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PHIL276

From Hegel to Nietzsche
PHIL276 SP

Crosslistings: RELI295, COL 259

Next Offered in 9899 SP

Lecture-discussion course devoted to left-wing Hegelianism during the 1830s and 40s, in which an increasingly radical critique of religion developed and passed over into theories of social revolution and cultural transformation, represented in Marx and Nietzsche. Readings in Hegel, D.F. Strauss, Bruno Bauer, Ludwig Feuerbach, Karl Marx, Max Stirner, and Friedrich Nietzsche.

MAJOR READINGS

G.W.F. Hegel, selections from PHILOSOPHY OF
HISTORY and PHENOMENOLOGY OF SPIRIT
L. Stepelevich, THE YOUNG HEGELIANS: AN ANTHOLOGY
Karl Marx, THE GERMAN IDEOLOGY
Friedrich Nietzsche, GENEALOGY OF MORALS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two examinations and a paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS PHIL

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997




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