Philosophy, History of (PHH)

Grounds Philosophy majors in the core ideas and figures of ancient Philosophy (including the pre-Socratics) as well as Roman, and Medieval Philosophy (up to and including St. Thomas Aquinas).

This course offers students the opportunity to carefully examine, analyze, and reflect on the major works of Immanuel Kant and G.W.F. Hegel, two of the most influential and groundbreaking philosophers of the last 250 years.

A study of the nature of the self through an examination of canonical and contemporary philosophical writings from Asia. Topics include the nature of the self, the structure of consciousness, and the self in relation to others, to nature, and to the external world. Students also engage with philosophical writings on the methods and the challenges of cross-cultural philosophy.

This course will cover a special topic in Philosophy. See instructors course description for detail. Topic varies by semester, may be repeated.

Covers a Philosophical era, movement or theme, taking into account the connection between ideas and their historical context. Topic varies by semester, may be repeated.

Grounds majors in the core ideas and figures of the modern period, beginning with Descartes and covering Rationalist, Empiricist, and Kantian and Neo-Kantian Philosophy.