PHI 509 - TOPICS IN THE HISTORY OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY

College of Arts and Sciences

Credits: 3

A selective study of representative issues and texts in modern philosophy, with special emphasis upon historical continuity and interrelation of thinkers and problems. Possible topics: British empiricism; Leibniz and Locke; Descartes and his critics; Hobbes and Rousseau; Hume and Kant; philosophy and the rise of modern science. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

Prerequisite(s):
Prereq: PHI 270 or the consent of the instructor.
Repeatable up to 6 credit hours.