PHIL 1620
Great Philosophical Ideas, Part 2
Major figures and developments in philosophy after the year 1400. Descriptive and comparative approach, providing an understanding of the place of philosophers in the history of thought. Appreciation of critical reasoning is included for comprehending philosophical developments.
Undated
Topics
- Rationalism – Theoretical Philosophy Descartes’ Meditations on First
- Rationalism – Practical Philosophy Spinoza’s Ethics
- Empiricism – Theoretical Philosophy Hume’s Enquiry Concerning
- Empiricism – Theoretical Philosophy Berkeley’s Treatise Concerning the
- Empiricism – Practical Philosophy Hume’s Enquiry Concerning the
- Empiricism – Practical Philosophy Hume’s Of the Standard of Taste
- Kant – Theoretical Philosophy Helmholtz’s The Facts of
- Kant – Practical Philosophy Korsgaard’s The Sources of
- Concluding Remarks on Unit One n/a
- Schopenhauer – Theoretical Philosophy Schopenhauer’s Parerga and
- Schopenhauer – Practical Philosophy Schopenhauer’s Parerga and
- Positivism and Materialism – Theoretical Philosophy Comte’s A General View of
- Positivism and Materialism – Theoretical Philosophy Marx’s The German Ideology
- Positivism and Materialism – Practical Philosophy Marx’s The German Ideology
- Positivism and Materialism – Practical Philosophy Comte’s A General View of
- Existentialism – Theoretical Philosophy Nietzsche’s On Truth and Lies in a
- Existentialism – Theoretical Philosophy Kierkegaard’s Concluding
- Existentialism – Practical Philosophy Kierkegaard’s Two Ages
- Existentialism – Practical Philosophy Nietzsche’s The Antichrist
- Concluding Remarks on Unit Two n/a
Prerequisites & course information
Precludes additional credit for FYSM 1300 , PHIL 1600. Lectures three hours a week.