Fall 2006 Advance Course Information

This information effective for Fall 2006. Check with instructor the first day of class for any changes.

Philosophy

[PHIL-26] [PHIL-125]

26. Existentialism and After

Instructor: R. Goff
E-Mail: robtg@ucsc.edu

Course Description

This is an introductory course in Continental European philosophy focusing upon the mid-20th century philosophical movement called existentialism, looking first at some of its sources in 19th century philosophy and also at some of its consequences in late 20th century and present-day writers.

Themes and topics to be discussed:  selfhood and self-knowledge; existential psychology; authorship and communicability; ethics beyond idealism and rationalism; the historical status of philosophy, hermeneutics (theory of interpretation).

Readings will include works by:  Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Tolstoy, Heidegger, Sartre, DeBeauvoir, Merleau-Ponty, Benjamin, Wittgenstein, Austin, Levinas, Foucault, Lyotard, Irigaray, and others.

There are no prerequisities, and the course is open to first year and transfer students up to the limitations of classroom capacity and T-A allocation.  Required weekly discussion sections of less than 25 students each will be held.

Course requirements

Attendance at all sessions; midterm and final exams (short answer questions) covering all lectures and readings, and two critical essays, 1500-2000 words each.  In order to pass the course, a student must pass three out of the four course components, i.e., two exams, two papers.

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125. Philosophy of Science.

Instructor: Abe Stone
E-mail: abestone@ucsc.edu

Course Description

A preliminary syllabus for Philosophy 125 is available at:

http://people.ucsc.edu/~abestone/courses/ucsc/125/fall06/syllabus_125_fall06/.

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