PHIL-41173 credit hours

Topics in Continental Philosophy

Philosophy · 3 hrs Lecture

Offered: Fall Or Winter

PHIL-4117 prerequisites

We couldn't read this course's prerequisites into a chain. The wording is under “Requisite courses” below.

Where PHIL-4117 counts

Counts toward 5 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:

PHIL 3-YEAR BA IN PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 4-YEAR BA IN PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 4-YEAR BA IN PHILOSOPHY (STUDENT DIRECTED STREAM)
PHIL HONOURS BA IN PHILOSOPHY
PHIL HONOURS BA IN PHILOSOPHY (STUDENT DIRECTED HONOURS PROGRAM)

Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.

Description

This course is a systematic study of a problem, set of problems, or key figure(s) in contemporary continental philosophy. Possible themes include: the Foucault-Habermas debate; Derrida and/or Levinas' critique of Husserl; problems in contemporary continental ethics; the scope of hermeneutics; phenomenological method; theories of the self. Possible thinkers to be discussed include: Husserl, Heidegger, Gadamer, Habermas, Levinas, Derrida, and Foucault.

Requisite courses

A minimum 15 credit hours in Philosophy (9 credit hours at the 2000 level or higher); B average in all Philosophy courses; and permission of the Programme Advisor [prerequisite(s)].

Restrictions

Honours Form Required. Students may not hold credit for this course and PHIL-4131.

Lecture

From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.