Course
Philosophy
History of western philosophy: Antiquity, Middle Ages, Modernity, German idealism and 20th century philosophy
8
Modules
24
Articles
~2 h
Reading
IV
CLOs
§ 01 — Curriculum
8 modules.
Each module is a small unit. Most read in sequence — but a determined reader can begin anywhere.
- M IAncient PhilosophySocrates, Plato, Aristotle, and the beginnings of Western thought3 articles
18 minBegin → - M IIMedieval and Renaissance PhilosophyAugustine, Thomas Aquinas, Montaigne, and the transition to the modern era3 articles
18 minBegin → - M IIIEarly Modern PhilosophyDescartes, Locke, Hume, Kant, and the emergence of the modern subject3 articles
18 minBegin → - M IVContemporary PhilosophyNietzsche, phenomenology, analytic philosophy, and poststructuralism3 articles
18 minBegin → - M VThe 19th Century: Hegel, Marx, NietzscheDialectics, historical materialism, and the revaluation of values3 articles
18 minBegin → - M VIPhenomenology and ExistentialismHusserl, Heidegger, Sartre: consciousness, being, and freedom3 articles
18 minBegin → - M VIIThe Analytic Tradition and the Linguistic TurnFrege, Wittgenstein, Quine: logic, language, and the limits of knowledge3 articles
18 minBegin → - M VIIIPhilosophy in the 21st CenturyConsciousness, the ethics of technology, and ecological thought3 articles
18 minBegin →
§ 02 — Learning outcomes
4 outcomes.
CLO I
History of Philosophy
Navigate the key periods and figures of the Western philosophical tradition
CLO II
Philosophical Analysis
Apply philosophical methods of analysis to texts, arguments, and concepts
CLO III
Ontology and Epistemology
Understand key problems of being, knowledge, and truth
CLO IV
Philosophy in Life
Relate philosophical ideas to contemporary issues in ethics, politics, and culture
§ 03 — Practices