PHIL-P 135 INTRODUCTION TO EXISTENTIALISM (3 CR.)
Philosophical themes in nineteenth- and twentieth-century existentialism. Topics may include free choice and human responsibility, the nature of values, the influence of phenomenology on existentialism, and existentialism as illustrated in literature. Readings from some or all of: Buber, Camus, Heidegger, Husserl, Jaspers, Kierkegaard, Marcel, Nietzsche, Beauvoir, and Sartre. No prior knowledge of philosophy is presupposed.
5 classes found
Fall 2024
| Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC | 3 | **** | Open | 1:50 p.m.–2:40 p.m. | MW | BH 003 | Wood A |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC: Total Seats: 80 / Available: 29 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
A survey of five nineteenth and twentieth century philosophers who question the meaning of existence, confront the absurdity of the human condition and challenge the authority of reason over our lives. Many readings will present philosophical ideas through literary forms (novels, aphorisms, prose-poetry, pseudonymous writings). The philosophers surveyed will be: Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Sartre, Beauvoir.
| Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIS | 3 | 10789 | Open | 9:10 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | F | BH 231 | Williams J |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
DIS 10789: Total Seats: 15 / Available: 2 / Waitlisted: 0
Discussion (DIS)
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
A survey of five nineteenth and twentieth century philosophers who question the meaning of existence, confront the absurdity of the human condition and challenge the authority of reason over our lives. Many readings will present philosophical ideas through literary forms (novels, aphorisms, prose-poetry, pseudonymous writings). The philosophers surveyed will be: Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Sartre, Beauvoir.
| Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIS | 3 | 10790 | Open | 10:20 a.m.–11:10 a.m. | F | BH 312 | Williams J |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
DIS 10790: Total Seats: 15 / Available: 2 / Waitlisted: 0
Discussion (DIS)
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
A survey of five nineteenth and twentieth century philosophers who question the meaning of existence, confront the absurdity of the human condition and challenge the authority of reason over our lives. Many readings will present philosophical ideas through literary forms (novels, aphorisms, prose-poetry, pseudonymous writings). The philosophers surveyed will be: Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Sartre, Beauvoir.
| Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIS | 3 | 10791 | Open | 1:50 p.m.–2:40 p.m. | F | BH 229 | Cudmore-Keating S |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
DIS 10791: Total Seats: 15 / Available: 2 / Waitlisted: 0
Discussion (DIS)
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
A survey of five nineteenth and twentieth century philosophers who question the meaning of existence, confront the absurdity of the human condition and challenge the authority of reason over our lives. Many readings will present philosophical ideas through literary forms (novels, aphorisms, prose-poetry, pseudonymous writings). The philosophers surveyed will be: Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Sartre, Beauvoir.
| Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIS | 3 | 10792 | Open | 3:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m. | F | BH 240 | Cudmore-Keating S |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
DIS 10792: Total Seats: 15 / Available: 3 / Waitlisted: 0
Discussion (DIS)
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
A survey of five nineteenth and twentieth century philosophers who question the meaning of existence, confront the absurdity of the human condition and challenge the authority of reason over our lives. Many readings will present philosophical ideas through literary forms (novels, aphorisms, prose-poetry, pseudonymous writings). The philosophers surveyed will be: Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Sartre, Beauvoir.
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