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Academic Year 2003/2004


Kierkegaard's Dialectic of Existence
PHIL 364 FA

Crosslistings:
RELI 364

Kierkegaard's evocation of the self in its aesthetic, ethical, and religious transformations is studied through a close reading of his major texts.

MAJOR READINGS

Soren Kierkegaard: EITHER/OR, vol. I & II FEAR AND TREMBLING, REPETITION, THE CONCEPT OF ANXIETY, PHILOSOPHICAL FRAGMENTS, THE SICKNESS UNTO DEATH

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Short themes on preassigned topics will fall due every week. A 10-15 page term paper will fall due during exam week.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Permission to join this seminar will automatically be granted to students who have taken a course in the philosophy of religion OR modern Christian thought (e.g. RELI220) OR modern philosophy (e.g. PHIL203). Others must receive explicit permission from the instructor. By interview.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA PHIL    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004


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