PHIL 2123 - Modern Philosophy

This course will briefly outline the history of western philosophy in the modern period. An historical study of philosophical trends and controversies that characterize the development of early modern philosophy, this course will cover the philosophies of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berleley, Hume and Kant. Expected outcomes for this course include: strengthening student familiarity with the history of ideas; opening the possibility of formalizing our naive (and very often effective) capacities to make an argument by deliberately putting into practice some of the methods and principles of classical rhetoric; developing our natural capacities to read and understand conceptually complex texts.

Credit Hours
3.0
Satisfies a Requirement
Humanities
Area
V
When Offered
Spring

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PHIL 2123 - Modern Philosophy