PHIL 316 - Survey of 20th Century Philosophy

(3 units)

Survey of select major movements and philosophers of twentieth century philosophy. Areas of possible thematic focus include: analytic philosophy, naturalism, phenomenology and existentialism, philosophy of race and gender, pragmatism, and social and political philosophy. Coverage of key figures such as Ayer, de Beauvoir, Foucault, Heidegger, Husserl, Quine, Sartre, Rorty, Russell, Wittgenstein.

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Prerequisite(s): 3 credits in philosophy.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. state a thesis about a problem in twentieth century philosophy, and provide evidence and philosophical argument (including replies to counter-arguments) in its defense.
2. interpret the ideas (by comparison and contrast) associated with major twentieth century philosophers in the course survey.
3. distinguish better and worse reasoning, and recognize conceptual relationships, in a twentieth century philosophical text.
4. show what is at stake, for current philosophical debates, in a twentieth century philosophical text.

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