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Jan 02, 2025
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PHIL 403 - Early Modern Philosophy (3 units)
Detailed study of one or more figures or topics in 17th- or 18th- century philosophy. May be repeated when course content differs.
Maximum units a student may earn: 6
Prerequisite(s): 6 credits of philosophy.
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. state a thesis about a key 17th- or 18th- century philosophical text, explain the thesis, and provide evidence, textual and philosophical, in its defense.
2. explain and interpret some central ideas associated with one or more 17th- or 18th- century philosophers.
3. distinguish better and worse reasoning and recognize conceptual relationships, in a 17th- or 18th- century philosophical text and/or a secondary source that comments critically on it.
4. show what is at stake, for current philosophical debates, in a 17th- or 18th- century philosophical text.
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