Fall 2017

Topics in Continental Philosophy: Nietzsche’s Critique of Morality

Listed in: Philosophy, as PHIL-363

Faculty

Rafeeq Hasan (Section 01)

Description

This course will focus on a careful reading of two principal texts by Nietzsche, Birth of Tragedy and On the Genealogy of Morals. Our goal is to understand and evaluate Nietzsche’s critique of the idea of morality, based on the concepts of obligation, guilt, and responsibility, and to investigate Nietzsche’s own positive vision of ethics. We will consider sections from Nietzsche’s other works, including DaybreakEcce Homo, and Thus Spoke Zarathustra, as well as important secondary literature, including engagements with Nietzsche from a feminist and philosophy of race perspective.

Requisite: One course in PHIL. Limited to 25 students. Fall semester. Professor Hasan.

PHIL 363 - L/D

Section 01
Tu 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM FROS 211
Th 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM FROS 211

Offerings

2024-25: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2017