Spring Term 2018 Enlightenment Selves - 3416 - PHIL 448 |
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Prerequisites/Notes: One course in either English or philosophy, or junior standing, or consent of instructor Catalog Description : An interdisciplinary investigation of key concepts of identity and the emotions as understood during the Enlightenment. Students examine philosophical and literary texts to uncover how seventeenth and eighteenth century people conceived of their mental and emotional existence, and how these historical conceptions still influence contemporary theories of mind and self. PREREQUISITES: One course in either English or philosophy, or junior standing, or consent of instructor Attributes: Cross-Listed Course, GER Humanities Div, 400-599 Advanced Course
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