Fall 2013

Nineteenth-Century European Philosophy

Listed in: Philosophy, as PHIL-363

Faculty

Joshua M. Wood (Section 01)

Description

This course will guide the student through a selection of philosophical writings from the nineteenth century: Kant’s Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals; Fichte’s Introductions to the Wissenschaftslehre; Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit and Philosophy of Right; Kierkegaard’s Concluding Unscientific Postscript; and Nietzsche’s Genealogy of Morality.  The focus of this course is on philosophical views concerning the nature of things like morality, subjectivity, and self-knowledge. 

Requisite: One course in Philosophy or consent of the instructor. Limited to 25 students. Fall semester. Visiting Lecturer Wood.

PHIL 363 - L/D

Section 01
M 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM COOP 201
W 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM COOP 201

This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.

ISBN Title Publisher Author(s) Comment Book Store Price
Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals Cambridge Immanuel Kant 1998 Edition - Required Text Amherst Books TBD
Introduction to Wissenschaftslehre Hackett Publishing Johann Gotlieb Fichte 1994 Edition - Required Text Amherst Books TBD
A Kierkegaard Anthology Princeton Robert Bretall (ed) 1973 Edition - Required Text Amherst Books TBD
Genealogy of Morality Cambridge Frederick Nietzsche 2006 Edition - Required Text Amherst Books TBD

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

2024-25: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2013