PHI 215 - Existentialism

4 credits (Fall or Spring)

A study of the major existentialist thinkers of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Camus, and others. Readings will include philosophical and literary texts that explore issues including the nature of the self and its relations with others, freedom and responsibility, anxiety, transcendence, ambiguity, and the absurd.

Prerequisite: PHI 111 or PHI 121, with grade, S, C, or better.
Note: Plus-2 option available. Not offered every year.
Instructor: Neisser