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Introduction to Modern Western Philosophy
PH124
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Alexander Douglas aims to provide a broad introduction to some of the philosophical ideas which shaped the modern world, from the time of Descartes to the present day. The work of some well-known philosophers, as well as some lesser-known figures, will be examined in terms of its relevance to religion, social and political questions, natural science, art and literature.
Lecture One: Doubt (Descartes)—18th January
Lecture Two: Rationalism (Spinoza)—25th January
Lecture Three: The Social Contract (Hobbes, Locke)—1st February
Lecture Four: Empiricism (Locke, Berkeley, Hume)—8th February
Lecture Five: Critique (Kant)—15th February
Lecture Six: Idealism (Hegel, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche)— 22nd February
Lecture Seven: Determinism (Marx, Darwin, Freud)—1st March
Lecture Eight: Analysis (Moore, Russell, Wittgenstein)—8th March
Lecture Nine: History (Collingwood)—15th March
Lecture Ten: Naturalism (Quine, Sellars, Dennett)—22nd March
Suggested texts:
The Columbia History of Western Philosophy. 1999. ed. Richard Popkin. (Columbia University Press)
The Rise of Modern Philosophy: A New History of Western Philosophy, Volume 3. Anthony Kenny. 2008. (Oxford University Press)
Philosophy and the Modern World: A New History of Western Philosophy, Volume 4. Anthony Kenny. 2008. (Oxford University Press)
A Short History of Modern Philosophy. Roger Scruton. 2001. (Routledge)
A History of Modern Philosophy. Bertrand Russell. 1967. (Routledge)
Modern Philosophy: An Anthology of Primary Sources. Roger Ariew. 2009. (Hackett)
From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present. Jacques Barzun. 2001. (Harper Perennial)
The Idea of Nature. R.G. Collingwood. 1960. (Oxford University Press)
The Idea of History. R.G. Collingwood. 1994. (Oxford University Press)
A Hundred Years of Philosophy. John Passmore. 1994. (Penguin Books)
Lecture One: Doubt (Descartes)—18th January
Lecture Two: Rationalism (Spinoza)—25th January
Lecture Three: The Social Contract (Hobbes, Locke)—1st February
Lecture Four: Empiricism (Locke, Berkeley, Hume)—8th February
Lecture Five: Critique (Kant)—15th February
Lecture Six: Idealism (Hegel, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche)— 22nd February
Lecture Seven: Determinism (Marx, Darwin, Freud)—1st March
Lecture Eight: Analysis (Moore, Russell, Wittgenstein)—8th March
Lecture Nine: History (Collingwood)—15th March
Lecture Ten: Naturalism (Quine, Sellars, Dennett)—22nd March
Suggested texts:
The Columbia History of Western Philosophy. 1999. ed. Richard Popkin. (Columbia University Press)
The Rise of Modern Philosophy: A New History of Western Philosophy, Volume 3. Anthony Kenny. 2008. (Oxford University Press)
Philosophy and the Modern World: A New History of Western Philosophy, Volume 4. Anthony Kenny. 2008. (Oxford University Press)
A Short History of Modern Philosophy. Roger Scruton. 2001. (Routledge)
A History of Modern Philosophy. Bertrand Russell. 1967. (Routledge)
Modern Philosophy: An Anthology of Primary Sources. Roger Ariew. 2009. (Hackett)
From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present. Jacques Barzun. 2001. (Harper Perennial)
The Idea of Nature. R.G. Collingwood. 1960. (Oxford University Press)
The Idea of History. R.G. Collingwood. 1994. (Oxford University Press)
A Hundred Years of Philosophy. John Passmore. 1994. (Penguin Books)
Course Dates
- Mon 18th January 10
- Mon 25th January 10
- Mon 1st February 10
- Mon 8th February 10
- Mon 15th February 10
- Mon 22nd February 10
- Mon 1st March 10
- Mon 8th March 10
- Mon 15th March 10
- Mon 22nd March 10