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PHIL276

From Hegel to Nietzsche
PHIL276 FA

Crosslistings: RELI295, COL 259
SectionClass Size*AvailableTimesPOIPrereq
1 60 4 Times: M.W.... 2:40PM-4:00PM;NoNo

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:30 EDT 1999 )

This lecture-discussion course is 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, Soren Kierkegaard, 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
Soren Kierkegaard, FEAR AND TREMBLING
Friedrich Nietzsche, GENEALOGY OF MORALS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two examinations and a paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

All students other than COL majors must register for A-F. This course fulfills a "Critical Theory" requirement for Religion majors. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: None

Section 01
Crites, S
Times: M.W.... 2:40PM- 4:00PM;
Grading Mode: A/F
Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 2, Fr: 3
Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999




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