Modern Continental Philosophy (PP0079)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : PPL-3-MCP-PH

This course will present two distinct strands of thought in continental philosophy. The first term will begin with Kant and Hegel. We will consider how their ideas were to be challenged and developed by Feuerbach; Marx; Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. The second part of the course will be concerned with phenomenology and its relation to the analytic tradition. Brentano, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre and Merleau-Ponty will be compared with Frege and Wittgenstein.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Philosophy 2A (PP0033) or Philosophy 2B (PP0034)

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Philosophy, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 12 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
11/01/2007	16:10	18:00	Room 7.01, David Hume Tower	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	16:10	18:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Assessment Information

Assessment will be by 2-hour examination in the June diet. Senior Honours students may opt to write a long essay (approximately 5000 words) in lieu of the final exam.