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PHI 101
Introduction to Philosophy
A World-Historical Perspective
PHI 199
Morality, Reality, and the Meaning of Life
PHI 248
Philosophy and Popular Culture
PHI 280
19th Century Philosophy: Kant to Nietzsche
PHI 388
20th Century Philosophy: Analytic v. Continental
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Course Description and Requirements
Final Exam Guidelines
Schedule of Lectures
- Weeks 1-3: China (Cooper 58-74; 80-91)
Historical Introduction
The Character of Chinese Philosophy
Confucianism
Taoism
- Weeks 3-7: India (Cooper 13-57; 221-231)
The Schools and their Framework
Nyaya and Vaisheshika
Samkhya and Yoga
Advaita Vedanta
Buddhism
Zen Buddhism
- Weeks 8-11: Greece (Cooper 92-145)
Legacies
Naturalism and Relativism
Plato
Aristotle
Epicureanism, Skepticism, and Stoicism
- Weeks 11-14: From Renaissance to Enlightenment (Cooper 241-290)
Humanism and the Rise of Modern Science
Descartes' Dualism
From Berkeley to Hume
Hobbes' Materialism
Locke and Berkeley
Leibniz' Spiritualism
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