PHIL 28 Phenomenology and Existentialism
This course examines the traditions of phenomenology and existentialism, primarily through a study of German, Austrian, and French philosophy from the first half of the twentieth century, but also including more recent work inspired by these traditions. Major historical figures covered in this course may include: Franz Brentano, Edmund Husser!, Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, and Emmanuel Levinas. Special topics may include: the nature of subjectivity or consciousness; theories of intentionality; phenomenology and post-phenomenology; historicity; freedom and responsibility; existentialist theories of oppression; and existentialist ethics.
Prerequisite
One Philosophy course, or permission of the instructor.