Modern Philosophy from Descartes to Kant

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This course focuses on the work of European philosophers from roughly 1600 to 1800. Students will study the philosophy of René Descartes and traces the development of philosophical rationalism and empiricism in thinkers such as John Locke, David Hume, and Baruch Spinoza. In addition, the class will cover the transcendental idealism of Immanuel Kant. (Prerequisite: PHIL101)