PHI 519 - CRITICAL SOCIAL THOUGHT

College of Arts and Sciences

Credit(s): 3

This course provides a pluralistic introduction to major 20th-century paradigms of critical social thought. Critical social thought in philosophy comprises those authors and schools that focus philosophical methods and questions on the analysis of social conditions and/or focus sociocultural methods and questions on the study of philosophy. These include feminist philosophy, Marxist-influenced social theory, poststructuralism, critical race theory, and post-analytic philosophy.

Prereq: PHI 270, 335, or 340, or consent of instructor.