3 credit(s) European philosophy of the 17th and 18th centuries. Main figures include Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, Hume, and Kant. Typical questions pertain to the method proper to philosophy; the origins, nature, and limits of human knowledge; modern subjectivity and selfhood; and the nature of moral thinking and acting.
Prerequisite(s):PHIL 101 or PHIL 103. Attribute: (ATTR; ARTS, CFH, PHY)