Great Books in Philosophy

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This course consists of a careful examination of an important text in the history of philosophy. Attention will also be paid to the selected text’s historical significance as well as to its relevance to contemporary philosophical debates. The text examined may vary from semester to semester, and may be drawn from such authors as Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, Aquinas, Hume, Kant, Mill, Kierkegarde, Nietzsche, Moore, Ross, Ayer, Stevenson, Rawls, Smart, Williams, Finnis, Grisez, and MacIntyre. This course may be repeated by students as the text changes from semester to semester.