Postmodern Philosophy
Philosophy · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall Or Winter
PHIL-3511 prerequisites
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Description
This course provides an overview of challenges to the philosophical tradition that developed in the twentieth century, including critiques of traditional notions and theories of epistemological and linguistic certainty, ethical and political normativity and justification, as well as the ideals of reason, truth, and progress. Thinkers discussed may include: Nietzsche, Heidegger, Kojève, Adorno, Horkheimer, Lyotard, Deleuze, Foucault, Derrida, and Rorty.
Requisite courses
A minimum of 12 credit hours in Philosophy [prerequisite(s)].
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and PHIL-4119.
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