Formerly PL2022. This course aims to provide a solid and comprehensive grounding in modern philosophy focusing on the main issues and theories of late Renaissance philosophy, modern Rationalism and Empiricism, philosophies of the Enlightenment, Critical philosophy, modern Idealism, Phenomenology and some questions of analytic philosophy. It offers an introduction to the works of the major figures of this tradition.

Code
PL1200
Name
HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY II: FROM RENAISSANCE TO MODERN
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
PL (Philosophy)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
GE100
CAMS ID
4038
Last update with CAMS
(Written expression) Write a philosophy essay, focusing on the clear presentation of a critical analysis of a primary text so as to produce an argument that answers a philosophical question
(Philosophical analysis) Engage in the close reading of key philosophical texts, identifying the different parts of arguments, major theses, concepts and problems.
(Philosophical argumentation) Reconstruct the stakes of the major philosophical questions – concerning being, truth, God and action – as they are posed by different philosophers. Analytically recompose important arguments, such as that leading to (and from) Descartes’ cogito.
(Historical understanding) Identify elements of the legacy of the empiricist and rationalist philosophers in contemporary philosophy and ideology
Term Code Name
Spring 2021 PL1200 HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY II: FROM RENAISSANCE TO MODERN