PHIL
3609 Existentialism:
This
course involves the in-depth study of those writers who have figured
prominently
in the philosophical movement referred to as Existentialism. In the
course
we examine the views of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre,
DeBeauvoir,
and Camus regarding the human person in her/his existence and, in this
examination, seek
1) to situate existentialism within the history of philosophy both as regards antecedent and subsequent philosophical perspectives,2) to concentrate on the issues which the existentialist viewpoint raises,
3) to determine the relevance of existentialism in and for our lives and our contemporary milieu.
Course Syllabus is available for students on Web CT
