PHIL364 - Kierkegaard's Dialectic of Existence

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Kierkegaard's Dialectic of Existence
PHIL364 FA

Crosslistings: RELI364

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.

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

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Crites,Stephen D.

Times: ..T.T.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK211

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 20)

SR. major: 6 Jr. major: 6

SR. non-major: 3 Jr. non-major: 3 SO: 2 FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Ethical Reasoning, Writing, Focused Inquiry Course

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000