PHIL100C CM - Early Modern Philosophy

This course serves as an introduction to philosophy during the 17^th and 18^th centuries, the beginning of the modern period. Readings are drawn from central works by philosophers such as Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. We will focus especially on epistemology (including skeptical and anti-skeptical arguments) and metaphysics (including issues concerning the nature of reality, the nature of the mind, freedom of the will, and the existence and nature of God).

Prerequisite: One prior course in philosophy or permission of the instructor.

Offered: Occasionally

Credit: 1

Course Number: PHIL100C CM