2023-2024 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
PHI 250 - Existentialism
An investigation of a major philosophical and literary movement in the 19th and 20th century. Important existentialists include Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, and Camus. Topics include authenticity, freedom, consciousness, commitment, our relations to others and God, how emotions provide insights unavailable to reason, and the limits of philosophy. Fulfills Cultures - Global Perspectives. Offered fall semester.
Credits: 3