HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY II: FROM RENAISSANCE TO MODERN in Spring 2023 (PL1200)

Home>Academic Catalog 2022-2023>Course Catalog>

Formerly PL2022. This course aims to provide a solid and comprehensive grounding in modern philosophy focusing on the main issues and theories of late Renaissance philosophy, modern Rationalism and Empiricism, philosophies of the Enlightenment, Critical philosophy, modern Idealism, Phenomenology and some questions of analytic philosophy. It offers an introduction to the works of the major figures of this tradition.

Course Master: 
HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY II: FROM RENAISSANCE TO MODERN (PL1200)
Term: 
Spring 2023
Discipline: 
PL (Philosophy)
Credits: 
4 credits
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Exam Date: 
Thursday, May 11, 2023 - 12:30
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Professor(s)

Oliver Feltham

Learning Outcomes

  1. (Written expression) Write a philosophy essay, focusing on the clear presentation of a critical analysis of a primary text so as to produce an argument that answers a philosophical question
  2. (Philosophical analysis) Engage in the close reading of key philosophical texts, identifying the different parts of arguments, major theses, concepts and problems
  3. (Philosophical argumentation) Reconstruct the stakes of the major philosophical questions – concerning being, truth, God and action – as they are posed by different philosophers. Analytically recompose important arguments, such as that leading to (and from) Descartes’ cogito
  4. (Historical understanding) Identify elements of the legacy of the empiricist and rationalist philosophers in contemporary philosophy and ideology

Syllabus

Please log in to view this course syllabi.

Book List

TitleAuthorPublisherISBN Number
An Essay concerning Human Understanding
Locke, John
oxford UP
9780199296620
Selected Philosophical Writings
Descartes
Cambridge University Press
9780521358125
AN ENQUIRY CONCERNING HUMAN UNDERSTANDING
HUME, DAVID
CAMBRIDGE
9780521604031
ETHICS
SPINOZA
CAMBRIDGE
9781107655638

Schedule

Start Date: 
Monday, January 16, 2023
End Date: 
Monday, May 15, 2023
DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Monday
12:10
13:30
Q-A101
Thursday
12:10
13:30
Q-A101