PHIL 201(S) Continental Philosophy: From Hegel to Post-Structuralism (Same as Political Science 236)

This team-taught course introduces students to the complicated history of post-Kantian philosophical thought in France and Germany, particularly its impact on social and political thought. One of its central themes is that of master and slave, freedom and subjection. Figures may include: Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, deBeauvoir, Gadamer, Habermas, Foucault, Derrida, and Irigaray. Movements and schools addressed may include existentialism, hermeneutics, phenomenology, Critical Theory, continental feminist thought, structuralism and post-structuralism. By introducing students to main currents and figures in the modern continental tradition, this course prepares students for more advanced courses drawing from this tradition, which are offered in a variety of departments such as Anthropology and Sociology, English, Literary Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion. Requirements: attendance, participation, weekly critical responses to study questions, and a final, take-home, exam. No prerequisites.

Hour: REINHARDT and SAWICKI