Philosophy 202 - The Modern Period
Spring
2013
01
4.00
Thomas Wartenberg
MW 02:40PM-03:55PM
Mount Holyoke College
83380
Skinner Hall 216
twartenb@mtholyoke.edu
Investigates the development of Western philosophy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries through the writings of Descartes, Locke, Leibniz, Hume, and Kant. Focus on the apparent conflict between modern natural science and traditional religion as sources of knowledge and belief. Topics include the nature and extent of human knowledge, the nature of the mind, the existence of God, and the possibility of human freedom.
Instructor Permission Required.