PHIL244L - Philosophy & Psychoanalysis

3 Credit(s)

Liberal Arts
This course explores Freud and post-Freudian psychoanalytic theory and its relationship to key questions in philosophy. The course will approach psychoanalytic theory from the perspective of certain philosophical concerns: for example, what is a human subject?, what is human freedom and why does it matter?, what is the nature of human desire? what is happiness and can humans be happy? The primary readings for the course will focus on the texts of Freud and Lacan, but there will also be selections from other philosophical theorists (including Melanie Klein, Julia Kristeva, Luce Irigaray, Slavoj Zizek, Gilles Deleuze, and others).

Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101L