PH 305 - Great Philosophers

Credits: 4
This course is devoted to the study of individual thinkers whose work has contributed to shape the philosophical tradition. Based on primary texts, its goal is to reconstruct the genesis of key ideas, the lines of continuity and rupture in the corpus of a single author, and the impact those ideas have had on other thinkers and traditions. Philosophers are announced prior to each term and may include Plato, Kant, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Arendt, Beauvoir, Murdoch, Davis, Lugones, and others.

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): One PH course
Course Restrictions: Junior standing
Liberal Arts Perspective(s): Ethics and Values
Note(s): May be repeated for credit if topics differ.
Foundations Requirement(s):