PHIL 314 Existentialism
This course is a consideration of the nineteenth and twentieth century claims concerning the decline of the Western philosophical tradition, focusing on such writers as Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre, among others. The human condition, in all of its dimensions, is the traditional focus of the philosophical enterprise. This vital interest, however, has been undermined over the course of history by various attempts to subject philosophy to cultural, scientific, or political influences. Existentialist philosophy emerged as an attempt toward restoring philosophy's humanist focus, which makes the study of it especially relevant to our challenging times. Seminar. Prerequisites: LSCI 105, Information Theory and Practice, or LSCI 106, Information Sources in Architecture and Interior Design, or LSCI 205, Information in the Disciplines WRIT 313, Advanced Academic Writing; MDST 120, Public Speaking