Not for GE Explores the philosophy of the English-speaking world during the past century, from Frege and Wittgenstein through Davidson and Putnam. Emphasizes the movements of logical positivism, ordinary language analysis, and American pragmatism. GE-IV Critical study of the subject of religion, including the nature, grounds, and limits of religious claims. Leading existentialist thinkers including Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, deBeauvoir, and the phenomenologist Husserl. GE-IV A study of recent trends in feminist philosophy with emphasis upon feminist thinking in the areas of ethics, social philosophy, and theory of knowledge.
Students construct philosophical essays based upon assigned readings.
Emphasis is placed on expositional quality, not merely upon philosophical quality. Essays will be rewritten and improved, and participants will critique each others' essays. Not for GE Limited to Philosophy majors and minors Course may be repeated for 99.9 credits. Consent of instructor Advanced study of problems in philosophy of mind, meta- ethics, theory of knowledge, political and social philosophy, philosophy of logic, or history of philosophy. Content is variable and is determined by the instructor.