the instructor and a faculty advisor. The University of the South 735 University Ave.