Modern and Contemporary Philosophy.

Catalog description

This course is a survey of some of the most significant philosophers and philosophical questions from the 16th century to the present day. Course topics include the source and limits of knowledge, the nature of the mind, the truth and value of religious beliefs, the origin and principles of ethics, and the nature of a just social and political order. Some of the philosophers studied include Descartes, Locke, Hume, Kant, Mill, James, Nietzsche, and Sartre. The course satisfies GE World Perspectives and Ethics. ( GE2B , GEWE )