Philosophy 225 - CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY

This course provides a survey of major figures and developments in continental philosophy. Topics to be addressed include: human nature and the nature of morality; conceptions of human history; the character and basis of societal hierarchies; and human beings' relationship to technology. Readings from Hegel, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Marx, Heidegger, Sartre, Beauvoir and others. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy.