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PHIL 711 - Seminar in Major Figures in the History of Philosophy

(3 units)
May be repeated when course content differs.

Maximum units a student may earn: 9

Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. summarize current research and critically review the secondary literature for a major historical figure, or set of figures, in philosophy.
2. explain and interpret the ideas associated with the seminar topic in a research paper, with reference to historical texts or the contemporary philosophical literature.
3. distinguish better and worse reasoning, and recognize conceptual relationships, in historical or contemporary texts dealing with the seminar topic.
4. show how the seminar topic is connected to broader philosophical concerns, and show what is at stake in its investigation.


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