PHIL 360: Contemporary European Philosophy
PHIL 360: Contemporary European Philosophy
The Generic Catalog Description
Readings and discussion of contemporary French and German philosophers.
PHIL 360: Contemporary European Philosophy
Hugh Miller
This course will concentrate on one major current in contemporary European philosophy (a field much too big for a single course), namely that of phenomenology and so-called "decosntruction." Through a close reading of seminal texts by Husserl, Heidegger, Levinas, Derrida, and Jean-Luc Marion we will explore the meaning and methodology of this approach to "first philosophy." In the course of our reading we will touch on important issues in philosophy of language, epistemology, philosophy of religion, ethics, and aesthetics.