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2019-2020 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHI 322 - Western Philosophy Since the Enlightment


3 credits
A detailed exploration of the ideas put forth by Western philosophers and theologians from 1600’s through today. This includes René Descartes, David Hume, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, George Berkley, Immanuel Kant, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, G.W.F. Hegel, Friedrich Nietzsche, Karl Marx, Soren Kierkegaard, Jean-Paul Sartre, John Dewey, Ludwig Wittgenstien, C.S. Lewis, William James, and W.V.O. Quine. Emphasis is placed on reading from the original texts, analyzing the logical structure of the arguments, developing one’s own logical positions, and observing the connections among various thinkers with the goal of applying their ideas toward understanding the world today. All of this is accomplished within a Christian worldview.
Prerequisite(s): PHI 101 PHI 102  or discipline approval
Term Offered: Odd spring semesters