PHIL323L - 19th Century Philosophy

3 Credit(s)

Liberal Arts
This course will focus on the history of modern philosophy from the late 18th through the end of the 19th century. It will begin by examining how Immanuel Kant attempts to save philosophy from the excesses of Rationalism and the skepticism implied in Hume’s radical Empiricism. It will then examine the series of critical responses that Kant’s philosophy itself engendered. Specifically, it will examine how philosophers such as Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche responded to Kant’s philosophy or its revised or developed versions. PHIL 211L is recommended but not required for this course.

Offered When: Every two years.
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101L