German Studies 210: European Philosophy and the Fate of Freedom

Credits 4
Credit Type
Cross-Listed
Semester Offered
Not Offered 2024-2025

This course studies major philosophers from the European continent during the long nineteenth century, from Immanuel Kant at the end of the eighteenth century through Martin Heidegger and Edith Stein in the early twentieth.  The course provides a general overview of philosophical perspectives of the period with a particular focus on the nature of human freedom. Course is taught in English; students who enroll in the German section of the course complete some reading, writing, and discussion in German. May be elected as Philosophy 203.

Distribution Area
Students entering prior to Fall 2024: Humanities (HU DIST)