History of Philosophy: 19th-Century Philosophy

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course will study major figures in 19th-century philosophy between Kant and Russell: Fichte, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Marx, Kierkegaard, Mill, Nietzsche, James and Bradley. Attention will also be paid to some important figures in related arts and sciences (e.g., Beethoven, Wagner, Ibsen, Feuerbach, Darwin, Freud, Wollstonecraft, Frege). We shall trace the main lines of development in epistemology and metaphysics as well as in ethics and political philosophy. PREREQUISITES: PHIL 2610.03 or 2620.03 CROSSLISTED: PHIL 5635.03 FORMATS: Lecture | Discussion